Slayer’s landmark 1985 sophomore album, Hell Awaits, will return next spring with a 40th anniversary reissue through Metal Blade Records.The follow-up to 1983’s Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits showcased a darker, more complex evolution of the band’s thrash sound, drawing...
Flotsam and Jetsam Set To Release Re-Recording of ‘No Place for Disgrace;’ Stream For “P.A.A.B”
[youtube]http://youtu.be/DDFPe8dTPcY[/youtube] Back in 2006, Flotsam and Jetsam remixed and remastered their debut album Doomsday For The Deceiver (a.k.a. the one with Jason Newsted on it). Instead of doing the same for their sophomore album, the band just decided to...Metal By Numbers 5/1: Rob Zombie Rats Out the Charts
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Was there ever a Rob Zombie album where he didn’t have a menacing look on his face under a tangled mass of hair? You know, as if he’s trying to say...Testament Announces North American Tour With Overkill And Flotsam And Jetsam
Testament spent a good chunk of 2011 and 2012 touring with Anthrax and Death Angel. And now the group will kick off 2013 with another thrash-tastic touring featuring Overkill, Flotsam And Jetsam and 4ARM. The Dark Roots Of Thrash tour kicks off on January 30 in San...Flotsam And Jetsam Singer’s Son Is A Contestant On ‘American Idol’
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZW2H16X7BM[/youtube] Chances are that a majority of our readership doesn’t watch American Idol (we prefer The Voice ourselves). However, if you did catch last night’s (February 22) episode, then you likely saw Flotsam And...Follow Us
Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits
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Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”
Silver Lining Music will release No Life ’Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ’Em All on Friday (14th), an homage to Metallica’s 1983 debut. The latest single from the compilation comes from metal legends Raven, delivering a rendition of “Metal Militia.”...
Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences
Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Cold Steel stepped into the spotlight with their ferocious debut album, Discipline & Punish, out November 7, 2025, via Spinefarm Records. Blending hardcore and thrash elements, the record was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood...
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...
New & Noteworthy: Will You Haunt Me, With Releases – 5/16/2025
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 releases from the likes of Bury Tomorrow, Pelican and Steve Von Till,...