The Halo Effect have released a video for their new song, "Cruel Perception." The track is the third single taken from their upcoming album, March Of The Unheard, scheduled to arrive on January 10, 2025, via Nuclear Blast. Guitar wizard and main songwriter Niclas...
Sony Music Sales Drop 14.5% In Last Quarter
DigitalMusicNews.com is reporting that Sony Music’s sales experienced a huge 14.5% decrease during its last quarter, while revenue slipped to $1.72 billion for the three month period (which ended on December 31st). With illegal downloading still reigning supreme, this...Headbangers’ Brawl 2/4: What’s Francis Ford Coppola Know About The Music Industry?
Headbangers’ Brawl is a weekly column where Metal Insider’sBram and Zach take a moment to debate and analyze two opposing sides of a topical issue occurring in the world of metal and/or the music industry. Earlier this week, filmmaker and Sofia Coppola-maker Francis...Surprise, Surprise: Spotify’s U.S. Debut Derailed Again
Last week, we reported that after two years of failed negotiations between record labels and the European music subscription service, Spotify was finally on track to make its’ U.S. debut. This came after news broke that Spotify was able to make a deal with Sony Music,...Columbia, Epic Lose Staffers In Consolidation
According to Billboard, the Sony Music Label Group has cut staff at their labels, consolidating staff at Columbia, Epic and their shared services department. Apparently, about 20 label staffers were let go yesterday. In the past few months, there were also cuts at...Follow Us
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Dream Theater unveil “A Broken Man” visualizer
Dream Theater have released a Wayne Joyner-created visualizer for their new song, “A Broken Man.” The track is the second single taken from their forthcoming sixteenth studio album, Parasomnia, out February 7, 2025, via Inside Out Music/Sony Music. The track explores...
Wardruna share “Birna” video
Norwegian collective Wardruna has released "Birna," the title track from their upcoming album, out January 24 via Sony Music and By Norse Music. Meaning "she-bear" in Old Norse, the song honors the bear as a symbol of nature's guardian. The accompanying video, filmed...
New & Noteworthy: From Releases – 11/15/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees the return of Linkin Park, the debut of Primal Code and new full-lengths from the likes of Poppy, As I Lay Dying...
New & Noteworthy: Permanent Releases – 11/8/2024
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 albums from the likes of Primal Scream, State Champs, Sólstafir, Neal Morse & The Resonance, Bad Astronaut and an...
New & Noteworthy: Sub Rosa in Releases – 11/1/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of November will see the long-awaited returns of The Cure, Beardfish, Planes Mistaken For Stars and Warren...