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Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 20 Metal Albums of 2018

Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 20 Metal Albums of 2018

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 24, 2018 | Lists, Top 20

This was a tough year to choose from as I decided to break the rules and expand to a Top 20 best metal albums of 2018 instead of 10. If you read through it all, you will discover a diverse set of honorable mentions at the end followed by an awesome playlist....
Ministry brought ‘AmeriKKKant’ to NYC on 12/07/2018 w/ Carpenter Brut & Alien Weaponry

Ministry brought ‘AmeriKKKant’ to NYC on 12/07/2018 w/ Carpenter Brut & Alien Weaponry

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 21, 2018 | Photos, Reviews

Ministry made a triumphant return to North America as these industrial metal giants booked a month-long trek to promote their latest effort AmeriKKKant. Carpenter Brut joined in as direct support to introduce their new album Leather Teeth across the continent. Igorrr...
Metal Insider’s Bram Teitelman’s Top 10 Metal Albums of 2018

Metal Insider’s Bram Teitelman’s Top 10 Metal Albums of 2018

by Bram Teitelman | Dec 21, 2018 | Lists, Top 10

    2018 was a hell of year. As a handful of you might have noticed, I’ve been doing a lot less writing for Metal Insider, mainly because I left my job at The Syndicate, MI’s parent company. Don’t worry, this site still has a place in my heart and I’ll never...
Video Interview: Metal Insider’s M.I Crowley caught up with Alien Weaponry’s Henry de Jong

Video Interview: Metal Insider’s M.I Crowley caught up with Alien Weaponry’s Henry de Jong

by Metal Insider | Dec 17, 2018 | Interviews, Video

Metal Insider’s Newsroom With M.I Crowley is Metal Insider’s brand new video series featuring host, M.I Crowley. On episode 12, Crowley spoke to Alien Weaponry drummer Henry de Jong just after their second-ever NYC performance at Irving Plaza on...

Chicago Open Air returns in 2019 with Two Day Lineup

by Sean Matthews | Dec 11, 2018 | Festivals, News

When Chicago Open Air made its debut in 2016 it came out swinging! Spread over three days at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois with inaugural headliners like Rammstein, Disturbed, and Slipknot the bar was set extremely high.  It was aimed to be the place every metal...
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Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”
Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”

Silver Lining Music will release No Life ’Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ’Em All on Friday (14th), an homage to Metallica’s 1983 debut. The latest single from the compilation comes from metal legends Raven, delivering a rendition of “Metal Militia.”...

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Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences
Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences

Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Cold Steel stepped into the spotlight with their ferocious debut album, Discipline & Punish, out November 7, 2025, via Spinefarm Records. Blending hardcore and thrash elements, the record was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood...

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Nuclear Blast Records signs Finnish rock supergroup HOKKA
Nuclear Blast Records signs Finnish rock supergroup HOKKA

Nuclear Blast Records has signed HOKKA, a new Finnish rock supergroup featuring former Blind Channel frontman Joel Hokka, The Rasmus founding guitarist Pauli Rantasalmi, and rising drummer Jimi Aslak. The band makes their official musical debut with a video for their...

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New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...

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New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

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 music from the likes of Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...

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New & Noteworthy: Will You Haunt Me, With Releases – 5/16/2025

New & Noteworthy: Will You Haunt Me, With Releases – 5/16/2025

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 releases from the likes of Bury Tomorrow, Pelican and Steve Von Till,...

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