Metallica announce long-awaited 2025 Australia & New Zealand tour dates
Metallica are finally heading to Australia and New Zealand! The long-awaited trek will finally take place in November 2025 for their highly anticipated M72 tour. Special guests on the trek include Evanescence and Suicidal Tendencies. The band will perform six stadium...
The legendary Manes sign with Avantgarde Music; confirms new album, ‘To Burn Is to Shine’
Norway’s celebrated Manes has not only inked a deal with Italy’s esteemed Avantgarde Music, but they have announced that their highly anticipated upcoming album, To Burn Is to Shine, will be unveiled next year. To Burn Is to Shine will be the first full-length effort...
Jinjer share “Kafka” lyric video; new album arriving in February
Jinjer have announced their new album, Duél, is set for release on February 7, 2025, via Napalm Records. The forthcoming record is promised to showcase a more aggressive delivery from the Ukrainian metal giants than what was explored in 2021's Wallflowers. To...
Babymetal announce 2025 European Arena Tour w/ Poppy & Bambie Thug
Babymetal have announced their first-ever European arena tour, set to kick off in May 2025. Titled the Metalverse, the tour will feature support from Poppy and Bambie Thug. Tickets and VIP packages go on sale Friday (25th). In related news, Poppy recently dropped two...
Ensiferum share “Fatherland” video
Finnish folk metal giants Ensiferum have dropped a video for their latest single, “Fatherland." The track is taken from their latest album Winter Storm, available now via Metal Blade Records. Bassist Sami Hinkka comments on the track: “As so many times earlier, the...
Leprous announce spring 2025 North American tour
Leprous has announced the second North American leg of their Melodies of Atonement tour, following the release of their eighth studio album via InsideOutMusic. The Norwegian outfit will also celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Congregation by performing the album in...
Cradle of Filth share “Malignant Perfection” video
Cradle of Filth have dropped a video for their brand new single, "Malignant Perfection." The track arrives just in time for Halloween and ahead of their upcoming By Order Of The Dragon UK/European tour, which kicks off this Sunday (27th). October 27. Giving fans a...
Jake E. Lee says shooting stemmed from confrontation with thieves
Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee is recovering after being shot in Las Vegas. On October 15, the 67-year-old was hit three times, once in the forearm, foot, and back. Lee has since issued an update on Sunday (20th), revealing he got shot after attempting to...
Cannibal Corpse/Hate Eternal’s Erik Rutan loses 90% of belongings in devastating Florida hurricanes
Cannibal Corpse guitarist Erik Rutan has revealed that 90% of his family's belongings were destroyed during Hurricane Helene on September 26 and Hurricane Milton on October 9. Both hurricanes hit St. Petersburg, Florida, with Helene making landfall as a Category 4...
Photos/Review: Judas Priest & Sabaton give LA a Metal Meltdown with ‘Invincible Shield Tour’
Fifty years is a long time in any respect of life, but being one of the world's greatest Heavy Metal bands for fifty years and still releasing quality Heavy Metal records is a monumental accomplishment. Judas Priest, half a century in, continue to sell out arenas and...
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Devin Townsend shares “Gratitude” video
Devin Townsend has shared a video for his latest single, "Gratitude." The track is taken from Townsend's forthcoming effort, PowerNerd, scheduled to arrive on October 25. Townsend explains: "Gratitude is a simple song in the vein of 'Life' or 'Stagnant' (from Ocean...
As I Lay Dying unleash “Whitewashed Tomb” video
As I Lay Dying have unleashed a video for their latest single, "Whitewashed Tomb." The track is taken from the group's upcoming eighth studio album, Through Storms Ahead, set to arrive on November 15 via Napalm Records. The forthcoming effort features guest vocals...
Helloween share “Best Time” live video from upcoming live album ‘Live At Budokan’
Helloween have announced their new live album, Live At Budokan, which captures their performance at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan. The live record is scheduled to arrive on December 13, 2024, via Reigning Phoenix Music (RPM), which will be available in multiple formats,...
New & Noteworthy: Metallica release day – 04/14-2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Metallica’s new album has finally arrived! We’ve been rocking out to this record since last night’s Global Premiere. Were...
New & Noteworthy: Meteora releases – 04/07/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. April releases are here. Which one’s your favorite? Don’t forget to check out the playlist below. Enjoy! Angel Vivaldi,...
New & Noteworthy: Chapter III – Releases 03/31/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. March is leaving us with one more batch of great releases to check out! Which one’s your favorite? Don’t forget to check out the...