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...
Exclusive: Jungle Rot’s Jimmy Genenz Gives Bass Demonstration Of “Pronounced Dead”
[youtube width=”500″ height=”344″]http://youtu.be/6dwupcJaS4s[/youtube] Fans of Jungle Rot know very well that their riffs are just as brutal as their cocktails. And the same goes for Jimmy Genenz’s bass playing. Don’t believe us? Then you...Metal By Numbers 4/24: The Charts Look Like They’ve Seen A Ghost
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Did Ghost really get paid $750,000 to sign with Universal? Probably not, but the unsubstantiated rumor has flown around the internet since before they were even...Metal By Numbers 4/17: Outlaw Devices And Shady Houses
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Last week on Headbanger’s Brawl, we all discussed how Volbeat, Stone Sour, and Device were likely to have big first week sales, though we debated as to who...Mixing It Up With Jungle Rot: A Guide To Brutal Cocktails, Part 2
When not on the road playing brutal death metal, Jungle Rot bassist Jimmy Genenz and guitarist Geoff Bub work as bartenders. With that in mind, we asked the two to share with us some of their weirdest and heaviest drink concoctions in a new column called Mixing It Up...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...