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Explore 26 New albums just announced – 9/22/2025

Explore 26 New albums just announced – 9/22/2025

by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 22, 2025 | Lists, New Music, Releases

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...
Riot Fest unveils 2023 Line-Up: Foo Fighters, The Mars Volta, Queens of The Stone Age, and more!

Riot Fest unveils 2023 Line-Up: Foo Fighters, The Mars Volta, Queens of The Stone Age, and more!

by Zenae Zukowski | May 17, 2023 | News

  Chicago’s Riot Fest has just dropped one jaw-dropping line-up for 2023. Headliners include rock legends Foo Fighters, The Cure, The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, and Queens of the Stone Age. But that’s not all—joining the ranks are Turnstile,...
Welcome To Rockville welcomes Pantera, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Slipknot and many more

Welcome To Rockville welcomes Pantera, Tool, Avenged Sevenfold, Slipknot and many more

by Sean Matthews | Dec 15, 2022 | Festivals, News

    The 12th edition of Welcome To Rockville was announced today after weeks of teaser videos, and posts from the masterminds at Danny Wimmer Presents. This upcoming May 18th-21st, 2023, Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida will once...
Metal Insider’s Mark Smitty Neal’s top picks of 2021

Metal Insider’s Mark Smitty Neal’s top picks of 2021

by Mark Smitty Neal | Dec 30, 2021 | Lists, Top 10

  Here are my picks for 2021.   Top Ten Albums of the Year:   10) Carcass, Torn Arteries (Nuclear Blast) Key Track: “Kelly’s Meat Emporium”           09) The Bronx, VI (Cooking Vinyl) Key Track:...
Metal By Numbers 11/17: Bullet For My Charts

Metal By Numbers 11/17: Bullet For My Charts

by Chris Annunziata | Nov 17, 2021 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Charts are here and on time! Compared to last week, this week’s numbers were underwhelming. Last week, Mastodon topped our charts with 17,600 sold but this week...
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Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance debuts solo single “Dark Horse”
Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance debuts solo single “Dark Horse”

Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Zacky Vengeance has dropped new music under his real name, Zachary Baker, with his first solo single, "Dark Horse." A full-length album is expected soon. The track marks a stylistic shift, trading Baker's metal roots for a more...

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The Reticent drop “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic)” video
The Reticent drop “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic)” video

Progressive metal outfit led by Chris Hathcock, The Reticent, have dropped a video for their latest single, “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic).” The track is taken from from the band’s latest album Please, out now via Generation Prog Records. “The Bed of...

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Ponte Del Diavolo drop new single “Il veleno della Natura”
Ponte Del Diavolo drop new single “Il veleno della Natura”

Italian blackened post-punk group Ponte Del Diavolo have dropped their new song, “Il veleno della Natura.” The track is the second single taken from their forthcoming album, De Venom Natura, which is scheduled to arrive on February 13, 2026, via Season of Mist. Watch...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025

New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new muisc from the likes of Peter Criss, Dead Sun and Lychgate amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...

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New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This New Music Friday sees new releases from the likes of Volumes, Lord Of The Lost and Windswept, as well as the debut full-length...

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New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025

New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off the month of December, we will see new releases from the likes of Enthroned, Upon A Burning Body, and Blood Red Throne, as...

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