Tesseract & Evil Dead added to Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025 lineup
Milwaukee Metal Fest returns to The Rave/Eagles Ballroom from May 16-18, 2025, following the success of its 2024 edition. A pre-party will kick off the festivities on May 15. Newly added bands include Tesseract and Evil Dead. Additional artists will be revealed as...
Concert Calendar (12/13-12/20): Concert Tickets, the Perfect Gift – Moritcian, the Trans Siberian Orchestra, & more
Seasons bleedings! It's Ian again. It would mean a metric fuck-ton to me if you took a moment to look through some of 2024's final parties below before you get back to coasting through more important things like finals, work, and gift shopping. And take a break to...
Video Premiere: Crucial Velocity – “Hollow”
Crucial Velocity, a powerhouse band featuring members of King Diamond, Shaolin Death Squad, and Chastain Harris, have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere their latest single, "Hollow." The track moves as a commentary on humanity's failure to learn from history,...
Album Review: Shining — ‘The Helsinki Tapes’
“Så skapar jag nu ännu ett mästerverk.” / “So I now create yet another masterpiece.” ~ Niklas Kvarforth Sir Niklas Kvarforth — your genius infuriates me to the point that I could burn a million structures of worship. In fact, I see no reason not to set the whole world...
Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Spierenburg announces departure
Martijn Spierenburg, longtime keyboardist and songwriter for Within Temptation, has announced his departure from the band. Spierenburg contributed to fan-favorite tracks like "Angels," "Memories," and "Sinéad" and played a key role in the band's orchestral...
Category 7 cancel first tour, citing financial challenges amid rising costs
Supergroup Category 7, featuring members from Machine Head, Armored Saint, and Exodus, have canceled their first-ever tour in support of their self-titled debut album. The 14-show run was scheduled to begin March 6 in Baltimore and conclude March 23 in Atlanta, with...
Interview: Music’s Best: The Legendary Manes Discusses Their Career in Advance of their Next Album, ‘To Burn Is to Shine’
Manes — a fabled entity of such epic and blinding brilliance that their art lies beyond critique and even praise. However, I will attempt to convey my infinite admiration for this pioneering outfit anyway. The first incarnation of Manes was conceived in 1992, the...
Album Review: Kim Carlsson and Déhà’s ‘Avstånd’ Allows No Emotional Distance
“Many die too late, and some die too early. Yet strange soundeth the precept: ‘Die at the right time!’ … In your dying shall your spirit and your virtue still shine like an evening after-glow around the earth: otherwise your dying hath been unsatisfactory.” ~...
The Devil Wears Prada announce spring 2025 tour; share acoustic version of “Chemical”
The Devil Wears Prada have announced a spring headlining 2025 tour. Dubbed The Metalcore Spring Break Tour, the trek kicks off on April 17 in Wichita, KS, and concludes on May 14 in Charleston, SC. Support will come from ERRA, Kingdom of Giants, and Acres. Tickets go...
Video Premiere: Umbersound – “The Wolves At The Door”
Grey Skies Fallen's Joe D'Angelo's doom solo project Umbersound has teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere a video for his new single, "The Wolves At The Door." The track is the first single from his upcoming album If The Flies Could Sing, scheduled to arrive on...
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Serj Tankian to drop solo EP ‘Foundations’ in September; autobiography coming in May
System of a Down's Serj Tankian recently revealed to Metal Hammer his plans to release a new solo EP titled Foundations in September. The EP will feature five songs, some dating back to Tankian's early days with System of a Down, while others are from his solo career...
Seven recent label signings – 4/29/2024
Change is inevitable, including starting fresh chapters with a new label. While there have been quite the signings and switch-ups, we narrowed down a list of seven most recently announced within the last week. 01) Armored Saint re-sign with Metal Blade Records:...
Mötley Crüe drop “Dogs of War” video: first song without Mick Mars
Mötley Crüe are back with a brand new song, 'Dogs Of War', marking their first release since parting ways with guitarist Mick Mars with John 5 as his replacement. The track, produced by longtime collaborator Bob Rock, merges old-school vibes with a contemporary twist,...
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...
New and Noteworthy, July 29th: Cage the beast
The end of July brings a much shorter release list than usual, before we head into a busy August. Read up and enjoy the new music! Adelitas Way, Stuck (Virgin) Adelitas Way has been on the steady rise for some time now, and their nonstop touring...
New and Noteworthy, 7/22: Drop the Hammer Down
This list is jam-packed with recognizable talent that will attract attention from all over the metal spectrum. But can we just take a moment to appreciate the fact that Overkill have released some of the best material of their career during what many bands would...
