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Review/Photos: Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival sees record attendance at Historic Crew Stadium

Review/Photos: Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival sees record attendance at Historic Crew Stadium

by Sean Matthews | Jun 26, 2024 | Festivals, Photos, Reviews

Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival took place this past May 16th-19th at the Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio with more than 138,000 fans converging on Buckeye nation over 4 days. With more than 120 bands on four stages over the course of four days there was...
Shiprocked 2025 has Parkway Drive, Hollywood Undead and Nothing More headed out to sea

Shiprocked 2025 has Parkway Drive, Hollywood Undead and Nothing More headed out to sea

by Sean Matthews | Jun 24, 2024 | News

There’s a moment on Shiprocked, when you’re standing on the pool deck surrounded by like minded people, and the future announcement is made… Then you cruise and rock out for the week, and as you disembark, all you can do is wait for token day to rebook for the...
Welcome To Rockville crowned Biggest North American Festival as Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Foo Fighters & Motley Crue bring the masses

Welcome To Rockville crowned Biggest North American Festival as Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Foo Fighters & Motley Crue bring the masses

by Sean Matthews | Jun 4, 2024 | Festivals, Photos, Reviews

Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP) kicked off their 2024 festival season with Welcome To Rockville from May 9th through the 12th. The four-day event turned out to be the largest festival in North America. Setting the bar EXTREMELY high, it had been rumored that Daytona Beach...
Rocklahoma to see Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed & Slipknot over Labor Day Weekend

Rocklahoma to see Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed & Slipknot over Labor Day Weekend

by Sean Matthews | Apr 2, 2024 | Festivals, News

  Fresh off the announcement yesterday, which had everyone buzzing that Danny Wimmer Presents had acquired Rocklahoma, the official lineup has been announced today (2nd). America’s biggest Labor Day Party just got a whole lot larger!!! After a record smashing...
Review/Photos: Shiprocked 2024 – Horror on the High Seas

Review/Photos: Shiprocked 2024 – Horror on the High Seas

by Sean Matthews | Feb 29, 2024 | Festivals, Metal on Metal, Photos, Reviews

  More than 4,000 fans converged on Miami in the days leading up to Shiprocked 2024, starting the family reunion early. Most people don’t fly in on the day of a cruise, and Ask4 Entertainment gives Shiprockers a good reason not to. The night before embarkation, a...
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In Vain say final farewell to beloved vocalist, drop his final project
In Vain say final farewell to beloved vocalist, drop his final project

Norwegian progressive death/black metal outfit In Vain have left a parting gift for 2025 and, in honor of late vocalist Sindre Nedland, are sharing the release of his final solo album, Embers. The record was completed just days before Nedland's passing in March 2025,...

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Explore 22 New albums just announced – 12/15/2025
Explore 22 New albums just announced – 12/15/2025

A few weeks have flown since we shared 37 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 2129 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album...

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Catch up now: 47 new songs/videos recently released – 12/14/2025
Catch up now: 47 new songs/videos recently released – 12/14/2025

New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 53 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 47 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything,...

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New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This New Music Friday sees new releases from the likes of Volumes, Lord Of The Lost and Windswept, as well as the debut full-length...

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New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025

New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off the month of December, we will see new releases from the likes of Enthroned, Upon A Burning Body, and Blood Red Throne, as...

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New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025

New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of November sees releases from the likes of Excide, Blut Aus Nord, Plosivs and Equilibrium amongst the many outstanding...

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