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...
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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfwOgxQK_vY[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day. This was Candlemass’ last album with Messiah Marcolin until their reunion album in...Today in Metal: ‘Cause of Death’ by Obituary turns 24 years old
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cn6wnaphmM[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day. This is another legendary death metal album. This is an album that helped pave the...Today in Metal: ‘Paranoid’ by Black Sabbath turns 44 years old
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxgtk_3qwXw[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day. This is another legendary album. Again. What can I say about this one? After...Today in Metal: ‘Sitra Ahra’ by Therion turns four years old
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvOypQOzY3M[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day. This is Therion’s second to most recent album. This is a much more simple,...Today in Metal: ‘Dimensions’ by Believer turns 21 years old
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_4KAGuzGgk[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day. Fun fact. After this album, the band went on a long hiatus for the vocalist to...Follow Us
Nuclear Blast Records signs Finnish rock supergroup HOKKA
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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,...
Interview: Omnium Gatherum’s Jukka Pelkonen on celebrating tenth album ‘May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way’ & full breakdown
2026 will mark Omnium Gatherum's thirtieth year as they close 2025 with their tenth studio album, May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way, out November 7, 2025, via Century Media Records. These Finnish melodic death metal giants have reached a milestone that not many...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Stays Together – 9/26/2025
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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 Dance Gavin Dance, Silverstein, Between The Buried And Me, Chameleons, Der Weg Einer Freiheit,...