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ICYMI: Five Metallica Updates: Sphere rumors, Ozzy tribute, Beavis & Butt-Head cameo, Tomorrowland rescue & more

ICYMI: Five Metallica Updates: Sphere rumors, Ozzy tribute, Beavis & Butt-Head cameo, Tomorrowland rescue & more

by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 28, 2025 | News, Tributes, Updates, Video

While Metal Insider has spent much of the past week mourning, processing, and reflecting on the loss of Ozzy Osbourne, we’ve also been curating our extensive Honoring Ozzy feature, a tribute collection featuring as many dedications as we could find (and we know there...
Metallica Updates: New Concert Date, Hetfield’s Film Role, Digital Cliff Burton Exhibit, and More

Metallica Updates: New Concert Date, Hetfield’s Film Role, Digital Cliff Burton Exhibit, and More

by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 24, 2024 | News, Touring, Updates, Video

01) Helping Hands Concert & Auction Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation will host its fourth Helping Hands Concert & Auction on December 13 at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, this event returns to Los Angeles, where the...
It’s official! Blue Ridge Rock Festival 2024 is CANCELED

It’s official! Blue Ridge Rock Festival 2024 is CANCELED

by Zenae Zukowski | May 13, 2024 | News, Updates

While it may not be much of a surprise, considering the aftermath, that’s still taking place from the 2023 edition, Blue Ridge Rock Festival has been canceled for 2024. The cancelation comes from the ongoing battle of settling the insurance claim and ensuring the 2023...
Slipknot triple announcement: 2024 North American Tour, Knotfest lineup, & confirm new drummer

Slipknot triple announcement: 2024 North American Tour, Knotfest lineup, & confirm new drummer

by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 30, 2024 | News, Touring, Updates

Twenty-five years ago, a small band at the time, Slipknot, from Des Moines, Iowa, with many members in orange jumpsuits, released their self-titled debut album. Twenty-five years later, they’re one of the biggest acts formed within the nu-metal, post-grunge era,...
Slipknot: announce intimate show, new lineup clues emerge, & Mexico Tour Dates added

Slipknot: announce intimate show, new lineup clues emerge, & Mexico Tour Dates added

by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 23, 2024 | News, Touring, Updates

Slipknot’s intimate show @ Pappy + Harriet’s: Slipknot are gearing up for their appearance at this year’s Sick New World festival in Las Vegas, NV. To warm up for the upcoming event, the group has decided to surprise fans by announcing an intimate...
Jerry Cantrell’s “Blue Dress” G&L guitar found after being mistaken for stolen

Jerry Cantrell’s “Blue Dress” G&L guitar found after being mistaken for stolen

by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 11, 2024 | News, Updates

Jerry Cantrell’s missing Rampage “Blue Dress” G&L guitar scare took a turn for the better when the guitarist/vocalist revealed it was merely misplaced. In an Instagram video posted yesterday (10th), Cantrell, in great relief, shared the news in a video...
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Album Review: Carpenter Brut – ‘Leather Temple’
Album Review: Carpenter Brut – ‘Leather Temple’

I'm trying to remember what John Carpenter was actually about, which is harder than it sounds. I think I know. I think it was minimal synths and blank-faced evil and the sense that suburbia is one babysitter shift away from neighborhood collapse. But really, Carpenter...

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Album Review: Rob Zombie – ‘The Great Satan’
Album Review: Rob Zombie – ‘The Great Satan’

The man, the myth, the legend: Rob Zombie. A true visionary and storyteller, he has delivered some of the most distinctive, what-am-I-listening-to records since the nineties with .The Great Satan Album number eight, his first since 2021's The Lunar Injection Kool Aid...

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Primus announce illustrated fable Frizzle Fry: Phantoms of Barrington Hall
Primus announce illustrated fable Frizzle Fry: Phantoms of Barrington Hall

Primus frontman Les Claypool has written a new illustrated fable, Frizzle Fry: Phantoms of Barrington Hall, expanding on the band’s early Berkeley-era mythology. Labeled as an “illustrated storybook for adults,” the book revisits the surreal world surrounding Primus’s...

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New & Noteworthy: The New Releases – 2/20/2026

New & Noteworthy: The New Releases – 2/20/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week includes new music from the likes of New Found Glory, Brian James, Exhumed, Yungblud and Sylosis amongst the many...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases Is Not Enough – 2/13/2026

New & Noteworthy: Releases Is Not Enough – 2/13/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new music from the likes of Converge, Gogol Bordello, Mariachi El Bronx and Story Of The Year amongst the many...

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New & Noteworthy: Liturgy of Releases – 2/6/2026

New & Noteworthy: Liturgy of Releases – 2/6/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The first New Music Friday of February sees LPs from the likes of Puscifer, KMFDM, Mayhem and Tailgunner amongst the many outstanding...

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