The Smashing Pumpkins have announced their new album, Aghori Mhori Mei, is set to arrive on August 2. This announcement comes ahead of their North American tour, with Green Day starting later this month. Aghori Mhori Mei marks the band's thirteenth album, following...
Listen to the debut album from Krokodil now
What would it sound like if members of djent forerunners SikTh, Gallows, Hexes and maybe Slipknot (but let’s be honest, totally a member of Slipknot) jammed together? It might sound like Krokodil, whose debut album, Nachash, is out in stores today. The end...Photos: Knotfest 2014
Two weeks ago, the Knotfest marked the return of Slipknot. The three-day festival featured a killer lineup, and more importantly, two full nights of headlining sets from Slipknot, their first shows in support of .5: The Gray Chapter, which would go on to be the #1...Metal Power Rankings: Rise of the Machine
Welcome to our second week of Metal Power Rankings, a weekly look at the movers and shakers in the metal world. Our weekly rankings take a number of factors into account: newsworthiness, record sales, internet buzz, word of mouth and overall importance in the genre....Metal By Numbers 11/6: Here Come The Brides
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Another day, another band people dislike hitting the charts. But hey, there’s so many other major debuts that we’re sure you won’t even notice (even...Follow Us
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Simone Simons unveils “R.E.D.” video
Epica vocalist Simone Simons is gearing up for her debut solo album, Vermillion, out August 23rd via Nuclear Blast Records. Today (18th), the singer has unveiled a video for the song "R.E.D." Simons and Arjen Lucassen comment: "R.E.D. deals with the rise of artificial...
Gaerea unveil “Hope Shatters” single; new album arriving in October
Portuguese extreme masked metal outfit Gaerea have announced their fourth album, Coma, is scheduled to arrive on October 25 via Season of Mist. To celebrate the upcoming effort, the group has dropped a Dariusz Szermanowicz-directed video for their latest single, "Hope...
New & Noteworthy, May 6th – Angels of Fire
April showers brought May showers here at Metal Insider HQ, but we're not letting that rain on our parade. With new albums from Gojira, Hatebreed, DevilDriver, and many more coming soon, May is shaping up to be a great month. For now, let's enjoy the new music coming...
New & Noteworthy, April 29th – Allure
The tempo shift in the release calendar begins today, with the release of an album that ranks among the most highly-anticipated for all of 2016. That label is not said with any degree of hyperbole either - music sites (including us) have been talking about this album...
New & Noteworthy, April 22nd – I’m Ready
We're on the way to some highly anticipated releases, and it starts today with some big names. The anticipation is building towards a busy summer release calendar. Dive right in, because it's only going to get busier and more enthralling as the weeks continue. ...