Iron Maiden are concluding 2025 with a bang, celebrating their 50th year by resurrecting Live After Death, a revised limited-edition of their 40th anniversary collector's 2LP set, out November 28, 2025, via Parlophone Records. The release includes remastered audio on...
Metallica still recording new album, says Kirk Hammett
It’s been an on-going conversation between Metallica and everybody interested in the next Metallica album, but as Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo mentioned a few months back, there is a new album in the works and now Kirk Hammett is talkings about it in a...Metallica should play the Super Bowl halftime show
We know it’s hot out and we’ve got over a month until Labor Day, but NFL players across the country are reporting to training camp as you read this, and before you know it, the 2015-2016 NFL season will be here. And while it’s going to be a long time...The thong that should not be: Lars Ulrich rep claims shadow
We’ve got bad news and worse news regarding Lars Ulrich during Metallica’s performance at this weekend’s Rock In Rio USA festival. The bad news is that apparently, he wasn’t wearing a thong, according to one of his reps. The worse news is that...And just ass for all: Lars Ulrich wears a thong
They say what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. It’s a great time to let loose and maybe throw on that sexy thong underwear for a night out. However, at Rock in Rio USA, that person wearing the thong wasn’t an office drone cutting loose for the weekend or...Lars Ulrich to blame for lack of bass on And Justice For All
…And Justice For All is one of Metallica’s finest moments. Almost progressive in the song structure, length and complexity of the nine tracks on the album. However, since it came out, it’s been criticized for its sound. It’s almost tinny, and...Follow Us
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Carach Angren’s Ardek unveils track-by-track breakdown of new EP The Cult of Kariba
Dutch horror metal masters Carach Angren are back with more symphonic nightmares to share in their new EP, The Cult of Kariba, out Friday (17th) via Season of Mist. Just in time for the Halloween season, the haunting new EP expands on the legends first explored in...
Video Premiere: In Virtue – “Desolation Throne”
Los Angeles progressive power metal outfit In Virtue, featuring vocalist/guitarist Trey Xavier, also known as the founder of GearGods.net, have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere a video for their latest single, “Desolation Throne.” The track is taken from their...
New & Noteworthy: The Return of Releases 3/14/2025 – 02/28/2025
March 14, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are highly-anticipated albums from the likes of Coheed and...
New & Noteworthy: This Sleepless Releases – 2/14/2025 & 2/21/2025
February 21, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new albums from the likes of Silverstein, Four Seconds...
New & Noteworthy: Duel – 01/31/2025 & 2/7/2025 Give Us Releases
February 7, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of February sees the highly anticipated return of Dream Theater’s classic line-up, as well...