German progressive death metal outfit Obscura have been faced with a bit of controversy between former members following the release of their latest song, "Evenfall." The track arrived on January 8 and is the second single taken from their upcoming album, A...
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Obscura face controversy from former members while releasing new single “Evenfall”
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Coheed and Cambria announce Summer 2025 tour with Taking Back Sunday
Coheed and Cambria recently dropped a Mason Mercer-directed video for their latest single, "Someone Who Can," from the upcoming album The Father Of Make Believe, due March 14 via Virgin Music Group. The video coincided with the announcement of their North American...
Lacuna Coil share “Gravity” video
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New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Hitting shelves this week, we have the first new material from The Rolling Stones in nearly two decades and a return to form from...
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New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Over the next two weeks, we have the return of Dogstar and prog-rocker Trevor Rabin to look forward to, as well as new works from...
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New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s albums include the debut of a new death metal project from Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen and the return of...