by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 23, 2025 | Lists
2025, what an incredible year for music. I want to thank our readers and the Metal Insider team for another year of metal. We sacrifice what we can to support metal and the scene. It’s what we live for. So, thank you for being part of the adventure. While it was...
by Elise Yablon | Apr 29, 2025 | New & Noteworthy
April 25, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The final New Music Friday of April will see the return of Billy Idol, new works from Ghost, Machine Head and Wednesday...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 25, 2023 | Lists
Whether we are still witnessing the aftermath of the pandemic or entering a time when more doors are open for artists to release albums, 2023 has seen a significant number of releases. And may I say, they are really good ones too. From the major players to...
by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 28, 2023 | New & Noteworthy
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. 2023 is flying by with April coming to a close! With the new Elvenking album to the live Cradle of Filth record, there’s so much...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 14, 2017 | New Music, News
Liv Kristine (ex-Leaves’ Eyes/ex-Theatre of Tragedy) has found a new home by joining Midnattsol, as the group’s second vocalist. The symphonic folk metal outfit features Kristine’s younger sister, Carmen Elise Espenaes. Initially, the band planned for her appear...