2000 marked a pivotal year for the rise of nu metal. While the genre had already exploded by the mid-to-late nineties, the turn of the millennium felt like its mecca, when bands like Slipknot, Linkin Park, Deftones, KoRn, Disturbed, and System of a Down (to name a...
This Is An…Interesting Danzig Cover
Ever wanted to hear a female electronic cover of a Danzig song? Oh, you didn’t? Too bad… Pitchfork is currently streaming a cover of Danzig’s “Soul On Fire” recorded by EMA (ex-Gowns singer Erika M. Anderson). Though it reportedly won’t appear on her debut solo...Danzig Has A Twist Of “Can’t” At Minneapolis Club
Glenn Danzig is a pretty short guy, so his excuse for pulling out of a show Tuesday night at The Cabooze in Minneapolis doesn’t really seem all that legit. According to the Minneapolis City Pages, he told the venue that the ceiling wasn’t high enough, and...Danzig: He’s Just Like Us!
If the picture to the right looks like Glenn Danzig buying cat litter while wearing a Danzig shirt, that’s because that’s exactly what’s going on. I’m not sure of when this picture was taken or its origin, but it’s been floating around...Metal By Numbers 4/7: Oh What A Slow Week For Metal
By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week as well as what’s getting played at metal radio courtesy of radio trade magazine FMQB, whose metal panel consists of about 80 college and commercial stations that have metal...Follow Us
Album Review: Orbit Culture’s Death Above Life & Interview with Niklas Karlsson
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Hei’An’s Matic Blagonič share track-by-track guide for new album ‘Kiss Our Ghosts Goodbye’
Metal Insider first caught Hei'An back in 2023 during their debut appearance at 70000tons of Metal, where the Slovenian modern metal outfit impressed us ever-since. Now, vocalist Matic Blagonič has teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide of their...
Kreator announce new album ‘Krushers of the World,’ share new single “Seven Serpents”
German thrash legends Kreator will release their sixteenth studio album, Krushers of the World, on January 16, 2026, via Nuclear Blast Records. Produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, with artwork by Zbigniew Bielak, the record follows the band's recent...
New & Noteworthy: PowerReleases – October 25 – August 2, 2024
Editor's Note: New & Noteworthy has finally returned! After a lengthy delay with server issues, Metal Insider is back and here's all the New & Noteworthy releases from August 2nd - October 25th, including new playlists added and updated. Enjoy! October...
New & Noteworthy: Wake Up the July 2024 Releases
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. July is filled with new music from supergroups Category 7 and Painted Shield, live albums from Ghost and Metal Church, fictitious band...
New & Noteworthy: Manual Fire Releases 6/21/2024 – 6/28/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The next couple of weeks will see the returns of Kittie, earthtone9, The Story So Far and Dirty Three, debuts from O. and Mighty Mighty...