The brilliant Slagmaur has unleashed a magnificent new video for their latest single, “Huldergeist” — the third song on the upcoming masterpiece, Hulders Ritual. Fans have impatiently awaited the follow-up to Thill Smitts Terror (2017) for years, and, fortunately, it...
Megadeth have teamed up with Trafalgar Releasing for Megadeth: Behind the Mask, a global cinema event premiering January 22, 2026, one day before the release of the band's final studio album. The film will screen on 1,000+ screens across 35+ countries, with tickets...
Guns N’ Roses have returned with visualizers for two new songs, “Nothin’” and “Atlas,” marking their first new music since 2023. Released today (4th), via Interscope Records, the tracks showcase two distinct sides of the band: “Atlas” delivers a classic GNR sound,...
Arizona thrash veterans Sacred Reich have officially added drummer Eduardo Baldo to their lineup. The Brazilian musician who has performed with the Los Angeles–based act Red Devil Vortex, has recently completed a run of European shows with the band alongside...
English doom metal legends My Dying Bride have confirmed they've officially parted ways with longtime vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe. The news follows less than a year after the band brought in Swallow the Sun's Mikko Kotamäki to take the microphone for their 2025 tour...
Rob Zombie has announced his eighth studio album, The Great Satan, scheduled to arrive on February 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. The new record marks the follow-up to 2021's The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy. To coincide with the announcement, the...
Rush co-founders Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have expanded their highly anticipated Fifty Something tour after an overwhelming demand. The trek is set for the summer of 2026, marking their return to the stage in eleven years. The newly added dates include stops in Los...
CKY just did something almost no modern band has the audacity (or algorithmic naivety) to do: they released a new single without telling anyone. “Can’t Stop Running” is their first new single since 2018, and hopefully a sign for a follow-up to 2017's The Phoenix. It’s...
Louisville, Kentucky was under siege for two straight weeks this past September, as Danny Wimmer Presents unleashed back-to-back mega-festivals: Bourbon & Beyond (September 11–14) and Louder Than Life (September 18–21). With over 300 artists performing across both...
Nothing stops Zakk Wylde. After spending the last few years on the road with Pantera, Black Label Society have returned with a brand-new track, "Broken and Blind," via MNRK Heavy/Spinefarm. According to Wylde, the song plays with metaphor, using something as simple as...
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! ...
Since their 2018 debut EP, The White Witch, Cleveland's atmospheric doom outfit Frayle have been bringing a fresh set of haunting melodies, eventually landing them signing with Napalm Records for their third full-length album, Heretic & Lullabies, out Friday...
Oh it's a good two weeks coming up. I hope you enjoy looking through some of these brilliant upcoming shows that I highlighted as Halloween season resumes. Seriously though, if you get the chance to see something this October, GO FOR IT. You won’t regret it for one...
Volbeat's Michael Poulsen is stripping away the rockabilly tone and going back to his extreme metal roots, or, at least, bringing his origins to the surface by making his pre-Volbeat death metal records with his former project, Dominus, available on all streaming...
San Antonio’s Donella Drive have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere their brand new album Axon, arriving Friday (22nd). The record blends alternative metal, post-hardcore, and progressive rock, all tied together with a sharp metallic edge. Each track reflects...
We’re nearing the final quarter of 2025, with 1,284 New & Noteworthy metal releases already on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album announcements. To help you catch up, Metal...
“We are the stuff of lovely oddities.” -Oh Lovely Oddities. When it comes to music that finds beauty in the mundane and romanticizes life itself, no band does it better than folk/world multigenre band Auri. Their third album, III: Candles and Beginnings, is no...
Metal Insider's New & Noteworthy, the weekly column highlights the latest and most notable rock and metal releases hitting the shelves each week. As we kick off 2024, we see a wave of fresh albums from artists like At The Plates, Cancer Christ, Haywire,...
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 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...
