It’s a tad ironic to call any band the “most influential” anything, especially when that band has built its mythology on rejecting the premise of influence altogether. Yet here we are. Mayhem, the group that essentially invented non-metaphorically dangerous music, are...
Justin Lowe of After the Burial found dead
Justin Lowe’s family feared the worst when he went missing on Saturday, July 18th. The After the Burial guitarist, apparently suffering from some degree of mental illness, had left the band following a paranoid Facebook rant while recording their album last...Report: After the Burial’s guitarist has gone missing
The last we heard from the After the Burial camp, they were down a guitarist after Justin Lowe announced his exit by leaving a paranoid rant on the band’s Facebook page. The band, for their part, were saddened and concerned about Lowe, asking for everyone to...Obscura drummer will miss Summer Slaughter Tour with injury
Obscura drummer Sebastian Lanser is hurt and won’t be playing with the band on the upcoming The Summer Slaughter Tour later this month. Said guitarist / vocalist Steffen Kummerer via Facebook: Regrettably, we are unable to perform at Progstage Festival, Tel Aviv...Metal Power Rankings: Repentless is already relentless
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Mayhem drop video for “Weep For Nothing;” new album arriving in February
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Interview: Trivium’s Corey Beaulieu discusses ‘Struck Dead,’ lineup shifts, and revisiting ‘Ascendancy’
Trivium are back on the road in support of their new EP, Struck Dead, which arrived on October 31 via Roadrunner Records. Stepping away from their Ascendancy anniversary shows, the band's current tour blends fan favorites with fresh cuts, joined by Jinjer and Heriot....
Explore 37 New albums just announced – 11/03/2025
A few weeks have flown since we shared 33 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1865 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...
New & Noteworthy: The Return of Releases 3/14/2025 – 02/28/2025
March 14, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are highly-anticipated albums from the likes of Coheed and...
New & Noteworthy: This Sleepless Releases – 2/14/2025 & 2/21/2025
February 21, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new albums from the likes of Silverstein, Four Seconds...
New & Noteworthy: Duel – 01/31/2025 & 2/7/2025 Give Us Releases
February 7, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of February sees the highly anticipated return of Dream Theater’s classic line-up, as well...