It’s wild how fast a decade can fly by. Some bands take ten years, or longer, to break through, while others explode in what feels like overnight. Back in 2015, everything felt different: pre-COVID, pre-AI explosion, and still on the path of the rapidly evolving...
Sister Sin Vocalist Liv Jagrell’s Top 5: Metal Albums To Work Out To
Chances are you likely know Liv Jagrell best as the voice of Swedish heavy rockers Sister Sin. What you might not know, though, is that when the powerhouse vocalist isn’t on the road, she’s a personal trainer/fitness teacher back home in Sweden. So given that...If Carcass Is Recording A New Album, Then It’s Not With Heaven Shall Burn’s Drummer
Last week, we were surprised to hear rumors that the recently reformed Carcass was in the studio working on a new album (their first since 1996’s Swansong). According to the original report by Blabbermouth, vocalist/bassist Jeff Walker and guitarist Bill Steer are...Wacken Open Air 2013 Already Sold Out
Hoping to travel Germany next summer to catch the Wacken Open Air festival? Well unless you already bought a ticket, then you’re out of luck. That’s because the 2013 edition of Wacken Open Air is already sold out. That’s right, all 75,000 tickets have been sold to...Wacken Open Air Reports A Death At This Year’s Festival, Announces First Batch Of Groups For Next Year’s Edition
Yet another edition of the Wacken Open Air festival concluded this past weekend. While most of the attendees experienced a great weekend of metal, tragedy did struck as one attendee passed away at the German festival. The emergency medical service on hand gave the...Follow Us
15 debut metal albums turning 10 in 2025: Khemmis, Lorna Shore, Myrkur
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Green Carnation unveil title track from upcoming album ‘A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores of Melancholia’
Norwegian prog-metal veterans Green Carnation have released “The Shores of Melancholia.” The single is the title track from their upcoming album A Dark Poem, Part I: The Shores of Melancholia, scheduled to arrive on September 5, 2025, via Season of Mist. Marking the...
Scorpions share “Blackout (Coming Home Live)” video
Scorpions have released a live video for "Blackout (Coming Home Live)." The clip is taken from the icon's upcoming live album, Coming Home Live, scheduled to arrive on November 14. The album captures their massive 60th anniversary concert on July 5, 2025, at Hanover...
New & Noteworthy: Goodnight, Releases, I Love U, Listen – 10/6/2023 – 10/13/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Over the next two weeks, we have the return of Dogstar and prog-rocker Trevor Rabin to look forward to, as well as new works from...
New & Noteworthy: The releases ride again 9/29/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s albums include the debut of a new death metal project from Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen and the return of...
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,...