Swedish progressive metal giants Opeth have announced their overall 14th album, The Last Will & Testament, is scheduled to arrive on October 11 via Reigning Phoenix Music / Moderbolaget. To celebrate the announcement the group released the first single, "§1."...
Metal By Numbers 3/28: The Charts Make Us Unsane
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How does an Australian wind up running the American arm of influential UK metal label Earache? It’s kind of a long story, but Al Dawson was more than happy to oblige. Starting out as a tape trader in the ’80s (he was thanked on a 1984 compilation by...Unsigned & Streamed: Gross Misconduct
Why should major label bands be the only ones who get love? Unsigned & Streamed is a new column where we stream a song from an unsigned band we at Metal Insider really dig. This week, we’re putting the spotlight on Vancouver’s Gross Misconduct. Since releasing...Metal By Numbers 3/15: Every Time I Tie With Jeezy
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Only three hard rock or metal debuts made it onto the charts this week. However, not only does Every Time I Die have the top metal debut, but they also had a very...Follow Us
Opeth unveil new single “$1;” new album arriving in October
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Better Lovers share “A White Horse Covered in Blood” video; announce debut album
Newly emerged band Better Lovers, featured in Metal Insider's 2023 year-end list for their EP, announced their highly anticipated debut album. Highly Irresponsible is scheduled to arrive this fall on October 25 via SharpTone Records. Ahead of the album release, the...
Jerry Cantrell shares official video for new single “Vilified”
Jerry Cantrell has released a video for his latest single, "Vilified." The track is the debut single from his upcoming album, I Want Blood, set to drop on October 18. The video, directed by Lorenzo Diego, reflects the album's themes, such as sci-fi and the fear of...
New & Noteworthy: April 23rd, 2021 – Paint The Sky With New Music
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features the posthumous release from Alexi Laiho's Bodom After Midnight, a live Motorhead album, and a couple more!...
New & Noteworthy: April 16th, 2021 –The New Music at Garden’s Gate
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features a new solo release from Cannibal Corpse, Liquid Tension Experiment, Greta Van Fleet, and more! For last week's...
New & Noteworthy: March 26th, 2021 – The Bitter New Music
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features a new solo release from Evanescensce, the end of a hiatus for Genghis Tron, and more! For last week's...