Thrash metal veterans Death Angel have announced the second leg of their Act III US Tour, set to run in late spring from May 1 in Phoenix, AZ, through June 21 in Santa Cruz, CA. The trek will feature support from fellow Bay Area thrashers Vio-Lence and groove metal...
Tomahawk will return to the stage this summer for their first tour in 13 years, celebrating the band’s 25th anniversary. The Melvins will join the run, dubbed A Huge Waste of Your Time and Money US Tour, for the first time since their joint 2003 “Geek Show” trek....
California power/groove metal veterans Vicious Rumors are set to embark on their U.S. tour in support of their latest record, The Devil's Asylum, which was released in August 2025. Metal Insider caught up with founder/guitarist Geoff Thorpe to discuss the upcoming...
Writing about this is not easy. No one should feel comfortable confronting loss like this. At the Gates' video for their latest single, "The Fever Mask," goes far beyond the typical performance video format, cutting much deeper on an emotional level. Compiled by...
Bush have announced a Spring 2026 U.S. tour with support from Mammoth and James and the Cold Gun. The trek is scheduled to kick off on April 7 in Pittsburgh, PA and set to conclude on May 16 in Columbus, OH. Tickets go on sale this Friday (16) at 10 AM local time....
Avatar will return to North America this spring for a headline tour in support of their latest album, Don't Go in the Forest. The trek kicks off on April 16 in Sacramento, CA, and concludes on May 20 in Hampton Beach, NH. Special guests include Fleshgod Apocalypse and...
Puscifer officially launched their first-ever comic series, Tales From the Pusciverse. The debut issue centers on the character Bellendia Black. The group recently shared more visual details on the comic series during the visualizer for their latest single,...
Behemoth are returning to North America this spring for a headlining run, titled The Godless IV Tour. The tour kicks off on April 14 in San Diego and concludes on May 21 in Los Angeles. Joining them on the road will be Deicide, Rotting Christ, and Immolation. Tickets...
The first installment of Iommi: The Godfather of Heavy Metal is now available, marking the launch of a new limited docuseries focused on the life and legacy of Tony Iommi. The series is streaming exclusively on Gibson TV, with additional episodes set to roll out...
Lamb of God's Headbangers Boat has announced a new round of additions to the 2026 lineup, with Death Angel, All Shall Perish, Kylesa, Harm's Way, Soilent Green, and Chained Saint joining the voyage. The metal cruise sets sail October 30 through November 3, 2026,...
Former Fire From The Gods vocalist AJ Channer has issued a public statement in response to attention on his arrest record, shedding light on his dismissal from the band in early 2025. The band has since moved on with a new lineup in early 2025, featuring Myke Terry...
German rock/metal trio The Hirsch Effekt have never been especially interested in blunt-force emotionalism. Their music has always behaved more like a conversation you replay later, wondering why it felt heavier after the fact. Their new single, “Die Brücke,” leans...
Fire From the Gods have shared a video for their latest single, "Human.” The track is nothing shy of a polite argument that escalates into a sermon you didn’t realize you needed until you were already nodding along. It’s heavy in the way modern metal understands...
Swedish heavy metal outfit Bullet have teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide on their new album, Kickstarter, available now. Formed in 2001 with a mission to carry the torch of late '70s and early '80s heavy metal, the group has spent nearly 25...
Progressive metal outfit led by Chris Hathcock, The Reticent, have dropped a video for their latest single, “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic).” The track is taken from from the band’s latest album Please, out now via Generation Prog Records. “The Bed of...
Italian blackened post-punk group Ponte Del Diavolo have dropped their new song, “Il veleno della Natura.” The track is the second single taken from their forthcoming album, De Venom Natura, which is scheduled to arrive on February 13, 2026, via Season of Mist. Watch...
Martijn Westerholt's Eye of Melian project has unveiled a new video for their latest single, "Symphonia Arcana." The track is the second single from their upcoming album, Forest of Forgetting, scheduled for release on February 20, 2026, via Napalm Records. Founded by...
February 21, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new albums from the likes of Silverstein, Four Seconds...
February 7, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of February sees the highly anticipated return of Dream Theater’s classic line-up, as well...
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new music includes the solo returns of Bumblefoot and Dax Riggs, as well as the latest from Mogwai, Bilk and The Great Old...
