by Jillian Drachman | Dec 18, 2025 | Lists, Top 10
“… it’s time to wage war again. Against the modern world.” ~ Mayhem legend Mr. Maniac As 2025 comes to an end, we reflect upon the year’s highlights and brutal disappointments. Top-notch masterworks came in the form of Funeral’s The Funereal...
by Elise Yablon | Dec 8, 2025 | New & Noteworthy
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off the month of December, we will see new releases from the likes of Enthroned, Upon A Burning Body, and Blood Red Throne, as...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 5, 2025 | Guest Blog, New Music, Releases
Belgian black metal veterans Enthroned are back with a brand-new chapter as they unveil their twelfth album, Ashspawn, out now via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2019’s Cold Black Suns captures the group’s occult-driven intensity while marking a powerful...
by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 11, 2025 | Lists, New Music, Releases, Video
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 48 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 53 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything,...
by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 13, 2025 | Lists, New Music, Releases
A few weeks have flown since we shared 26 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1663 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...