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Inkcarceration brings music and tattoos to the penitentiary in style, with KoRn, Breaking Benjamin and Disturbed Headlining

Inkcarceration brings music and tattoos to the penitentiary in style, with KoRn, Breaking Benjamin and Disturbed Headlining

by Sean Matthews | Aug 8, 2022 | Festivals, Photos, Reviews

    This past July 15th-17th, The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, played host once again to a sold-out crowd for the yearly Inkcarceration Festival. This year, 75,000 fans converged on the small town of Mansfield over the three days, which on a...
Memphis May Fire, Hook, Islander and more added to Shiprocked 2023 lineup

Memphis May Fire, Hook, Islander and more added to Shiprocked 2023 lineup

by Sean Matthews | Jul 21, 2022 | Festivals, News

      After an initial band lineup announcement in May of Falling In Reverse as one of the co-headliners, and over a dozen more bands slated to play aboard the Carnival Magic this upcoming January, Shiprocked captain Alan Koenig and his team at Ask4...
Welcome To Rockville returns to Daytona Beach with mother nature as its biggest fan

Welcome To Rockville returns to Daytona Beach with mother nature as its biggest fan

by Sean Matthews | Jun 17, 2022 | Photos, Reviews

  Welcome To Rockville returned this past May to Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida with four days of rock and roll with a side of rain! After canceling all together in 2020, festival creator Danny Wimmer was able to pull out an amazing show...
Parkway Drive to set sail into The Void aboard Shiprocked ‘23

Parkway Drive to set sail into The Void aboard Shiprocked ‘23

by Sean Matthews | Jun 13, 2022 | Festivals, Metal on Metal, News

With the announcement today of the second headliner Shiprocked is poised to be a vacation you don’t want to miss! With the original starting lineup announced mid May, the original poster had the headliner crossed out, but gave just enough to get the shiprockers...
Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Slipknot and Kiss to headline largest Louder Than Life EVER!

Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Slipknot and Kiss to headline largest Louder Than Life EVER!

by Sean Matthews | Mar 10, 2022 | Festivals, News

  With Louder Than Life being one of the few festivals to return in 2021 amidst two years of uncertainty, over 160,000 fans converged on the city of Louisville, Kentucky. Being one of those fans, engulfed by the sounds and smells that I missed so dearly, I could...
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Explore 37 New albums just announced – 12/02/2025
Explore 37 New albums just announced – 12/02/2025

A few weeks have flown since we shared 37 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 2059 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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Rob Zombie unleashes “Heathen Days” video
Rob Zombie unleashes “Heathen Days” video

Rob Zombie has unleashed a video for his latest single, “Heathen Days.” The track is taken from his upcoming album The Great Satan, scheduled to arrive on February 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. Watch the clip below and pre-order the album here:

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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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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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