New & Noteworthy: Renovate Releases 12/6/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Entering the final month of 2024, this New Music Friday features new music from the likes of White Denim, Until I Wake and The Old Dead...
EP Review: No Cure – ‘I Hope I Die Here’
Sweet pearly grail of epic features Batman! Alabama representatives, No Cure, have decided to drag our bloody bodies through backwoods rebellion with their new EP titled, I Hope I Die Here, which can be collected for your Christmas wish list on December 6th. ...
EP Review: Lömsk — ‘Act I’
“You shall love peace as a means to new wars.” ~ Nietzsche At long last, a new black metal group, outside of Trondheim, worth praising has emerged — Lömsk. Hailing from Sweden, Lömsk officially unleashed their debut effort, the four-song EP Act I on November 1,...
Linkin Park, Scorpions, KoRn, and Muse to headline Hellfest 2025
Hellfest returns to Clisson, France, from June 19-22, 2025, with a massively diverse lineup featuring one hundred eighty-four bands across six stages. Headliners include Linkin Park, Scorpions, KoRn, and Muse will be appearing at the festival for the first time. This...
Guns N’ Roses announce 2025 European & Middle East Tour
Guns N' Roses will hit the road in 2025 with a 24-date tour across Europe and the Middle East, marking their debut performances in Saudi Arabia, Georgia, Lithuania, and Luxembourg. The tour kicks off on May 23 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and features...
Paws, Pets, and Metal: Art of Attrition reveal how their cat purrs to ‘The Lord of the Rings’ soundtrack; hisses at metal
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s ongoing 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 Art of Attrition as they reveal their cat prefers to listen to The Lord of...
System of a Down announce Summer 2025 Stadium shows w/ Deftones, Avenged Sevenfold, & KoRn
System of a Down will headline three major stadium shows in the summer of 2025, joined by Deftones, Avenged Sevenfold, and KoRn on select dates. Produced by Live Nation, the events will feature special guests Polyphia and Wisp at all locations. Tickets go on sale...
Bleed From Within share “In Place of Your Halo” video; new album arriving in April
Scottish metal band Bleed From Within have announced their new album Zenith, is scheduled to arrive on April 4th via Nuclear Blast Records. Along with the announcement, the band released a video for their new single, "In Place of Your Halo." Bleed From Within are...
Tremonti share “The End Will Show Us How” video
Mark Tremonti is set to release his sixth solo album, The End Will Show Us How, on January 10, 2025. Tremonti has now unveiled a video for the title track, marking the overall fourth single. Watch the clip below and pre-order the album here: Feature Image Photo...
Elvenking to release ‘Reader of the Runes – Luna’ in April
Italian pagan/folk metal outfit Elvenking will release their latest full-length album, Reader of the Runes – Luna, on April 11, 2025, via Reaper Entertainment. The record serves as the grand finale of the Reader of the Runes trilogy. The group has recently released a...
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The Great Old Ones share “Me, The Dreamer” visualizer; new album arriving in January
French black metal outfit The Great Old Ones return with Kadath, their latest album inspired by the haunting works of H.P. Lovecraft, set for release on January 24, 2025, via Season of Mist. The group has unveiled a taste of what's to come by dropping a visualizer for...
Tarja unveils “Ciaran’s Well” live video
Tarja Turunen has released a video for "Ciaran's Well," the second single from her upcoming live album Rocking Heels: Live at Hellfest, due December 6 via earMUSIC. Originally from her solo debut, My Winter Storm, the live version captures Tarja's powerful vocal...
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...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Out – 10/20/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Hitting shelves this week, we have the first new material from The Rolling Stones in nearly two decades and a return to form from...
New & Noteworthy: Goodnight, Releases, I Love U, Listen – 10/6/2023 – 10/13/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Over the next two weeks, we have the return of Dogstar and prog-rocker Trevor Rabin to look forward to, as well as new works from...
New & Noteworthy: The releases ride again 9/29/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s albums include the debut of a new death metal project from Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen and the return of...