A few weeks have flown since we shared 26 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1663 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...
New & Noteworthy, February 25th: Post Script
As it turns out, we do have some new releases this week, contrary to the closing of last week’s article. There isn’t much, but what there is still deserves your attention. So read on and see this week’s new music! Finch, What It Is to...New & Noteworthy, February 18th: Integral Birth
As I promised last week, there is a lot of prog coming out today. Bask in the glory of these great new progressive releases, as well as the rest of this week’s excellent new albums! Cynic, Kindly Bent to Free Us (Season of Mist) Those that...New & Noteworthy, 2/11: The Higher Flight
On a week with a short release list such as this, the time is right for experimenting and growing one’s boundaries in metal. Take some time to listen to this week’s new releases and maybe discover something that you never knew you would like! ...New & Noteworthy, February 4th – Fire and Ice
This week’s list alternates between the deeply melodic and the insanely heavy. A fair amount of it comes from overseas, and nearly all of it consists of well-known acts. Dig in, because the material here is some of the best you will get in 2014! Within...New & Noteworthy, January 28th – Have a Blast
This week, prog music takes the forefront with a few big name releases, the most significant of which is a new EP from the young leaders of the djent craze. Check out the new stuff as January draws to a close, and prepare for the release calendar to start fattening...Follow Us
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The New Testament is here! Animated video for latest single “High Noon” released
Bay Area thrash legends Testament have unleashed their fourteenth studio album, Para Bellum, today (10th) via Nuclear Blast Records. The record serves as a reflection on humanity's uneasy relationship with technology and the impacts of disconnection, while blistering...
Rob Zombie unleashes new song “Punks and Demons; new album arriving in February
Rob Zombie has announced his eighth studio album, The Great Satan, scheduled to arrive on February 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. The new record marks the follow-up to 2021's The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy. To coincide with the announcement, the...
New & Noteworthy: Hell, Fire And Releases – 1/19/2024
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 highly-anticipated works from the likes of Green Day, Sleater-Kinney, Saxon and Neck Deep, among many others....
New & Noteworthy: Here Comes the Releases – 1/12/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. As the 2024 new music cycle revs up, we will see new albums from metal staples The Rods and Magnum, as well as the first original...
New & Noteworthy: Conditioned for Releases – 1/5/2024
Metal Insider's New & Noteworthy, the weekly column highlights the latest and most notable rock and metal releases hitting the shelves each week. As we kick off 2024, we see a wave of fresh albums from artists like At The Plates, Cancer Christ, Haywire,...