Two decades in, Swedish power metal veterans Bloodbound are ready for their next chapter with album number eleven. Field Of Swords, out today (21st) via Napalm Records, marks the group's first record with the label. Metal Insider caught up with guitarist Tomas Olsson...
Helloween to hit studio in October; also release music video for ‘Straight Out of Hell’
[youtube]http://youtu.be/GkLbOoGC2PY[/youtube] German power metal pioneers Helloween are returning to the studio this October to record the follow up to their acclaimed 2013 release Straight Out of Hell. They announced that they expect to see the album released in...Meshuggah will re-release one-song EP with bonus content
Long songs are nothing new to the metal world, especially not the realms of progressive or technical metal. That’s one of the reasons why Meshuggah’s 2003 I EP was so beloved by fans. If you’re a beginner Meshuggah fan, then I is basically an...Belphegor streaming entire new album on YouTube
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW0puOh1W0s[/youtube] Austrian blackened death metallers Belphegor released their tenth album Conjuring the Dead this week, and if you want evil, this album has it in spades. To describe Belphegor’s sound, I like to use...Jari Mäenpää of Wintersun discusses crowd-funding while on a label contract
Two years after the release of Wintersun’s second album, Time I, fans are anxiously waiting for information regarding the release of its follow-up, Time II. Today, band mastermind Jari Mäenpää took to Facebook to discuss the obstacles facing the album’s...Follow Us
Interview: Tomas Olsson on Bloodbound’s 20-year legacy and new album ‘Field of Swords’
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Interview: The Devil Wears Prada’s Mike Hranica talks new album ‘Flowers’
The Devil Wears Prada have never taken the easy route. Two decades into their career, the band continues to evolve while refusing to gloss over the harder parts of life. Their ninth studio album, Flowers (out November 14, 2025, via Solid State Records; read our...
Megadeth unleash “I Don’t Care” video
Megadeth have dropped a Keith J Leman-directed video for their latest single, "I Don't Care." The track is taken from their upcoming, and final, self-titled studio album, scheduled to arrive on January 23, 2026. Dave Mustaine comments about the single: "How many times...
New & Noteworthy: Lonely Releases – 8/1/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. For the first New Music Friday of August, we’ll see new music from the likes of The Armed, Fit For a King, MOTHS and The Warlocks among...
New & Noteworthy: The Legendary Lost Releases 7/25/2025
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 the return of Alice Cooper, new music from the likes of The Dirty Nil and GWAR, a reworked Bruce Dickinson...
New & Noteworthy: Addicted to Releases – 7/18/2025
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 albums from the likes of Bush, Daron Malakian And Scars On Broadway, Margarita Witch Cult and Slaughter...