Slayer’s landmark 1985 sophomore album, Hell Awaits, will return next spring with a 40th anniversary reissue through Metal Blade Records.The follow-up to 1983’s Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits showcased a darker, more complex evolution of the band’s thrash sound, drawing...
Testament, Down, High On Fire, Kill Devil Hill added to Motorboat
The maiden voyage of Motörhead’s Motörboat is already looking to be a metalhead’s trip of a lifetime. Billed as “The Loudest Boat in the World,” featuring metal giants Megadeth, Motörhead, and Anthrax, it was certainly looking to live up to its name. With...Headbangers Brawl: Should Pantera reunite with Zakk Wylde or are we selfish for asking?
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’s contributors take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. Talk of the surviving members of Pantera reuniting with Zakk...Pantera reunion still not happening says Vinnie Paul
The metal world has been abuzz recently over the many Pantera covers Phil Anselmo has performed with Black Label Society and Kill Devil Hill. Most recently, Anselmo, Rex Brown, and Zakk Wylde all joined together to play “I’m Broken”, making up three...Philip Anselmo, Zakk Wylde and Rex Brown perform Pantera’s “I’m Broken” together
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsNLaTsf6hE[/youtube] We’ve seen Philip Anselmo play Pantera’s “I’m Broken” with Black Label Society numerous times on the road recently. We’ve also seen Anselmo join his for bandmate Rex Brown onstage to play a few Pantera...Follow Us
Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits
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Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”
Silver Lining Music will release No Life ’Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ’Em All on Friday (14th), an homage to Metallica’s 1983 debut. The latest single from the compilation comes from metal legends Raven, delivering a rendition of “Metal Militia.”...
Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences
Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Cold Steel stepped into the spotlight with their ferocious debut album, Discipline & Punish, out November 7, 2025, via Spinefarm Records. Blending hardcore and thrash elements, the record was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood...
New & Noteworthy: Releases and Monsters – 8/29/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new music from the likes of The Hives, Lathe Of Heaven, Pinkshift, Vicious Rumors and Helloween among the many...
New & Noteworthy: Private Releases – 8/22/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new music from the likes of Deftones, Three Days Grace, Burning Witches, Blackbriar and Arcadia among the many...
New & Noteworthy: Bright as Metal Releases – 08/15 – 08/08/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out. The last couple of weeks have seen new music from the likes of Good Charlotte, Halestorm, Attack! Attack!, Babymetal, Chevelle, Rise Against,...