Swedish death metal veterans Centinex have stormed back with their ferocious new album, With Guts and Glory, out November 7th via Black Lion Records. Metal Insider spoke with bassist and founding member Martin Schulman to discuss the record, as he feels the new album...
Tony Iommi’s health not the reason for Black Sabbath cancellation
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Interview: Centinex’s Martin Schulman discusses ‘With Guts and Glory,’ and lessons from the past
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Malefic Throne (Morbid Angel, Angelcorpse) drop new single “The Voice of My Ghost”
American death metal supergroup Malefic Throne, featuring Gene Palubicki (Angelcorpse, Perdition Temple), Steve Tucker (Morbid Angel), and John Longstreth (Origin, Hate Eternal, ex-Angelcorpse), have released their brand new single, “The Voice of My Ghost.” The track...
Soen unveil “Mercenary” video
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June 20, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Badflower, Cryptopsy, Alestorm, Malevolence and Yungblud, among...
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...