Swedish viking metal veterans Månegarm have returned with Edsvuren, released on August 29th via Napalm Records. Marking a powerful new chapter in their 30-year career and continuing their legacy, the record blends Norse mythology, folk traditions, and blackened...
Gojira’s EP Still Needs One More Singer
We’ve already been excited for Gojira’s long awaited new EP, the proceeds of which will be given to the anti-whaling organization Sea Shepherd. Then we lost our minds when we found out that Devin Townsend, Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe, In Flames’ Anders Fridén,...Opeth, Kyuss, And Ghost Add Onto Their Fall Plans
This Fall is shaping up to be epic for metal concerts. And it’s all thanks to tour announcements from Opeth, Kyuss Lives!, and Ghost (oh, well there’s also some other big show happening at Yankee Stadium this September we keep hearing about). First up, Opeth have...Opeth Tour Dates Leaked Online
And so it begins. Opeth recently revealed the release date, track listing, and cover artwork for their 10th studio album Heritage. So while we’re still waiting to get our first taste of the new album, we now know when we’ll get to see the band live again. Our buds at...New & Noteworthy, May 31st – A History of Bad Men
Thus far in 2011, we’ve had our fair share of release weeks dominated by new artists (April 26th and May 10th immediately come to mind). So it only seems fair that we get a week chiefly containing veteran bands maintaining their status in the metal world. And...Follow Us
Månegarm’s Erik Grawslö shares his Top 5 viking metal bands
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Ambush’s Osker Jakobsson share his Top 5 NWOTHM bands
Swedish heavy metal outfit Ambush have released their long-awaited fourth album, Evil In All Dimensions, today (5) via Napalm Records. Packed with unrelenting energy, the record gives a resurgence to traditional heavy metal. To celebrate the release, Ambush’s Osker...
Nine Inch Nails drop new video; faces unexpected Santa moment on tour
Nine Inch Nails have released a Maxime Quoilin-directed video for “As Alive As You Need Me To Be,” the lead single from their Tron: Ares soundtrack, out September 19 via Interscope. The track marks the band’s first official new music in five years. The band is...
New & Noteworthy: Dark Releases – 11/3/2023 -11/10/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Last week saw new albums from the likes of The Struts, Suffocation, Bad Wolves, Spiritbox, Silent Planet, Yawning Balch, Dying...
New & Noteworthy: Forever Releases & Proud – 10/27/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week marks the return of Dokken and The Gaslight Anthem, as well as big releases from the likes of King Gizzard & the...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Out – 10/20/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Hitting shelves this week, we have the first new material from The Rolling Stones in nearly two decades and a return to form from...