Swiss heavy metal outfit Burning Witches have released their sixth studio album, Inquisition, on August 22, 2025 via Napalm Records. Diving into themes of medieval persecution, religious oppression, and resilience, the follow-up to 2023's The Dark Tower, marks a bold...
6 Ways Metallica Really Could Piss Off Fans
Inspired by the reactions of Lulu and the riots in India, NPR blog Monkey See compiled a list of 17 ways Metallica could further “betray” fans. And let’s face it, though no other metal band has accomplished as much as Metallica, they’ve also done their fair share to...Lars Ulrich Calls Not Letting Metallica Songs Be Used In ‘Kill Bill’ His Biggest Creative Mistake
Yesterday, Lars Ulrich contributed a column to Newsweek Magazine called “My Favorite Mistake.” In the piece, the Metallica drummer recalls the time when he failed to get back to director Quentin Tarantino about using the band’s songs in his action thriller Kill Bill:...Lou Reed And Metallica Release EPK For ‘Lulu’
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dtvYPYNZkE[/youtube] Most of the metal community agrees that “The View,” the first single off of Metallica and Lou Reed’s collaborative album Lulu, unfortunately has more flaws than good qualities. While we still want to give...Judas Priest Get A Little Help From Some Famous Friends For New Hits Package
While we love Judas Priest, normally we wouldn’t get too excited over another greatest hits package from the metal gods. They’ve already officially released five compilation albums or packages since 1993. So what makes their sixth compilation The Chosen Few so...Follow Us
Interview: Burning Witches’ Jay Grob talks Inquisition, touring hurdles, and the witch she’d add for a day
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Feuerschwanz’s Ben Metzner talks new album ‘Knightclub’ with track-by-track explainer
Germany’s folk metal unit Feuerschwanz have unveiled their twelfth studio album, Knightclub, out now via Napalm Records. Known for their chaotic, high-energy performances, whether bringing vikings, theatrics, or sheer madness to the stage (as seen during their...
Catch up now: 37 new songs/videos released this week – 8/27/2025
New music continues to spiral its way in. Since our chunk last week with 36 new songs, this week brings a slightly larger round of 37 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including The Halo...
New & Noteworthy: Leviathan Releases 12/15/2023
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 the release of never-before-heard tracks from Stymie and the conclusion of a trilogy from Therion among the...
New & Noteworthy: The beautiful releases of life – 12/8/2023
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 albums from the likes of Dimmu Borgir, Atreyu, Have Mercy and Mars Red Sky, among others. Don’t forget to...
New & Noteworthy: 666 Releases – 12/1/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. On Friday, December 1st we saw the returns of Peter Gabriel and Codeseven, a new take on Visions Of Atlantis' 2022 LP, the debut...