Ethereal folk trio Auri, featuring Johanna Kurkela, Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish), and Troy Donockley, have announced their third studio album, III – Candles & Beginnings, scheduled to arrive on August 15 via Nuclear Blast. A cinematic video directed by Ville...
The Day That Archie Met KISS…
Something must be going wrong here at Metal Insider, as we apparently just got a news item from 1979. Here goes nothing: KISS have teamed up with Archie Comics to create a four-part story called Archie Meets KISS. The series will reportedly follow the band protecting...How The Battle For Copyright Law Might Affect Metal
As you may know, record labels and musicians are preparing to battle it out over copyright laws concerning ownership over albums. This all pertains to a U.S. copyright law that was amended in 1976, giving artists the right to regain rights to their work after 35...Happy Birthday Rob Halford!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM__lPTWThU[/youtube] Today on this date in 1951, one of heavy metal’s most iconic and outspoken frontmen, Rob Halford, was born. Since joining Judas Priest in 1973, he quickly and deservedly earned the title ‘The...KISS Further Pursues The “Dead People” Market With New Urn
Want to be remembered as a KISS fan even after death, but don’t have the money to pay for a KISS Kasket? Well now you can still represent the KISS Army via cremation. It was announced today that Eternal Image Inc. will be manufacturing a new line of KISS urns. Not...Follow Us
Auri announce unveil “Shieldmaiden” video; new album arriving in August
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Cryptopsy unleash NSFW video for brutal new single “Malicious Needs”
Canadian death metal giants Cryptopsy have dropped a NSFW video for their latest single, "Malicious Needs." The track is taken from their upcoming album, An Insatiable Violence, scheduled to arrive on June 20 via Season of Mist. The track dives into dystopian horror,...
Born of Osiris share “Through Shadows” single; new album arriving in July
Progressive metalcore act Born of Osiris have announced their new album, Through Shadows, is scheduled to arrive on July 11 via Sumerian Records. The group has dropped a video for the title track to coincide with the announcement. Born of Osiris are currently on a...
New & Noteworthy: June 12th, 2020 – New Music Will Come For Us All
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week features the new releases from Aversions Crown, and a few others! For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New &...
New & Noteworthy: June 5th, 2020 – New Music Squasher
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week features the new releases from The Ghost Inside, Currents andmore! For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New &...
New & Noteworthy: May 29th, 2020 – Fields of New Music
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The week features the new releases from Alestorm, Behemoth, and more! For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New &...