Norwegian collective Wardruna has released "Birna," the title track from their upcoming album, out January 24 via Sony Music and By Norse Music. Meaning "she-bear" in Old Norse, the song honors the bear as a symbol of nature's guardian. The accompanying video, filmed...
Nick Oliveri Appearing On New Queens Of The Stone Age Album AND Rejoining Kyuss Lives!?
The new Queens Of The Stone Age album already has Dave Grohl playing drums and a guest appearance from Trent Reznor. Now there’s one more name we can add to the album’s credits: former bassist Nick Oliveri. According to a Facebook post made by his group Mondo...Queens Of The Stone Age Recording New Album
There are a lot of bands that issue exhaustive updates on the recording processes of their next album, shooting videos with updates, showing the monotony of tracking instruments over and over again, and giving a preview of a track or two. And then there’s Queens...Court Ruling Issued On Kyuss Lawsuit
It’s been about six months since Joshua Homme and Scott Reeder filed suit against vocalist John Garcia and drummer Brant Bjork in an attempt to bar them from using the Kyuss trademark while touring and recording under the moniker Kyuss Lives! This past Monday, though,...Nick Oliveri Cuts A Deal To Avoid Jail Time
Over a year ago, Nick Oliveri made headlines for his four-hour standoff with a S.W.A.T. team in LA. The incident lead to his public arrest and threatened to send him to jail for up to 15 years. Last week, though, the former Queens Of The Stone Age/Kyuss bassist...Follow Us
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All That Remains reveal details for new album ‘Antifragile’
Massachusetts metal giants All That Remains have announced their new album, Antifragile, which is scheduled to arrive on January 31st, 2025. The tenth studio album marks the band's first record since 2018's Victim of the New Disease. Pre-order the album at this...
Paws, Pets & Metal: Bumblefoot honors his cat with “Simon in Space” single; album out in January
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider's column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We caught up with the legendary Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal in perfect timing, as his brand new single,...
New & Noteworthy: PowerReleases – October 25 – August 2, 2024
Editor's Note: New & Noteworthy has finally returned! After a lengthy delay with server issues, Metal Insider is back and here's all the New & Noteworthy releases from August 2nd - October 25th, including new playlists added and updated. Enjoy! October...
New & Noteworthy: Wake Up the July 2024 Releases
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. July is filled with new music from supergroups Category 7 and Painted Shield, live albums from Ghost and Metal Church, fictitious band...
New & Noteworthy: Manual Fire Releases 6/21/2024 – 6/28/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The next couple of weeks will see the returns of Kittie, earthtone9, The Story So Far and Dirty Three, debuts from O. and Mighty Mighty...