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Photos/Review: Seven Kingdoms energize Chicago on 11/30/2024 w/ Lutharo & Idol Throne

Photos/Review: Seven Kingdoms energize Chicago on 11/30/2024 w/ Lutharo & Idol Throne

by Mar Morannon | Dec 4, 2024 | Photos, Reviews

Reggie’s in Chicago was alive with the sound of metal on November 30, hosting a killer lineup of Idol Throne, Lutharo, and headliners Seven Kingdoms. Despite the disappointment of Striker’s early exit from the tour, the night more than delivered, treating...
Photos/Review: Devastation on the Nation hits LA with I Am Morbid, Suffocation, and more

Photos/Review: Devastation on the Nation hits LA with I Am Morbid, Suffocation, and more

by Lisa Burke | Dec 3, 2024 | Photos, Reviews

The question of how many bands make for the perfect heavy metal event or tour is highly debatable these days for multiple reasons. The current tour, Devastation On The Nation, made its way to Los Angeles, CA, at the Belasco on Tuesday evening, November 26th, and...
Movie Review: ‘Heavier Trip’ – a wild adventure leading viewers to become Babymetal fans

Movie Review: ‘Heavier Trip’ – a wild adventure leading viewers to become Babymetal fans

by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 29, 2024 | Reviews

Directors Juuso Laatio and Jukka Vidgren return with Heavier Trip, the riotous sequel to 2018’s Heavy Trip. This time, the Finnish death metal band Impaled Rektum find themselves breaking out of prison and into even wilder escapades. If Dethklok and Airheads had...
Live Gig Review: Warsaw Does the Toxic Waltz with Exodus – 11/22/24

Live Gig Review: Warsaw Does the Toxic Waltz with Exodus – 11/22/24

by Ian Weber | Nov 27, 2024 | Reviews

Wow. I wrapped up year numero dos with Metal Insider inside a cement mixer. Municipal Waste – Blind Guardian – and now Exodus. Now THAT is how you spend another year covering concerts. I attended many shows and wrote some words about some of those shows....
Better Lovers dominate Brooklyn’s Warsaw on 11/17/2024

Better Lovers dominate Brooklyn’s Warsaw on 11/17/2024

by Melinda Oswandel | Nov 25, 2024 | Photos, Reviews

Metal “supergroup” Better Lovers dominated a packed Greenpoint, Brooklyn’s Warsaw, on Sunday, November 17th. The latest of The Dillinger Escape Plan’s Greg Puciato’s projects, this lineup does not disappoint with a roster consisting of...
Album Review: Kim Carlsson and Déhà outshine — ‘Gudalik II’

Album Review: Kim Carlsson and Déhà outshine — ‘Gudalik II’

by Jillian Drachman | Nov 15, 2024 | Reviews

“If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life — and only then will I be free to become myself.” ~ Heidegger According to this easily displeased journalist, Kim Carlsson is...
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Interview: Burning Witches’ Jay Grob talks Inquisition, touring hurdles, and the witch she’d add for a day
Interview: Burning Witches’ Jay Grob talks Inquisition, touring hurdles, and the witch she’d add for a day

Swiss heavy metal outfit Burning Witches have released their sixth studio album, Inquisition, on August 22, 2025 via Napalm Records. Diving into themes of medieval persecution, religious oppression, and resilience, the follow-up to 2023's The Dark Tower, marks a bold...

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Feuerschwanz’s Ben Metzner talks new album ‘Knightclub’ with track-by-track explainer
Feuerschwanz’s Ben Metzner talks new album ‘Knightclub’ with track-by-track explainer

Germany’s folk metal unit Feuerschwanz have unveiled their twelfth studio album, Knightclub, out now via Napalm Records. Known for their chaotic, high-energy performances, whether bringing vikings, theatrics, or sheer madness to the stage (as seen during their...

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Catch up now: 37 new songs/videos released this week – 8/27/2025
Catch up now: 37 new songs/videos released this week – 8/27/2025

New music continues to spiral its way in. Since our chunk last week with 36 new songs, this week brings a slightly larger round of 37 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including The Halo...

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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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