Slipknot will finally release Look Outside Your Window, a long-rumored collection of previously unreleased material recorded during the sessions for 2008's All Hope Is Gone. The experimental project — created by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Sid Wilson, and Shawn "Clown"...
Fates Warning To Play With Mike Portnoy In Brazil
If you’ve been following Mike Portnoy since his departure from Dream Theater, then you know he’s been keeping himself pretty damn busy. In addition to playing in his own groups like Adrenaline Mob and Flying Colors (plus numerous other projects still in the works),...John Sykes Comments On Past Collaboration With Mike Portnoy, While Richie Kotzen Comments On Rumors
By now, you know that Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Sykes are no longer working together on the project they first revealed this past Summer. While we’ve heard from the former Dream Theater drummer since, the former Thin Lizzy/ Whitesnake guitarist has kept quiet....Are Mike Portnoy And Billy Sheehan Working With Richie Kotzen?
Yesterday, fans were disappointed when Mike Portnoy confirmed he was no longer working with former Whitesnake/ Thin Lizzy guitarist John Sykes. However, the former Dream Theater drummer also revealed that not only was the “secret” bassist none other than Mr. Big’s...Mike Portnoy No Longer Working With Thin Lizzy/Whitesnake Guitarist
Looks like former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy is down one less project. Despite announcing the project on VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show last Summer (which actually aired in October), it has been revealed that Portnoy is no longer working on a project with...Follow Us
Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release
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Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’
Progressive German metal outfit The Hirsch Effekt have unleashed their most melancholic and introspective album yet with Der Brauch on January 30, 2026. Read the review on Metal Insider here. We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Nils Wittrock and bassist/vocalist Ilja...
Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
I don't think I could possibly love a band more than when I'm watching them actively refuse to become a fixed idea. The Hirsch Effekt take up shop in the lab where music feels less like a product and more like a mid-thought transcription from a parallel universe....
New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Sleaford Mods, Greywind, Kreator, Soen...
New & Noteworthy: Break The Releases – 1/9/2026
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week counts new music from the likes of Alter Bridge, The Protomen, Zu Beyond The Black and Bullet amongst the many outstanding...
New & Noteworthy: 2026 Releases have arrived – 1/2/2026
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off 2026, this week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Excavated Graves, Fuath, Wildhunt and Dawnbreaker amongst the...