ICYMI: Metal Insider’s Paws, Pets, and Metal
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s newest column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We’ve caught up with many bands since the start of this column discussing their pets of all...
Evanescence share “Yeah Right” video
Evanescence have shared a music video for the song "Yeah Right." The track is taken from the group's latest effort, The Bitter Truth, which arrived in 2021 via BMG. The clip, directed and edited by Eric Richter, was filmed during the band's October 2023...
Blue Ridge Rock Fest organizers issue statement on delay in refunds
Blue Ridge Rock Festival organizers have apologized for the delay in refunding attendees after the event's partial cancellation in September. Initially attributed to weather, reports and Metal Insider's Headbanger's Brawl, part of our Shocking...
Arch Enemy part ways with guitarist Jeff Loomis
Arch Enemy have amicably parted ways with guitarist Jeff Loomis after close to a decade of collaboration. Founder Michael Amott expressed gratitude for their time together and announced Joey Concepcion as the new guitarist. Amott emphasized the positive transition and...
Joey Jordison’s Estate files lawsuit against Slipknot
According to TMZ, Joey Jordison's estate has filed a lawsuit against Slipknot, alleging that the band exploited his death for marketing their latest album, 2022's The End, So Far. The complaint, filed by Steamroller, LLC in June, claims Slipknot failed to return at...
Metal Insider’s Combined Top 15 Albums of 2023
For the year 2023, we decided to implement an actual point system instead of the mathematical approach we experimented with in 2021 to compile a consolidated list of the best albums of the year. With a bit of assistance from AI, we've learned the importance of...
Metal Insider’s Chris Annunziata’s Top 5 Albums of 2023
For 2023, I’m changing up the course and providing my top 5 albums of the year, rather than the usual 10. There were a slew of albums released this year but not many I could fully latch onto and really immerse myself with. I enjoyed individual songs more than the...
Paws, Pets, and Metal: Mindrazer’s Nick DeFuria shares dogs’ introduction to metal
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s newest column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We caught up with the New Jersey power metal outfit Mindrazer, infused with...
Paws, Pets, and Metal: Foetal Juice’s pets consider their extreme metal career a hobby
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s newest column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We caught up with the extreme metallers Foetal Juice as their pets view...
Metallica share pro shot video of “Master of Puppets” from Saudi Arabia show
Metallica have shared another video from their first-ever Saudi Arabia performance on December 14th. The nex clip is the live rendition of “Master Of Puppets,” taken from their headlining set on night one of the three day Soundstorm festival in Riyadh. ...
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Judicator’s new EP ‘I Am The Void’ now available, featuring a Blind Guardian cover
American power metal outfit Judicator's new EP, I Am The Void, is available now. Their latest installment features an ode to the masters of power metal, Blind Guardian, with a cover track of "The Curse of Feanor." Produced by John Yelland, mixed by...
Necrophobic share “Stormcrow” video; new album arriving in March
Swedish blackened death metal giants Necrophobic have announced their next creation with the release of their tenth studio album, In The Twilight Grey, out March 15, 2024, via Century Media Records. To give a taste of what's to come, the group has shared a...
Ryujin illuminate Japan’s “unique horror” in haunting new song “Gekokujo”
Japanese Samurai metal outfit Ryujin, formerly known as Gyze, have shared a video for their latest single, "Gekokujo." The track promises to be their heaviest single yet, taken from their upcoming self-titled album out January 12 via Napalm Records. The song is...
New & Noteworthy: March 2nd, 2018: New & Partyworthy
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week we’ve got new music from Andrew W.K. and Oceans of Slumber! If you would like to check out the last New & Noteworthy, you can...
New & Noteworthy: February 23rd, 2018: Mark of the New Releases
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week we’ve got new music from Tengger Cavalry, Necrophobic, and more. If you would like to check out the last New & Noteworthy, you...
New & Noteworthy: February 16th, 2018: If There Is New Music, It Will Find You
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week we’ve got new music from Angra, Pop Evil, and many more. If you would like to check out the last New & Noteworthy, you can do...