by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 18, 2026 | Lists, New Music, Releases
2026 is here and there’s already well over 100 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 announcements. To help you catch up, Metal Insider has...
by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 10, 2026 | Festivals, Lists, News, Touring
There’s no sign of slowing down for live shows. Metal Insider has rounded up 16 of some of the latest tour announcements, updates, and major festival news, so you can catch up on what you may have missed or revisit the highlights. The 2026 tour season is looking busy....
by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 9, 2026 | Lists, News
From the latest lawsuit developments involving Mötley Crüe and Mick Mars to talk of a potential Ozzfest revival and Skid Row continuing the search for a new singer, here’s a quick roundup of the latest rock and metal headlines from the past week. 01) Skid Row launch...
by Ian Weber | Feb 4, 2026 | Lists, Releases
Hey, welcome to a new feature on Metal Insider, where it’s all about the best of the best albums released throughout the month. Get ready to catch up with me – January was about riffs and heavy metal brakdowns! Bullet, Kosuke Hashida, and Megadeth all have...
by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 3, 2026 | Lists, News, Video
The 2026 Grammy Awards took place on Sunday (1st) at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The 68th annual awards ceremony started at 8:00 p.m. ET, with a pre-recorded early Grammy Awards ceremony kicking off hours earlier at 3:30 p.m. ET. Metal Insider has looked at some...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 28, 2026 | Lists, New Music, Releases
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last at the end of 2025, January has brought an extensive batch of fifty-three new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected songs from...