Suicide Silence announce live replacement following Chris Garza’s hiatus
Suicide Silence's Mark Heylmun has issued a statement, one month after guitarist Chris Garza announced he would take a break from the group. Heylmun also revealed Soreption‘s Ian Waye as Garza's live replacement. On Friday (9th), Heylmun issued the below...
Ronnie Montrose Remembered: NAMM 2026 – 10 Year Anniversary All-Star Memorial Concert
It's January, and that can only mean one thing: the annual NAMM convention is on the horizon. The ultimate gathering for music, sound, and event technology, NAMM not only lets you discover new gear, connect with industry pros, and be inspired by everything that makes...
Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: The Dread Crew of Oddwood
Countdown to 2026: 17 Days SOOOOOOON, a word 70000tons of Metal cruisers know all too well, love it or hate it. 70000tons of Metal, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, returns for its 2026 edition from January 29 – February 2, 2026, setting sail from...
Jay Weinberg announces his exit from Suicidal Tendencies
Jay Weinberg has announced his exit from Suicidal Tendencies, wrapping up an almost two-year stint behind the kit with the California crossover thrash and hardcore punk icons. The former Slipknot drummer shared the news on Instagram on Sunday (11th), posting a...
Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Tenebrarum
Countdown to 2026: 20 Days SOOOOOOON, a word 70000tons of Metal cruisers know all too well, love it or hate it. 70000tons of Metal, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, returns for its 2026 edition from January 29 – February 2, 2026, setting sail from...
Album Review: Lionheart – ‘Valley of Death II’
Hardcore has a branding problem that isn't musical. Too many people talk about it like it's supposed to grow out of itself, as if the genre is an asshole teenager who refuses to apply for college. But hardcore was never designed to become something else. It was...
Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Tankard
Countdown to 2026: 20 Days SOOOOOOON, a word 70000tons of Metal cruisers know all too well, love it or hate it. 70000tons of Metal, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, returns for its 2026 edition from January 29 – February 2, 2026, setting sail from...
Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 adds Armored Saint, John Bush, and more
Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 has announced another wave of bands to its already stacked lineup, including Armored Saint and John Bush, who will perform songs from his Anthrax era. Newly confirmed acts also include Waking the Cadaver, 9 Dead, Cardiac Arrest, The...
Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Symphony X
Countdown to 2026: 20 Days SOOOOOOON, a word 70000tons of Metal cruisers know all too well, love it or hate it. 70000tons of Metal, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, returns for its 2026 edition from January 29 – February 2, 2026, setting sail from...
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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Martijn Westerholt’s Eye of Melian unveil “Symphonia Arcana” video
Martijn Westerholt's Eye of Melian project has unveiled a new video for their latest single, "Symphonia Arcana." The track is the second single from their upcoming album, Forest of Forgetting, scheduled for release on February 20, 2026, via Napalm Records. Founded by...
Myrath unveil cinematic video for new single “The Funeral”
Myrath have released a cinematic video for their latest single, "The Funeral." The track is taken from their upcoming album, Wilderness of Mirrors, which is scheduled to arrive on March 27, 2026, via earMusic. Watch the clip below and pre-order the album here: ...
In Vain say final farewell to beloved vocalist, drop his final project
Norwegian progressive death/black metal outfit In Vain have left a parting gift for 2025 and, in honor of late vocalist Sindre Nedland, are sharing the release of his final solo album, Embers. The record was completed just days before Nedland's passing in March 2025,...
New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases – 6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025
June 20, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Badflower, Cryptopsy, Alestorm, Malevolence and Yungblud, among...
New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...
New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025
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 new music from the likes of Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...
