Slipknot will finally release Look Outside Your Window, a long-rumored collection of previously unreleased material recorded during the sessions for 2008's All Hope Is Gone. The experimental project — created by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Sid Wilson, and Shawn "Clown"...
Former Iron Thrones Bassist Returns With Witchripper
Just last week, Metal Injection brought us up to date on the whereabouts of Iron Thrones, the band that won our No Label Needed contest and series. The band had disbanded earlier this year, with vocalist Adam Clemens joining Profound Lore black metal band Wolvhammer,...Unsigned And Streamed: Stream Orwell’s Entire Album, AVOHFASIH
Those of you that were around for Metal Insider’s “No Label Needed” contest and series likely remember Orwell as one of the finalists. Ultimately, Iron Thrones won the contest, but many realized that Orwell were a band to keep their eye on. In fact,...Follow No Label Needed Winners Iron Thrones’ Blog Updates
Those of you following the No Label Needed Contest and Series presented by Scion know that Iron Thrones narrowly won the contest. What you probably don’t know is that Metal Insider shares a wall with the Machine Shop, the studio where they’re recording. So...Follow Us
Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release
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Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’
Progressive German metal outfit The Hirsch Effekt have unleashed their most melancholic and introspective album yet with Der Brauch on January 30, 2026. Read the review on Metal Insider here. We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Nils Wittrock and bassist/vocalist Ilja...
Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
I don't think I could possibly love a band more than when I'm watching them actively refuse to become a fixed idea. The Hirsch Effekt take up shop in the lab where music feels less like a product and more like a mid-thought transcription from a parallel universe....
New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026
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 albums include music from the likes of Blackwater Holylight, Buzzcocks, Kula Shaker and MØL amongst the many outstanding...
New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week finds albums from the likes of Megadeth, Poppy, The Format, Crystal Lake, The Damned, Goldfinger and Rotting Christ...
New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Sleaford Mods, Greywind, Kreator, Soen...