Swedish gothic metal outfit Tribulation have announced their sixth studio album, Sub Rosa in Æternum, is scheduled to arrive on November 1st via Century Media Records. To celebrate, the band unveiled the second single, "Tainted Skies," accompanied by a lyric video by...
Metal By Numbers 9/9/9: The Number Of The Upside-Down Beast!
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week as well as what’s getting played at Metal radio courtesy of radio trade magazine FMQB, whose metal panel consists of about 80 college and commercial stations that have...
The Czech Metal Summer 2023: Metalfest Pilsen, Masters of Rock & Rock Castle
Avid readers of this page will probably have noticed my live reports from last year covering the three biggest Metal festivals in Czechia, organized by promoter Pragokoncert: Metalfest Pilsen, Masters of Rock in Vizovice, and Rock...
KISS, Motley Crue, Iron Maiden & Slipknot to headline Hellfest 2023; full lineup announced
The lineup for the 2023 already sold-out edition of Hellfest has been announced. The festival will be held in Clisson, France, on June 15-18, with headliners KISS, Motley Crue, Iron Maiden, and Slipknot. While 2022 saw two fantastic weekends following a...
Metal By Numbers 6/1: Cave In tops the charts
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are the numbers for the May 20th releases. Notable Debuts: Cave In, Heavy Pendulum (Relapse) Debut #18 3,150 sold This is their first album...Follow Us
Tribulation unveil “Tainted Skies” lyric video; new album arriving in November
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Opeth unveil new single “$1;” new album arriving in October
Swedish progressive metal giants Opeth have announced their overall 14th album, The Last Will & Testament, is scheduled to arrive on October 11 via Reigning Phoenix Music / Moderbolaget. To celebrate the announcement the group released the first single, "§1."...
Better Lovers share “A White Horse Covered in Blood” video; announce debut album
Newly emerged band Better Lovers, featured in Metal Insider's 2023 year-end list for their EP, announced their highly anticipated debut album. Highly Irresponsible is scheduled to arrive this fall on October 25 via SharpTone Records. Ahead of the album release, the...
New & Noteworthy: Remaining December Releases – 12/22/2023
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...
New & Noteworthy: Leviathan Releases 12/15/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the release of never-before-heard tracks from Stymie and the conclusion of a trilogy from Therion among the...
New & Noteworthy: The beautiful releases of life – 12/8/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see new albums from the likes of Dimmu Borgir, Atreyu, Have Mercy and Mars Red Sky, among others. Don’t forget to...