Nuclear Blast Records has signed HOKKA, a new Finnish rock supergroup featuring former Blind Channel frontman Joel Hokka, The Rasmus founding guitarist Pauli Rantasalmi, and rising drummer Jimi Aslak. The band makes their official musical debut with a video for their...
Tomorrow at CMJ! Scott Ian screening, Incite, ’68, Black Crown Initiate, Toothgrinder showcase
Don’t forget, tomorrow, is Metal Insider day at CMJ! Things will be starting off at 3pm at Saint Vitus Bar (1120 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn NY) with a free screening of Scott Ian’s spoken word DVD/CD, Swearing Words in Glasgow. You’ve already probably...Watch Scott Ian talk about Lemmy getting him drunk for the first time
On Wednesday afternoon from 3-6, Metal Insider will be presenting an exclusive viewing of Scott Ian’s Swearing Words in Glasgow DVD. It’s entirely free, and you should definitely be at Saint Vitus. It’s the next best thing to hanging out with the...Scott Ian DVD viewing party on Wednesday is now sponsored by Smuttynose!
We’ve already lined up a hell of a party on Wednesday afternoon at Saint Vitus. We’ll be presenting a DVD screening of Scott Ian’s Speaking Words in Glasgow from 3-6pm. If you’ve looked at this site in the past two weeks or so, you already know...Scott Ian reiterates that Lars Ulrich was almost fired from Metallica
There’s a lot of people that are of the opinion that Metallica drummer (and most vocal member) Lars Ulrich isn’t a particularly great musician. While we’ll reserve judgment, there have been stories in the past that the band had decided to fire him...Follow Us
Nuclear Blast Records signs Finnish rock supergroup HOKKA
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Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 11/11/2025
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 48 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 53 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything,...
Interview: Omnium Gatherum’s Jukka Pelkonen on celebrating tenth album ‘May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way’ & full breakdown
2026 will mark Omnium Gatherum's thirtieth year as they close 2025 with their tenth studio album, May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way, out November 7, 2025, via Century Media Records. These Finnish melodic death metal giants have reached a milestone that not many...
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,...
New & Noteworthy: Even in Releases – 5/9/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week includes new albums from the likes of Sleep Token, Behemoth, Ghost Bath, Peter Murphy and Tetrarch among the many outstanding...