Paws, Pets, and Metal: Derelict drummer Tommy McKinnon’s cats debate metal vs. jazz
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. We caught up with Derelict drummer Tommy McKinnon as his cats debate between metal and jazz...
Chris Harms of Lord of the Lost unveils “I Love You” single; debut solo album arriving in January
Chris Harms, vocalist of Lord of the Lost, will release his debut solo album, 1980, on January 31, 2025, via Napalm Records. The record is separate from what listeners are used to from Lord of the Lost's style, giving a more 80s-inspired synth-pop atmosphere. Harms...
Charting the course to 2025: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2024 Artist Spotlight: Dalriada
Countdown to 2025: 41 Days SOOOOOOON, the famous word for 70000tons of Metal cruisers know to love and hate. And one thing you learn is announcements are always unpredictable. After experiencing the 2024 edition to its fullest capability, we captured all sixty-two...
Power Trip, Nekrogoblikon, Category 7, and more added to 2025 Headbangers Boat
More bands have been added to the 2025 edition of Lamb of God's Headbangers Boat. The voyage will now see Power Trip, The Exploited, Nekrogoblikon, Gideon, Walls of Jericho, and Category 7, setting sail from Miami, Florida, to Cozumel, Mexico, on the Norwegian Jewel...
New & Noteworthy: Post Releases – 12/20/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. As we near the end of the year, this next-to-last week of 2024 sees new releases from the likes of Subway to Sally, Epitaph and Pandemic...
Watch pro-shot video of Metallica’s 2024 Helping Hands show
Professional footage of Metallica's fourth Helping Hands Concert & Auction, held on December 13 at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, is now available to watch on YouTube. The event featured an incredible acoustic and electric set by Metallica and guest...
Metal Insider’s Matt Brown’s Top 10 Albums of 2024
Let’s face it: there’s a lot of music out there and so little time to truly enjoy it all. Even when you do enjoy it, how do you remember all the albums you’ve listened to throughout the year? And how do you make sure you bug your friends to listen to that new kickass...
Static-X announce 2025 Machines vs Monsters tour with GWAR
Static-X will return on the road in 2025 with their Machines Vs Monsters Tour. Featuring original Wisconsin Death Trip members Tony Campos, Koichi Fukuda, and Ken Jay, along with vocalist/guitarist Xer0, the tour will feature special guests GWAR, Dope, and A Killer's...
Charting the course to 2025: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2024 Artist Spotlight: Crypta
Countdown to 2025: 42 Days SOOOOOOON, the famous word for 70000tons of Metal cruisers know to love and hate. And one thing you learn is announcements are always unpredictable. After experiencing the 2024 edition to its fullest capability, we captured all sixty-two...
Ice Nine Kills announce ‘The Silver Scream-A-Thon’ U.S. headline tour
Ice Nine Kills have announced their headlining Silver Scream-A-Thon U.S. tour, produced by Live Nation. Taking a part of Metallica's two-night playbook, likely inspired by opening for them over the last two years and into next, Ice Nine Kills will have a two-night...
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Apocalyptica unveil “The Call of Ktulu” single
Apocalyptica have released a visualizer for "The Call of Ktulu," the final single from Apocalyptica Plays Metallica, Vol. 2, arriving this Friday (7th). The track features legendary Metallica bassist Cliff Burton, honoring Burton's legacy, backed by Metallica and...
Bring Me The Horizon drop surprise album ‘Post Human: NeX GEn’
Bring Me The Horizon have released their surprise new album, POST HUMAN: NeX GEn, via Columbia Records yesterday (24th). This latest installment continues their musical and conceptual expansion, following 2020’s POST HUMAN: Survival Horror. Recorded during COVID...
ICYMI: Serj Tankian shares “A.F. Day” video
In case you missed it, System of a Down singer Serj Tankian have released a video for this new single, "A.F. Day." The track is taken from Tankian's forthcoming EP, Foundations, scheduled to arrive this fall. Tankian recently released his debut Memoir Down With the...
New & Noteworthy, November 18th – Devouring the Feeble
We're starting to formulate our Top 10 lists for 2014, but a few albums are making a push to appear on those lists at the eleventh hour. A couple of those albums show up on today's release lineup, so read on to see what's in store! Bloodbath, Grand Morbid...
New & Noteworthy, November 11th – Darkness Within
With some big-name metal releases making huge splashes in recent weeks, headbangers are making sure that everyone knows the release calendar isn't closed yet. This week has another household name releasing an important album, along with several notable underground...
New & Noteworthy, November 4th – Target
With the holiday season already looming over us and retailers beginning their annual craze for Christmas, new music begins its usual downward trend, with fewer new releases appearing as we approach the end of the year. This is a particularly short week, with the...
