by Elise Yablon | Jan 14, 2026 | New & Noteworthy
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week counts new music from the likes of Alter Bridge, The Protomen, Zu Beyond The Black and Bullet amongst the many outstanding...
by Jordeana Bell | Jan 9, 2026 | Reviews
Hardcore has a branding problem that isn’t musical. Too many people talk about it like it’s supposed to grow out of itself, as if the genre is an asshole teenager who refuses to apply for college. But hardcore was never designed to become something else....
by Jordeana Bell | Jan 5, 2026 | Lists, Top 10
If I could end the year on something that resembled love, and not the aggressive, probationary version we tend to assign to bands whenever a lineup changes, it would require a confession that borders on the statistically irresponsible: an unreasonable amount of great...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 22, 2025 | Lists, New Music, Releases, Video
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 47 new songs, this week brings a festive batch of six new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected songs...
by Jordeana Bell | Dec 2, 2025 | Video
If you’ve ever wondered what it would sound like if a sledgehammer developed a moral philosophy, Lionheart are here again, to provide the answer. Their new single “Roll Call” arrives approximately 12 days after “Bulletproof,” which is exactly the kind of release...