Slayer’s landmark 1985 sophomore album, Hell Awaits, will return next spring with a 40th anniversary reissue through Metal Blade Records.The follow-up to 1983’s Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits showcased a darker, more complex evolution of the band’s thrash sound, drawing...
Dave Mustaine, Chris Adler spotted on taco date
Nope, that’s not slang for some weird sex thing. It means that Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine and Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler were spotted together eating tacos. That gives credence to the rumor that Adler could be drumming on the next Megadeth album. Or...Asking Alexandria have a new singer, except for not really
Good news for fans of Asking Alexandria – they have a new singer to replace Danny Worsnop! Dead by April singer Jimmie Strimell made the announcement that he’s the new singer via Twitter. “ANNOUNCEMENT: I am very pleased to say I will I will be...Asking Alexandria might have found their new singer
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We’re not going to officially call this a thing yet, but Ticketmaster has let a date slip for another leg of Slipknot’s “Prepare For Hell Tour.” Instead of Korn and King 810, they list Hatebreed as the band touring with them. Tickets will be...Are Karnivool and The Contortionist touring together?
Our homies at Metal Sucks pointed out something that’s potentially pretty awesome. Australian prog-metallers Karnivool may be touring with The Contortionist. A reader pointed out that Trees in Dallas, TX is promoting April 17th as a show with The Contortionist,...Follow Us
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Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”
Silver Lining Music will release No Life ’Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ’Em All on Friday (14th), an homage to Metallica’s 1983 debut. The latest single from the compilation comes from metal legends Raven, delivering a rendition of “Metal Militia.”...
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...
New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025
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...
New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025
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 new music from the likes of Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...
New & Noteworthy: Will You Haunt Me, With Releases – 5/16/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Bury Tomorrow, Pelican and Steve Von Till,...