Ex-Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee shot multiple times in Las Vegas
Legendary guitarist Jake E. Lee (Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands, Red Dragon Cartel) was shot multiple times in a random street shooting in Las Vegas earlier this morning (15th). Lee is currently in intensive care but is fully conscious and expected to make a full recovery....
Metallica & Linkin Park to headline Sick New World 2025
Metallica and Linkin Park will headline the third edition of Sick New World on April 12, 2025, at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. The festival will feature over 50 artists from the rock, goth, and alternative scenes, including Queens of the Stone Age, Evanescence,...
Concert Calendar (10/15-10/20) This Week is Not Looking So Bad: Opeth, Protest the Hero, & more
Alright, so. Ya'll. What...what is happened? Metal Insider is BACK in full force (THANK JEBUS!) and so is the piece where Ian highlights the best dang gig happening in the Northeast. October is not messing around. Thanks for checking it out! Cutting out the noise...
Devin Townsend shares “Gratitude” video
Devin Townsend has shared a video for his latest single, "Gratitude." The track is taken from Townsend's forthcoming effort, PowerNerd, scheduled to arrive on October 25. Townsend explains: "Gratitude is a simple song in the vein of 'Life' or 'Stagnant' (from Ocean...
Album Review: Doedsmaghird – ‘Omniverse Consciousness’
How does one begin to review genius of a type so rare as to completely smash one’s perception of art and embody its new height? In such a case, one must instead be content to adore and worship. The Dødheimsgard and Ved Buens Ende legend Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez creates...
Category 7 announce first-ever U.S. headlining tour
Metal supergroup Category 7, featuring John Bush (Armored Saint, Anthrax), Phil Demmel (Kerry King, Machine Head), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob), Jack Gibson (Exodus), and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill), have announced their debut U.S. tour in support of their...
Wardruna to headline 2025 Fire in the Mountains Festival with a new location
Fire in the Mountains Festival is returning in 2025 with a new location. The festival, which focuses on connecting with nature through music, art, and education, will take place from July 25-27 at Red Eagle Campground on Blackfeet Nation tribal land near Browning,...
Ensiferum & Korpiklaani announce 2025 North American co-headlining tour w/ Trollfest & NiNi
Ensiferum will join forces with Korpiklaani in 2024 for a co-headlining North American Tour. The trek kicks off on February 27th in Boston, Massachusetts, and will run through March 30th in Brooklyn NY. Support will come from Trollfest and NiNi. Prior to the trek, the...
As I Lay Dying unleash “Whitewashed Tomb” video
As I Lay Dying have unleashed a video for their latest single, "Whitewashed Tomb." The track is taken from the group's upcoming eighth studio album, Through Storms Ahead, set to arrive on November 15 via Napalm Records. The forthcoming effort features guest vocals...
Best of the Best, Part 2: Celebrating 30 Years of Dødheimsgard with the Brilliant Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez
“There is a place called reality, Hidden to all men, You can reach it through insanity, But never to return again...” The sublime creations of Mr. Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez are both insanely real and truly insane in the most mind-blowing and rewarding senses. Verily,...
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Devin Townsend shares “Gratitude” video
Devin Townsend has shared a video for his latest single, "Gratitude." The track is taken from Townsend's forthcoming effort, PowerNerd, scheduled to arrive on October 25. Townsend explains: "Gratitude is a simple song in the vein of 'Life' or 'Stagnant' (from Ocean...
As I Lay Dying unleash “Whitewashed Tomb” video
As I Lay Dying have unleashed a video for their latest single, "Whitewashed Tomb." The track is taken from the group's upcoming eighth studio album, Through Storms Ahead, set to arrive on November 15 via Napalm Records. The forthcoming effort features guest vocals...
Helloween share “Best Time” live video from upcoming live album ‘Live At Budokan’
Helloween have announced their new live album, Live At Budokan, which captures their performance at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan. The live record is scheduled to arrive on December 13, 2024, via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM), which will be available in multiple formats,...
New & Noteworthy: Wake Up the July 2024 Releases
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. July is filled with new music from supergroups Category 7 and Painted Shield, live albums from Ghost and Metal Church, fictitious band...
New & Noteworthy: Manual Fire Releases 6/21/2024 – 6/28/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The next couple of weeks will see the returns of Kittie, earthtone9, The Story So Far and Dirty Three, debuts from O. and Mighty Mighty...
New & Noteworthy: Ridiculous And Full Of Releases 6/14/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This Friday’s releases include new music from legendary artists John Cale and Fu Manchu, long-running bands Annabel, The Early November...