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Metallica’s album openers, ranked

Metallica’s album openers, ranked

by Bram Teitelman | Nov 18, 2016 | Metallica Insider, Top 10

In 2016, the album is almost a lost art form. We live in a streaming and singles world, and the sequencing and flow of an album is something that’s not paid as much attention to as it has been in the past. Regardless, there’s no better way to set the tone...
Headbanger’s Brawl: What’s your favorite post-‘Black Album’ Metallica album?

Headbanger’s Brawl: What’s your favorite post-‘Black Album’ Metallica album?

by Bram Teitelman | Nov 18, 2016 | Metallica Insider

  It’s not that much of a secret that whatever Metallica does, it will always be in the shadow of their first five albums. The purists love the first four, and The Black Album is the best selling album of the last 25 years. While all five are perennial...
Metallica’s “ManUNkind” video was actually promotion for ‘Lords of Chaos’ film

Metallica’s “ManUNkind” video was actually promotion for ‘Lords of Chaos’ film

by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 18, 2016 | Metallica Insider, Video

From looking at Metallica’s “ManUNkind” on the outside, it would seem to be all the fun and games as I stated earlier, hearing James’ voice coming from the a non-Hetfield vocalist with corpse paint. The reality is, Metallica has been endlessly surprising...
Metal Insider’s Top 5: Metallica ‘Hardwired…’ videos

Metal Insider’s Top 5: Metallica ‘Hardwired…’ videos

by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 18, 2016 | Metallica Insider, News, Top 5

It has been quite a journey leading into what many refer to today, November 18th as Metallica Day. The long eight-year wait is now over and the tenth studio album Hardwired…To Self-Destruct has officially arrived. Many had managed to attend their local record...
Not so Metallica – A collection of non-metal Metallica covers

Not so Metallica – A collection of non-metal Metallica covers

by Metal Insider | Nov 18, 2016 | Covers, Metallica Insider

As the heavy metal and hard rock institution that they are, Metallica’s catalog has long since become a go-to song book for newer bands in the genre to cover. The thrash veterans are no strangers themselves to covering others’ work, having done an album of...
Today, Metal Insider is Metallica Insider

Today, Metal Insider is Metallica Insider

by Metal Insider | Nov 18, 2016 | Metallica Insider

It’s not every day that Metallica releases an album. In fact, if we’re going by studio albums, it’s only happened 10 times. Today is one of them, and Hardwired… To Self Destruct is out now! We’re more than a little psyched about...
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Record Store Day 2026 Releases: Meshuggah, Babymetal, Megadeth, Motorhead, etc.
Record Store Day 2026 Releases: Meshuggah, Babymetal, Megadeth, Motorhead, etc.

While we highlighted Slipknot's long-awaited, rumored collection, Look Outside Your Window, will get a Record Store Release, there are many more for 2026 to explore. Highlights include records from Megadeth, Meshuggah, Puscifer, Babymetal, Motorhead, and more. Metal...

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Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release
Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release

Slipknot will finally release Look Outside Your Window, a long-rumored collection of previously unreleased material recorded during the sessions for 2008's All Hope Is Gone. The experimental project — created by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Sid Wilson, and Shawn "Clown"...

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Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’
Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’

Progressive German metal outfit The Hirsch Effekt have unleashed their most melancholic and introspective album yet with Der Brauch on January 30, 2026. Read the review on Metal Insider here. We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Nils Wittrock and bassist/vocalist Ilja...

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New & Noteworthy: Field of Releases – 11/21/2025

New & Noteworthy: Field of Releases – 11/21/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the release of Aerosmith and Yungblud’s collaborative EP and a holiday album from Stryper, as well as new works from...

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New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025

New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week saw new albums from the likes of Cheap Trick, The Devil Wears Prada, Mezzrow and Of Mice & Men amongst the many...

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New & Noteworthy: Echoes In Releases – 11/7/2025

New & Noteworthy: Echoes In Releases – 11/7/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. November kicks off with new music from the likes of Finger Eleven, Agnostic Front, Armor For Sleep, Drain and Alcatrazz among the many...

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