Helmet announce U.S. Leg of ‘Betty’ 30th Anniversary Tour
Helmet will bring their Betty 30th anniversary tour to North America in February and March 2025. Tickets are on sale at this location. Tour Dates 02/19 Fort Worth, TX @ Tulips FTW 02/22 Houston, TX @ Scout Bar 02/23 Austin, TX @ Mohawk 02/25 Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater...
Poison the Well announce tour with Glassjaw, Better Lovers & Teenage Wrist
Poison the Well will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their classic album, The Opposite of December... A Season of Separation, with a spring 2025 tour. The tour, featuring support from Glassjaw, Better Lovers, and Teenage Wrist, begins April 4 in Los Angeles and...
Chelsea Wolfe, Blood Incantation, and more added to Fire In The Mountains 2025
Fire in the Mountains Festival has announced additional artists for its 2025 event, set for July 25–27 at Red Eagle Campground in Glacier, Montana, in partnership with the Blackfeet Nation. The newly announced acts include singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe, Blood...
The Halo Effect share “Cruel Perception” video
The Halo Effect have released a video for their new song, "Cruel Perception." The track is the third single taken from their upcoming album, March Of The Unheard, scheduled to arrive on January 10, 2025, via Nuclear Blast. Guitar wizard and main songwriter Niclas...
Charting the course to 2025: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2024 Artist Spotlight: Krzysztof Drabikowski’s Batushka
Countdown to 2025: 53 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...
Paws, Pets, and Metal: Jupiter Cyclops share how their pets embrace Iron Maiden and blackened doom
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 Jupiter Cyclops as they reveal their pets, living and beyond, enjoy(ed)...
Dream Theater unveil “A Broken Man” visualizer
Dream Theater have released a Wayne Joyner-created visualizer for their new song, “A Broken Man.” The track is the second single taken from their forthcoming sixteenth studio album, Parasomnia, out February 7, 2025, via Inside Out Music/Sony Music. The track explores...
Coal Chamber add ten dates to rescheduled 2025 tour
Coal Chamber have expanded their rescheduled Fiend For The Fans U.S. tour with ten additional dates. Originally postponed due to vocalist Dez Fafara's health emergency, the tour will now kick off in 2025. Joining the lineup are Fear Factory, Twiztid, Black Satellite,...
Wardruna share “Birna” video
Norwegian collective Wardruna has released "Birna," the title track from their upcoming album, out January 24 via Sony Music and By Norse Music. Meaning "she-bear" in Old Norse, the song honors the bear as a symbol of nature's guardian. The accompanying video, filmed...
Shadows Fall sign with MNRK Heavy; unleash new single “In the Grey”
The resurrected metal giants Shadows Fall have unleashed a video for their new single, "In the Grey." The track marks the band's first song under their newly signed MNRK Heavy deal. Vocalist Brian Fair comments: "We are incredibly excited to share our first new music...
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Metal By Numbers: Cure the Charts – 4/18/2024
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week, with order links provided by Amazon. This column was delayed longer than expected due to a medical issue and subsequent procedure. However, we're pleased to announce...
Oceans of Slumber unveil “Where Gods Fear to Speak” video
Oceans of Slumber are back in a heavier and darker direction on their latest single, "Where Gods Fear to Speak." The accompanying video, directed by Josh Vargas, captures the essence of the song's overall thought-provoking theme. The Houston band, blending melodic...
Nothing More streaming new song “House of Sand” featuring I Prevail’s Eric Vanlerberghe
Nothing More have announced their fifth album, CARNAl, is scheduled to arrive on June 28th via Better Noise Music. To coincide with the reveal, the group released their new single, "HOUSE ON SAND," featuring I Prevail's Eric Vanlerberghe. Guitarist Mark Vollelunga...
New & Noteworthy, 3/11: Daybreak
Leaving a longtime record label and starting over with a new one is never easy, but it's become commonplace in the modern record industry, so artists need to be prepared. Today, our list is topped by a band experiencing such a change right now, along with a new...
New & Noteworthy, March 4th: Wretched Entropy
With barely any recognizable names coming out with albums today, it's time for metalheads to dig into the underground to get their new music fix this week! Fortunately, the underground is quite well-stocked with new and amazing records for your listening pleasure. By...
New & Noteworthy, February 25th: Post Script
As it turns out, we do have some new releases this week, contrary to the closing of last week's article. There isn't much, but what there is still deserves your attention. So read on and see this week's new music! Finch, What It Is to Burn X (Tragic...
