French melodic death metal outfit Aephanemer are celebrating the release of their fourth studio album, Utopie, out today, October 31, 2025, via Napalm Records. To continue with the celebration, the group has teamed up with Metal Insider for a track-by-track guide....
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
Aephanemer unveil track-by-track breakdown of new album ‘Utopie’
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ODC mark the release of debut album ‘Twisted Love’ with track-by-track feature
French modern rock outfit ODC have dropped their long-awaited debut album, Twisted Love, out now (31st) via BLKIIBLK. To celebrate the release, ODC teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide. Album Overview — Twisted Love Twisted Love is a distorted...
Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil to release memoir ‘A Screaming Life’ in May 2026
Soundgarden founding guitarist Kim Thayil will release his memoir, A Screaming Life: Into The Superunknown With Soundgarden And Beyond, on May 19, 2026 via William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins. The book traces Soundgarden's journey from Seattle's underground...
New & Noteworthy: New Year, New Releases – 1/3/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. To Start off 2025, this week sees new music from the likes of Megafauna and Patriarkh among the outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...
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...