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...
Song premiere: Hjortene feat. Valient Thorr’s Valient Himself, ‘180.000 km/t’
We haven’t heard much from Valient Thorr since the release of last year’s Our Own Masters, which is why we’re extremely excited to bring you a song from Danish band Hjortene featuring guest vocals from Valient Himself. The band’s self-titled...Mastodon Wrapping Up In the Studio, Rumored Tour With Gojira And Kvelertak
According to this new Instagram from Brent Hinds of Mastodon, the band are finishing up their sixth studio album with producer Nick Raskulinecz (and apparently Valient Himself of Valient Thorr). Not many other details of the album have surfaced yet, but since the band...
Valient Thorr in the studio with Mastodon
We’ve known that Mastodon are working on their new album for a little while now, and thanks to the Instagram of the band’s Brent Hinds, now we’re getting a look into what’s going on with the recording of the album. Six days ago, he posted a...Follow Us
Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance debuts solo single “Dark Horse”
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...