New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 53 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 48 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including Megadeth,...
Rock and Shock Fest leaks Machine Head, Children of Bodom tour
There have been rumors floating around online for the last few months that the “Revolution Society Tour” will be taking place in October and will feature Machine Head, Children of Bodom, Epica and Battlecross. While the only date revealed had been in...CMJ lists top 20 Metal albums of the year at college radio
Yesterday, CMJ came out with their year-end list of the most played metal albums at college radio in 2013. The magazine ranked their list based on what college radio around the country played. A bit about how CMJ came up with their list: There isn’t a spin...Top 10s of the year from Broken Hope, Eyehategod, Fear Factory, Armed for Apocalypse and more
As 2013 ticks down, it’s time for everyone to take stock of what they’ve been listening to for last 11 months or so. Metal Insider and its contributors will start releasing it’s contributors’ lists starting later today, but we’ve also...Death Angel added to Children of Bodom/Tyr tour
When the Children of Bodom and Tyr tour was announced a few weeks ago, it was announced that a special guest was TBA. With the band’s headlining tour just wrapped, it can now be announced that Death Angel will be on the tour as well. W ith their well-received...Follow Us
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Explore 33 New albums just announced – 10/13/2025
A few weeks have flown since we shared 26 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1663 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...
The New Testament is here! Animated video for latest single “High Noon” released
Bay Area thrash legends Testament have unleashed their fourteenth studio album, Para Bellum, today (10th) via Nuclear Blast Records. The record serves as a reflection on humanity's uneasy relationship with technology and the impacts of disconnection, while blistering...
New & Noteworthy: Sub Rosa in Releases – 11/1/2024
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 November will see the long-awaited returns of The Cure, Beardfish, Planes Mistaken For Stars and Warren...
New & Noteworthy: PowerReleases – October 25 – August 2, 2024
Editor's Note: New & Noteworthy has finally returned! After a lengthy delay with server issues, Metal Insider is back and here's all the New & Noteworthy releases from August 2nd - October 25th, including new playlists added and updated. Enjoy! October...
New & Noteworthy: Wake Up the July 2024 Releases
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. July is filled with new music from supergroups Category 7 and Painted Shield, live albums from Ghost and Metal Church, fictitious band...