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...
Interview: Coal Chamber take on their Rivals
When Coal Chamber reunited for Soundwave a few years back, it wasn’t like they had any grand plans to record a new album, but here we are in 2015, and the band’s about to release Rivals, their fourth album and first in 13 years. Since 2002, frontman Dez...Coal Chamber certain I.O.U. Nothing in new video
Coal Chamber have released some audio streams in recent months, but now we get our first glimpse at a proper music video. The song is actually the first single from Rivals, their first studio album in 13+ years, and comes out on May 19th on Napalm Records. Vocalist...The Defiled: American Head Charge cancel UK tour
According to The Defiled, they’ll be taking the place of American Head Charge who have backed out the upcoming UK tour with Coal Chamber in May. Though there’s be no official statement from the American Head Charge camp, The Defiled have stated AHC,...Coal Chamber release lyric video For “Suffer in Silence”
Hot off their first North American tour supporting their upcoming album Rivals, Coal Chamber have premiered a new track and lyric video from the upcoming release through Metal Injection. “Suffer in Silence” follows the previously released single...Follow Us
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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.”...
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...
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...
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...
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,...