A few weeks have flown since we shared 33 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1865 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album...
Watch Emperor’s first live performance in seven years
[youtube]http://youtu.be/0fawxZvLHa4[/youtube] This year, Emperor’s first studio album In the Nightside Eclipse turns 20, and to celebrate, the Norwegian black metal standard-bearers have reunited for the first time since 2007 to play a handful of shows. The...Metal By Numbers 11/6: The Charts Doth Protest The Hero Too Much, Methinks
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. So, apparently every band in the whole damn world had an album debut this week. But there are a lot of awesome bands and albums in there, particularly Protest The...New & Noteworthy, October 29th: All Hell Breaks Loose
It seems appropriate that the week of Halloween would have more metal releases than almost every other week of the year. Be prepared to take notes, because you have tons of choices for new music to get this week! Protest the Hero, Volition (Razor & Tie)...Ihsahn discusses 2014 Emperor reunion and new solo album
With a new solo album out, Das Seelenbrechen, Ihsahn has given an interview speaking at the new album and discussed an upcoming reunion with Emperor. In the interview on soletron.com, the Norwegian black metal singer spoke about the band’s rekindling and also...Follow Us
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Avatar’s Johannes Eckerström talks ‘Don’t Go in the Forest,’ today’s true crime obsession, and opening for Metallica in 2026
Swedish metal giants Avatar have unleashed their new album, Don’t Go in the Forest, on Friday (31st). Known for their elaborate theatrics and always-evolving creativity, the band pushed their craft to the next level with this latest release. The record gets a bit...
Defecto breakdown new album ‘Echoes of Isolation’ with track-by-track guide
Danish metallers Defecto are celebrating the release of their new album, Echoes of Isolation, out now via Frontiers Music Srl. Today (31st), the group teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide. Echoes of Isolation - Concept: This album explores the...
New & Noteworthy: The Return of Releases 3/14/2025 – 02/28/2025
March 14, 2025 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 highly-anticipated albums from the likes of Coheed and...
New & Noteworthy: This Sleepless Releases – 2/14/2025 & 2/21/2025
February 21, 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 albums from the likes of Silverstein, Four Seconds...
New & Noteworthy: Duel – 01/31/2025 & 2/7/2025 Give Us Releases
February 7, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of February sees the highly anticipated return of Dream Theater’s classic line-up, as well...