French melodic death metal outfit Aephanemer are celebrating the release of their fourth studio album, Utopie, out today, October 31, 2025, via Napalm Records. To continue with the celebration, the group has teamed up with Metal Insider for a track-by-track guide....
The Summer Slaughter dates have been announced
We’ve known since last week that Morbid Angel and Dying Fetus are among the acts playing this year’s Summer Slaughter festival. And while the band lineup had been released, only the New York and Los Angeles dates were given at the time. Now it appears that...Morbid Angel, Dying Fetus, The Faceless playing Summer Slaughter tour
The Summer Slaughter tour is always one of the more extreme tours of the summer, and after doling out a bunch of hints about who might be playing via their Facebook, the annual tour’s lineup – and two of its dates – have been announced. Morbid...The Faceless is the latest band being teased for Summer Slaughter
The saga of Summer Slaughter speculation continues with the latest tease coming once again in the form of a song title. This time, the tour’s Facebook page posted this: Son of Belial This is a track from The Faceless’ second album Planetary Duality,...Wes Hauch (Ex-The Faceless) Teaming Up With Ex-Allegaeon and Ex-Decapitated Members
Last month, it was announced that Wes Hauch and The Faceless had parted ways, but it looks like Hauch isn’t planning on just sitting around. On the contrary, he’s teaming up with guitarist Ryan Glisan (ex-Allegaeon) and bassist Marcin Rygiel...Follow Us
Aephanemer unveil track-by-track breakdown of new album ‘Utopie’
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ODC mark the release of debut album ‘Twisted Love’ with track-by-track feature
French modern rock outfit ODC have dropped their long-awaited debut album, Twisted Love, out now (31st) via BLKIIBLK. To celebrate the release, ODC teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide. Album Overview — Twisted Love Twisted Love is a distorted...
Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil to release memoir ‘A Screaming Life’ in May 2026
Soundgarden founding guitarist Kim Thayil will release his memoir, A Screaming Life: Into The Superunknown With Soundgarden And Beyond, on May 19, 2026 via William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins. The book traces Soundgarden's journey from Seattle's underground...
New & Noteworthy: Release Dynasty – 3/28/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The final New Music Friday of March sees highly anticipated albums from The Darkness, Arch Enemy, Memphis May Fire, Sick Puppies and...
New & Noteworthy: The Screaming Of The Releases 3/21/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The first New Music Friday of spring features highly anticipated albums from Cradle of Filth, The Horrors, Gates to Hell, Lordi and Pop...
New & Noteworthy: The Return of Releases 3/14/2025 – 02/28/2025
March 14, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are highly-anticipated albums from the likes of Coheed and...