Architects drop “Whiplash” video; new album arriving in February
British metalcore outfit Architects are back with a new record, The Sky, The Earth & All Between, scheduled to arrive on February 28, 2025, via Epitaph Records. Their forthcoming eleventh full-length offering is the overall follow-up to 2022's The Classic Symptoms...
Devin Townsend announces North American Tour with Tesseract
Devin Townsend will embark on a North American tour in May 2025, following the release of his latest album, PowerNerd. Special guests on the trek include Tesseract. Tickets go on sale this Friday (22nd) at 10:00 AM local time. Tour Dates: 05/02 Nashville,...
Obscura unveil “Silver Linings” video; new album arriving in February
German progressive/technical death metal masters Obscura have announced their new album, A Sonication, is scheduled to arrive on February 7, 2025, via Nuclear Blast. The album marks the second installment of their conceptual trilogy, and overall follow-up from 2021's...
Life of Agony’s Mina Caputo announces detransition plans
Life of Agony vocalist Mina Caputo has come forward, publicly announcing her plans to de-transition to male, reclaiming the singer's birth name, Keith. The artist shared a thirteen-minute, personal video on Instagram on Tuesday (19th) expressing plans to be completely...
Septicflesh announce 2025 North American Winter Tour w/ Vltimas & Ex Deo
Septicflesh will return to North America this winter. Following their appearance at 2025’s 70000tons, these Greek metal kings will make a North American trek on February 10th in Houston, TX, and run through March 2nd in New York City. Support will come from Vltimas...
Napalm Death and the Melvins announce co-headlining 2025 U.S Tour
Napalm Death and the Melvins are teaming up in 2025 for their Savage Imperial Death March Part II tour, set for spring 2025, marking their first co-headlining trek since 2016. The nine-week run kicks off in April 2025, featuring openers: Weedeater (April 4–May 5),...
Primus launch public search for new drummer
Looking for a career change or ignite following your dreams on being a drummer? Well, look no further, Primus are searching for a new drummer following the sudden exit of longtime member Tim "Herb" Alexander last month in October. The band invites submissions from...
Otep Shamaya announces retirement from music
Otep vocalist Otep Shamaya has announced her retirement from music. In a recent social media post, the 45-year-old artist confirmed she is stepping away from her musical career "for real, for good," promising to share her reasons by the end of the year. Shamaya has...
Spiritbox unveil “Perfect Soul” video; new album arriving in March
Spiritbox have revealed their second album, Tsunami Sea, set to release on March 7, 2025 via Pale Chord and Rise Records. To accompany the announcement, the group has unveiled a Dylan Hryciuk-directed video for their new single, "Perfect Soul." The Canadian metal...
Concert Calendar (11/18-11/26) ‘Tis Has Been the Season Since August: Exodus, Blood Incantation, & more
Greetings, ya'll. Ian has lots of excellent new gigs to tell you about this week. Observe below for some of the best highlights. Every. Single. Show. It's happening. It's happening faster than we realize. The next five weeks equate to the Lightning Round for the heavy...
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Architects drop “Whiplash” video; new album arriving in February
British metalcore outfit Architects are back with a new record, The Sky, The Earth & All Between, scheduled to arrive on February 28, 2025, via Epitaph Records. Their forthcoming eleventh full-length offering is the overall follow-up to 2022's The Classic Symptoms...
Obscura unveil “Silver Linings” video; new album arriving in February
German progressive/technical death metal masters Obscura have announced their new album, A Sonication, is scheduled to arrive on February 7, 2025, via Nuclear Blast. The album marks the second installment of their conceptual trilogy, and overall follow-up from 2021's...
Spiritbox unveil “Perfect Soul” video; new album arriving in March
Spiritbox have revealed their second album, Tsunami Sea, set to release on March 7, 2025 via Pale Chord and Rise Records. To accompany the announcement, the group has unveiled a Dylan Hryciuk-directed video for their new single, "Perfect Soul." The Canadian metal...
New & Noteworthy: From Releases – 11/15/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees the return of Linkin Park, the debut of Primal Code and new full-lengths from the likes of Poppy, As I Lay Dying...
New & Noteworthy: Permanent Releases – 11/8/2024
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 albums from the likes of Primal Scream, State Champs, Sólstafir, Neal Morse & The Resonance, Bad Astronaut and an...
New & Noteworthy: Sub Rosa in Releases – 11/1/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of November will see the long-awaited returns of The Cure, Beardfish, Planes Mistaken For Stars and Warren...