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Caerimonia Nidrosiæ Festival Will Honor Several of Black Metal’s Finest Contributors in 2026

Caerimonia Nidrosiæ Festival Will Honor Several of Black Metal’s Finest Contributors in 2026

by Jillian Drachman | May 2, 2025 | News

The leading black metal label Terratur Possessions will present a series of atrocities too brutally fabulous to be true at the fourth edition of Caerimonia Nidrosiæ Festival, which will take place on January 16-17th, 2026, at Trondheim’s beautiful Byscenen. Tickets...
Ex-Possessed guitarist Brian Montana killed in police standoff

Ex-Possessed guitarist Brian Montana killed in police standoff

by Zenae Zukowski | May 2, 2025 | News

Former Possessed guitarist Brian Montana died during an armed standoff with police in South San Francisco on Monday, April 28. The 60-year-old reportedly became enraged over a dispute with a neighbor regarding tree debris, leading to him firing multiple shots. The...
Ken Bedene responds to allegations following departure from Aborted

Ken Bedene responds to allegations following departure from Aborted

by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 30, 2025 | News

Former Aborted drummer Ken Bedene has issued a public statement addressing the allegations that led to his sudden departure from the Belgian death metal outfit earlier this month. Following the abrupt announcement, it turns out, Bedene was dismissed after public...
Kirk Hammett launches book tour for ‘The Collection: Kirk Hammett’ in Toronto

Kirk Hammett launches book tour for ‘The Collection: Kirk Hammett’ in Toronto

by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 29, 2025 | News, Touring, Video

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett kicked off his Kirk Hammett The Collection: Live book tour on April 25 at TIFF Lightbox in Toronto, celebrating the launch of his new coffee table book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett. The tour continues with upcoming stops in Nashville...
Until it Reloads: Metallica announce deluxe ‘Load’ reissue

Until it Reloads: Metallica announce deluxe ‘Load’ reissue

by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 29, 2025 | News, Releases

Yes, Reload has been taken since 1997, but the title fits. Metallica will reissue their 1996 album Load on June 13, 2025, via Blackened Recordings in a “poor remastered me” deluxe box set featuring over 1,800 minutes of music, rare footage, and memorabilia. Remastered...
Listen to Invaded’s Lethally Awesome Single “Here Comes Trouble”

Listen to Invaded’s Lethally Awesome Single “Here Comes Trouble”

by Jillian Drachman | Apr 29, 2025 | New Music, News

Trondheim’s emerging hard rockers Invaded have unleashed the killer single “Here Comes Trouble,” which is available for streaming and purchase via a number of platforms here. This wicked track serves up a nostalgic yet refreshing dose of excellence. Beautiful yet...
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Evanescence’s Amy Lee and Halsey perform “Hand That Feeds” live for the first time
Evanescence’s Amy Lee and Halsey perform “Hand That Feeds” live for the first time

Evanescence vocalist Amy Lee and artist Halsey delivered the live debut of their collaborative track “Hand That Feeds” during Halsey’s show at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday (14). Fan-filmed footage of the performance is now available. The song appears on the...

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Five Finger Death Punch share “I Refuse” single ft. Maria Brink; announce 20th Anniversary Best of Album
Five Finger Death Punch share “I Refuse” single ft. Maria Brink; announce 20th Anniversary Best of Album

Five Finger Death Punch will celebrate their 20th anniversary with 20 Years of Five Finger Death Punch – Best Of Volume 1, arriving July 18 via Better Noise Music. The upcoming collection features fourteen re-recorded versions, including "The Bleeding," "Wrong Side of...

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Video Premiere: Ophiolatry – “Jesus Complex”
Video Premiere: Ophiolatry – “Jesus Complex”

Brazilian death metal outfit Ophiolatry have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere the video for their latest single, "Jesus Complex." The track is the second single taken from their upcoming album Serpent's Verdict, scheduled to arrive on June 6, 2025, via...

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New & Noteworthy: November 15th, 2019 – Despised, Iconic New Releases

New & Noteworthy: November 15th, 2019 – Despised, Iconic New Releases

New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new music from Despised Icon, a band I thought was releasing an album today and prepared for but then found out came out...

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New & Noteworthy: November 8th, 2019 – Legacy of the New Releases

New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features a new live album from Slayer, the long awaited Blind Guardian orchestral album, and more. For last week’s releases you can...

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New & Noteworthy: November 1st, 2019 – Vile Nilotic New Releases

New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new music from Voyager, Nile, a live album from Eluveitie, and more. For last week’s releases you can check out the last...

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