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...
Today In Metal: Iron Maiden’s ‘Fear of the Dark’ is 22 years old
[youtube]http://youtu.be/Nba3Tr_GLZU[/youtube] I doubt this is a Maiden album many people would consider a masterpiece. The title track is EASILY the best part of the album. The atmosphere can give you chills on a cool night, and it’s got a great mix of power, energy,...Today in Metal: ‘Die Healing’ by Saint Vitus turns 19 years old.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jSZHaaZtyk[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. One of the originators of doom metal, Saint Vitus, released their...Today in Metal: ‘Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll’ by Rainbow turns 36 years old
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHCdCbTxypU[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. 36 years ago today, Dio and Ritchie Blackmore released their final...Today in Metal: ‘Wheels of Steel’ by Saxon turns 34 years old
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcQRKRrO9bo[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. 34 years ago today, Saxon released their sophomore album Wheels of Steel....Today in Metal: ‘You’ll Never See…’ by Grave turns 22 years old
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G05rSTDUosg[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. Today, the Swedish death metal group Grave came out with You’ll...Follow Us
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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...
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,...
New & Noteworthy: Release Dynasty – 3/28/2025
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 March sees highly anticipated albums from The Darkness, Arch Enemy, Memphis May Fire, Sick Puppies and...
New & Noteworthy: The Screaming Of The Releases 3/21/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The first New Music Friday of spring features highly anticipated albums from Cradle of Filth, The Horrors, Gates to Hell, Lordi and Pop...
New & Noteworthy: The Return of Releases 3/14/2025 – 02/28/2025
March 14, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are highly-anticipated albums from the likes of Coheed and...