Understanding Volumes requires a working theory of Los Angeles, not the promotional brochure version, but the one locals accidentally describe when they’re stressed. This is the L.A. where rehearsal spaces are wedged between vape shops and dental offices, where the...
Metal By Numbers 9/11: Nine Inch Nails Don’t Hesitate To Debut At Number 3
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Trent Reznor has returned, and with that return he has unsurprisingly brought a lot of hype. And that hype translates into a lot album sales. We know that there are...Metal By Numbers 9/4: Avenged Sevenfold Top The Charts Once Again
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. You gotta hand it to Avenged Sevenfold: the band has done pretty well with staying on top of things despite the death of The Rev and having a league of haters...Metal By Numbers 8/28: Blessthesales
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week’s list of debuts is notably different from last week in that we actually have albums to list. That’s not to say there was nothing worth looking...New & Noteworthy, August 20th – The Imposition
Metal has been regularly intruding on the mainstream charts for quite some time now, and it’s not unexpected these days for the more prolific bands to chart in the higher ranks of the charts upon release. But what happens when it’s only underground bands...Follow Us
Album Review: Volumes – ‘Mirror Touch’
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Soen unveil third single from upcoming album ‘Reliance’
Swedish progressive metal outfit Soen have unveiled a video for their new single, “Discordia.” The track is the third single taken from their upcoming album, Reliance, scheduled to arrive on January 16, 2026 via Silver Lining Music. Drummer Martin Lopez comments:...
Enthroned’s Nornagest breaks down new album Ashspawn in a Track-by-Track guide
Belgian black metal veterans Enthroned are back with a brand-new chapter as they unveil their twelfth album, Ashspawn, out now via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2019's Cold Black Suns captures the group's occult-driven intensity while marking a powerful return...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Stays Together – 9/26/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The final New Music Friday of September will feature the likes of Geese, The Starting Line, Dying Wish, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and...
New & Noteworthy: AMEN Releases – 9/19/2025
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 the likes of Motion City Soundtrack, 38 Special, Bad Cop Bad Cop, I Prevail, Igorrr and Stoned Jesus among the many...
New & Noteworthy: The Blue Releases – 9/12/2025
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 the likes of Dance Gavin Dance, Silverstein, Between The Buried And Me, Chameleons, Der Weg Einer Freiheit,...