Tool announce winter 2024 Tour
While recently wrapping up their Power Trip Festival appearance and trekking across North America, Tool are ready for more. The progressive metal giants will kick off 2024 with a month-long U.S. tour, including a return to Madison Square Garden and a...
Sick New World Fest to return in 2024 with massive lineup: System of a Down, Slipknot, A Perfect Circle
After a highly successful inaugural year, Sick New World is gearing up for the 2024 edition on April 27 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. A massive lineup with over 65 artists across five stages will see returning headliner System Of A Down, along with major...
Concert Calendar (10/10-10/15): The Road to All Metal’s Eve! Venom Inc, Tesseract, & more
Hey there! If this is your first time seeing this post, greetings! This concert calendar is posted most weeks (touring wraps up around the holidays) to help bring you up to speed on the latest gigs happening throughout America in a way that’s a little more...
Power Trip Festival 2023 Recap: Judas Priest’s album revelation, AC/DC’s victorious stage comeback, Metallica’s spectacular finale, and beyond
Goldenvoice's Power Trip three-day festival officially concluded last night (8th) with Metallica, who skillfully combined selections from their no-repeat weekend setlists into a condensed and masterful sixteen-song set. The set included the requisite "One,"...
Betraying The Martyrs announce Farewell Show
French metalcore outfit Betraying The Martyrs have recently called their fifteen-year career quits. The announcement, made just last week, surprised their listeners to have their breakup reveal to coincide with the release of their final EP and music video....
Nita Strauss forced to skip ‘Next Few’ Alice Cooper shows due to health setback
Alice Cooper guitarist, Nita Strauss, has announced that she is forced to sit out for a few shows due to illness. Yesterday (the 8th), the guitarist shared the following message via social media: “Hey everyone, I got lots of messages about my whereabouts...
Concert Calendar (10/06-10/08): A Summer in Not-Quite-Fall. Ne Obliviscaris, Wolves in the Throne Room, & more:
How are you? Feeling pumped? Allow me to help you feel even better. It's a mild weekend to see a show or a dozen. Please enjoy browsing through some of these highlights that are happening, as we're unsure whether or not we should pay for coat check. Remember:...
Exclusive Album Stream: King Ov Wyrms – ‘The Womb Ov Borealis’
Prepare for a dark journey into the realms of Arizona black metal as King Ov Wyrms have teamed up with Metal Insider for an early stream of their sophomore album, The Womb Ov Borealis. The album is more like a three-year labor of love, beginning with Michael...
Album Review: KK’s Priest – ‘The Sinner Rides Again’
Hard work, dedication, and the commitment to keeping metal alive are qualities that K.K. Downing and I share. Despite the rumors and speculations surrounding Downing's departure from Judas Priest in 2011, a band he had been with since their inception with Rocka...
Sodom drop “1982 (Remix)” video
German thrash metal legends Sodom have dropped a lyric video for their single, "1982 (Remix)." The track is taken from their upcoming EP, 1982, out November 10th via Steamhammer / SPV. The song pays homage to the band's formative years, taking fans back 41...
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Hyro the Hero drops “Bound For Glory” video
Houston-born-France-based-rap-rock artist Hyro The Hero celebrates the release of his sophomore album, Bound For Glory, via Better Noise Music by dropping a video for the title track featuring Solence's Markus Videsäter. The album features collaborations with...
Beartooth collaborate with Hardy on new song “The Better Me”
Beartooth are set to release their fifth album, The Surface, on October 13 via Red Bull Records. The album marks a more optimistic turn for frontman Caleb Shomo. Today (15th), these rockers have shared their latest single "The Better Me" featuring Hardy. ...
Blackbriar unveil “Forever and a Day” lyric video
Blackbriar have shared a lyric video for their latest single, "Forever and a Day." The track is taken from their new album, A Dark Euphony, out September 29th via Nuclear Blast. Zora Cock comments: “Forever and a Day is a tragically romantic song,...
New & Noteworthy, August 26th – I Feel the Dark
More and more, we're seeing metal releases take higher positions on the chart than anyone would have imagined in years past. 2014 has been packed with more top 20 releases than any preceding year, and this week will likely add a couple more to the total. Check out the...
New & Noteworthy, August 19th – Against the World
Last week's release list wouldn't have convinced anyone of this, but this week's new albums truly prove that metal is a worldwide unifying force that brings together music fans from everywhere. Topping the list is one of the biggest international bands of the past...
New & Noteworthy, August 5th: Greed
The start of a new month brings us a veritable deluge of new music from recognizable talent, which is a very good thing for the metal community. Having this many well-known bands actively releasing new music on a given week shows that metal is a force to be reckoned...