Spinal Tap made their first late-night television appearance in over 15 years on Jimmy Kimmel Live! this past Monday (8). Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) were joined by director Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner), the fictional documentarian fromThis Is Spinal Tap, for an in-character interview and live performance.
The group discussed their upcoming sequel filmSpinal Tap II: The End Continues, their songwriting process, hearing their music on the radio for the first time, and even their dream of knighthood. They also teased cameos from Elton John, Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, and Trisha Yearwood on their new album, as well as their book Smell The Book. The fictional group closed with a performance of their classic track “Big Bottom.”Spinal Tap II: The End Continues hits theaters this Friday (12th).
Mayhem have unveiled a visualizer for their new single, "Despair." The track is taken from their upcoming album, Liturgy of Death, scheduled to arrive on February 6, 2026. Nearly four decades into their career, Mayhem frame death not as an ending but as an inevitable...
A few weeks have flown since we shared 37 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 2059 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...
Rob Zombie has unleashed a video for his latest single, “Heathen Days.” The track is taken from his upcoming album The Great Satan, scheduled to arrive on February 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. Watch the clip below and pre-order the album here:
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of November sees releases from the likes of Excide, Blut Aus Nord, Plosivs and Equilibrium amongst the many outstanding...
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 the release of Aerosmith and Yungblud’s collaborative EP and a holiday album from Stryper, as well as new works from...
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week saw new albums from the likes of Cheap Trick, The Devil Wears Prada, Mezzrow and Of Mice & Men amongst the many...
