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Metal Insider’s Top 5: The best albums of 2016 (so far)

Metal Insider’s Top 5: The best albums of 2016 (so far)

by Bram Teitelman | Jun 24, 2016 | Lists

One week from now, 2016 will be halfway over, and it’s already been a hell of a year for music. Regardless of what genre you like, there have already been some releases that we’ll be listening to long after the year is in the books. And while we’ve...
Jason Newsted joins Voivod onstage in San Francisco

Jason Newsted joins Voivod onstage in San Francisco

by Bram Teitelman | Jun 9, 2016 | News, Video

Voivod’s tour with King Parrot and Child Bite continues until June 21st. but attendees to last night’s show in San Francisco got a chance to see something special. Former bassist Jason Newsted, who also played bass in Flotsam and Jetsam and some other...
Interview: King Parrot talk cost of Aussies touring the states, Housecore, hygeine

Interview: King Parrot talk cost of Aussies touring the states, Housecore, hygeine

by Metal Insider | Jun 7, 2016 | Interviews, News, Touring

You may have already seen Australia’s King Parrot as support on a tour with Clutch, Souflly, Down or Weedeater. Whether or not you can handle their brash sense of humor makes little difference to these five purveyors of frenetic punk and metal. At present, the band...
Interview: Child Bite’s Shawn Knight on Voivod tour, Housecore deal, Melvins video cameo

Interview: Child Bite’s Shawn Knight on Voivod tour, Housecore deal, Melvins video cameo

by Metal Insider | Jun 1, 2016 | Interviews

Although Detroit, Michigan’s Child Bite were formed in 2005, point of origin is of little consequence. With a rotating cast of able players, guitarist-vocalist- founder Shawn Knight has become quite a known quantity in both art rock and metal circles. Driven by a...
Jason Newsted joins Voivod onstage in San Francisco

Interview: Voivod’s Away talks tour, major label deal, art

by Metal Insider | May 13, 2016 | Interviews, News

  Canada’s Voivod have enjoyed the kind of career most musical acts would envy. Rather than being confined to one specific genre and struggling to come up with new and innovative ideas, this quartet have always boldly broke musical boundaries with reckless...
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Explore 37 New albums just announced – 11/03/2025
Explore 37 New albums just announced – 11/03/2025

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...

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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
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...

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Defecto breakdown new album ‘Echoes of Isolation’ with track-by-track guide
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...

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New & Noteworthy: The Return of Releases 3/14/2025 – 02/28/2025

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...

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New & Noteworthy: This Sleepless Releases – 2/14/2025 & 2/21/2025

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...

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New & Noteworthy: Duel – 01/31/2025 & 2/7/2025 Give Us Releases

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...

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