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Avenged Sevenfold boycotting this year’s Grammy Awards

Avenged Sevenfold boycotting this year’s Grammy Awards

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 25, 2018 | News

If the Grammy Awards was a person, one would diagnose it for having split personality disorder. Let’s face it, one year the ceremony will make an attempt to accept metal and hard rock, and the next, it’s as though these genres never existed. Let’s not forget the time...
Metal By Numbers 1/24: Veils, vales, and sales

Metal By Numbers 1/24: Veils, vales, and sales

by Matt Brown | Jan 24, 2018 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. So Black Veil Brides have a new album called Vale, but it’s “vale” as in a valley, not “veil” as in “the bride had a black...
Interview: Mike Portnoy talks Sons of Apollo’s “five ring circus,” writing lyrics, his son’s drumming

Interview: Mike Portnoy talks Sons of Apollo’s “five ring circus,” writing lyrics, his son’s drumming

by Metal Insider | Jan 22, 2018 | Interviews, Touring

Nobody takes pictures of the drummer, unless of course you’re Mike Portnoy. It’s not the norm for the percussion section to be the face of the band however since breaking onto the progressive metal scene with Dream Theater that’s the role Portnoy assumed, and...
Review/Photos: Avenged Sevenfold sets The Stage in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Review/Photos: Avenged Sevenfold sets The Stage in Grand Rapids, Michigan

by Sean Matthews | Jan 22, 2018 | Photos, Reviews

After starting The Stage World Tour overseas in Europe in early 2017, Avenged Sevenfold put their North American dates on hold last year to go on the road with Metallica as direct support. Now, fresh off the Hardwired Tour, Avenged Sevenfold has picked up right where...
Metal By Numbers 1/17: Watain eclipse the charts

Metal By Numbers 1/17: Watain eclipse the charts

by Matt Brown | Jan 17, 2018 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. The ball is finally rolling in 2018 with a trio of black metal releases and one metal video game album. Lots more releases are coming up in January and we’re...
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Explore 37 New albums just announced – 11/03/2025
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...

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Avatar’s Johannes Eckerström talks ‘Don’t Go in the Forest,’ today’s true crime obsession, and opening for Metallica in 2026
Avatar’s Johannes Eckerström talks ‘Don’t Go in the Forest,’ today’s true crime obsession, and opening for Metallica in 2026

Swedish metal giants Avatar have unleashed their new album, Don’t Go in the Forest, on Friday (31st). Known for their elaborate theatrics and always-evolving creativity, the band pushed their craft to the next level with this latest release. The record gets a bit...

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Defecto breakdown new album ‘Echoes of Isolation’ with track-by-track guide
Defecto breakdown new album ‘Echoes of Isolation’ with track-by-track guide

Danish metallers Defecto are celebrating the release of their new album, Echoes of Isolation, out now via Frontiers Music Srl. Today (31st), the group teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide. Echoes of Isolation - Concept: This album explores the...

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New & Noteworthy: The Return of Releases 3/14/2025 – 02/28/2025

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...

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New & Noteworthy: This Sleepless Releases – 2/14/2025 & 2/21/2025

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...

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New & Noteworthy: Duel – 01/31/2025 & 2/7/2025 Give Us Releases

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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...

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