A few weeks have flown since we shared 33 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1865 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 album...
Unearth Tap Fear Factory Bassist/Ex-Chimaira Guitarist For Upcoming Tour
Unearth will be kicking off 2013 on the road with Whitechapel and Emmure. However, it turns out bassist John “Slo” Maggard will be absent from the tour to tend to personal matters. Luckily for Unearth, though, they were able to find a fill-in with Fear Factory bassist...Whitechapel To Tour With Miss May I, After The Burial
Whitechapel have announced dates for The Recorruptour. Main support on the tour will come from Miss May I, After The Burial, and The Plot In You, while Structures and Within The Ruins will play on select legs of the trek.New & Noteworthy, April 19th – Unbreakable
For better or worse, there are some bands in metal that persist no matter how much hate is thrown at them. It doesn’t matter if they have no original members left, their sound has changed completely, their genre has been out of popularity for ages, or their core...Follow Us
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Avatar’s Johannes Eckerström talks ‘Don’t Go in the Forest,’ today’s true crime obsession, and opening for Metallica in 2026
Swedish metal giants Avatar have unleashed their new album, Don’t Go in the Forest, on Friday (31st). Known for their elaborate theatrics and always-evolving creativity, the band pushed their craft to the next level with this latest release. The record gets a bit...
Defecto breakdown new album ‘Echoes of Isolation’ with track-by-track guide
Danish metallers Defecto are celebrating the release of their new album, Echoes of Isolation, out now via Frontiers Music Srl. Today (31st), the group teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide. Echoes of Isolation - Concept: This album explores the...
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...
New & Noteworthy: This Sleepless Releases – 2/14/2025 & 2/21/2025
February 21, 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 albums from the likes of Silverstein, Four Seconds...
New & Noteworthy: Duel – 01/31/2025 & 2/7/2025 Give Us Releases
February 7, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of February sees the highly anticipated return of Dream Theater’s classic line-up, as well...