A few weeks have flown since we shared 33 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1865 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 album...
Sixth annual GWAR-B-Q extended, Down, Descendents Goatwhore playing
GWAR is turning 30 and wants everyone at their birthday party – which has just been extended to a 3-day event spanning August 14-16 in Richmond, VA. GWAR-B-Q is an annual celebration thrown by GWAR for fans of GWAR featuring musical performances along with lots...Rex Brown selling Pantera, Down memorabilia
If you’re a Pantera fan, your life just might be about to get a little more Brown. Rex Brown, that is. The Pantera and Down bassist, currently playing in Kill Devil Hill, has just opened up the vault to sell a ton of memorabilia from his time with the two...King Parrot get a Phil Anselmo assist in new video
[youtube]https://youtu.be/6welxMRKZ9Y[/youtube] Australian grind merchants King Parrot must’ve really hit it of with Phil Anselmo when they toured with Down last winter. How else to describe the fact that he signed them to Housecore Records? And is producing...System of a Down, Slayer, Deftones playing Amnesia Rockfest
Aside from the Slipknot/Lamb of God tour and a few other ones, there are still a lot of questions as to what bands we’ll be seeing on the road this Summer. The Mayhem Fest still hasn’t said anything about who’s playing, and while we’ll get to...Follow Us
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Avatar’s Johannes Eckerström talks ‘Don’t Go in the Forest,’ today’s true crime obsession, and opening for Metallica in 2026
Swedish metal giants Avatar have unleashed their new album, Don’t Go in the Forest, on Friday (31st). Known for their elaborate theatrics and always-evolving creativity, the band pushed their craft to the next level with this latest release. The record gets a bit...
Defecto breakdown new album ‘Echoes of Isolation’ with track-by-track guide
Danish metallers Defecto are celebrating the release of their new album, Echoes of Isolation, out now via Frontiers Music Srl. Today (31st), the group teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide. Echoes of Isolation - Concept: This album explores the...
New & Noteworthy: Children of releases 5/2/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first week of May sees new works from the likes of Propagandhi, PUP, Nightfall and Puddle Of Mudd among the many outstanding works...
New & Noteworthy: April’s flood of new music with UNATØNED, Necro, Aspiral (4/25/2025 – 4/11/2025)
April 25, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The final New Music Friday of April will see the return of Billy Idol, new works from Ghost, Machine Head and Wednesday...
New & Noteworthy: The Releases Lens – 4/4/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off April’s release schedule are new albums from the likes of Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Bleed From Within, L.A. Guns,...