We’re nearing the final quarter of 2025, with 1,284 New & Noteworthy metal releases already on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album announcements. To help you catch up, Metal...
Headbangers Brawl 6/24: Do People Still Care About The Full Album?
Headbanger’s Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’sBram and Zach take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. Guitarist Billy Howerdel had gotten our hopes up that A...Drummer Josh Freese To Sit Out Of A Perfect Circle’s Upcoming Tour
This might be a bit of a downer for fans excited to see A Perfect Circle on the road this Summer. It’s been confirmed that drummer Josh Freese will not be touring with the recently reunited supergroup this Summer due to his commitments with Weezer. Drummer Jeff...A Perfect Circle Add More Dates
A Perfect Circle have added dates in Salt Lake City, Cincinnati, and Wallingford CT.Foo Fighters, APC, Deftones Confirmed For Lollapalooza
While it may not boast too much heavy metal acts, this year’s Lollapalooza is certainly building up to be heavier than one particular festival (granted, that’s not too hard to do). Along with Eminem, Muse and Coldplay, our favorite non-metal band Foo Fighters will be...Follow Us
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Album Review: Auri – ‘III: Candles and Beginnings’
“We are the stuff of lovely oddities.” -Oh Lovely Oddities. When it comes to music that finds beauty in the mundane and romanticizes life itself, no band does it better than folk/world multigenre band Auri. Their third album, III: Candles and Beginnings, is no...
Megadeth 2026: Final studio album, global farewell tour, and new Dave Mustaine memoir set for next year
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has announced that the band’s next studio album, due in early 2026, will be his final record. Shared with fans via his Vic Rattlehead persona, the statement also confirmed a global farewell tour launching next year, with the first dates...
New & Noteworthy: Chaos releases – 9/22/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s list finds us looking forward to albums from Cannibal Corpse, Chaver, My Lament, Teenage Fanclub, Winterstorm,...
New & Noteworthy: Releases of Being – (5/5/2023 – 9/15/2023)
New & Noteworthy has returned! Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. For this week’s list, we’re not only bringing you the week’s must-know releases, we’re taking you back to the...
New & Noteworthy: Reader of the releases – 04/28/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. 2023 is flying by with April coming to a close! With the new Elvenking album to the live Cradle of Filth record, there’s so much...