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Metallica’s Kirk Hammett celebrates 9 Years of sobriety

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett celebrates 9 Years of sobriety

by Sean Matthews | May 3, 2023 | News

  Metallica guitarist opened up in a recent interview with the fan club magazine So What!, discussing his passion for playing music and performing, stating:  “I love what I do. I love what I fucking do, okay? There’s been times when the negative...
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett celebrates 9 Years of sobriety

Metallica’s James Hetfield “Inspired” by late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell

by Sean Matthews | May 3, 2023 | News

  In a recent interview with SiriusXM’s Jose Mangin on his Metal Ambassador podcast, Metallica’s James Hetfield spoke about the musical influences that inspired their latest album, 72 Seasons. He also discussed his own vocal evolution...
Metal By Numbers: Metallica leads the charts – 4/28/2023

Metal By Numbers: Metallica leads the charts – 4/28/2023

by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 28, 2023 | Metal By Numbers, Metal on Metal

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are the notable debuts and sales from March 31st, April 7th, and 14th. For the April 14th date, it is noteworthy that the Billboard Top 200 chart...
Metal By Numbers: Metallica leads the charts – 4/28/2023

In depth screening & track by track album review: Metallica – ’72 Seasons’

by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 14, 2023 | Reviews

    By now, you’ve read the reviews, watched interviews, and possibly enjoyed seeing if Metallica can actually Master Puppets as their eleventh full length album, (Lux Æterna) 72 Seasons, has finally arrived today (14th) via the band’s own Blackened...
Metal By Numbers: Metallica leads the charts – 4/28/2023

New & Noteworthy: Metallica release day – 04/14-2023

by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 14, 2023 | New & Noteworthy

    New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Metallica’s new album has finally arrived! We’ve been rocking out to this record since last night’s Global Premiere. Were...
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Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos released this week – 9/23/2025
Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos released this week – 9/23/2025

New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 50 new songs, this week (and change) brings a solid batch of 53 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including...

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Explore 26 New albums just announced – 9/22/2025
Explore 26 New albums just announced – 9/22/2025

Another week and change has gone by since we shared 13 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1,539 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...

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EP Review: Wolfheart – ‘Draconian Darkness II’
EP Review: Wolfheart – ‘Draconian Darkness II’

When it comes to the metal subgenre of melodeath, Wolfheart is one of the best in the category. They balance the dark and heavy riffs with beautiful melodic elements with ease, yet manage to add something fresh and exciting with every release. The band is consistent...

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New & Noteworthy: Hell, Fire And Releases – 1/19/2024

New & Noteworthy: Hell, Fire And Releases – 1/19/2024

  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 highly-anticipated works from the likes of Green Day, Sleater-Kinney, Saxon and Neck Deep, among many others....

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New & Noteworthy: Here Comes the Releases – 1/12/2024

New & Noteworthy: Here Comes the Releases – 1/12/2024

  New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. As the 2024 new music cycle revs up, we will see new albums from metal staples The Rods and Magnum, as well as the first original...

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New & Noteworthy: Conditioned for Releases – 1/5/2024

New & Noteworthy: Conditioned for Releases – 1/5/2024

  Metal Insider's New & Noteworthy, the weekly column highlights the latest and most notable rock and metal releases hitting the shelves each week. As we kick off 2024, we see a wave of fresh albums from artists like At The Plates, Cancer Christ, Haywire,...

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