Press Release

Recently, heavy metal supergroup HELLYEAH announced their “Blood For Blood” 2015 US Tour, featuring support from special guests Devour The Day and Like A Storm. The tour kicks off on Friday, February 6th in Las Vegas, NV and visits 23 markets through early March.   See below for a full …

Portland, Oregon’s LORD DYING will release their new album entitled Poisoned Altars, January 27, 2015 (1/26 for UK/World and 1/24 for Germany/Benelux/Finland) via Relapse Records.  Poisoned Altars is available in CD/LP/Digital and a Special Silver Colored LP for Relapse Records 25th Anniversary.  Pre-order Poisoned Altars HERE.  The iTunes pre-order is available HERE. …

MISS MAY I will kick off the Rockstar Energy Drink “Frozen Flame Tour” with headliners August Burns Red and fellow supporting bands Northlane, Fit For A King and ERRA this Thursday, January 22nd! See all tour dates below and get your tickets here. To celebrate the launch of the tour, MISS …

VENOM are metal royalty and they remain as relevant ever as they gear up to release their new album From the Very Depths, which sounds as though Cronos and co. crawled from the very depths of hell itself to bring you this maximum metal opus.   Today, January 20, Noisey premieres the …

After suffering a setback with the loss of their vocalist Andrzej Nowak, black metal group Outre have unveiled a track from their upcoming album recorded with the participation of Stawrogin (Odraza/Massemord). A twisted and ripping track drawing as much from French bands such as Deathspell Omega as Outre’s compatriots Behemoth, …

From the ashes of Rise To Remain, Brit metallers As Lions have announced their debut show, and promise to bring nothing but their A-game. The band will rock up and unleash hell on awaiting fans at the Camden Barfly on Wednesday February 11th, with support from Monument, Stellify and Brutai. …

The characteristic PostHardcore six pieced combo Retrace The Lines reveal us the first single extracted from their LP debut “Handmade Crown”. A few weeks ago we were able to watch the video-teaser based in this opus, and now we can listen to the first track that represents this album.   In words of the band: …

What began has a side project in 2012, VISE VERSA has become a full-fledged original hard rock band as they release their debut album Living a Lie along with a music video for the single “Killing Me”. THREAT SIGNAL vocalist, Jon Howard, previously worked with guitarist Eddy Chaumulot on another …

Brazilian heavy metal guitar guru Gus Sinaro’s eponymous project SINARO is turning heads with their new album Darkest Hours (The Rebirth), available now on Amazon, iTunes and CDBaby.   Today, SINARO is pleased to present a new music video for their track “Bullet Through Your Head”, available for viewing now exclusively via MetalInsider.net. Watch the …

A reject… an outsider… a stray dog…a shadow at your door. There was no parent company involved with the release of Canadian horrorpunk group NIM VIND’s album Saturday Night Séance Songs, neither investors, nor fiscal plans of any sort. Yet, the band’s successful grassroots operation has been honored by RUE …

Lamentations of the Ashen have teamed up with the UK’s MetalRecusants.com to stream their brand new track “A Profane Illvmination (Convvlsionaries Ov Temporal Heterodoxy)” taken from the upcoming album Libertine Cyst. Libertine Cyst is the band’s first new music in over 3 years and the follow up to their album …

Salt Lake City Utah’s VISIGOTH will release their debut album The Revenant King January 27th via Metal Blade Records.  Today the band presents the third offering from the upcoming release.  Decibel Magazine’s “Deciblog” is hosting an exclusive stream of the ten minute epic track “From the Arcane Mists of Prophecy” …

DIRTY SHIRT have posted on its official Facebook page the cover of their upcoming album, “Dirtylicious” , signed by the Romanian artist Costin Chioreanu (Twilight13Media). Costin is one of the most appreciated designers in the world, having collaborated in the past with names like At The Gates, Arch Enemy, Opeth, Primordial etc. “Dirtylicious” promises to be one of the …

Spinefarm is thrilled to announce the signing of Pittsburgh’s incendiary punk rock iconoclasts Anti-Flag, who have served as a constant voice of and agent for change by advocating peace and human rights through their tireless work with and support of organizations like Amnesty International, ACLU, Greenpeace, Planned Parenthood, Rainforest Action …

Concept albums are not new territory in metal by any means. But Northern Virginia’s YESTERDAY’S SAINTS elevate the notion of conceptual metal to a whole other level, thanks to the rich, extensive storytelling and the pummeling metal in Generation of Vipers. The music is as smart and thought provoking as …

Multi-platinum selling band Fall Out Boy have announced that the Wembley show on Sunday 11th October, which went on sale at 9am this morning is sold out! The Chicago four piece have now announced a second date, a day later, on Monday 12th October, with tickets on sale from 4pm today. …

The Led Zeppelin reissue campaign continues in 2015, turning the spotlight on the double album Physical Graffiti. The deluxe edition of the group’s sixth studio album will arrive 40 years after the original debuted on February 24, 1975. The reissues of the first five Led Zeppelin albums in 2014 found …

Connecticut heavy metal powerhouse SYMPHONY OF MALICE re-issued their most recent blazingly heavy album, Judgement Day (The Aftermath), on December 15, 2014. Now, ESP-sponsored guitarist Gus Sinaro and new drummer Eric Williams have unleashed two new play-through videos, performing the tracks “Nothing Left In Us” and “War Conspiracy”. Check out …

There are a number of significant features, which help to distinguish a good metal act from an outstanding one. Musical skills, strong songwriting qualities and a professional performance are some of the prerequisites which every band should have, but much more important is an individual style, an independent artistic signature, …

SAXON is ready to kick off 2015 with the re-release of two classic collections, each covering significant career highlights as well as offering something new in their 2015 versions.   On February 13, 2015, SAXON greatest hits release Heavy Metal Thunder will make its market re-entry together with a brand …