Iron Maiden are concluding 2025 with a bang, celebrating their 50th year by resurrecting Live After Death, a revised limited-edition of their 40th anniversary collector's 2LP set, out November 28, 2025, via Parlophone Records. The release includes remastered audio on...
Today in Metal: ‘Rising’ by Rainbow turns 38 years old
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6CjO0H2j0s[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. 38 years ago today, Dio and Ritchie Blackmore showcased some of the...
Because we miss Ronnie James Dio, here’s his Budweiser commercial
As we noted earlier today, on this day in 2010, metal lost one of its best vocalists ever, when Ronnie James Dio died. Here’s a rarity from the mid ’80s. In 1985, Westwood One syndicated a Dio concert that was recorded the previous year in Spokane, WA. It...Today in Metal: ‘Lock up the Wolves’ by Dio turns 24 years old
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAmnev7lwCg[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. 24 years ago today, Ronnie James Dio released Lock up the Wolves. In my...Today in Metal: ‘Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll’ by Rainbow turns 36 years old
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHCdCbTxypU[/youtube] Metal Insider contributor Anthony Maisano is listening to a different metal album that was released on that day every day this year. 36 years ago today, Dio and Ritchie Blackmore released their final...Follow Us
Iron Maiden celebrate 50 years with 40th anniversary vinyl, new coloring book
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Carach Angren’s Ardek unveils track-by-track breakdown of new EP The Cult of Kariba
Dutch horror metal masters Carach Angren are back with more symphonic nightmares to share in their new EP, The Cult of Kariba, out Friday (17th) via Season of Mist. Just in time for the Halloween season, the haunting new EP expands on the legends first explored in...
Video Premiere: In Virtue – “Desolation Throne”
Los Angeles progressive power metal outfit In Virtue, featuring vocalist/guitarist Trey Xavier, also known as the founder of GearGods.net, have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere a video for their latest single, “Desolation Throne.” The track is taken from their...
New & Noteworthy: The Releases Don’t Die 12/27/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of 2024 includes new music from Dominum and Genocide Kommando among the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...
New & Noteworthy: Post Releases – 12/20/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. As we near the end of the year, this next-to-last week of 2024 sees new releases from the likes of Subway to Sally, Epitaph and Pandemic...
New & Noteworthy: Fasomas releases – 12/13/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s releases include works from the likes of Mörk Gryning, Fatal Embrace, Dark Embrace and Orbiter among the...