by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 16, 2025 | Artist Spotlight
Countdown to 2026: 197 Days SOOOOOOON, a word 70000tons of Metal cruisers know all too well, love it or hate it. 70000tons of Metal, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, returns for its 2026 edition from January 29 – February 2, 2026, setting...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 16, 2025 | Guest Blog
Balancing Acts is Metal Insider’s new column, in which artists explain the challenges within the music industry by juggling day jobs or multiple jobs while pursuing their musical careers. Metal Insider recently caught up with Katerina Nicole, an ethereal metal artist...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 16, 2025 | New Music, Releases, Video
Ashes of Ares, the heavy metal duo featuring ex-Iced Earth members Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales, have dropped a video for their latest single, “Keep on Walkin’.” The track is taken from their upcoming album New Messiahs, scheduled to arrive on...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 16, 2025 | Lists, New Music, Releases, Video
This week, three bands from across the metal and hard rock spectrum, each featuring a female vocalist, have shared new music videos. From theatrical metal to hard rock and a cinematic experience, check out the latest from In This Moment, Halestorm, and Evanescence....
by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 16, 2025 | New Music, Releases, Video
Swedish death metal supergroup Grand Cadaver, featuring members of Dark Tranquillity, The Halo Effect, Katatonia, Tiamat, and Novarupta, have recently unveiled their new single “Darkened Apathy.” The track is taken from their upcoming EP The Rot Beneath,...