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Catch up now: 37 new songs/videos released this week – 8/27/2025

Catch up now: 37 new songs/videos released this week – 8/27/2025

by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 27, 2025 | Lists, New Music, Releases, Video

New music continues to spiral its way in. Since our chunk last week with 36 new songs, this week brings a slightly larger round of 37 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including The Halo...
Glass Lungs reveal track-by-track guide to new EP ‘Afterglow’

Glass Lungs reveal track-by-track guide to new EP ‘Afterglow’

by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 22, 2025 | Guest Blog, New Music, Releases

Brooklyn’s Glass Lungs are celebrating the arrival of their new EP, Afterglow. A blend of shoegaze atmosphere and post-hardcore melodies, the EP highlights the group’s evolution. Glass Lungs have teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide...
Sadistic Force share track by track guide to new EP ‘Morbid Odyssey’

Sadistic Force share track by track guide to new EP ‘Morbid Odyssey’

by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 21, 2025 | Guest Blog, New Music, Releases

Hailing from Austin’s underground scene, Sadistic Force are set to unleash their new EP, Morbid Odyssey, tomorrow (22nd). Blending blackened speed with old-school tenacity, the release channels the spirit of Judas Priest, Motörhead, and the NWOBHM. The group...
Exclusive Album Stream: Donella Drive – ‘Axon’

Exclusive Album Stream: Donella Drive – ‘Axon’

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...
Explore 30 new albums just announced – 8/19/2025

Explore 30 new albums just announced – 8/19/2025

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...
Album Review: Auri – ‘III: Candles and Beginnings’

Album Review: Auri – ‘III: Candles and Beginnings’

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...
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Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences
Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences

Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Cold Steel stepped into the spotlight with their ferocious debut album, Discipline & Punish, out November 7, 2025, via Spinefarm Records. Blending hardcore and thrash elements, the record was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood...

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Nuclear Blast Records signs Finnish rock supergroup HOKKA
Nuclear Blast Records signs Finnish rock supergroup HOKKA

Nuclear Blast Records has signed HOKKA, a new Finnish rock supergroup featuring former Blind Channel frontman Joel Hokka, The Rasmus founding guitarist Pauli Rantasalmi, and rising drummer Jimi Aslak. The band makes their official musical debut with a video for their...

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Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 11/11/2025
Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 11/11/2025

New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 48 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 53 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything,...

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New & Noteworthy: Sub Rosa in Releases – 11/1/2024

New & Noteworthy: Sub Rosa in Releases – 11/1/2024

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of November will see the long-awaited returns of The Cure, Beardfish, Planes Mistaken For Stars and Warren...

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New & Noteworthy: PowerReleases – October 25 – August 2, 2024

New & Noteworthy: PowerReleases – October 25 – August 2, 2024

Editor's Note: New & Noteworthy has finally returned! After a lengthy delay with server issues, Metal Insider is back and here's all the New & Noteworthy releases from August 2nd - October 25th, including new playlists added and updated. Enjoy!   October...

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New & Noteworthy: Wake Up the July 2024 Releases

New & Noteworthy: Wake Up the July 2024 Releases

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. July is filled with new music from supergroups Category 7 and Painted Shield, live albums from Ghost and Metal Church, fictitious band...

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