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Kreator announce new album ‘Krushers of the World,’ share new single “Seven Serpents”

Kreator announce new album ‘Krushers of the World,’ share new single “Seven Serpents”

by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 26, 2025 | New Music, News, Releases, Video

German thrash legends Kreator will release their sixteenth studio album, Krushers of the World, on January 16, 2026, via Nuclear Blast Records. Produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, with artwork by Zbigniew Bielak, the record follows the band’s...
Photos/Review: The walls of the KIA Forum trembled as Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse and Carcass crushed Los Angeles

Photos/Review: The walls of the KIA Forum trembled as Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse and Carcass crushed Los Angeles

by Chris Loomis | Apr 14, 2025 | Photos, Reviews

Photos/Review: The walls of the KIA Forum trembled as Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse and Carcass crushed Los Angeles Another bludgeoning extreme metal tour is making its way across North America as Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse, and Carcass destroy venues at every stop along...
Photos/Review: Insomnium, Omnium Gatherum, & Wilderun crush Baltimore Soundstage

Photos/Review: Insomnium, Omnium Gatherum, & Wilderun crush Baltimore Soundstage

by Mar Morannon | May 13, 2024 | Photos, Reviews

Way back in the distant year of 2020, Insomnium and Omnium Gatherum arrived in the US to play a tour with the US symphonic group Seven Spires. Unfortunately, the tour was slated to run from mid-March to mid-April and was instead canceled after a single show in...
Video premiere: LiveKill – “Crushing Blows”

Video premiere: LiveKill – “Crushing Blows”

by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 23, 2024 | Premieres, Releases, Video

Fort Lauderdale’s LiveKill have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere a video for their latest single, “Crushing Blows.” The group strives to be one dynamic force in South Florida’s metal scene, showcasing resilient energy and a top-notch...
Derek Smalls (Spinal Tap) streaming new song “Must Crush Barbie”

Derek Smalls (Spinal Tap) streaming new song “Must Crush Barbie”

by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 18, 2023 | New Music, News

  Derek Smalls, the iconic bassist formerly of Spinal Tap, has returned with a new single titled “Must Crush Barbie” via Bottomland Productions/Immortal Records. This doll-smashing track aims at the pink and fluffy cultural phenomenon from the popular...
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Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release
Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release

Slipknot will finally release Look Outside Your Window, a long-rumored collection of previously unreleased material recorded during the sessions for 2008's All Hope Is Gone. The experimental project — created by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Sid Wilson, and Shawn "Clown"...

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Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’
Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’

Progressive German metal outfit The Hirsch Effekt have unleashed their most melancholic and introspective album yet with Der Brauch on January 30, 2026. Read the review on Metal Insider here. We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Nils Wittrock and bassist/vocalist Ilja...

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Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’

I don't think I could possibly love a band more than when I'm watching them actively refuse to become a fixed idea. The Hirsch Effekt take up shop in the lab where music feels less like a product and more like a mid-thought transcription from a parallel universe....

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New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Sleaford Mods, Greywind, Kreator, Soen...

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New & Noteworthy: Break The Releases – 1/9/2026

New & Noteworthy: Break The Releases – 1/9/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week counts new music from the likes of Alter Bridge, The Protomen, Zu Beyond The Black and Bullet amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: 2026 Releases have arrived – 1/2/2026

New & Noteworthy: 2026 Releases have arrived – 1/2/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off 2026, this week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Excavated Graves, Fuath, Wildhunt and Dawnbreaker amongst the...

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