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...
Royal Thunder premiere new song, Forget You
[youtube]http://youtu.be/E8xZjEUERY8[/youtube] Royal Thunder made quite an impression with their debut full length album, CVI a few years ago. Its follow-up, Crooked Doors, will be out on April 7 on Relapse, and the band have premiered the first song from it,...Metal by Numbers: All hail the pale emperor
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. The last time Marilyn Manson released an album, 2012’s Born Villain, it solid about 39,000 copies. He’s got the #6 album in the country right now, which...Metal By Numbers 1/21: We heart Sylosis
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Now that’s more like it! The first good helping of metal debuts for 2015 is spearheaded by some great up-and-comers with one or two oddities thrown in (thanks,...Metal By Numbers 1/14: Babymetal ring in the New Year
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. We have our first debut of 2015! And it’s weirdly appropriate that the band in question is Babymetal. The band spend all last year building up an audience here...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,...