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Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 50 Albums of 2020

Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 50 Albums of 2020

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 24, 2020 | Lists, Top 50

    2020 kicked off with a bang. Beginning with another successful year at 70000tons of Metal to seeing Heilung, Vader, and Opeth live, what could go wrong? The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the music industry to the point that I don’t know where...
Metal Insider’s Jeff Podoshen’s Top 20 Metal Albums of 2020

Metal Insider’s Jeff Podoshen’s Top 20 Metal Albums of 2020

by Jeff Podoshen | Dec 1, 2020 | Best of 2020, Columns, Lists, News, Top 20

    Well, thankfully 2020 is coming to a close. Good riddance. And while the year itself was awful, the music wasn’t. Lots of great records in 2020 and I listened to a lot of them while staring into the backyard. Here are my top 20 records for 2020....
Interview with Naglfar guitarist Andreas Nilsson on first album in eight years

Interview with Naglfar guitarist Andreas Nilsson on first album in eight years

by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 3, 2020 | Interviews

  Eight years after 2012’s Téras, Naglfar has finally unleashed their new album, Cerecloth, which arrived on May 8th via Century Media Records (order here). We caught up with guitarist Andreas Nilsson to discuss the record, Sweden’s no lockdown...
Metal By Numbers 5/27: Alexandria is burning down the house

Metal By Numbers 5/27: Alexandria is burning down the house

by Matt Brown | May 27, 2020 | Metal By Numbers

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   Hope you all enjoyed your Memorial Day Weekend. I live in Massachusetts, and it finally feels like someone flipped a switch and made it summertime...
Metal By Numbers 5/20: Your fake name is good enough for sales

Metal By Numbers 5/20: Your fake name is good enough for sales

by Matt Brown | May 20, 2020 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   Do I have any Iron & Wine fans in the house who caught my reference in the article title? No? Ah, oh well then. There’s a handful of new albums on...
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Rainbow announce ‘The Temple of the King 1975–1976’ box set
Rainbow announce ‘The Temple of the King 1975–1976’ box set

Rainbow will celebrate the earliest and most influential years of their career with The Temple of the King 1975–1976, a comprehensive 9-CD box set arriving March 6, 2026, via Edsel Records. Newly mastered by Andy Pearce and Matt Wortham, the collection marks the first...

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Gluecifer drop “I’m Ready” Video
Gluecifer drop “I’m Ready” Video

If you’re American, the easiest way to understand Gluecifer is to imagine what it would feel like if a band like the Ramones, or maybe the MC5, disappeared for two decades and then returned without any interest in explaining themselves. No oral history, no apology...

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Catch up now: 6 new songs/videos recently released – 12/22/2025
Catch up now: 6 new songs/videos recently released – 12/22/2025

New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 47 new songs, this week brings a festive batch of six new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected songs...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025

New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new muisc from the likes of Peter Criss, Dead Sun and Lychgate amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...

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New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This New Music Friday sees new releases from the likes of Volumes, Lord Of The Lost and Windswept, as well as the debut full-length...

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New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025

New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off the month of December, we will see new releases from the likes of Enthroned, Upon A Burning Body, and Blood Red Throne, as...

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