Epica vocalist Simone Simons has joined forces with legendary Arjen Lucassen to collaborate on her debut solo album. Vermillion, is set to arrive on August 23 via Nuclear Blast Records. To give a taste for what's to come, Simons has unveiled a video for her first...
Metal By Numbers 9/28: Respecting Your Heritage Can Help You Sell Records
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. While the top metal/hard rock debut actually comes from post-hardcore band Thrice, it would be unfair to not put the spotlight on Opeth. The Swedish prog metal band’s...Metal By Numbers 9/21: A Dramatic Turn Of Album Sales
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. To say that this is a massive week for metal and hard rock albums on the charts is an understatement. Out of the thirteen new releases, six metal/hard rock albums...Metal By Numbers 9/14: Hanks A Lot
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week Hank III has the top 200 on lockdown! It’s ambitious for anyone to put out three albums in the same week, but not only did Hank Willams Jr’s kid...New & Noteworthy, September 6th – The Fire Dawn
The Summer came and went in a flash, and suddenly it’s Autumn again, with all the usual back-to-school mayhem occurring and the holiday season just over the horizon. For metalheads, this is a bittersweet time, because while the Summer concert festival period is...Follow Us
Simone Simons unveils new single “Aeterna;” debut solo album arriving in August
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Category 7 (Adrenaline Mob, Ex-Machine Head, Exodus, etc.) share “In Stitches” video; debut album arriving in July
Category 7, the new project featuring John Bush (Armored Saint), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob, Sonic Universe), Phil Demmel (Machine Head, Kerry King, Vio-Lence), Jack Gibson (Exodus) and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill), will release their debut self-titled...
Dark Tranquillity share new single “Unforgivable”
Dark Tranquillity have unveiled a taste of their upcoming album Endtime Signals, set to release on August 16 via Century Media Records. Their latest single, "Unforgivable," coincides with a video shot during tours in Türkiye and Mexico, capturing the band's live...
New & Noteworthy: Infinity Releases 5/3/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first week of May will see the returns of P.O.D., Better Than Ezra and Dååth, the debut of Return To Dust and new works from the...
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...