Jerry Cantrell has released a video for the title track of his upcoming album I Want Blood, offering a final preview before its release next Friday (18th). The four-minute track opens with a menacing bass line from Duff McKagan and a building drumbeat from Mike Bordin...
Metal By Numbers 9/28: Respecting Your Heritage Can Help You Sell Records
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. While the top metal/hard rock debut actually comes from post-hardcore band Thrice, it would be unfair to not put the spotlight on Opeth. The Swedish prog metal band’s...Metal By Numbers 9/21: A Dramatic Turn Of Album Sales
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. To say that this is a massive week for metal and hard rock albums on the charts is an understatement. Out of the thirteen new releases, six metal/hard rock albums...Metal By Numbers 9/14: Hanks A Lot
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week Hank III has the top 200 on lockdown! It’s ambitious for anyone to put out three albums in the same week, but not only did Hank Willams Jr’s kid...New & Noteworthy, September 6th – The Fire Dawn
The Summer came and went in a flash, and suddenly it’s Autumn again, with all the usual back-to-school mayhem occurring and the holiday season just over the horizon. For metalheads, this is a bittersweet time, because while the Summer concert festival period is...Follow Us
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Seven Hours After Violet (System of a Down) share “Cry” video
Seven Hours After Violet, the alternative metal project led by System of a Down's Shavo Odadjian, has released a music video for their new single "Cry." The track comes from the band's self-titled debut album, now available via Sumerian Records and 1336 Records. "Cry"...
EP Stream: Maitreya – ‘Auxesis’
Canadian progressive metal band Maitreya are set to release their third EP, Auxesis, tomorrow (11th). The EP showcases the band's growth, featuring complex rhythms and a blend of heavy and melodic elements. Alongside the release, Maitreya has debuted a music video for...
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...
New & Noteworthy: Ridiculous And Full Of Releases 6/14/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This Friday’s releases include new music from legendary artists John Cale and Fu Manchu, long-running bands Annabel, The Early November...