Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Cold Steel stepped into the spotlight with their ferocious debut album, Discipline & Punish, out November 7, 2025, via Spinefarm Records. Blending hardcore and thrash elements, the record was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood...
Metallica Take over NYC at Apollo, Yankee Stadium
Over the course two days at two separate iconic landmarks, Metallica made their presence known this weekend in New York City. With their Through the Never movie opening this Thursday night, the band are kicking things into high promotional gear. They played...Want To Hear Every James Hetfield “Yeah!” Ever? Yeah You Do!
It goes without saying that James Hetfield has one of the most recognizable voices in metal and the music industry as a whole. But after being around for 30+ years, people are going to start to notice certain motifs in your singing. For example, James Hetfield really...Metallica Now Available On Spotify
The list of individual bands holding out on Spotify just got shorter by one earlier today. All of Metallica’s music is now available on the streaming service. It’s a bit ironic, considering Metallica’s stance on Spotify predecessor Napster, but...Watch This Insane Metallica Christmas Light Show
Hit the lights indeed. The holidays bring out a lot in people, and for one household with a Metallica fan in it, that meant making a 10-minute Christmas light show choreographed to six Metallica songs. Sure, we’ve seen lacycute20 (now Slayer...Metallica Buy Back Masters, Officially Announce Own Record Label
Upon announcing their upcoming DVD, Quebec Magnetic, Metallica said that it would be the first release on their own label, but since the “i”s were being dotted and the “t”s were being crossed, that they couldn’t announce the name or logo...Follow Us
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Nuclear Blast Records signs Finnish rock supergroup HOKKA
Nuclear Blast Records has signed HOKKA, a new Finnish rock supergroup featuring former Blind Channel frontman Joel Hokka, The Rasmus founding guitarist Pauli Rantasalmi, and rising drummer Jimi Aslak. The band makes their official musical debut with a video for their...
Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 11/11/2025
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 48 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 53 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything,...
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...
New & Noteworthy: Releases …Returns! – 1/24/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new music includes the solo returns of Bumblefoot and Dax Riggs, as well as the latest from Mogwai, Bilk and The Great Old...