Another week and change has gone by since we shared 20 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1,437 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...
Gus G. On Performing With Ozzy, His Love For Zakk Wylde
If you’ve been following Ozzy Osbourne for the past few months, then you probably know about Gus G. The Greek guitarist was given the difficult task of replacing Zakk Wylde in Ozzy’s band. But with the release of Scream, his first album playing with the Prince Of...Zakk Wylde To Perform At U.K. Prison
Zakk Wylde will perform a short set and take part in a Q&A at the HMP Stocken prison in Stretton, Leicestershire, England on July 22 as part of their anti-violence/anti-bullying campaign.Exodus Joining Ozzfest For 1/6th Of Tour!
You read the headline right: Exodus will be playing Ozzfest! The band will be joining the August 14 San Bernardino stop of the festival as a one-off, playing on the second stage between Goatwhore and Drowning Pool. If it was up to us, they’d headline the second...Live From The Golden Gods Awards
We already told you who won the 2nd Annual Golden Gods Awards this past Thursday, but now it’s time to give you an inside look at how and where things went down. Metal Insider correspondent Carl Sundberg was there, and reports from Los Angeles. Last night was...Follow Us
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Catch up now: 50 new songs/videos released this week – 9/9/2025
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 37 new songs, this week brings a larger round of 50 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including Sun Don’t Shine,...
Månegarm’s Erik Grawslö shares his Top 5 viking metal bands
Swedish viking metal veterans Månegarm have returned with Edsvuren, released on August 29th via Napalm Records. Marking a powerful new chapter in their 30-year career and continuing their legacy, the record blends Norse mythology, folk traditions, and blackened...
New & Noteworthy: Reader of the releases – 04/28/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. 2023 is flying by with April coming to a close! With the new Elvenking album to the live Cradle of Filth record, there’s so much...
New & Noteworthy: Metallica release day – 04/14-2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Metallica’s new album has finally arrived! We’ve been rocking out to this record since last night’s Global Premiere. Were...
New & Noteworthy: Meteora releases – 04/07/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. April releases are here. Which one’s your favorite? Don’t forget to check out the playlist below. Enjoy! Angel Vivaldi,...