German rock/metal trio The Hirsch Effekt have never been especially interested in blunt-force emotionalism. Their music has always behaved more like a conversation you replay later, wondering why it felt heavier after the fact. Their new single, “Die Brücke,” leans...
Album stream: The Maension, ‘ÆVOLUTION’
What is “FutuRock?” Hollywood quartet The Maension are here to unveil it to you on their debut album, ÆVOLUTION. The band describe themselves as art rock, alt metal and prog rock with electronic elements, according to singer/songwriter Mark Maension. “The...Stream the new Between the Buried and Me album now
Between the Buried and Me have gotten a little more ambitious with each album, both musically and in terms of scope. In fact, their last album and EP was a concept album split in two parts. This time, they’ve harnessed the scope of their seventh studio...Apple Music decides to pay artists, labels during trial period
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Many in the music and tech industries have been waiting for Apple to reveal their Pandora and Spotify rival. When they took over Beats about a year ago, it was assumed that they would fold that into their new service. Today at the Worldwide Developer’s...Metal fans are the most loyal, Spotify finds
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Bullet breakdown new album ‘Kickstarter’ with track-by-track guide
Swedish heavy metal outfit Bullet have teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide on their new album, Kickstarter, available now. Formed in 2001 with a mission to carry the torch of late '70s and early '80s heavy metal, the group has spent nearly 25...
Black Veil Brides unveil “Certainty” video
Black Veil Brides have dropped a video for their new single, “Certainty. The track will appear on the band’s forthcoming seventh studio album, due out later this year via Spinefarm. The video for “Certainty” was directed by George Gallardo Kattah and filmed while the...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Above Life – 10/3/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The first week of October sees new music from the likes of AFI, Thrice, Agriculture, Hooded Menace, Michael Schenker Group and The Red...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Stays Together – 9/26/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The final New Music Friday of September will feature the likes of Geese, The Starting Line, Dying Wish, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and...
New & Noteworthy: AMEN Releases – 9/19/2025
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 the likes of Motion City Soundtrack, 38 Special, Bad Cop Bad Cop, I Prevail, Igorrr and Stoned Jesus among the many...