Explore 37 New albums just announced – 12/02/2025
A few weeks have flown since we shared 37 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 2059 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 album...
Evanescence announce 2026 world tour
Evanescence have announced a massive 2026 world tour, kicking off on June 11th in West Palm Beach, FL and running through late October. The trek will hit North America throughout June and July before heading across Europe and closing out at Colorado’s iconic Red Rocks...
New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of November sees releases from the likes of Excide, Blut Aus Nord, Plosivs and Equilibrium amongst the many outstanding...
The Crown announce 2026 farewell tour
Swedish Death metal veterans The Crown have announced that 2026 will mark the official end of their 35-year career. Alongside unveiling their No Tomorrow – Farewell 2026 tour, the band confirmed they are closing the chapter for good, with 2024's Crown of Thorns...
Malevolent Creation announce return of vocalist/guitarist Deron Miler
Malevolent Creation have officially returned to a five-piece lineup, welcoming back vocalist/guitarist Deron Miler. The revamped ensemble now consists of Miler, bassist/vocalist Jesse Jolly, guitarist Chris Cannella, drummer Ronnie Parmer, and founding guitarist Phil...
Limp Bizkit perform first show since bassist Sam Rivers’ passing
Limp Bizkit played their first show since the passing of longtime bassist Sam Rivers on Saturday (29th), at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The performance marked the opening night of the band’s Loserville Gringo Papi Tour 2025 across Latin America, with Kid Not...
Album Review: Pale Horse Ritual – ‘Diabolic Formation’
I should begin with a confession: I am, by all measurable standards, a closet stoner. Not the slack-jawed stereotype who lives inside of a Bob Marley poster, and not the cardigan-wearing medical user with laminated documentation explaining that indica helps their...
Six former Cradle of Filth members file lawsuit against the band and Dani Filth
The long-running tension between Cradle of Filth and several former members has escalated into a new lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Zoë Federoff, Marek "Ashok" Smerda, Lindsay Schoolcraft (Matheson), Richard Shaw, Paul Allender,...
Vitriol’s Kyle Rasmussen heads home after mid-tour band split, shares new update
Vitriol’s chaotic mid-tour collapse saga continues as frontman Kyle Rasmussen makes his way back to Portland, OR, after being abandoned by his bandmates in Redwood, NY, not Vermont, earlier this week. Rasmussen was left outside a closed ice-cream shop/gas station,...
Metal By Numbers – closing September with new charts, new masters – 9/26/2025
Metal By Numbers returns with a closer look at weekly metal sales from September 26, 2025. Yes, we’re catching up, stay tuned, there’s more to come! From major releases to underground newcomers, we’re tracking how these New & Noteworthy releases debuted in charts....
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The Vintage Caravan share track-by-track guide to new album ‘Portals’
The Vintage Caravan are back with their sixth studio album, Portals, arriving Friday (26) via Napalm Records. The Icelandic trio continues to refine their heavy-riffing blend of retro rock and a modern edge. To get ready for what's to come, the band has teamed up with...
Agnostic Front share “Way of War” single; new album arriving in November
Agnostic Front have announced their new album, Echoes in Eternity, is scheduled to arrive on November 7, 2025, via Reigning Phoenix Music. To give a taste for what's to come, the NYC hardcore legends have shared the album's first single, "Way of War." Ahead of the...
Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos released this week – 9/23/2025
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 50 new songs, this week (and change) brings a solid batch of 53 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including...
New & Noteworthy: Dark Releases – 11/3/2023 -11/10/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Last week saw new albums from the likes of The Struts, Suffocation, Bad Wolves, Spiritbox, Silent Planet, Yawning Balch, Dying...
New & Noteworthy: Forever Releases & Proud – 10/27/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week marks the return of Dokken and The Gaslight Anthem, as well as big releases from the likes of King Gizzard & the...
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...
