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...
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...
Welcome to Rockville 2025: Full lineup revealed featuring Rob Zombie, Green Day, Linkin Park, and Marilyn Manson
Welcome to Rockville returns to Daytona International Speedway, Florida, from May 15–18, 2025, with another massive lineup filled with surprises. The fourteenth edition of the festival will feature over 150 bands across five stages, including: Day 1 Thursday:...
Epica unveil new single “Arcana”
Dutch symphonic metal giants Epica have unveiled a video for their new single, "Arcana." The track is a taste for what's to come, as the band plans to release new music in 2025, marking an ultimate follow-up to 2021's Omega. The band comments: "'Arcana' guides you...
Decapitated announce winter 2025 tour w/ Incantation, Darkest Hour & Exmortus
Decapitated will return to North America for a winter 2025 tour with support from Incantation, Darkest Hour, and Exmortus. The trek is scheduled to kick off right after their 70000tons appearance on February 4 in Tampa and will run through March 2. The Polish death...
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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...
Poppy unveils “the centers falling out” performance video
Poppy's new album, Negative Spaces has dropped today (15th) via Sumerian Spaces. The innovative artist has unveiled a performance video for the song "the centers falling out," in celebration of her latest effort's arrival. Poppy is set to kick off 2025 supporting...
Linkin Park announce 2025 World Tour, drop new single “Two Faced”
Linkin Park have announced a massive world tour in 2025, supporting their new album, From Zero, out tomorrow (15th) via Warner. The trek will cover North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America with special guests on select dates, including Queens of the Stone Age,...
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...