Nuclear Blast Records has signed HOKKA, a new Finnish rock supergroup featuring former Blind Channel frontman Joel Hokka, The Rasmus founding guitarist Pauli Rantasalmi, and rising drummer Jimi Aslak. The band makes their official musical debut with a video for their...
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Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 11/11/2025
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 48 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 53 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything,...
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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...
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