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Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 43 albums of 2025

Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 43 albums of 2025

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 23, 2025 | Lists

2025, what an incredible year for music. I want to thank our readers and the Metal Insider team for another year of metal. We sacrifice what we can to support metal and the scene. It’s what we live for. So, thank you for being part of the adventure. While it was...
Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Painful

Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Painful

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 23, 2025 | Artist Spotlight

Countdown to 2026: 37 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 sail from...
Rainbow announce ‘The Temple of the King 1975–1976’ box set

Rainbow announce ‘The Temple of the King 1975–1976’ box set

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 23, 2025 | News, Releases

Rainbow will celebrate the earliest and most influential years of their career with The Temple of the King 1975–1976, a comprehensive 9-CD box set arriving March 6, 2026, via Edsel Records. Newly mastered by Andy Pearce and Matt Wortham, the collection marks the first...
Metallica share festive recording of James Hetfield reading “A Visit From St. Nicholas”

Metallica share festive recording of James Hetfield reading “A Visit From St. Nicholas”

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 22, 2025 | Video

Metallica are in the holiday spirit this year with a special seasonal release, a recording of James Hetfield reading the classic poem A Visit From St. Nicholas, widely known as “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.” The band dropped the festive track as a light-hearted...
Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 adds Suicidal Tendencies & Agalloch

Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 adds Suicidal Tendencies & Agalloch

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 22, 2025 | Festivals, News

Milwaukee Metal Festival is gearing up for the 2026 edition returning to The Rave/Eagles Club from June 5–7, with a pre-party kicking things off on June 4. Alongside headliners Acid Bath, Killswitch Engage, and Ministry, the festival has expanded its lineup with...
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Iron Maiden celebrate 50 years with 40th anniversary vinyl, new coloring book
Iron Maiden celebrate 50 years with 40th anniversary vinyl, new coloring book

Iron Maiden are concluding 2025 with a bang, celebrating their 50th year by resurrecting Live After Death, a revised limited-edition of their 40th anniversary collector's 2LP set, out November 28, 2025, via Parlophone Records. The release includes remastered audio on...

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Carach Angren’s Ardek unveils track-by-track breakdown of new EP The Cult of Kariba
Carach Angren’s Ardek unveils track-by-track breakdown of new EP The Cult of Kariba

Dutch horror metal masters Carach Angren are back with more symphonic nightmares to share in their new EP, The Cult of Kariba, out Friday (17th) via Season of Mist. Just in time for the Halloween season, the haunting new EP expands on the legends first explored in...

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Video Premiere: In Virtue – “Desolation Throne”
Video Premiere: In Virtue – “Desolation Throne”

Los Angeles progressive power metal outfit In Virtue, featuring vocalist/guitarist Trey Xavier, also known as the founder of GearGods.net, have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere a video for their latest single, “Desolation Throne.” The track is taken from their...

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New & Noteworthy: Myths of Releases – 3/22/2024

New & Noteworthy: Myths of Releases – 3/22/2024

  New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among this week’s new albums are the returns of Gossip and Brodequin, as well as highly-anticipated works from Elbow, The Jesus...

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New & Noteworthy: Warp Speed Invincible Project Releases – 3/1/2024 – 3/15/2024

New & Noteworthy: Warp Speed Invincible Project Releases – 3/1/2024 – 3/15/2024

  New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases hitting shelves. The last couple of weeks saw new music from the likes of Waves In Autumn, Bruce Dickinson, Ministry, Kaiser Chiefs, Judas Priest, The...

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New & Noteworthy: The Other Side of Releases – 2/23/2024

New & Noteworthy: The Other Side of Releases – 2/23/2024

  New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the releases on this packed New Music Friday, we will see the returns of Modern English, Job For A Cowboy and Sleepytime...

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