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...
Fear Factory’s Bus Catches On Fire
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqXA44kf9mM&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Early this morning (August 5), Fear Factory’s tour bus caught on fire while on the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire, England. While the band and crew escaped unharmed, the bus was...And A Few Things About Band Lineups
While this is all relatively old news by now (in Internet time, anyway), since we’ve covered these stories before, we’re going to weigh in on a few band announcements and lineup changes: FEAR FACTORY Fear Factory has finally made it official and announced...Fear Factory/Divine Heresy Guitarist To Guest On SiriusXM
Fear Factory/Divine Heresy guitarist Dino Cazares will guest on SiriusXM Liquid Metal (Sirius 27/XM 42) today beginning at 6:00 PM EST.Oh Snap! Dino Says He “Felt Limited” Playing With Raymond Herrera
Wow, this Fear Factory drama just keeps going and going, and going. And guitarist Dino Cazares is not trying to be diplomatic in the slightest bit. First he accuses Christian Olde Wolbers of recycling his old riffs, now he’s taking shots at acclaimed ex-FF...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: Addicted to Releases – 7/18/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Bush, Daron Malakian And Scars On Broadway, Margarita Witch Cult and Slaughter...
New & Noteworthy: Through Armageddon Madness Releases – 6/27-7/11/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out. The last few weeks (July 11 - June 27) have seen new music from the likes of Fishbone, Dropkick Murphys, Jonathan Richman, Born Of Osirus and Impureza,...
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June 20, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Badflower, Cryptopsy, Alestorm, Malevolence and Yungblud, among...