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...
Fallujah sign with Nuclear Blast
Fallujah released one of the most forward-thinking death metal albums of last year with The Flesh Prevails, and while the album just came out last July, they’ve already announced that they’re making the jump from Unique Leader to Nuclear Blast for their...Fallujah announce headlining tour in March
Fallujah have just announced a headlining tour this March, with support from Archspire, Lorna Shore, and The Zenith Passage. This month-long run of dates comes after a February tour where they’ll be supporting The Contortionist, along with Revocation, and...Oceano streaming “Dead Planet” from new album
Oceano is starting 2015 off on a positive note with a brand new album, Ascendants, due out on March 23rd on Earache Records. The Chicgao, IL band just released a track from the upcoming record, “Dead Planet,” which is the first new material from the band...Revocation get a Faceless drummer for upcoming tour
Former The Faceless drummer Alex Rudinger (he left the band last October) will be touring with Revocation on their next tour, filling in for Phil Dubois-Coyne who is on the mend from a broken arm suffered last summer. This news comes from Rudinger who made the...Follow Us
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The Munsens share track-by-track guide of new album ‘Degradation in the Hyperreal’
Denver stoner/doom metal outfit The Munsens have returned with their new album, Degradation in the Hyperreal, now available. The band’s sophomore effort follows their 2019 debut Unhanded. To celebrate the release, The Munsens have teamed up with Metal Insider for an...
Galactic Empire share track-by-track guide to new album ‘Cinemetal’
From a galaxy far, far away, Galactic Empire are back with their latest creation, Cinemetal, out now via Pure Noise Records. Known for their interstellar metal renditions of Star Wars themes, these shredding Sith Lords expanded their horizons, bringing a whole new...
New & Noteworthy: This Sleepless Releases – 2/14/2025 & 2/21/2025
February 21, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new albums from the likes of Silverstein, Four Seconds...
New & Noteworthy: Duel – 01/31/2025 & 2/7/2025 Give Us Releases
February 7, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of February sees the highly anticipated return of Dream Theater’s classic line-up, as well...
New & Noteworthy: Releases …Returns! – 1/24/2025
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 the solo returns of Bumblefoot and Dax Riggs, as well as the latest from Mogwai, Bilk and The Great Old...