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...
Today in Metal: ‘Lightning to the Nations’ by Diamond Head turns 34 years old
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVid_fLzN5g[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. This is another album worth listening to solely for the influence it had...Today in Metal: ‘Bathory’ by Bathory turns 30 years old
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdXx0A1sugI[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. With this album, Quorthon created black metal. This is another album...Today in Metal: ‘No Prayer for the Dying’ by Iron Maiden turns 24 years old
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hycicmMfQdo[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. After Seventh Son of a Seventh Son expanded on a new direction for...Today in Metal: ‘Low’ by Testament turns 20 years old
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sgGndvqJSU[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. It seems Testament always has really interesting rotating lineups of...Today in Metal: ‘Somewhere in Time’ by Iron Maiden turns 28 years old
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Zm4UZzYB0[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. Besides a select few tracks, this was an album I hated the first time or...Follow Us
Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits
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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: Releases We Fall – 10/17/2025
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 Biohazard, Chrissie Hynde, Militarie Gun, All Time Low, Battle Beast and Sabaton amongst...
New & Noteworthy: Para Releases – 10/10/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The sees long-awaited returns from the likes of Yellowcard, Black Eyes, John 5, Testament, Sanguisugabogg, Greyhaven, among the many...
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...