Change is inevitable, including starting fresh chapters with a new label. While there have been quite the signings and switch-ups, we narrowed down a list of seven most recently announced within the last week. 01) Armored Saint re-sign with Metal Blade Records:...
Madonna’s Guitarist Signs To Metal Blade
Monte Pittman, probably best known as Madonna’s guitar player, has signed a deal with Metal Blade Records. The release date for his third solo album will be announced shortly. It will be produced by Flemming Rasmussen, who produced Metallica’s Ride the...Metal Insider’s Top 5: Metal Movie Soundtracks
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. This coming Sunday, the 85th annual Oscars award show will air live on TV. Typically, movies’ biggest night of the year makes the Grammys look like Ozzfest. However, with...Metal Insider’s Top 5: Unique Covers Of Songs From ‘Vulgar Display Of Power’
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. In case you missed it, Pantera’s seminal album Vulgar Display Of Power was released on February 25, 1992. While 1990’s Cowboys From Hell was the first of the...Did Madonna Try to Axe NYC Opeth Concert?
From the Metal Insider gossip files: an anonymous source close to the project tells us Madonna nearly ruined over a thousand metalheads’ day this past Tuesday, when Opeth was scheduled to play New York’s Grand Ballroom at The Manhattan. The 1,200 capacity...Follow Us
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Mötley Crüe drop “Dogs of War” video: first song without Mick Mars
Mötley Crüe are back with a brand new song, 'Dogs Of War', marking their first release since parting ways with guitarist Mick Mars with John 5 as his replacement. The track, produced by longtime collaborator Bob Rock, merges old-school vibes with a contemporary twist,...
Hammerfall share “Hail To The King” video; new album arriving in August
Swedish metal giants Hammerfall have announced that their 13th studio album, Avenge The Fallen, will be released on August 9th via Nuclear Blast Records. To give a taste of what's to come, the group has shared a video for their new single, "Hail To The King." Joacim...
New & Noteworthy: God Damned You To Releases – 4/5/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Albums hitting shelves this week include the return of The Libertines, the final album from Cock Sparrer and the debut solo LP from...
New & Noteworthy: Thoughts & Releases – 3/29/2024
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 final album from Sum 41, the debut of Glyph and a tour EP featuring Puscifer, A Perfect Circle and Primus,...
New & Noteworthy: Myths of Releases – 3/22/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among this week’s new albums are the returns of Gossip and Brodequin, as well as highly-anticipated works from Elbow, The Jesus...