New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 53 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 48 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including Megadeth,...
Black Crown Initiate crowdfunding a new van
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Napalm Death guitarist Mitch Harris won’t be performing with the band in the immediate future, according to a statement issued by the band via Facebook. “Due to illness within his family, we would like to announce that Mitch Harris will unfortunately not...Napalm Death, Voivod headline new Decibel Magazine tour
Voivod just announced their upcoming tour with Napalm Death on Decibel Magazine’s “Through Space and Grind” Tour. Not only that, but the band mentioned a ton of amazing bands on the tour. From Voivod’s Facebook page: We’re proud to...Superjoint Ritual to reunite for Housecore Horror Fest
Last year’s inaugural Housecore Horror Film Fest was enough of a success that they’re doing it again. And if the first performance of Eyehategod since the death of longtime drummer Joey LaCaze at least year’s festival was a once in a lifetime event,...Follow Us
Catch up now: 48 new songs/videos recently released – 10/14/2025
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Explore 33 New albums just announced – 10/13/2025
A few weeks have flown since we shared 26 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1663 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...
The New Testament is here! Animated video for latest single “High Noon” released
Bay Area thrash legends Testament have unleashed their fourteenth studio album, Para Bellum, today (10th) via Nuclear Blast Records. The record serves as a reflection on humanity's uneasy relationship with technology and the impacts of disconnection, while blistering...
New & Noteworthy: Sub Rosa in Releases – 11/1/2024
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 November will see the long-awaited returns of The Cure, Beardfish, Planes Mistaken For Stars and Warren...
New & Noteworthy: PowerReleases – October 25 – August 2, 2024
Editor's Note: New & Noteworthy has finally returned! After a lengthy delay with server issues, Metal Insider is back and here's all the New & Noteworthy releases from August 2nd - October 25th, including new playlists added and updated. Enjoy! October...
New & Noteworthy: Wake Up the July 2024 Releases
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. July is filled with new music from supergroups Category 7 and Painted Shield, live albums from Ghost and Metal Church, fictitious band...