Detroit grind unit Shock Narcotic, featuring members of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Pig Destroyer, Child Bite, and Battlecross, have surprise released their long-awaited sophomore album My Flesh Is Afraid But I Am Not via Housecore Records. To celebrate the release,...
Ozzy Not As “Crazy” As The Westboro Baptist Church
You may already be familiar with the asshole bigoted protest group known as the Westboro Baptist Church. In addition to protesting funerals for soldiers killed in Iraq, gays, and Jewish people, they are also the same group that protested Ronnie James Dio’s funeral....Is This The Best Tattoo Ever Or The Worst Tattoo Ever?
We’re conflicted. On the one hand, there’s the patriotic Metallica-themed logo. On the other hand, we rely on people, presumably ones that can read, to visit Metal Insider. Thanks to Metal Insider reader Matt for the heads up.Westboro Baptist Church To Protest Dio’s Funeral
The Westboro Baptist Church (aka the God Hates Fags people) have been batshit crazy for years now. The hate group, led by Fred Phelps, have been picketing events since 1955, with an estimated 41,000 protests since 1991. They’ve also protested funerals for...Alesana Baby-Naming Epidemic Sweeps Nation’s Youth
North Carolina screamo band Alesana claims to have encountered as many as four mentally ill Americans who have named their children after the band. Which is good, because as nice as regrettable band tattoos are, they don’t also make noise. Alesana fans...Follow Us
Shock Narcotic drop surprise new album, ‘My Flesh Is Afraid But I Am Not’
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The Acacia Strain drop new song and warn of new album
Every other year, right around this time, we are re-invited to theorize that Vincent Bennet is actually the one in control of Lucifers PR, and the invite to listen to his bands album always dominates the entire industry and makes people realize that nothing is...
Nine Inch Nails drop first single from Tron: Ares soundtrack
Nine Inch Nails have released “As Alive As You Need Me To Be,” the first single from the upcoming Tron: Ares soundtrack, scheduled to arrive on September 19 via Interscope Records. The track marks the band’s first new material in five years and also serves as their...
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New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out. The last few weeks (July 11 - June 27) have seen new music from the likes of Fishbone, Dropkick Murphys, Jonathan Richman, Born Of Osirus and Impureza,...
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June 20, 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 albums from the likes of Badflower, Cryptopsy, Alestorm, Malevolence and Yungblud, among...
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New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...