Fan-filmed highlights from Sick of It All’s Lou Koller benefit concert
A benefit concert for Sick of It All vocalist Lou Koller, battling esophageal cancer, took place on Saturday (23rd) at Irving Plaza in NYC. The I'm In The Fight With Lou event featured performances by Vision of Disorder, Life of Agony, Municipal Waste, Killing Time,...
Gary Holt’s memoir ‘A Fabulous Disaster’ arrives April 2025
Exodus/Slayer guitarist Gary Holt will release his memoir, A Fabulous Disaster: From the Garage to Madison Square Garden, The Hard Way, on April 8, 2025, via Hachette Books. Featuring a foreword by Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, the book chronicles Holt's journey...
Better Lovers dominate Brooklyn’s Warsaw on 11/17/2024
Metal "supergroup" Better Lovers dominated a packed Greenpoint, Brooklyn's Warsaw, on Sunday, November 17th. The latest of The Dillinger Escape Plan's Greg Puciato's projects, this lineup does not disappoint with a roster consisting of former members of the now...
New & Noteworthy: The Last Will and Releases 11/22/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s roster of releases includes albums from the likes of Body Count, Kim Deal and Opeth, as well as the debut of Crossbone...
Bury Tomorrow release “What If I Burn” video; new album arriving in May 2025
Bury Tomorrow have announced their new album, Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience, is set to release on May 16. The forthcoming record marks a new chapter for the band with guitarist Ed Hartwell and keyboardist/vocalist Tom Prendergast, who joined during a...
Furnace Fest to return in 2025
Despite an uncertain future ahead, it looks like Furnace Fest will return in 2025. In late 2023, the event organizers expressed concern about the festival continuing after 2024. However, it looks like things are moving forward, as the organizers issued the following...
Opeth share visualizer for “§4” featuring Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson
Swedish progressive metal legends Opeth are celebrating the arrival of their 14th studio album, The Last Will & Testament, out today (22nd) via Moderbolaget // Reigning Phoenix Music. To mark the release, the band has shared a visualizer for the track "§4,"...
Pop Evil unveil “Deathwalk” video
Pop Evil have unveiled a Sam Shapiro-directed video for their dark new single, "Deathwalk." Produced by Zach Jones and KJ Strock, the track explores themes of mortality and self-identity. Pop Evil are currently on tour with Bad Wolves. Vocalist Leigh Kakaty comments:...
Molotov Solution share “Mortis Imperium” video
Deathcore outfit Molotov Solution continue with their return with a video for their new single, "Mortis Imperium." The track is the follow-up to their recent comeback track, "Devour The Children." Known for their politically charged themes, the band's latest continues...
System of a Down’s Shavo Odadjian reflects on nu-metal era
System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian recently spoke with Matt Pinfield on 95.5 KLOS's New & Approved, reflecting on the nu-metal movement that dominated the mid-late nineties and went well into the mid-2000s. Odadjian expressed how it wasn't necessarily a genre...
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Gary Holt’s memoir ‘A Fabulous Disaster’ arrives April 2025
Exodus/Slayer guitarist Gary Holt will release his memoir, A Fabulous Disaster: From the Garage to Madison Square Garden, The Hard Way, on April 8, 2025, via Hachette Books. Featuring a foreword by Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, the book chronicles Holt's journey...
Bury Tomorrow release “What If I Burn” video; new album arriving in May 2025
Bury Tomorrow have announced their new album, Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience, is set to release on May 16. The forthcoming record marks a new chapter for the band with guitarist Ed Hartwell and keyboardist/vocalist Tom Prendergast, who joined during a...
Opeth share visualizer for “§4” featuring Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson
Swedish progressive metal legends Opeth are celebrating the arrival of their 14th studio album, The Last Will & Testament, out today (22nd) via Moderbolaget // Reigning Phoenix Music. To mark the release, the band has shared a visualizer for the track "§4,"...
New & Noteworthy: The Last Will and Releases 11/22/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s roster of releases includes albums from the likes of Body Count, Kim Deal and Opeth, as well as the debut of Crossbone...
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...