Slayer’s landmark 1985 sophomore album, Hell Awaits, will return next spring with a 40th anniversary reissue through Metal Blade Records.The follow-up to 1983’s Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits showcased a darker, more complex evolution of the band’s thrash sound, drawing...
Former Metallica Bassist Jason Newsted Announces Comeback
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_2l9lLbxnQ[/youtube] It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Jason Newsted. The onetime Flotsam and Jetsam bassist was plucked from relative obscurity to play bass for Metallica following the death of Cliff Burton...James Hetfield Still Thinks Dave Mustaine Talks Too Much
It’s been well documented about how Dave Mustaine held a grudge with Metallica long after getting ousted pre-Kill Em’ All. It wasn’t until the Big 4 shows that the Megadeth frontman finally made amends with his former bandmates in Metallica. In fact, now he’s best...Dave Mustaine, Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Halford, Glenn Danzig And More Join Metallica Onstage For Last Two 30th Anniversary Shows
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2R6HMwhvj8[/youtube] This past weekend, Metallica performed the last two nights of their intimate 30th Anniversary shows at the Filmore in San Francisco. And like the first and second nights, the last two shows were jam packed...Metallica Perform Another Unreleased Song, Joined Onstage By Mercyful Fate And Others During 2nd Night Of 30th Anniversary Shows
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1mRQXRsQao[/youtube] During the second night of their intimate 30th Anniversary shows at the Filmore in San Francisco (December 7), Metallica performed yet another song that was recorded during the Death Magnetic sessions but...Follow Us
Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits
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Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”
Silver Lining Music will release No Life ’Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ’Em All on Friday (14th), an homage to Metallica’s 1983 debut. The latest single from the compilation comes from metal legends Raven, delivering a rendition of “Metal Militia.”...
Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences
Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Cold Steel stepped into the spotlight with their ferocious debut album, Discipline & Punish, out November 7, 2025, via Spinefarm Records. Blending hardcore and thrash elements, the record was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood...
New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025
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...
New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see new music from the likes of Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...
New & Noteworthy: Will You Haunt Me, With Releases – 5/16/2025
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 releases from the likes of Bury Tomorrow, Pelican and Steve Von Till,...