A few weeks have flown since we shared 37 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 2129 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album...
Metallica play ball for 2nd annual Giants day
[youtube]http://youtu.be/XJaBdtzofNc[/youtube] In the past week, we’ve seen Metallica perform Beatles and Ozzy songs acoustically, James Hetfield jam with Billie Joe Armstrong and Joe Satriani, and heard Kirk Hammett play on a $100 album. Now you can add...Metallica to debut new song this weekend
Well, we saw this coming. When Metallica announced their “Metallica by Request” tour this Summer, it was announced that they would be playing a set list selected by the audience – plus a new song. And with their world tour kicking off this Sunday in...Lars Ulrich illegally downloaded himself, loves Baroness and Kvelertak
With the Metallica Through the Never juggernaut in full effect, drummer Lars Ulrich took to Reddit for an AMA. And it turns out that Napster’s biggest opponent has downloaded illegally from the internet… and it was their own album. “When Death...Jason Newsted Elaborates On Split From Metallica
[youtube]http://youtu.be/GFiTkWPZ8xU?t=30m[/youtube] In January 2001, bassist Jason Newsted left Metallica. Since that time, reasons given to his departure has ranged from hazing to conflict of Newsted wanting to engage in side projects, specifically Echobrain. Now,...At Long Last, Robert Trujillo’s Crab Walk Is Explained
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou83DD8CkUQ[/youtube] If you’ve ever seen Metallica live or footage of them playing live in recent years, you’ve probably noticed more than once that bassist Robert Trujillo has quite the crab walk going when he...Follow Us
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Catch up now: 47 new songs/videos recently released – 12/14/2025
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 53 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 47 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything,...
Rammstein’s Till Lindemann unleashes “Alles ändert sich…ich nicht” video
Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann has unleashed a video for his new single, “Alles ändert sich…ich nicht.” The characteristically dark and unsettling clip is directed by Horris & Frances. The track will also be available in physical formats, including “Alles...
New & Noteworthy: Children of releases 5/2/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first week of May sees new works from the likes of Propagandhi, PUP, Nightfall and Puddle Of Mudd among the many outstanding works...
New & Noteworthy: April’s flood of new music with UNATØNED, Necro, Aspiral (4/25/2025 – 4/11/2025)
April 25, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The final New Music Friday of April will see the return of Billy Idol, new works from Ghost, Machine Head and Wednesday...
New & Noteworthy: The Releases Lens – 4/4/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off April’s release schedule are new albums from the likes of Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Bleed From Within, L.A. Guns,...