New & Noteworthy: Infinity Releases 5/3/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first week of May will see the returns of P.O.D., Better Than Ezra and Dååth, the debut of Return To Dust and new works from the...
Video Premiere: – Vaquero “The Stranger”
Vaquero, the brainchild of Travis Presley (Burn Halo), has teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere the video for his debut single, "The Stranger." Released on April 19th, the song delves into the depths of the human psyche, drawing from the profound philosophies of...
Metal By Numbers: Dark Matter in Charts – 5/3/2024
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week, with order links provided by Amazon. As we're still vetting out artists for this week's New & Noteworthy column, we've switched things up today (3rd) bringing...
Album Review: Cold Prophet and K.F.R — ‘Imperiled Future’
Imperiled Future, the new split by Tuomas Tahvanainen’s Cold Prophet and Maxime Taccardi’s K.F.R, is a rare masterpiece. I am extremely-extremely excited that this ravishing plague has finally been unleashed upon listeners via The Sinister Initiative — the label of...
Category 7 (Adrenaline Mob, Ex-Machine Head, Exodus, etc.) share “In Stitches” video; debut album arriving in July
Category 7, the new project featuring John Bush (Armored Saint), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob, Sonic Universe), Phil Demmel (Machine Head, Kerry King, Vio-Lence), Jack Gibson (Exodus) and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill), will release their debut self-titled...
Album Review: Seigmen — ‘Resonans’
Finally, the legendary Seigmen have returned with the long-awaited Resonans, their first album since Enola (2015). A group that even royals can’t help but adore, Seigmen performed at Crown Prince Haakon’s 40th birthday party, where the future king himself joined them...
Dark Tranquillity share new single “Unforgivable”
Dark Tranquillity have unveiled a taste of their upcoming album Endtime Signals, set to release on August 16 via Century Media Records. Their latest single, "Unforgivable," coincides with a video shot during tours in Türkiye and Mexico, capturing the band's live...
Interview: Breaking Benjamin’s Keith Wallen discusses sophomore solo album, ‘Infinity Now’
Breaking Benjamin guitarist Keith Wallen prepares to unleash his sophomore solo album, Infinity Now, via Rise Records on May 3. Infinity Now is the follow-up to This World or the Next (2021), which was preceded by The EP Allies (2014). This catchy and radio-friendly...
Charting the course to 2025: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2024 Artist Spotlight: Aborted
Countdown to 2025: 274 Days SOOOOOOON, the famous word for 70000tons of Metal cruisers know to love and hate. And one thing you learn is announcements are always unpredictable. Metal Insider attempted to guess the first wave announcements wouldn’t hit until at least...
Sick New World Highlights: Slipknot, System of a Down, Kittie, etc.
Sick New World 2024 in Las Vegas on April 27th was a success despite our thoughts on moving to a two-day event. Regardless, the response is still flowing today with performances by Slipknot, System of a Down, A Perfect Circle, Kittie, and more. We selected a handful...