Punk Rock Fiesta! captured our hearts and attentions with its decidedly speedier, attitude-driven take on hard rock. It’s fast, loud, and rude made by and for the die-hard fans by one of the eighties most beloved and storied frontmen, Jizzy Peral. Standout cuts: 4. Over the Edge, 8. Time to Take Your Pill
To open up my top five with a wallop, the iconic German thrashers Sodom took a natural approach with their latest album. Heat crashing their way into thrash and classic metal fans hearts, the bands penchant for providing a grizzly reality remains unparalleled on their seventeenth album. Keeping it raw and real like always, Onkel Tom Angelripper is back to show the newcomers how its done. Standout cuts: 1. The Arsonist, 13. Return to God in Pieces
Merging a plethora of extreme metal influences, Lorna Shore’s new release brims with snarling fury and sprawling symphonic trimmings. Musically akin to acts such as Abigail Williams and Whitechapel, the New Jersey based quintet’s potential is infinite and they are undoubtedly setting their sights on world domination. Standout cuts: 1. Prison of Flesh, 4. Unbreakable
An uncompromising collection of ten short, sharp shocks, A Young Person’s Guide to King Parrot is a product of its surroundings, a five year recipe slowly roasted to perfection. Stating that their music sounds as it does – hostile to the point of sensory overdrive – because of where they’re from, because of their musical identity – King Parrot set out to redefine what extreme music from Melbourne, Victoria can be. Standout cuts: 3. Cunning as a Dunny Rat, 7. I Got the Right
Offering up a molotov cocktail to the corrupt powers that be, Dead Heat’s third full-length proper is a eleven song rager full of complex belligerency. Embracing the breakneck speed of hardcore and overt politicism of thrash and punk, Process of Elimination feels justified in it’s aggravation and social commentary. Standout cuts: 2. Annihilation Nation, 9. By My Will
Rainbow will celebrate the earliest and most influential years of their career with The Temple of the King 1975–1976, a comprehensive 9-CD box set arriving March 6, 2026, via Edsel Records. Newly mastered by Andy Pearce and Matt Wortham, the collection marks the first...
If you’re American, the easiest way to understand Gluecifer is to imagine what it would feel like if a band like the Ramones, or maybe the MC5, disappeared for two decades and then returned without any interest in explaining themselves. No oral history, no apology...
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 47 new songs, this week brings a festive batch of six new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected songs...
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new muisc from the likes of Peter Criss, Dead Sun and Lychgate amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This New Music Friday sees new releases from the likes of Volumes, Lord Of The Lost and Windswept, as well as the debut full-length...
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off the month of December, we will see new releases from the likes of Enthroned, Upon A Burning Body, and Blood Red Throne, as...
06) Jizzy Pearl’s Love/Hate, Punk Rock Fiesta! (Kenyon Records)
05) Sodom, The Arsonist (SPV / Steamhammer)
04) Lorna Shore, I Feel the Everblack Festering Within Me (Century Media Records)
03) King Parrot, A Young Person’s Guide to King Parrot (Housecore Records)
02) Dead Heat, Process of Elimination (Metal Blade Records)
