Slayer’s landmark 1985 sophomore album, Hell Awaits, will return next spring with a 40th anniversary reissue through Metal Blade Records.The follow-up to 1983’s Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits showcased a darker, more complex evolution of the band’s thrash sound, drawing...
Rumor: Leaked Mayhem Fest 2014 Lineup Includes Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, Suicide Silence, Cannibal Corpse, and More
We’ve still got a few weeks until the lineup for the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival is announced March 31st, but a rumored lineup has appeared online thanks to a possibly leaked ad that can be viewed on The PRP. Included in the lineup are Avenged...
Slayer, Kvelertak, Motorhead, GN’R among Rock on the Range performers
The lineup for this year’s Rock on the Range has been announced, and the annual Columbus, Ohio festival has gotten bigger and more metal than ever before. Expanding to three days this year, ROTR will take place on May 16th, 17th and 18th. And while the rock fest...Metal By Numbers 9/4: Avenged Sevenfold Top The Charts Once Again
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. You gotta hand it to Avenged Sevenfold: the band has done pretty well with staying on top of things despite the death of The Rev and having a league of haters...Metal By Numbers 8/21: Coheed Top An Otherwise Uneventful Week
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. So there isn’t too much action this week in terms of debuts, but what we do have is pretty cool: a Coheed live album, some German, some black metal, and some...Follow Us
Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits
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Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”
Silver Lining Music will release No Life ’Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ’Em All on Friday (14th), an homage to Metallica’s 1983 debut. The latest single from the compilation comes from metal legends Raven, delivering a rendition of “Metal Militia.”...
Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences
Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Cold Steel stepped into the spotlight with their ferocious debut album, Discipline & Punish, out November 7, 2025, via Spinefarm Records. Blending hardcore and thrash elements, the record was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood...
New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...
New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025
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 new music from the likes of Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...
New & Noteworthy: Will You Haunt Me, With Releases – 5/16/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Bury Tomorrow, Pelican and Steve Von Till,...