Slash announces his solo album, Orgy of the Damned, featuring guest vocalists like Chris Stapleton and Brian Johnson, set for release on May 17th via Gibson Records. The album reimagines classic blues tracks with Slash's signature style. Today (12th), Slash has...
You Might Want Your MTV, But Universal Doesn’t
So even MTV.com isn’t playing music videos anymore? Well, they still are, just not music from the world’s largest label group. CNet.com is reporting that MTV’s website will no longer be streaming videos from Universal after negotiations with UMG about financial...Band Camp Following MySpace In Charging Bands
After taking jabs at MySpace Music’s alleged subscription service business model last week, we predicted it was probably going to set the struggling site back even more, if not potentially be their death sentence. Whatever MySpace’s fate happens to be,...MySpace – A Place To Pay For Music?
It’s been a bad year so far for the site that everyone fell in love with when Facebook and Twitter were still in diapers. In the first half of 2010, MySpace has taken one nosedive after another and fans are leaving in droves. Back in March, Metal Insider...Music Downloads “Stall,” According to Nielsen
Remember when people used to pay for music? Neither do consumers, according to Nielsen SoundScan. A Businessweek article claims that Nielsen found that downloads of songs to iPods, computers and other devices have stalled, growing only 0.3% this year. While...MySpace: A Place For (Less) Music
It used to be that you couldn’t be in a band without having a MySpace page. Wait, who are we kidding, you still need a MySpace page if you’re a band. But much like the way Facebook has eclipsed MySpace as a go-to social networking site, MySpace Music is...Follow Us
Slash releases “Oh Well” single featuring Chris Stapleton; new solo album arriving in May
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Thursday share first new single in thirteen years, “Application For Release From The Dream”
Post-hardcore act Thursday have decided to take a new path, the independent road as they've decided to move forward without a label. A first in twenty-five years. To celebrate their next chapter, the group surprised their listeners with the release of their first...
Kerry King drops “Residue” video
Legendary Kerry King, renowned for his role in Slayer has unleashed a video for his song "Residue." The track is the latest single taken from his upcoming solo album, From Hell I Rise, scheduled to arrive May 17th via Reigning Phoenix Music. Co-directed by Jim Louvau...
New & Noteworthy: Myths of Releases – 3/22/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among this week’s new albums are the returns of Gossip and Brodequin, as well as highly-anticipated works from Elbow, The Jesus...
New & Noteworthy: Warp Speed Invincible Project Releases – 3/1/2024 – 3/15/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases hitting shelves. The last couple of weeks saw new music from the likes of Waves In Autumn, Bruce Dickinson, Ministry, Kaiser Chiefs, Judas Priest, The...
New & Noteworthy: The Other Side of Releases – 2/23/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the releases on this packed New Music Friday, we will see the returns of Modern English, Job For A Cowboy and Sleepytime...