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....
Metal By Numbers 8/13: The charts get (God)smacked around
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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
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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...
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