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...
Relapse Records’ Full Catalog Now Available On Bandcamp
Relapse Records have been one of the few well known metal labels to actively use Bandcamp. Now Relapse has become an even bigger supporter of the “name your price” online platform, having just uploaded their entire catalog on their page. Relapse’s Bandcamp page now...The Black Dahlia Murder Releasing A Split With Pig Destroyer?
Heavy Blog Is Heavy has heard a rumor that will likely please a lot of fans. Around 2005/ 2006, The Black Dahlia Murder and Pig Destroyer each supposedly recorded three punk covers for a split. Though it’s unclear as to why said split was never released, rumor has it...Yankee Fans Like Metal Too
Our friend and die hard Yankee fan Jason Rudolph was watching his team’s game against the Orioles tonight when he noticed an errant foul ball almost taking out a metalhead. Congrats dude, you’re Internet famous. Between Obituary getting a free plug and Pig...Baroness’ John Baizley: On The [Blue] Record
Baroness vocalist/guitarist John Baizley apologizes in advance. Having just become a first time father, he might need to end the interview at a second’s notice. Thankfully that doesn’t happen, but Baizley and the rest of Baroness – Alan Blickle,...Follow Us
Explore 26 New albums just announced – 9/22/2025
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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...
Exclusive Album Stream: Demetrio “Dimitry” Scopelliti – ‘The Revolution of Evolution’
Italian/Norwegian prog metal virtuoso Demetrio "Dimitry" Scopelliti is set to release his new album, The Revolution of Evolution, on September 21st via FusionCore Records. Dimitry has teamed up with Metal Insider for an exclusive full-album stream ahead of the album's...
New & Noteworthy: Release Ballads – 4/12/2024
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 the debut of Jakobs Castle, the return of classic rockers Blue Öyster Cult, Mark Knopfler and James, as well as new...
New & Noteworthy: God Damned You To Releases – 4/5/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Albums hitting shelves this week include the return of The Libertines, the final album from Cock Sparrer and the debut solo LP from...
New & Noteworthy: Thoughts & Releases – 3/29/2024
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 the final album from Sum 41, the debut of Glyph and a tour EP featuring Puscifer, A Perfect Circle and Primus,...