Understanding Volumes requires a working theory of Los Angeles, not the promotional brochure version, but the one locals accidentally describe when they’re stressed. This is the L.A. where rehearsal spaces are wedged between vape shops and dental offices, where the...
Metal By Numbers 6/8: Black Stone Cherry Must’ve Sold Their Souls To The Devil
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Out of the four metal/hard rock related albums to debut on the charts this week, only one made it into the top 200. Debuting in the top 30 are Southern rockers Black...Metal By Numbers 5/25: You Can’t Fight The Seether
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week’s top hard rock/metal debut comes from Seether with Holding Onto Strings Better Left To Fray. The post-grunge/radio rock band’s sixth album is also their...New & Noteworthy, May 17th – Reborn
A major lineup change, especially a vocalist change, earns most bands a one-album grace period to get themselves functioning normally. Some bands survive with the new lineup, and occasionally do better than they used to. Others are incapable of maintaining their past...Hypocrisy, Scar Symmetry, Hate, Blackguard, Swashbuckle Concert Broadcasting Live
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Album Review: Volumes – ‘Mirror Touch’
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Soen unveil third single from upcoming album ‘Reliance’
Swedish progressive metal outfit Soen have unveiled a video for their new single, “Discordia.” The track is the third single taken from their upcoming album, Reliance, scheduled to arrive on January 16, 2026 via Silver Lining Music. Drummer Martin Lopez comments:...
Enthroned’s Nornagest breaks down new album Ashspawn in a Track-by-Track guide
Belgian black metal veterans Enthroned are back with a brand-new chapter as they unveil their twelfth album, Ashspawn, out now via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2019's Cold Black Suns captures the group's occult-driven intensity while marking a powerful return...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Stays Together – 9/26/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The final New Music Friday of September will feature the likes of Geese, The Starting Line, Dying Wish, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and...
New & Noteworthy: AMEN Releases – 9/19/2025
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 likes of Motion City Soundtrack, 38 Special, Bad Cop Bad Cop, I Prevail, Igorrr and Stoned Jesus among the many...
New & Noteworthy: The Blue Releases – 9/12/2025
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 likes of Dance Gavin Dance, Silverstein, Between The Buried And Me, Chameleons, Der Weg Einer Freiheit,...