A few weeks have flown since we shared 37 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 2129 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...
No Surprise: Aerosmith’s Sales Have Increased Thanks To American Idol
“It’s going to expand our audience, for sure. People who would never think about seeing Aerosmith might change their minds after seeing him on TV,” Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford told the Boston Herald about band mate Steven Tyler’s appearance as an American...Headbangers’ Brawl 9/23: Should We Care About Steven Tyler Joining American Idol?
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s Bram and Zach take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. After all the “rumors” swirling around Hollywood, and despite...Did Joe Perry Forget Something?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unkHSvSLQqw[/youtube] If you’ve been following TMZ or pretty much any other rock website for the past few months, then you know all about the Aerosmith drama. You’ve all seen Joe Perry hip bump Steven Tyler into the audience,...And A Few Things About Band Lineups
While this is all relatively old news by now (in Internet time, anyway), since we’ve covered these stories before, we’re going to weigh in on a few band announcements and lineup changes: FEAR FACTORY Fear Factory has finally made it official and announced...Follow Us
Explore 22 New albums just announced – 12/15/2025
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Catch up now: 47 new songs/videos recently released – 12/14/2025
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 53 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 47 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything,...
Rammstein’s Till Lindemann unleashes “Alles ändert sich…ich nicht” video
Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann has unleashed a video for his new single, “Alles ändert sich…ich nicht.” The characteristically dark and unsettling clip is directed by Horris & Frances. The track will also be available in physical formats, including “Alles...
New & Noteworthy: Releases We Fall – 10/17/2025
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 Biohazard, Chrissie Hynde, Militarie Gun, All Time Low, Battle Beast and Sabaton amongst...
New & Noteworthy: Para Releases – 10/10/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The sees long-awaited returns from the likes of Yellowcard, Black Eyes, John 5, Testament, Sanguisugabogg, Greyhaven, among the many...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Above Life – 10/3/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The first week of October sees new music from the likes of AFI, Thrice, Agriculture, Hooded Menace, Michael Schenker Group and The Red...