by Mar Morannon | Apr 10, 2025 | Festivals, News
Mad With Power returns for its 8th year of bringing action-packed heavy/power metal and free-play games to Madison, WI. This year, the festival will be headlined by Firewind (Greece) and Dream Evil (Sweden), both of which have no other announced US shows for 2025....
by Mar Morannon | Mar 20, 2025 | Top 10
Milwaukee Metal Fest will return to The Rave/Eagles Ballroom from May 16-18, 2025, with a pre-party on May 15. As anticipation builds for another year of festivities, Metal Insider looks back at last year’s successful event with a list of the top ten performances....
by Mar Morannon | Feb 19, 2025 | Photos, Reviews
Tyr returned to Tampa for the first time in over a decade, bringing a fun night of melodies, headbanging, and hammers. Leading into the show, Tampa had a fairly typical afternoon rain shower that was accompanied by a brief loss of power in the area surrounding The...
by Mar Morannon | Feb 7, 2025 | Interviews
Lord of the Lost vocalist Chris Harms is celebrating the arrival of his debut solo album, 1980, available now via Napalm Records. The record separates him from Lord of the Lost, focusing on an 80s-inspired synth-pop atmosphere. Metal Insider’s Mar Morannon spoke...
by Mar Morannon | Dec 4, 2024 | Photos, Reviews
Reggie’s in Chicago was alive with the sound of metal on November 30, hosting a killer lineup of Idol Throne, Lutharo, and headliners Seven Kingdoms. Despite the disappointment of Striker’s early exit from the tour, the night more than delivered, treating...