Power metal warriors Warkings are celebrating their fifth battle, Armageddon. The record dropped on Friday (4th) via Napalm Records. To celebrate the album's arrival, these vikings teamed up with Metal Insider to reveal Five Most Metal Battles Fought by...
The First Unitarian Church sloweth thy shows
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There are a LOT of new albums coming out today! Coming from all over the spectrum and all over the world, today’s release list will be a delight for almost every metal fan out there. Check it all out right here! Devil You Know, The Beauty of Destruction...Follow Us
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Eric Bass (Shinedown) shares track-by-track breakdown of solo album ‘I Had a Name’
Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Eric Bass (Shinedown) released his debut solo album, I Had A Name, earlier this year. Written, recorded, and produced entirely by Bass, the full-length effort introduces listeners to a sprawling dystopian world of his...
Edenbridge return to Steamhammer/SPV; new album arriving in January 2026
Austrian symphonic metal outfit Edenbridge have announced their return to Steamhammer/SPV and will release their new album, Set the Dark on Fire, on January 16, 2026. Led by guitarist/keyboardist Lanvall and vocalist Sabine Edelsbacher, the band is ready for their...
New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases – 6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025
June 20, 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 albums from the likes of Badflower, Cryptopsy, Alestorm, Malevolence and Yungblud, among...
New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...
New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see new music from the likes of Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...