Avantasia, the symphonic power metal project led by mastermind Tobias Sammet, is set to release their tenth studio studio album, Here Be Dragons, via Napalm Records, on February 28, 2025. Marking the band's debut with the label, the record promises to deliver an...
GWAR Covers Kansas, Features New Guitarist
GWAR covers Kansas It seems like only yesterday that GWAR unveiled their latest guitarist, Pustulus Maximus. That’s probably because it was then that the scumdogs of the universe first showed the world the replacement for Flattus Maximus. Thanks to the awesome...GWAR Officially Reveal New Guitarist Pustulus Maximus
Back in August, Dave Brockie revealed the identity of GWAR’s new guitarist, only to get humiliated by his master/alias Oderus Urungus. But this morning, slightly less than a year after the passing of Cory Smoot (Flattus Maximus), it’s been officially announced that...Identity Of New GWAR Guitarist Revealed
It’s been about ten months since the sudden passing of guitarist Cory Smoot. And though they’ve retired the character of Flattus Maximus, GWAR continued on as a four piece on the road. And now it appears that their search for a new Scumdog has come to an end. While an...GWAR Announces “Fate Or Chaos” Tour
Only recently, the annual intergalactic mutant GWAR-BQ had been announced with a hilarious 90-second-trailer. But if one hot afternoon in Richmond, Virginia this coming August is not enough to satisfy your monstrous needs for all that is GWAR, we suggest you check out...Follow Us
Avantasia announce tenth studio album ‘Here Be Dragons’ arriving in February 2025
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ICYMI: Jinjer unleash “Green Serpent” video
Ukrainian progressive metal band Jinjer have unleashed a video for their latest single, "Green Serpent." The track is taken from their forthcoming fifth studio album, Duél, scheduled to arrive on February 7, 2025, via Napalm Records. Watch the clip below and pre-order...
Gary Holt’s memoir ‘A Fabulous Disaster’ arrives April 2025
Exodus/Slayer guitarist Gary Holt will release his memoir, A Fabulous Disaster: From the Garage to Madison Square Garden, The Hard Way, on April 8, 2025, via Hachette Books. Featuring a foreword by Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, the book chronicles Holt's journey...
New & Noteworthy: Dreaming the strife for releases – 11/29/2024
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 November sees albums from the likes of Bedsore, Astral Doors, The Gates Of Slumber and Mefitis, among the many,...
New & Noteworthy: The Last Will and Releases 11/22/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s roster of releases includes albums from the likes of Body Count, Kim Deal and Opeth, as well as the debut of Crossbone...
New & Noteworthy: From Releases – 11/15/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees the return of Linkin Park, the debut of Primal Code and new full-lengths from the likes of Poppy, As I Lay Dying...