German progressive/technical death metal masters Obscura have announced their new album, A Sonication, is scheduled to arrive on February 7, 2025, via Nuclear Blast. The album marks the second installment of their conceptual trilogy, and overall follow-up from 2021's...
Metal Insider’s Top 5: “Reunion Albums” we wish would become a reality
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Last week, our buds at Metal Sucks and Noisey debated whether or not the reunited At The Gates should make their way back into the studio and record a new album. Then this...Slayer, Quicksand, Gojira, FLAG And More Confirmed For 2013 Fun Fun Fun Fest
Slayer seemed to have a lot of fun at Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest back in 2011 (a lot of fun). Now Slayer are returning for yet another year of fun in Texas, as they’ve been confirmed for this year’s edition. Slayer joins big names like Snoop Dogg (or Snoop Lion),...Video: Quicksand Live From Slim’s
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R05ijOmVaXE[/youtube] Last week was a good one to be a music fan in San Francisco. Converse Represent brought by our unofficial count, an assload of bands to play Slim’s in San Francisco from June 23 – 27th....Chicago’s Riotfest Returns With A Crazy Lineup
What would you say if we told you that Motorhead, GWAR, Quicksand, Glassjaw and Bad Brains and The Devil Wears Prada were playing a festival. Pretty cool, right? What about if we told you they were also appearing with the likes of Fall Out Boy, Blondie, Public Enemy...Follow Us
Obscura unveil “Silver Linings” video; new album arriving in February
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Spiritbox unveil “Perfect Soul” video; new album arriving in March
Spiritbox have revealed their second album, Tsunami Sea, set to release on March 7, 2025 via Pale Chord and Rise Records. To accompany the announcement, the group has unveiled a Dylan Hryciuk-directed video for their new single, "Perfect Soul." The Canadian metal...
Poppy unveils “the centers falling out” performance video
Poppy's new album, Negative Spaces has dropped today (15th) via Sumerian Spaces. The innovative artist has unveiled a performance video for the song "the centers falling out," in celebration of her latest effort's arrival. Poppy is set to kick off 2025 supporting...
New & Noteworthy: Myths of Releases – 3/22/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among this week’s new albums are the returns of Gossip and Brodequin, as well as highly-anticipated works from Elbow, The Jesus...
New & Noteworthy: Warp Speed Invincible Project Releases – 3/1/2024 – 3/15/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases hitting shelves. The last couple of weeks saw new music from the likes of Waves In Autumn, Bruce Dickinson, Ministry, Kaiser Chiefs, Judas Priest, The...
New & Noteworthy: The Other Side of Releases – 2/23/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the releases on this packed New Music Friday, we will see the returns of Modern English, Job For A Cowboy and Sleepytime...