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Mad With Power 2025 taps Firewind and Dream Evil as headliners

Mad With Power 2025 taps Firewind and Dream Evil as headliners

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....
Top 10 Performances of 2024: A Prelude to Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025

Top 10 Performances of 2024: A Prelude to Milwaukee Metal Fest 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....
Photos/Review: Tyr holds the heathen hammer high in Tampa – 2/16/2025

Photos/Review: Tyr holds the heathen hammer high in Tampa – 2/16/2025

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...
Interview: Lord of the Lost’s Chris Harms talks debut solo album ‘1980’

Interview: Lord of the Lost’s Chris Harms talks debut solo album ‘1980’

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...
Photos/Review: Seven Kingdoms energize Chicago on 11/30/2024 w/ Lutharo & Idol Throne

Photos/Review: Seven Kingdoms energize Chicago on 11/30/2024 w/ Lutharo & Idol Throne

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...
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Interview: Tomas Olsson on Bloodbound’s 20-year legacy and new album ‘Field of Swords’
Interview: Tomas Olsson on Bloodbound’s 20-year legacy and new album ‘Field of Swords’

Two decades in, Swedish power metal veterans Bloodbound are ready for their next chapter with album number eleven. Field Of Swords, out today (21st) via Napalm Records, marks the group's first record with the label. Metal Insider caught up with guitarist Tomas Olsson...

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Interview: The Devil Wears Prada’s Mike Hranica talks new album ‘Flowers’
Interview: The Devil Wears Prada’s Mike Hranica talks new album ‘Flowers’

  The Devil Wears Prada have never taken the easy route. Two decades into their career, the band continues to evolve while refusing to gloss over the harder parts of life. Their ninth studio album, Flowers (out November 14, 2025, via Solid State Records; read our...

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Megadeth unleash “I Don’t Care” video
Megadeth unleash “I Don’t Care” video

Megadeth have dropped a Keith J Leman-directed video for their latest single, "I Don't Care." The track is taken from their upcoming, and final, self-titled studio album, scheduled to arrive on January 23, 2026. Dave Mustaine comments about the single: "How many times...

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New & Noteworthy: Echoes In Releases – 11/7/2025

New & Noteworthy: Echoes In Releases – 11/7/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. November kicks off with new music from the likes of Finger Eleven, Agnostic Front, Armor For Sleep, Drain and Alcatrazz among the many...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases Go in the Forest – 10/31/2025

New & Noteworthy: Releases Go in the Forest – 10/31/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This Halloween saw new music from the likes of Avatar, Aephanemer, Despised Icon and Primitive Man, as well as an early holiday EP from...

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New & Noteworthy: You Are Safe From Releases Here – 10/24/2025

New & Noteworthy: You Are Safe From Releases Here – 10/24/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week saw new music from the likes of Warrant, Mammoth, Serj Tankian, The Acacia Stain, Dayseeker and Soulfly amongst the many...

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