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...
The Dave Brockie Experience Perform As The Cast Of ‘Breaking Bad’
Are you a fan of Breaking Bad, the AMC drama about a chemistry teacher who starts cooking meth after getting diagnosed with cancer? We’re big fans of the show, and apparently so is Dave Brockie (aka GWAR’S Oderus Urungus). During a show with his Dave Brockie...GWAR Announce Tour Dates With Municipal Waste, Ghoul, Legacy Of Disorder
Last week, GWAR announced plans to hold a memorial show for the late Cory Smoot’s family in Richmond, VA on March 16 (not the 15 as previously said) along with Municipal Waste and Ghoul. In addition, GWAR promised to announce details in regards to the second leg of...Video: Cannabis Corpse Performs With Randy Blythe At Cory Smoot’s Memorial Show
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwCP3L9x5Bs[/youtube] This past Saturday night, friends and family held a memorial show for the late GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus) in Richmond, VA. While the focus of the night was to honor Smoot and to raise...Cory Smoot Memorial Concert To Be Held In January
In addition to launching a family fund in honor of the late Cory Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus), GWAR had stated their hopes to launch a memorial concert for the fallen guitarist. And now plans for said memorial show, which will also serve as a CD release party for Cory...Follow Us
Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits
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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,...