Album Review: Pale Horse Ritual – ‘Diabolic Formation’
I should begin with a confession: I am, by all measurable standards, a closet stoner. Not the slack-jawed stereotype who lives inside of a Bob Marley poster, and not the cardigan-wearing medical user with laminated documentation explaining that indica helps their...
Six former Cradle of Filth members file lawsuit against the band and Dani Filth
The long-running tension between Cradle of Filth and several former members has escalated into a new lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Zoë Federoff, Marek "Ashok" Smerda, Lindsay Schoolcraft (Matheson), Richard Shaw, Paul Allender,...
Vitriol’s Kyle Rasmussen heads home after mid-tour band split, shares new update
Vitriol’s chaotic mid-tour collapse saga continues as frontman Kyle Rasmussen makes his way back to Portland, OR, after being abandoned by his bandmates in Redwood, NY, not Vermont, earlier this week. Rasmussen was left outside a closed ice-cream shop/gas station,...
Metal By Numbers – closing September with new charts, new masters – 9/26/2025
Metal By Numbers returns with a closer look at weekly metal sales from September 26, 2025. Yes, we’re catching up, stay tuned, there’s more to come! From major releases to underground newcomers, we’re tracking how these New & Noteworthy releases debuted in charts....
Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Kissin’ Dynamite
Countdown to 2026: 64 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...
Pets, Paws & Metal: The Judge The Juror’s David W. Frontenac says his dog isn’t much into music
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s ongoing column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. Edmonton Canada’s The Judge The Juror have just unleashed their latest EP, Primitive Minds,...
Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Kalmah
Countdown to 2026: 64 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...
Former Tactosa/Peacemaker FL guitarist Joseph Schultz arrested on multiple child exploitation charges
Former Tactosa and Peacemaker FL guitarist Joseph Schultz has been arrested on a series of disturbing charges. The 24-year-old was booked on October 17th, 2025, in Volusia County, Florida, on twenty counts, including possession of a sexual performance by a child...
Metal By Numbers – September Ares topped the charts – 9/19/2025
Metal By Numbers returns with a closer look at weekly metal sales from September 19, 2025. Yes, we’re catching up, stay tuned, there’s more to come! From major releases to underground newcomers, we’re tracking how these New & Noteworthy releases debuted in charts....
Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Incantation
Countdown to 2026: 64 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...
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Myrath release “Until the End” video featuring Amaranthe’s Elize Ryd, announce new album
Tunisian-French progressive metal band Myrath have released a video for their new single, "Until the End," featuring Amaranthe vocalist Elize Ryd. The track is taken from the group's upcoming album, Wilderness of Mirrors, which is scheduled to arrive on March 27,...
Mayhem drop video for “Weep For Nothing;” new album arriving in February
It’s a tad ironic to call any band the “most influential” anything, especially when that band has built its mythology on rejecting the premise of influence altogether. Yet here we are. Mayhem, the group that essentially invented non-metaphorically dangerous music, are...
Interview: Trivium’s Corey Beaulieu discusses ‘Struck Dead,’ lineup shifts, and revisiting ‘Ascendancy’
Trivium are back on the road in support of their new EP, Struck Dead, which arrived on October 31 via Roadrunner Records. Stepping away from their Ascendancy anniversary shows, the band's current tour blends fan favorites with fresh cuts, joined by Jinjer and Heriot....
New & Noteworthy: Release Dynasty – 3/28/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The final New Music Friday of March sees highly anticipated albums from The Darkness, Arch Enemy, Memphis May Fire, Sick Puppies and...
New & Noteworthy: The Screaming Of The Releases 3/21/2025
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 spring features highly anticipated albums from Cradle of Filth, The Horrors, Gates to Hell, Lordi and Pop...
New & Noteworthy: The Return of Releases 3/14/2025 – 02/28/2025
March 14, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are highly-anticipated albums from the likes of Coheed and...
