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...
Metal By Numbers 10/16: The Charts Are Getting Korny
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. It’s that time again: the charts are topped by a band that many people consider to be A. Past their prime, B. Not actually metal, C. Are just not good, or D....Metal By Numbers 10/9: Rush Remix The Charts
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. You may have heard of something called the “loudness war”, a term applied to albums that are mixed in a manner to make it sound…well, louder. This...Korn Streaming New Album ‘The Paradigm Shift’ Online, Add Scar The Martyr To Tour With Rob Zombie
We’ve heard songs and snippets from Korn’s new album, The Paradigm Shift. Now, a few days in advance of its release, fans can hear the album in its entirety online. Thanks to Pandora Premieres, Korn’s first album with Brian “Head” Welch since 2003 is streaming online...New & Noteworthy, October 1st: Stranger (With a Familiar Face)
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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: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...
New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025
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 new music from the likes of Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...
New & Noteworthy: Will You Haunt Me, With Releases – 5/16/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Bury Tomorrow, Pelican and Steve Von Till,...