Rumors and Gossip | Metal Insider

Rumor: Megadeth, Meshuggah, TesseracT, and Lillake to tour this summer

by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 6, 2017 | News, Rumors and Gossip, Touring

A few weeks ago Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine told Billboard that the band will embark two North American tours this year. He explained: “They’re both going to be very different, but exciting. One we’re headlining, and it’s very much bands of our ilk, and for the...

Only one member of Ghost shows up to accept Swedish Grammy

by Bram Teitelman | Mar 1, 2017 | News, Rumors and Gossip

Ghost must be getting tired of winning all the awards they’ve been picking up lately. We knew they won a Grammy here last year, which is plenty exciting, but in their homeland of Sweden, they picked up their third Grammis award (which is their version of the...

Rumored tour alert: Slayer, Lamb of God, Behemoth

by Bram Teitelman | Feb 27, 2017 | Rumors and Gossip, Touring

We’ve been seeing this happen a lot in the past few weeks – bands that are playing various rock festivals are teaming up for tours to fill out the dates in between them, Opeth and Gojira were one of the first bands to do that. Korn also added some dates...

Do we have a release date for a Queens of the Stone Age single?

by Bram Teitelman | Feb 22, 2017 | News, Rumors and Gossip

As this past fall’s Avenged Sevenfold rollout proved, it’s that you can’t just trust anything you see on the internet. So we’re taking this with a grain of salt, but there just might be a release date for new music from Queens of the Stone Age....

Rumor: GWAR, Hatebreed, Beartooth, CKY playing Vans Warped Tour

by Bram Teitelman | Feb 21, 2017 | Festivals, News, Rumors and Gossip, Touring

OK, so we’re not that familiar with Kill The Music, so this should very much be taken with a grain of salt, but the site claims to have some intel about this Summer’s Vans Warped Tour. If this turns out to be true, it’s going to be pretty different...

Tour rumor: Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold, Volbeat to hit the U.S. this Summer

by Bram Teitelman | Feb 6, 2017 | News, Rumors and Gossip, Touring

Remember the last time Metallica did a full-on U.S. tour? That was eight years ago, so you’re forgiven if you don’t. However, that might be about to change. Blabbermouth hints that Metallica will be announcing a stadium tour later this month with Avenged...

« Older Entries

Next Entries »

The Grudge That Should Not Be: Album Review: Megadeth’s final record

The overall seventeenth, self-titled album marks the beginning of the end for Megadeth. Dave Mustaine deserves credit. That part isn't up for debate. Getting kicked out of Metallica, starting over, and building Megadeth into one of the defining bands of American...

Rush Announce Super Deluxe Grace Under Pressure Reissues

Rush will release Super Deluxe editions of Grace Under Pressure, arriving March 13, 2026, via UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records. The 1984 album, has been fully revisited with multiple new configurations, including Super Deluxe box sets on CD, LP, Blu-ray, and digital...

Myrkur unveils new song “Touch My Love And Die”

Myrkur has unveiled a new single, “Touch My Love And Die,” which will be performed at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on February 14. The winner of the competition will go on to represent Denmark at Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The track is a dark, cinematic ballad that...

New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This New Music Friday sees new releases from the likes of Volumes, Lord Of The Lost and Windswept, as well as the debut full-length...

New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off the month of December, we will see new releases from the likes of Enthroned, Upon A Burning Body, and Blood Red Throne, as...

New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of November sees releases from the likes of Excide, Blut Aus Nord, Plosivs and Equilibrium amongst the many outstanding...