Swiss heavy metal outfit Burning Witches have released their sixth studio album, Inquisition, on August 22, 2025 via Napalm Records. Diving into themes of medieval persecution, religious oppression, and resilience, the follow-up to 2023's The Dark Tower, marks a bold...
Video: Van Halen Have A New “Tattoo”
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/34261064[/vimeo] It’s been 28 years since Van Halen made an album with David Lee Roth. Today, we finally get to hear the first single from A Different Kind of Truth, and “Tattoo” is, well, a decidedly low key way to lead off...New & Noteworthy Presents: The Most Anticipated Albums of 2012
So, with 2011 out of the way and the music industry slowly coming back online after the annual holiday shutdown, it’s time to look forward to what’s coming up this year in the world of rock and metal. And oh boy, is there a lot to look forward to! Some of...Van Halen Announce Tour Dates, Amazing Opener
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4pJ8ZVxZus[/youtube] Last night was Van Halen’s coming out party for their new album, A Different Kind of Truth. The band played a 13-song set at the 250-capacity Cafe Wha? in Manhattan’s East Village. They also...First Van Halen Date Trickles Out
Although Van Halen has yet to officially announce tour dates, WAAF/Boston radio host Mistress Carrie tweeted that the station will be presenting the band’s show at TD Garden on 3/11. Tickets go on sale 1/14 at 10am through Live Nation.Follow Us
Interview: Burning Witches’ Jay Grob talks Inquisition, touring hurdles, and the witch she’d add for a day
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Feuerschwanz’s Ben Metzner talks new album ‘Knightclub’ with track-by-track explainer
Germany’s folk metal unit Feuerschwanz have unveiled their twelfth studio album, Knightclub, out now via Napalm Records. Known for their chaotic, high-energy performances, whether bringing vikings, theatrics, or sheer madness to the stage (as seen during their...
Catch up now: 37 new songs/videos released this week – 8/27/2025
New music continues to spiral its way in. Since our chunk last week with 36 new songs, this week brings a slightly larger round of 37 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including The Halo...
New & Noteworthy: The beautiful releases of life – 12/8/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see new albums from the likes of Dimmu Borgir, Atreyu, Have Mercy and Mars Red Sky, among others. Don’t forget to...
New & Noteworthy: 666 Releases – 12/1/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. On Friday, December 1st we saw the returns of Peter Gabriel and Codeseven, a new take on Visions Of Atlantis' 2022 LP, the debut...
New & Noteworthy: The hex of new releases – 11/17/2023 – 11/24/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out over the next couple of weeks. Last week saw new albums from the likes of Madness, Plain White T’s, Bad Suns and more. This week,...