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Creed expand ‘Summer of ‘99 and Beyond’ festival to two days

Creed expand ‘Summer of ‘99 and Beyond’ festival to two days

by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 21, 2025 | Festivals

Following their highly successful reunion in 2024, Creed are bringing back the Summer of ‘99 and Beyond Festival for its second year, this time as a two-day event. Set for July 18-19, 2025, at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, WI, the festival will feature...
Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025: Death Angel to replace Destruction; more bands announced

Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025: Death Angel to replace Destruction; more bands announced

by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 19, 2025 | Festivals

Milwaukee Metal Fest will return to The Rave/Eagles Ballroom from May 16-18, 2025, with a pre-party on May 15. While Destruction is no longer performing, Death Angel has stepped in to fill the slot. The festival has also added an all-star S.O.D. tribute featuring...
Metal Festivals in Czechia 2025 – Preview

Metal Festivals in Czechia 2025 – Preview

by Siegfried Samer | Feb 12, 2025 | Festivals, Metal on Metal

Avid readers of Metal Insider will have noticed by now that I have a certain soft spot for metal festivals in the Czech Republic, notably Metalfest in Pilsen, Masters of Rock in Vizovice, and Rock Castle Open Air in Moravsky Krumlov. This has several reasons: Firstly,...
Beyond the Gates 2025: final lineup and daily schedules revealed

Beyond the Gates 2025: final lineup and daily schedules revealed

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 18, 2024 | Festivals, News

The Beyond the Gates Festival 2025 has unveiled its final lineup, adding eleven new acts, including Opeth, Paradise Lost, Candlemass, Taake, Tribulation, Lucifer, Hexvessel, Misþyrming, Attic, Helheim, and Gehenna. With eighteen bands making their festival debut, this...
12 Days of 2025 Milwaukee Metal Fest lineup announcements

12 Days of 2025 Milwaukee Metal Fest lineup announcements

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 10, 2024 | Festivals, News

Milwaukee Metal Fest returns in 2025, with Down headlining the event. The festival will take place from May 16-18, 2025, at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom, with a pre-party scheduled for May 15. As 2024 wraps up, organizers have been building excitement with a 12-day...
Linkin Park, Scorpions, KoRn, and Muse to headline Hellfest 2025

Linkin Park, Scorpions, KoRn, and Muse to headline Hellfest 2025

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 9, 2024 | Festivals, News

Hellfest returns to Clisson, France, from June 19-22, 2025, with a massively diverse lineup featuring one hundred eighty-four bands across six stages. Headliners include Linkin Park, Scorpions, KoRn, and Muse will be appearing at the festival for the first time. This...
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Bullet breakdown new album ‘Kickstarter’ with track-by-track guide
Bullet breakdown new album ‘Kickstarter’ with track-by-track guide

Swedish heavy metal outfit Bullet have teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide on their new album, Kickstarter, available now. Formed in 2001 with a mission to carry the torch of late '70s and early '80s heavy metal, the group has spent nearly 25...

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Black Veil Brides unveil “Certainty” video
Black Veil Brides unveil “Certainty” video

Black Veil Brides have dropped a video for their new single, “Certainty. The track will appear on the band’s forthcoming seventh studio album, due out later this year via Spinefarm. The video for “Certainty” was directed by George Gallardo Kattah and filmed while the...

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Motorbooks announces Rush and 2112: 50 Years, a definitive anniversary tribute
Motorbooks announces Rush and 2112: 50 Years, a definitive anniversary tribute

Motorbooks has announced Rush and 2112: 50 Years, an illustrated, slip-cased book celebrating the landmark album that reshaped the band’s legacy. Written by rock historian Daniel Bukszpan, the book is scheduled to arrive on March 10, 2026, just weeks ahead of the 50th...

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New & Noteworthy: AMEN Releases – 9/19/2025

New & Noteworthy: AMEN Releases – 9/19/2025

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 the likes of Motion City Soundtrack, 38 Special, Bad Cop Bad Cop, I Prevail, Igorrr and Stoned Jesus among the many...

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New & Noteworthy: The Blue Releases – 9/12/2025

New & Noteworthy: The Blue Releases – 9/12/2025

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 the likes of Dance Gavin Dance, Silverstein, Between The Buried And Me, Chameleons, Der Weg Einer Freiheit,...

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New & Noteworthy: Generation of the Releases 9/5/2025

New & Noteworthy: Generation of the Releases 9/5/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. To start September, we will see new music from the likes of The London Suede, Glenn Hughes, Blessthefall and Primal Fear, as well as the...

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