Another week and change has gone by since we shared 13 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1,539 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and...
Craig Locicero’s Top 5: Bay Area Thrash Bands And Overall Influences
Craig Locicero has gone from shredding in thrash legends Forbidden to riffing with stoner hard rockers SpiralArms. With that in mind, we asked the guitarist to share both his top five favorite Bay Area thrash bands, as well as his top five influences while playing in...Avenged Sevenfold, AIC, Zombie, Gwar and STP playing Soundwave Festival
The land down under has plans to get hardcore in 2014. The official lineup for next year’s Soundwave Festival has been announced. Dates are confirmed for February and March, so even though Australia might not be right in your backyard, you have some time to save...Stone Temple Pilots to Record New EP, Tour
The current lineup of Stone Temple Pilots features Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington and will record a new EP to be released this fall. The current drama with former singer Scott Weiland doesn’t seem to have too big of an effect on the band, who are clearly...Metal Insider’s Top 5: Defunct Touring Festivals
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Last week, Gigantour kicked off its fifth installment and Mayhem Fest is well into gear. And while the summer is packed with other treks like the Summer Slaughter Tour, the...Follow Us
Explore 26 New albums just announced – 9/22/2025
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EP Review: Wolfheart – ‘Draconian Darkness II’
When it comes to the metal subgenre of melodeath, Wolfheart is one of the best in the category. They balance the dark and heavy riffs with beautiful melodic elements with ease, yet manage to add something fresh and exciting with every release. The band is consistent...
Exclusive Album Stream: Demetrio “Dimitry” Scopelliti – ‘The Revolution of Evolution’
Italian/Norwegian prog metal virtuoso Demetrio "Dimitry" Scopelliti is set to release his new album, The Revolution of Evolution, on September 21st via FusionCore Records. Dimitry has teamed up with Metal Insider for an exclusive full-album stream ahead of the album's...
New & Noteworthy: Myths of Releases – 3/22/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among this week’s new albums are the returns of Gossip and Brodequin, as well as highly-anticipated works from Elbow, The Jesus...
New & Noteworthy: Warp Speed Invincible Project Releases – 3/1/2024 – 3/15/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases hitting shelves. The last couple of weeks saw new music from the likes of Waves In Autumn, Bruce Dickinson, Ministry, Kaiser Chiefs, Judas Priest, The...
New & Noteworthy: The Other Side of Releases – 2/23/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the releases on this packed New Music Friday, we will see the returns of Modern English, Job For A Cowboy and Sleepytime...