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Photos/Review: Day 1 of Exit 111; Slayer’s final festival appearance

Photos/Review: Day 1 of Exit 111; Slayer’s final festival appearance

by Andrew Fiero | Oct 29, 2019 | Festivals, Photos, Reviews

It’s never too late in the year for a good American Rock Festival. While Spring and Summer brought some heavy hitters, both new and returning, October began shaping up earlier this year with two major players claiming a mid-October weekend, both guaranteed to...
Louder Than Life is Largest Rock Festival in America

Louder Than Life is Largest Rock Festival in America

by Sean Matthews | Oct 22, 2019 | Festivals, Photos, Reviews

Last year’s Louder Than Life festival was canceled due to flooding, which the fest ultimately lost their location at Champions Park. Our hopes were high in the DWP camp that the Highlands at Kentucky Expo Center would live up to the hype for this year’s...
Metallica to headline major 2020 festivals, play two sets at each

Metallica to headline major 2020 festivals, play two sets at each

by Sean Matthews | Oct 10, 2019 | Festivals, News

In what seems like an eternity, the weeks since a small flyer was handed out exiting Louder Than Life has finally come and gone. Originally rumoured onsite to be an announcement for Metallica being named headliner in 2020, to reading online that lead singer James...
Slipknot and AC/DC (with Brian Johnson) are rumored to headline several 2020 North American festivals

Slipknot and AC/DC (with Brian Johnson) are rumored to headline several 2020 North American festivals

by Chris Annunziata | Oct 9, 2019 | Festivals, Rumors, Rumors and Gossip, Updates

According to Chicago-area DJ and promoter Nick Fury, who claims to have inside knowledge, Metallica, Slipknot and AC/DC will be headlining all Danny Wimmer Presents festivals in 2020 (aka Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, Louder Than Life,...
Metallica rumored to announce 2020 festival appearances

Metallica rumored to announce 2020 festival appearances

by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 8, 2019 | Festivals, News, Rumors

On Sunday (6th) evening, Metallica shared a link to a website Metallicaxx.com, which featured a countdown clock as it’s expected to hit zero this Thursday (10th) at 12:00PM PT. This has led to speculation that it was associated with their S&M2 concert since their...
Win a Trip to Las Rageous 2019, Featuring Rob Zombie, Bring Me the Horizon and More!

Win a Trip to Las Rageous 2019, Featuring Rob Zombie, Bring Me the Horizon and More!

by Metal Insider | Sep 24, 2019 | Contests, Festivals

This year’s Las Rageous festival, set to take place at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center on October 18 and 19, has a little bit for everyone. Especially the diverse lineup consisting of acts Rob Zombie, Bring Me the Horizon, The Used, Fever 333, I...
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Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos released this week – 9/23/2025
Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos released this week – 9/23/2025

New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 50 new songs, this week (and change) brings a solid batch of 53 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including...

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Explore 26 New albums just announced – 9/22/2025
Explore 26 New albums just announced – 9/22/2025

Another week and change has gone by since we shared 13 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1,539 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...

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EP Review: Wolfheart – ‘Draconian Darkness II’
EP Review: Wolfheart – ‘Draconian Darkness II’

When it comes to the metal subgenre of melodeath, Wolfheart is one of the best in the category. They balance the dark and heavy riffs with beautiful melodic elements with ease, yet manage to add something fresh and exciting with every release. The band is consistent...

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New & Noteworthy: Hell, Fire And Releases – 1/19/2024

New & Noteworthy: Hell, Fire And Releases – 1/19/2024

  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 highly-anticipated works from the likes of Green Day, Sleater-Kinney, Saxon and Neck Deep, among many others....

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New & Noteworthy: Here Comes the Releases – 1/12/2024

New & Noteworthy: Here Comes the Releases – 1/12/2024

  New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. As the 2024 new music cycle revs up, we will see new albums from metal staples The Rods and Magnum, as well as the first original...

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New & Noteworthy: Conditioned for Releases – 1/5/2024

New & Noteworthy: Conditioned for Releases – 1/5/2024

  Metal Insider's New & Noteworthy, the weekly column highlights the latest and most notable rock and metal releases hitting the shelves each week. As we kick off 2024, we see a wave of fresh albums from artists like At The Plates, Cancer Christ, Haywire,...

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