Dutch progressive metal veterans Textures are back with Genotype, their long-awaited new album, out today (23rd). Serving as a conceptual counterpart to 2016’s Phenotype, Genotype isn’t a continuation so much as a reset, written entirely from scratch and self-produced...
Exodus And All Shall Perish To Perform At Scion A/V Metal And Nuclear Blast’s Free Showcase
Scion A/V Metal, the heaviest label imprint ran by a car company, is teaming up with Nuclear Blast Records to present the first event in their new series called Scion Label Showcase. The first showcase will take place on November 12 at the Roxy Theatre in West...Times Article Looks At Scion’s Metal Initiatives, Finds Good Intentions
We’ve covered Scion’s music initiatives before. Not only did they sponsor our No Label Needed Contest and Series but the car company has released music from heavy acts like Magrudergrind, Enslaved, Wormrot and Primate through their imprint Scion A/V....Scion A/V Branches Into Records With Magrudergrind EP
Scion A/V Presents: Magrudergrind – Crusher by ScionAV Looking for new music from an underground band? Why not start with a Japanese car company? Scion, who have captured the youngest median age of car owners (29), are continuing to market outside the box. Their...Follow Us
Textures breakdown new album ‘Genotype’ with track-by-track guide
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The Grudge That Should Not Be: Album Review: Megadeth’s final record
The overall seventeenth, self-titled album marks the beginning of the end for Megadeth. Dave Mustaine deserves credit. That part isn't up for debate. Getting kicked out of Metallica, starting over, and building Megadeth into one of the defining bands of American...
Rush Announce Super Deluxe Grace Under Pressure Reissues
Rush will release Super Deluxe editions of Grace Under Pressure, arriving March 13, 2026, via UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records. The 1984 album, has been fully revisited with multiple new configurations, including Super Deluxe box sets on CD, LP, Blu-ray, and digital...
New & Noteworthy: 2026 Releases have arrived – 1/2/2026
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off 2026, this week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Excavated Graves, Fuath, Wildhunt and Dawnbreaker amongst the...
New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new muisc from the likes of Peter Criss, Dead Sun and Lychgate amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...
New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This New Music Friday sees new releases from the likes of Volumes, Lord Of The Lost and Windswept, as well as the debut full-length...