Devin Townsend is set to release his new studio album PowerNerd on October 25th. Townsend introduces his next chapter with the forthcoming record, blending aggression and melody across 11 tracks. The title track, featuring guest Jamey Jasta, showcases a taste for...
Philip Anselmo & the Illegals ex-guitarist found out he wasn’t in the band via the internet
It’s been a while since we had to write a similar headline but it seems that things will never change when it comes to bands firing their members without personally telling them but letting them find out from some random metal blog online. Last month, Philip...Funeral For a Friend to break up next year
Welsh metalcore band Funeral For a Friend have announced that after 15 years, they’ll be calling it quits. The band will be going out by touring in Australia and Europe next year, where they’ll be performing shows on two consecutive nights that will see...Cynic break up again [Updated, again]
Well, this sucks. It looks like we might have seen the last of progressive metal/fusion band Cynic. The band, whose groundbreaking debut, 1993’s Focus, inspired countless other bands, took a 12-year hiatus before reforming in 2006. After a pair of albums, the...I, the Breather to take a permanent breather after last tour
After a relatively short six-year career spanning three albums and an EP, Christian metalcore quartet I, the Breather have decided to call it quits. The band will be embarking on one last tour this November with Chasing Safety and Novelists. The Baltimore-based band...Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger and Avril Lavigne’s Avril Lavigne part ways, world in shock
When it rains, it pours and many think that’s the way of life to let you know it hates you or you’re doing something really wrong, and that’s what’s happening to Canada’s hero and Nickelback’s mic holder, Chad Kroeger. He was...Follow Us
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Mötley Crüe share cover of Beastie Boys classic song “Fight For Your Right;” new EP arriving in October
Mötley Crüe have announced their new EP, Cancelled, is set to arrive on October 4th via Big Machine Rock. The EP features three tracks, including "Dogs of War," the title track, and a cover of the Beastie Boys' classic "Fight For Your Right." The band first performed...
Winterfylleth share “To The Edge of Tyranny” visualizer
Winterfylleth have unveiled a visualizer for their new song, "To The Edge of Tyranny." The track is the third single taken from their upcoming album, The Imperious Horizon, scheduled to arrive on September 13th via Candlelight/Spinefarm. Guitarist/vocalist C. Naughton...
New & Noteworthy returns with full January-worthy releases!
New & Noteworthy, Metal Insider’s weekly column has returned! We highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week, we’re catching up with all of January 2022 releases, which features new music from Cloakroom, Battle...
New & Noteworthy: December 3rd, 2021 – Servant of the New Music
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week feature new music from Volbeat, Of Mice & Men, and more! For last week's releases you can read the previous New &...
New & Noteworthy: November 26th, 2021 – Turning to New Music
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week feature new music from Black Label Society, Cynic, Deep Purple, and more! For last week's releases you can read the...