A few weeks have flown since we shared 33 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1865 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album...
King Diamond officially announces North American tour
Well, the rumors have proven to be true: King Diamond will be touring North America this fall. Granted, his slated appearance at Fun Fun Fun Fest essentially confirmed that King Diamond would be embarking on at least a mini-trek. But now we have confirmation that...Swedish Folk Metal band Falconer streaming new album now
After almost a year and a half of complete silence––no touring, no website updates, no Facebook news, nothing at all––Stefan Weinerhall (guitarist/songwriter/founder) came out of nowhere with his announcement that Falconer was indeed back to writing music and they...The best video ever of the day: Allegaeon’s subgenre-crossing ‘1.618’
[youtube]http://youtu.be/ErhgZhhXPvA[/youtube] Colorado’s Allegaeon have been playing their brand of technical, melodic metal for six years now. They’ve just announced their third album, Elements of the Infinite, and have done so via a video,...
Whitechapel’s Phil Bozeman on creating music with “real emotion behind it”
Whitechapel are one of the few bands in the death and metalcore genre that seem to evolve with each release. And with Our Endless War (out on Tuesday, April 29), the Knoxville six piece continue to defy genre pigeonholing. We spoke to singer Phil Bozeman about how...Follow Us
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Avatar’s Johannes Eckerström talks ‘Don’t Go in the Forest,’ today’s true crime obsession, and opening for Metallica in 2026
Swedish metal giants Avatar have unleashed their new album, Don’t Go in the Forest, on Friday (31st). Known for their elaborate theatrics and always-evolving creativity, the band pushed their craft to the next level with this latest release. The record gets a bit...
Defecto breakdown new album ‘Echoes of Isolation’ with track-by-track guide
Danish metallers Defecto are celebrating the release of their new album, Echoes of Isolation, out now via Frontiers Music Srl. Today (31st), the group teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide. Echoes of Isolation - Concept: This album explores the...
New & Noteworthy: This Sleepless Releases – 2/14/2025 & 2/21/2025
February 21, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new albums from the likes of Silverstein, Four Seconds...
New & Noteworthy: Duel – 01/31/2025 & 2/7/2025 Give Us Releases
February 7, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of February sees the highly anticipated return of Dream Theater’s classic line-up, as well...
New & Noteworthy: Releases …Returns! – 1/24/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new music includes the solo returns of Bumblefoot and Dax Riggs, as well as the latest from Mogwai, Bilk and The Great Old...