by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 6, 2025 | Festivals, News
Following the earlier announcement of Behemoth frontman Nergal’s special Sventevith (Storming Near the Baltic) performance with Icelandic black metal force Misþyrming, Beyond the Gates 2026 has announced the third wave of bands. Newly confirmed acts include Testament,...
by Elise Yablon | Oct 13, 2025 | New & Noteworthy
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The sees long-awaited returns from the likes of Yellowcard, Black Eyes, John 5, Testament, Sanguisugabogg, Greyhaven, among the many...
by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 10, 2025 | New Music, Releases, Video
Bay Area thrash legends Testament have unleashed their fourteenth studio album, Para Bellum, today (10th) via Nuclear Blast Records. The record serves as a reflection on humanity’s uneasy relationship with technology and the impacts of disconnection, while...
by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 23, 2025 | Lists, New Music, Releases, Video
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 50 new songs, this week (and change) brings a solid batch of 53 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including...
by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 3, 2025 | Lists, Releases
Another week and change has gone by since we shared 30 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1,381 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...