Metallica delivered historic acoustic and electric surprises at fourth ‘Helping Hands Concert’
Metallica's fourth Helping Hands Concert & Auction took place on Friday, December 13 at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles. These legends delivered an incredible evening of unforgettable acoustic and electric sets to benefit their All Within My Hands Foundation....
Dying Fetus and Cradle of Filth to co-headline 2025 Chaos & Carnage Tour
Dying Fetus and Cradle of Filth will team up in 2025 for a co-headlining trek for the Chaos & Carnage Tour. Joining them is a stacked lineup featuring Fleshgod Apocalypse, Ne Obliviscaris, Undeath, Vomit Forth, and Corpse Pile. General tickets go on sale Friday,...
Metal Insider’s Jillian Drachman’s Top 15 Albums of 2024
Now that 2024 is almost over, the time has arrived to reflect upon the accursed year that we are about to leave behind, marching onward toward new and ever-worsening obstacles. After all, in the words of one charming gentleman, whose work we will be celebrating today:...
System of a Down expand 2025 stadium tour, add South American dates
System of a Down have added second shows to their stadium tour in response to overwhelming demand. New dates include East Rutherford, NJ, at MetLife Stadium on August 27 with KoRn, Chicago, IL, at Soldier Field on September 1 with Avenged Sevenfold, and Toronto, ON,...
New & Noteworthy: Fasomas releases – 12/13/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s releases include works from the likes of Mörk Gryning, Fatal Embrace, Dark Embrace and Orbiter among the...
Metal By Numbers 2024: Better Late Than Never (11/22/2024 – 4/26/2024)
After a long and challenging year, Metal By Numbers returns in full force. We're diving into the top metal sellers and notable debuts of each week, catching up from where we left off on April 26th through November 22nd. November 22, 2024: Notable Debuts:...
Trollfest share “Doomsday Christmas Song” lyric video
Norwegian folk metal band Trollfest brings unconventional holiday spirit with a lyric video for their new single, "Doomsday Christmas Song." Trollfest will hit the road in February, joining Korpiklaani, Ensiferum, and NiNi on the Folkfest of the North tour. See all...
Eluveitie share “Premonition” video
Swiss folk-metal giants Eluveitie are back with their first new release in two years and some new faces. The group has unveiled a video for their brand new single, "Premonition." The track is taken from their upcoming album, set to release in 2025, with more details...
Pearl Jam announce spring 2025 Tour Dates
Pearl Jam has announced a string of April and May 2025 tour dates. The group will continue to support their latest album, Dark Matter. Joining them on the tour will be indigenous punk/post punk art band Dead Pioneers and Australian rockers Teen Jesus and the Jean...
Steel Panther announce 2025 Tour Dates
Steel Panther have announced two additional legs for their Feel The Steel 15th Anniversary World Tour. The US leg kicks off March 5 in Lincoln, NE, and wraps up March 28 in Dubuque, IA. This summer, Steel Panther will head to Europe, beginning June 18 in Dublin,...
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Simone Simons unveils new single “Aeterna;” debut solo album arriving in August
Epica vocalist Simone Simons has joined forces with legendary Arjen Lucassen to collaborate on her debut solo album. Vermillion, is set to arrive on August 23 via Nuclear Blast Records. To give a taste for what's to come, Simons has unveiled a video for her first...
Category 7 (Adrenaline Mob, Ex-Machine Head, Exodus, etc.) share “In Stitches” video; debut album arriving in July
Category 7, the new project featuring John Bush (Armored Saint), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob, Sonic Universe), Phil Demmel (Machine Head, Kerry King, Vio-Lence), Jack Gibson (Exodus) and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill), will release their debut self-titled...
Dark Tranquillity share new single “Unforgivable”
Dark Tranquillity have unveiled a taste of their upcoming album Endtime Signals, set to release on August 16 via Century Media Records. Their latest single, "Unforgivable," coincides with a video shot during tours in Türkiye and Mexico, capturing the band's live...
New & Noteworthy, September 2nd – Immortalized
Despite the diversity of metal that occurs in the world, Sweden is basically the go-to country for metal of all genres and periods. Today we get a prime example of why that is, as our two lead albums give us a taste of the range that Sweden's metal scene has to offer,...
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...
