Another week and change has gone by since we shared 20 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1,437 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...
Man Pulls Off Metal Marriage Proposal at Amon Amarth, Enslaved, Skeletonwitch Show
[youtube]http://youtu.be/fqAQ57cFGnI[/youtube] So here’s your “daw” moment of the day. A very metal “daw” moment that is. On Valentine’s Day in San Francisco, a man proposed to his girlfriend between sets at a Amon Amarth, Enslaved,...
Fate of Noms: Here’s Amon Amarth in cake form
Fans who caught Amon Amarth on Mayhem last summer had the pleasure of seeing the band play with a giant Viking boat onstage. With their tour with Enslaved and Skeletonwitch just having just finished up, the band was presented with a special cake in Los Angeles to...This Is the Result of Passing Out While Drinking With With Amon Amarth, Enslaved, and Skeletonwitch
Ever wondered if the likes of Amon Amarth still get up to hijinks when they drink? Well, they do. Apparently, if you pass out drunk around them, they turn to Amon Amarker and set upon you with sharpies. Arve “Ice Dale”Isdal from Enslaved learned this the...Here’s what Amon Amarth’s Johan Hegg looks like as a viking
Considering that Amon Amarth is touring with a Viking ship, many of their songs are about Norse mythology and frontman Johan Hegg has an epic beard, it’s not that much of a stretch to imagine him as a Viking. And while we’ve already known that he’ll...Follow Us
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Catch up now: 50 new songs/videos released this week – 9/9/2025
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 37 new songs, this week brings a larger round of 50 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including Sun Don’t Shine,...
Månegarm’s Erik Grawslö shares his Top 5 viking metal bands
Swedish viking metal veterans Månegarm have returned with Edsvuren, released on August 29th via Napalm Records. Marking a powerful new chapter in their 30-year career and continuing their legacy, the record blends Norse mythology, folk traditions, and blackened...
New & Noteworthy: Life promises releases – 2/16/2024
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 returns of The Jack Rubies and Ihsahn, the debuts of Crawlers and The Requiem, as well as...
New & Noteworthy: Releases in Oath 2/9/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s New Music Friday sees the release of new albums from the likes of Chelsea Wolfe, tAKiDA, Infected Rain, TSO, Split...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Can Wait – 2/2/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. On the first Friday of February, we’ll be getting new music from rock stalwarts J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) and KMFDM, the return of...