Another week and change has gone by since we shared 20 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1,437 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...
Devin Townsend and Steve Vai are working together again?
File under “fantastic news for next year:” Devin Townsend revealed over the weekend via Twitter that he’s recording vocals for a new Steve Vai song. This is a pretty exciting turn of events, since Townsend got his start as Vai’s protege back in...Devin Townsend to livestream song creation tonight
If you’re a musician, you’re probably aware of Toontrack (full disclosure, I’m a musician and I’m not quite sure what they do). At any rate, it’s Metal Month for the company, which creates recording tools for computer-literate musicians,...Watch Devin Townsend’s “March of the Poozers” from forthcoming DVD
[youtube]https://youtu.be/wyPfrbJKMpg[/youtube] Anyone that’s seen Devin Townsend live knows that its an experience and a half. In between his stream of conscience thoughts, the incredible musicianship, and overall positive fun vibe, it’s no surprise...Interview: Intronaut Guitarist Talks Post-Metal, Upcoming Album
Intronaut has been an anomaly mixture of sludge and progressive metal since their beginnings in the early 2000’s and the group will be continuing this unique style with their upcoming album, The Direction of Last Things, which will be released next month via Century...Follow Us
Explore 13 new albums just announced – 9/10/2025
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Catch up now: 50 new songs/videos released this week – 9/9/2025
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 37 new songs, this week brings a larger round of 50 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including Sun Don’t Shine,...
Månegarm’s Erik Grawslö shares his Top 5 viking metal bands
Swedish viking metal veterans Månegarm have returned with Edsvuren, released on August 29th via Napalm Records. Marking a powerful new chapter in their 30-year career and continuing their legacy, the record blends Norse mythology, folk traditions, and blackened...
New & Noteworthy: Project Releases Vol.01/26/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. For this New Music Friday, we will see the return of Kula Shaker’s original line-up, more rediscovered tracks from Static-X, a...
New & Noteworthy: Hell, Fire And Releases – 1/19/2024
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 highly-anticipated works from the likes of Green Day, Sleater-Kinney, Saxon and Neck Deep, among many others....
New & Noteworthy: Here Comes the Releases – 1/12/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. As the 2024 new music cycle revs up, we will see new albums from metal staples The Rods and Magnum, as well as the first original...