The AV Club’s Undercover series will probably forever be known to metalheads as where we got to see GWAR cover Kansas‘ “Carry on Wayward Son.” It’s kind of hard to up the ante of cramming GWAR in full costume into a tiny studio to cover a classic rock song, but they might have just done that. The Melvins recently covered Butthole Surfers’ “Graveyard,” and it’s amazing for several reasons. First of all, former Surfers’ bassist Jeff Pinkus is now playing with Melvins (as well as his new band Honky). But even more amazingly, instead of in a studio, the band set up in a park by an ice cream truck and gave away free ice cream for the whole performance. The sight of seeing a bunch Buzz Osbourne, who looks like he should be kept away from children at all times, yelling out “free ice cream!,” then walking to the truck as the band continues to play and throwing out ice cream to a crowd of kids that have never heard of Melvins or Butthole Surfers is one of the best things you’ll see today.
Mötley Crüe drop “Dogs of War” video: first song without Mick Mars
Mötley Crüe are back with a brand new song, 'Dogs Of War', marking their first release since parting ways with guitarist Mick Mars with John 5 as his replacement. The track, produced by longtime collaborator Bob Rock, merges old-school vibes with a contemporary twist,...
Hammerfall share “Hail To The King” video; new album arriving in August
Swedish metal giants Hammerfall have announced that their 13th studio album, Avenge The Fallen, will be released on August 9th via Nuclear Blast Records. To give a taste of what's to come, the group has shared a video for their new single, "Hail To The King." Joacim...
Video Premiere: Voraath – “The Barrens”
Hailing from the Carolinas, Voraath, the sci-fi horror-inspired extreme metal band is gearing up to release their debut album, Vol 1: The Hymn of the Hunters on June 17 via Exitus Strategem Records. Today (25th), the group has teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere...
New & Noteworthy: Humanoid Release Torment – 4/26/2024
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 heavy new works from Accept, Darkthrone, Inter Arma, Deicide, Full Of Hell, Alien Ant Farm and Black Tusk, the debut...
New & Noteworthy: Cometh the releases – 4/19/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This New Music Friday will see the highly anticipated returns of Pearl Jam, The Ghost Inside and High On Fire, as well as big...
New & Noteworthy: Release Ballads – 4/12/2024
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 debut of Jakobs Castle, the return of classic rockers Blue Öyster Cult, Mark Knopfler and James, as well as new...