Dimmu Borgir announce new cover album “Inspiratio Profanus;” drops first single ‘Black Metal’
Dimmu Borgir will celebrate their 30-year legacy by announcing their upcoming cover album, Inspiratio Profanus, out December 8th via Nuclear Blast. Following the success of their last two albums, Abrahadabra and Eonian, this collection features a compilation of...
Allegaeon reveal permanent return of Ezra Haynes; share new song “Inhumation”
Colorado's Allegaeon have made some changes since their 2022 offering, Damnum. The group welcomed back original vocalist Ezra Haynes in November 2022. After re-signing with Metal Blade Records, the band recorded two intense new tracks, "Inhumation" and...
Track Premiere: Suffocate Faster – “Time Flies”
Ohio Hardcore outfit Suffocate Faster have teamed up with Metal Insider for an exclusive stream of their latest single, "Time Flies," a preview of their upcoming EP, This Is The Way Vol. 2, scheduled for November 17, 2023, via Smartpunk Records. Formed in 2001,...
Dragonforce drop “Power of the Triforce” video; new album arriving in March 2024
Dragonforce have been ready for quite some time now, since their signing with Napalm Records, and now, the new album details are here. On March 15, these power metal giants will release their new album, Warp Speed Warriors. To celebrate the announcement, the...
Interview: Off Lights’ Julian talks band’s origin, Berlin music scene, new video ‘Man Or Machine,’ and future plans
Berlin's emerging rock outfit, Off Lights, have recently unveiled a video for their latest single, "Man Or Machine." Metal Insider recently caught up with vocalist Julian Ticona Cuba to delve into their style and what fans can anticipate in the near future....
Austrian Death Machine return after nearly a decade with new single ‘No Pain No Gain’
Austrian Death Machine have made their triumphant return in nearly ten years with a video for their brand new single, "No Pain No Gain." The clip features professional bodybuilder Craig Golias and guitar maestro Angel Vivaldi. Having initially emerged as...
Watch Lzzy Hale join Gwar on stage in NYC
Halestorm's Lzzy Hale surprised fans by joining Gwar on stage at Palladium Times Square in New York City last Friday (13th). They performed "The Cutter," a track from Gwar's 2022 album, The New Dark Ages. Hale, armed with a giant sword and clad in battle armor,...
Paws, Pets & Metal: Foreword’s furry crew: pet names pay homage to metal with a side of headbanging
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s newest column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We caught up with guitarist Marco Gomez of Foreword, the Texas metalcore outfit that...
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators announce 2024 The rest of the World Tour
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators have announced their extensive 2024 world tour. The River Is Rising – Rest of the World Tour kicks off on January 23rd, 2024, in Mexico City and runs through April 29th in Paris, France. Mammoth WVH will...
Temperance drop “Darkness Is Just a Drawing” video
Italian symphonic metal outfit Temperance have dropped a video for their latest single, "Darkness Is Just a Drawing." The track is taken from their upcoming concept album, Hermitage - Daruma's Eyes Pt. 2, scheduled to arrive this Friday (20th) via Napalm...
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KK’s Priest drop documentary chronicling K.K. Downing’s return and debut show
KK's Priest, featuring Judas Priest alum K.K. Downing and Tim "Ripper" Owens, are set to release their sophomore album, The Sinner Rides Again, on September 29, 2023, via Napalm Records. In anticipation of the album, the band has unveiled a 13-minute...
Immortal Guardian reveal details for new album ‘Unite and Conquer’
Power/Progressive metal outfit Immortal Guardian have unveiled details for their forthcoming effort, Unite and Conquer, scheduled to arrive on October 27th via M-Theory Audio. Over the last year, the group has been dropping teasers with new songs and...
RYUJIN (formerly known as Gyze) share “Raijin & Fujin” video featuring Trivium’s Matthew Kiichi Heafy
Formerly known as Gyze, the samurai metal band RYUJIN are moving forward with a name change, sharing it worldwide on their upcoming self-titled debut album, RYUJIN, out January 12, 2024, via Napalm Records. This transformation promises to bring a fresh fusion...
New & Noteworthy, January 6th – Glorious Treasures
We're back! It's 2015, and New & Noteworthy returns with the very first metal album to appear in the new year! It's also the only metal album being released this week, but as we all know, the new year starts slow. Besides, that just means all of your attention...
Metal Insider Contributor Chris Colgan’s Top 10 of 2014
If you've ever spent days agonizing over a project, checking and rechecking to make sure that it's right, finding something at the last minute that changed everything, and then finally deciding that you were just done and had to cut it off, then you understand what it...
New & Noteworthy, December 9th – You Can’t Get Enough
This is the second to last week of new music in 2014. Top 10 lists are being finalized as we speak. Gift cards for music are being purchased in droves. And through it all, we have ONE - count it again, ONE - new release in the heavy music realm this week. Long past...