We love The Onion. If you’re not familiar with the long-running satire site, then you’re doing it wrong. Recently, instead of just writing another brilliant article about the proliferation of clickbait “journalism” sites like Buzzfeed and Viralnova, they went and created their own, Clickhole. In addition to making fun of websites that encourage viral activities by writing articles that encourage sharing (like this amazing “8 NSFW pics of Halle Berry” and quizzes like “What Iraq war are you?“), they also make some of their own video content. We wish this was real, but even though it’s not, it’s still great. The video “This 6-year-old guitarist is adorable, but my solos are amazing” capitalizes on everything that a viral video should have, namely a cute kid playing an instrument and a dad that’s not willing to let go of his youth.
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,...
Counterparts announce winter 2025 North American Tour
Counterparts have announced a North American Tour for February and March 2025 with support from Pain of Truth, Malevolence, and Foreign Hands. Tickets go on sale Friday (15th) at 10:00 AM local time. The tour announcement arrived shortly after the Canadian metal...
Balancing Acts: Camden Cruz of Seven Kingdoms on pushing forward with new EP ‘The Square
Balancing Acts is Metal Insider's new column, in which artists explain the challenges within the music industry by juggling day jobs or multiple jobs while pursuing their musical careers. Seven Kingdoms guitarist Camden Cruz discusses the group's recent success,...
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...
New & Noteworthy: PowerReleases – October 25 – August 2, 2024
Editor's Note: New & Noteworthy has finally returned! After a lengthy delay with server issues, Metal Insider is back and here's all the New & Noteworthy releases from August 2nd - October 25th, including new playlists added and updated. Enjoy! October...