We’re nearing the final quarter of 2025, with 1,284 New & Noteworthy metal releases already on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album announcements. To help you catch up, Metal...
System Of A Down, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Lamb Of God And More Confirmed For Heavy T.O. And Heavy MTL
For the past few years, Montreal’s Heavy MTL has had some pretty solid lineups, while last year’s inaugural Heavy T.O. extended the festival to Toronto. And this year’s bill is no different, with System Of A Down, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Lamb Of God and...Metallica Adds Custom Car And Motorcycle Show To Orion Festival
Before Suicidal Tendencies, Sepultura and other heavy bands were added to Metallica’s Orion Music & More, many complained that the festival wasn’t metal enough. However, we doubt that adding a car and motorcycle show to the two day event was exactly what fans...Metallica 3D Movie Officially Confirmed
One of the biggest postss we wrote last year concerned Metallica releasing a 3D movie, a rumor the band themselves shot down. Well now James, Kirk, Lars and the guy from Infectious Grooves have got to be eating their words, as the band’s website announced today...Video: Members Of Black Sabbath, Disturbed And Rage Against The Machine Play “Mob Rules” At Dimebash
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRKzesITBHU[/youtube] Last week, some of metal’s elite came together for Dimebash, an event held in honor of the late Dimebag Darrell. The night was filled with many special moments, including Dimebag’s former Pantera band mate...Follow Us
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Album Review: Auri – ‘III: Candles and Beginnings’
“We are the stuff of lovely oddities.” -Oh Lovely Oddities. When it comes to music that finds beauty in the mundane and romanticizes life itself, no band does it better than folk/world multigenre band Auri. Their third album, III: Candles and Beginnings, is no...
Megadeth 2026: Final studio album, global farewell tour, and new Dave Mustaine memoir set for next year
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has announced that the band’s next studio album, due in early 2026, will be his final record. Shared with fans via his Vic Rattlehead persona, the statement also confirmed a global farewell tour launching next year, with the first dates...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Out – 10/20/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Hitting shelves this week, we have the first new material from The Rolling Stones in nearly two decades and a return to form from...
New & Noteworthy: Goodnight, Releases, I Love U, Listen – 10/6/2023 – 10/13/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Over the next two weeks, we have the return of Dogstar and prog-rocker Trevor Rabin to look forward to, as well as new works from...
New & Noteworthy: The releases ride again 9/29/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s albums include the debut of a new death metal project from Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen and the return of...