by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 21, 2025 | Exclusive, New Music, Releases
San Antonio’s Donella Drive have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere their brand new album Axon, arriving Friday (22nd). The record blends alternative metal, post-hardcore, and progressive rock, all tied together with a sharp metallic edge. Each track reflects...
by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 19, 2025 | Lists, New Music, Releases, Video
We’re nearing the final quarter of 2025, with 1,284 New & Noteworthy metal releases already on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album announcements. To help you catch up, Metal...
by Emily Schneider | Aug 14, 2025 | Releases, Reviews
“We are the stuff of lovely oddities.” -Oh Lovely Oddities. When it comes to music that finds beauty in the mundane and romanticizes life itself, no band does it better than folk/world multigenre band Auri. Their third album, III: Candles and Beginnings, is no...
by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 14, 2025 | New Music, News, Releases, Video
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has announced that the band’s next studio album, due in early 2026, will be his final record. Shared with fans via his Vic Rattlehead persona, the statement also confirmed a global farewell tour launching next year, with the first dates...
by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 12, 2025 | Interviews, Releases
For over 35 years, Swedish death metal legends Unleashed have stood as one of the genre’s best, delivering battle hymns rooted in Norse mythology and pure aggression. These giants have now returned with their 15th studio album, Fire Upon Your Lands, arriving this...
by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 11, 2025 | News, Releases
Decibel Books has announced Born Human: The Life and Music of Death’s Chuck Schuldiner, the first fully authorized biography of the legendary Death frontman. Written by veteran metal journalist David E. Gehlke, the nearly 500-page book offers an in-depth, balanced...