New & Noteworthy: Releases Go in the Forest – 10/31/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This Halloween saw new music from the likes of Avatar, Aephanemer, Despised Icon and Primitive Man, as well as an early holiday EP from...
Avatar’s Johannes Eckerström talks ‘Don’t Go in the Forest,’ today’s true crime obsession, and opening for Metallica in 2026
Swedish metal giants Avatar have unleashed their new album, Don’t Go in the Forest, on Friday (31st). Known for their elaborate theatrics and always-evolving creativity, the band pushed their craft to the next level with this latest release. The record gets a bit...
Defecto breakdown new album ‘Echoes of Isolation’ with track-by-track guide
Danish metallers Defecto are celebrating the release of their new album, Echoes of Isolation, out now via Frontiers Music Srl. Today (31st), the group teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide. Echoes of Isolation - Concept: This album explores the...
Aephanemer unveil track-by-track breakdown of new album ‘Utopie’
French melodic death metal outfit Aephanemer are celebrating the release of their fourth studio album, Utopie, out today, October 31, 2025, via Napalm Records. To continue with the celebration, the group has teamed up with Metal Insider for a track-by-track guide....
ODC mark the release of debut album ‘Twisted Love’ with track-by-track feature
French modern rock outfit ODC have dropped their long-awaited debut album, Twisted Love, out now (31st) via BLKIIBLK. To celebrate the release, ODC teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide. Album Overview — Twisted Love Twisted Love is a distorted...
Interview: Ronnie Romero talks new album Backbone, career highlights, movie inspirations, and more
Ronnie Romero continues to carve out his own path with his new solo album, Backbone, released on October 24, 2025, via Frontiers. Produced by Romero himself, the record showcases his powerful vocals and features appearances from notable guests such as Kee Marcello and...
Metal Insider’s Halloween 2025 Countdown: 31 Haunted Venues — Day 31: Fort Canning Park (Singapore)
Metal Insider is getting into the Halloween spirit this year with something a little different. Throughout October, we’re sharing the history and eerie tales behind venues across the world. Check out our latest column, Halloween Countdown for more, and Enjoy! ...
Album Review: Lunatic Soul – ‘The World Under Unsun’
Lunatic Soul is one of those projects/bands that has captivated me in such profound ways. I discovered the predominantly one-man band with the sixth album, Through Shaded Woods, when it came out in 2020. It was a spiritually healing album for me in the height of the...
Telling Secrets’ Vik Kovacs shares his Top 5 most terrifying Halloween Horror flicks to celebrate the release of new single, “Crazy”
Telling Secrets, led by Vik Kovacs, have unleashed their Halloween-inspired video for “Crazy.” Just in time for the spooky season, Vik has teamed up with Metal Insider to share his five most terrifying Halloween horror films in celebration of the new single’s release....
Metal Insider’s Halloween 2025 Countdown: 31 Haunted Venues — Day 29-30: Egyptian Theatre, Saenger Theatre
Metal Insider is getting into the Halloween spirit this year with something a little different. Throughout October, we’re sharing the history and eerie tales behind venues across the world. Check out our latest column, Halloween Countdown for more, and Enjoy! ...
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Explore 13 new albums just announced – 9/10/2025
Another week and change has gone by since we shared 20 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1,437 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and...
Catch up now: 50 new songs/videos released this week – 9/9/2025
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 37 new songs, this week brings a larger round of 50 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including Sun Don’t Shine,...
Månegarm’s Erik Grawslö shares his Top 5 viking metal bands
Swedish viking metal veterans Månegarm have returned with Edsvuren, released on August 29th via Napalm Records. Marking a powerful new chapter in their 30-year career and continuing their legacy, the record blends Norse mythology, folk traditions, and blackened...
New & Noteworthy: Life promises releases – 2/16/2024
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 returns of The Jack Rubies and Ihsahn, the debuts of Crawlers and The Requiem, as well as...
New & Noteworthy: Releases in Oath 2/9/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s New Music Friday sees the release of new albums from the likes of Chelsea Wolfe, tAKiDA, Infected Rain, TSO, Split...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Can Wait – 2/2/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. On the first Friday of February, we’ll be getting new music from rock stalwarts J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) and KMFDM, the return of...
