Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Zacky Vengeance has dropped new music under his real name, Zachary Baker, with his first solo single, "Dark Horse." A full-length album is expected soon. The track marks a stylistic shift, trading Baker's metal roots for a more...
Money problems end 2015 Metal Alliance Tour
Just a few dates into the the fifth installment of the Metal Alliance Tour and it comes to a screeching halt – and just a few days after learning that Entombed was off the tour already and heading back to Sweden! An official press release from Century Media...Goatwhore is taking over our Twitter and Instagram!
While the Metal Alliance tour is in it’s fourth year, it’s definitely the most evil and black of the tour. To get a glimpse behind the tour, which Metal Insider is a co-sponsor of, we’ve enlisted Goatwhore to take over our internets. They’ll be...Metal Alliance Spotlight: Unsigned band Black Crown Initiate discuss joining tour
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It was a good weekend for metal fans in New York City. The Metal Alliance Tour wrapped up it’s run with Anthrax, Exodus, Municipal Waste, Shadows Fall and Holy Grail with not one, but two SOLD OUT shows at the Irving Plaza this weekend. Thus, chances are that...Follow Us
Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance debuts solo single “Dark Horse”
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The Reticent drop “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic)” video
Progressive metal outfit led by Chris Hathcock, The Reticent, have dropped a video for their latest single, “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic).” The track is taken from from the band’s latest album Please, out now via Generation Prog Records. “The Bed of...
Ponte Del Diavolo drop new single “Il veleno della Natura”
Italian blackened post-punk group Ponte Del Diavolo have dropped their new song, “Il veleno della Natura.” The track is the second single taken from their forthcoming album, De Venom Natura, which is scheduled to arrive on February 13, 2026, via Season of Mist. Watch...
New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of November sees releases from the likes of Excide, Blut Aus Nord, Plosivs and Equilibrium amongst the many outstanding...
New & Noteworthy: Field of Releases – 11/21/2025
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 Aerosmith and Yungblud’s collaborative EP and a holiday album from Stryper, as well as new works from...
New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week saw new albums from the likes of Cheap Trick, The Devil Wears Prada, Mezzrow and Of Mice & Men amongst the many...