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Photos/Review: Summer of Loud pummels Irvine with a metalcore beatdown featuring Killswitch Engage, Parkway Drive, I Prevail, Beartooth and more

Photos/Review: Summer of Loud pummels Irvine with a metalcore beatdown featuring Killswitch Engage, Parkway Drive, I Prevail, Beartooth and more

by Chris Loomis | Jul 9, 2025 | Photos, Reviews

The 2025 Summer of Loud tour made a stop at The Great Park in Irvine, CA on Saturday July 5, 2025 and delivered a blistering, marathon, all-day experience for metalcore fanatics featuring “The Big Four” of metalcore: Killswitch Engage, Parkway Drive, Beartooth and I...
Photos/Review: 2025 Ronnie James Dio Fundraiser Rocks Autry Park in LA w/ Sebastian Bach & more – 5/18/2025

Photos/Review: 2025 Ronnie James Dio Fundraiser Rocks Autry Park in LA w/ Sebastian Bach & more – 5/18/2025

by Chris Loomis | May 25, 2025 | Photos, Reviews

May 16, 2010, marked 15 years since Ronnie James Dio left this earth due to stomach cancer. The legendary frontman of Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and Dio was a Heavy Metal icon with his unmistakable voice, devil horns, and genuine kindness to all who knew him. For...
Photos/Review: Exodus celebrate 40 Years of ‘Bonded by Blood’ @ House of Blues in Anaheim, CA – 4/26/2025

Photos/Review: Exodus celebrate 40 Years of ‘Bonded by Blood’ @ House of Blues in Anaheim, CA – 4/26/2025

by Chris Loomis | Apr 30, 2025 | Photos, Reviews

Forty years is a long time for anything, and to be a band still together, bigger and better than ever, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of an album is a commendable achievement. Congratulations to bay area thrash legends Exodus as they just celebrated 40 years since...
Photos/Review: Mayhem conquer Decibel Magazine Tour at The Observatory with Mortiis, Imperial Triumphant, and New Skeletal Faces

Photos/Review: Mayhem conquer Decibel Magazine Tour at The Observatory with Mortiis, Imperial Triumphant, and New Skeletal Faces

by Chris Loomis | Apr 15, 2025 | Photos, Reviews

Photos/Review: Mayhem celebrate 40 years of black metal madness on The Decibel Magazine Tour w/ Mortiis, Imperial Triumphant, & New Skeletal Faces The longest-running heavy metal tour in North America resumed in 2025 with its most daring lineup yet. The...
Photos/Review: The walls of the KIA Forum trembled as Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse and Carcass crushed Los Angeles

Photos/Review: The walls of the KIA Forum trembled as Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse and Carcass crushed Los Angeles

by Chris Loomis | Apr 14, 2025 | Photos, Reviews

Photos/Review: The walls of the KIA Forum trembled as Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse and Carcass crushed Los Angeles Another bludgeoning extreme metal tour is making its way across North America as Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse, and Carcass destroy venues at every stop along...
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Top 5 metal battles fought by Warkings
Top 5 metal battles fought by Warkings

Power metal warriors Warkings are celebrating their fifth battle, Armageddon. The record dropped on Friday (4th) via Napalm Records. To celebrate the album's arrival, these vikings teamed up with Metal Insider to reveal Five Most Metal Battles Fought by...

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Eric Bass (Shinedown) shares track-by-track breakdown of solo album ‘I Had a Name’
Eric Bass (Shinedown) shares track-by-track breakdown of solo album ‘I Had a Name’

Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Eric Bass (Shinedown) released his debut solo album, I Had A Name, earlier this year. Written, recorded, and produced entirely by Bass, the full-length effort introduces listeners to a sprawling dystopian world of his...

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Edenbridge return to Steamhammer/SPV; new album arriving in January 2026
Edenbridge return to Steamhammer/SPV; new album arriving in January 2026

Austrian symphonic metal outfit Edenbridge have announced their return to Steamhammer/SPV and will release their new album, Set the Dark on Fire, on January 16, 2026. Led by guitarist/keyboardist Lanvall and vocalist Sabine Edelsbacher, the band is ready for their...

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New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases –  6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025

New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases – 6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025

June 20, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Badflower, Cryptopsy, Alestorm, Malevolence and Yungblud, among...

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New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...

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New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

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 new music from the likes of Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...

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