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Avantasia reveal details on new ‘Moonglow’ album

Avantasia reveal details on new ‘Moonglow’ album

by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 13, 2018 | News, Releases

Edguy frontman Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia project has announced the new album Moonglow will be released on February 1, 2019 via Nuclear Blast. The follow-up to 2016’s Ghostlights features a number of guest musicians including the return of Ronnie Atkins (Pretty Maids),...
Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia project to release ‘Moonglow’ in January 2019

Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia project to release ‘Moonglow’ in January 2019

by Zenae Zukowski | May 3, 2018 | News, Releases, Touring

Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia project has announced that the next album Moonglow will be released in January 2019. Considering 2016’s Ghostlights was one of the best albums of the year as well as him having brought the project to North America for the first time, we have...
Tobias Sammet reflects on Avantasia and hints at Edguy 25th anniversary celebration

Tobias Sammet reflects on Avantasia and hints at Edguy 25th anniversary celebration

by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 1, 2017 | News, Updates

2016 was a big year for Tobias Sammet’s project Avantasia. The German supergroup released one of the best albums of 2016 with Ghostlights and performed for the first time in North America. Those that have been there since 2001’s The Metal Opera, know how important it...
Metal Insider contributor Zenae Zukowski’s Top 10 of 2016

Metal Insider contributor Zenae Zukowski’s Top 10 of 2016

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 14, 2016 | Best Of 2016

Musically, 2016 has been an incredible year, which led to the challenge of narrowing it down to ten. I’m a mixed breed that loves all things metal from extreme, melodic death, to the power cheese, and more. Therefore, I wanted to be as fair as possible to mention one...
Metal Insider Contributor Zach Fehl’s Top 10 of 2016

Metal Insider Contributor Zach Fehl’s Top 10 of 2016

by Zach Fehl | Dec 8, 2016 | Best Of 2016, Lists, Top 10

It’s December, which means that everyone’s starting to look back at the year that was, even though we’re not quite through it yet. Over the next several weeks, Metal Insider will be bringing you our picks for the best albums of the year, as well as those from some of...
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Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits
Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits

Slayer’s landmark 1985 sophomore album, Hell Awaits, will return next spring with a 40th anniversary reissue through Metal Blade Records.The follow-up to 1983’s Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits showcased a darker, more complex evolution of the band’s thrash sound, drawing...

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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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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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