Sun Don’t Shine (formerly Eye Am) set to drop new single in January
Sun Don't Shine (formerly known as Eye Am) are set to make waves in 2025 with the release of their new single and video for "The Promise Song," expected to drop on January 29th, directed by Mike Holderbeast. In a recent podcast appearance on Sitting with the Slimy...
Brujeria to honor Juan Brujo & Pinche Peach on upcoming European Tour w/ Carcass & Rotten Sound; new dates added
Brujeria have announced additional dates for their 2025 European tour supporting Carcass on Europa Rigor Mortis Part I. The band will move forward as a tribute honoring the late John Lepe (aka Juan Brujo) and longtime vocalist Ciriaco "Pinche Peach" Quezada who both...
Coal Chamber/DevilDriver’s Dez Fafara shares health update following August health scare
Coal Chamber/DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara has provided a health update following Coal Chamber’s postponement of their summer/fall Fiend For The Fans U.S. tour, originally set to kick off this pat August with support from Fear Factory, Twiztid, Wednesday 13, and...
As I Lay Dying face major shakeup: Phil Sgrosso announces departure ahead of new album
What should be a time of celebration ahead of a new album release has instead become a whirlwind of change for As I Lay Dying, unraveling faster than a storyline on a daytime soap opera. All members, aside from Tim Lambesis, have officially called it quits. Phil...
Venamoris (Paula & Dave Lombardo) unveil haunting new single “Spiderweb”
Venamoris, the husband-and-wife duo of Paula and Dave Lombardo, have unveiled "Spiderweb," a haunting single perfect for Halloween. The track, along with an eerie video, centers around themes of entanglement and release from a toxic narcissist. Paula describes it as...
DJ Alex Kayne’s Record Store Raid II: Roamin’ Around New Jersey
DJ ALEX KAYNE’S RECORD STORE RAID II: ROAMIN’ AROUND NEW JERSEY PROLOGUE: So this Record Store Raid did not happen all in one day as both my previous treks through North Carolina and California did. My New Jersey romp happened over a few weeks as it is closer to home,...
Metal Allegiance announce annual Anaheim show in January 2025
Metal supergroup Metal Allegiance, featuring core members David Ellefson, Mark Menghi, Alex Skolnick, and Mike Portnoy, have announced their annual Anaheim show at the House of Blues on January 23, 2025. Celebrating over a decade, the lineup this year includes guest...
Wolfheart unveil “The Gale” video ahead of European tour w/ Dark Tranquillity
Wolfheart have shared a video for "The Gale." The song is the closing track from their latest album, Draconian Darkness, released on September 6 via Reigning Phoenix Music (read our review here). The Finnish melodic metal outfit will join Dark Tranquillity along with...
Unreqvited share “The Starforger” video; new album arriving in January
Unreqvited has released a lyric video for the new song "The Starforger." The track is the first single from the upcoming album, A Pathway to the Moon, out January 24, 2025 via Prophecy Productions. This marks the Canadian blackgaze solo project's seventh full-length...
The Plot In You announce 2025 North American Tour w/ Holding Absence, Boundaries & Acres
The Plot In You have announced their late winter 2025 North American headlining tour with support from Holding Absence, Boundaries, and Acres. VIP and advance tickets are available now, with Knotfest.com pre-sales starting today (30th) at 2 pm ET and general public...
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Night Flight Orchestra share “Shooting Velvet” video; new album arriving in January
Swedish rockers The Night Flight Orchestra have dropped a video for their new single, "Shooting Velvet." The track is the first glimpse of their upcoming album, Give Us The Moon, scheduled to arrive on January 31, 2025, via Napalm Records. Known for their...
Iotunn share “Earth To Sky” video
Danish/Faroese progressive metal group Iotunn have released a video for "Earth To Sky." The track is taken from their new album, Kinship, and is now available via Metal Blade Records. Released on Friday (25th), the album explores themes of human nature, our...
Full of Hell & Andrew Nolan share new song “Sphere of Saturn” featuring Justin K. Broadrick
Full of Hell and Andrew Nolan have unveiled the new single, “Sphere of Saturn,” featuring Justin K. Broadrick. The track is taken from their upcoming collaborative album, Scraping The Divine, set to arrive on November 15 via Closed Casket Activities. Nolan comments:...
New & Noteworthy: The end of 2023 Releases 12/29/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. For this final Music Friday of 2023, we can expect a cover’s album from Lord Of The Lost and the debut of Dominum, among other titles....
New & Noteworthy: Remaining December Releases – 12/22/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Just in time for the holidays, we’ll be seeing new works from more independent and underground artists, along with AI generated works...
New & Noteworthy: Leviathan Releases 12/15/2023
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 release of never-before-heard tracks from Stymie and the conclusion of a trilogy from Therion among the...