Mayhem have unveiled a visualizer for their new single, "Despair." The track is taken from their upcoming album, Liturgy of Death, scheduled to arrive on February 6, 2026. Nearly four decades into their career, Mayhem frame death not as an ending but as an inevitable...
Ozzy Osbourne, Prophets of Rage, and Rob Zombie to headline 2017’s Louder Than Life Fest
Louder Than Life returns on September 30 – October 1 to the home of Bourbon and good times. The fourth annual festival will be at Champions Park in Louisville, KY including headliners Ozzy Osbourne, Prophets of Rage, Five Finger Death Punch, Rob Zombie, and...
Spotify playlist: ’68’s Josh Scogin shares artists he listened to making ‘Two Parts Viper’
This week’s Spotify playlist comes to us from ’68’s Josh Scogin. The band’s sophomore album, Two Parts Viper, will be out on Cooking Vinyl America on June 2nd. As Scogin explains, he usually listens to five artists of different genres while...
Photos: August Burns Red celebrates 10 years of Messengers with Protest the Hero, In Hearts Wake, ’68
August Burns Red headlined the Messengers 10 Year Anniversary tour, celebrating a decade since the critically acclaimed release. They were supported by Protest the Hero, In Hearts Wake, and ‘68. Metal Insider contributing photographer Annamarie Nyirady attended the...
August Burns Red to celebrate ‘Messengers’ with tour, Protest the Hero & more join
While Messengers was Pennsylvania metalcore band August Burns Red’s sophomore album, it was the first one with their current lineup, and really solidified them as a force to be reckoned with. If you weren’t feeling old at all, that album will be...Follow Us
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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...
Rob Zombie unleashes “Heathen Days” video
Rob Zombie has unleashed a video for his latest single, “Heathen Days.” The track is taken from his upcoming album The Great Satan, scheduled to arrive on February 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. Watch the clip below and pre-order the album here:
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