Remembering Dimebag Darrell: 20 Years Later
Today marks twenty years since the untimely death of Pantera and Damageplan guitarist Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott, a tragedy that feels as raw as though it happened just last night. Dimebag was shot onstage during a Damageplan concert at the now-defunct Alrosa Villa club...
Iron Maiden announce Simon Dawson as new touring drummer
Iron Maiden have named Simon Dawson as their new touring drummer following Nicko McBrain's retirement after 42 years. Dawson, known for his work with Steve Harris in British Lion, will join the band for their Run For Your Lives 50th Anniversary Tour starting May 27,...
ICYMI: Marko Hietala unveils “Impatient Zero” video; new album arriving in February
Marko Hietala will release his new solo album, Roses From The Deep, on February 7, 2025, via Nuclear Blast. To coincide with the announcement, Hietala unveiled a video for his latest single, "Impatient Zero." Hietala comments: "It´s about a battle for being under a...
Venamoris unveil new Holiday single “Winter’s Whispers”
Venamoris, the duo of Dave and Paula Lombardo, have unveiled "Winter's Whispers," a darkly atmospheric holiday single. The track is available now via Ipecac Recordings, ahead of their debut album set for release in 2025. The pair commented: "'Winter's Whispers' is a...
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)...
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Iotunn share “Earth To Sky” video
Danish/Faroese progressive metal group Iotunn have released a video for "Earth To Sky." The track is taken from their new album, Kinship, and is now available via Metal Blade Records. Released on Friday (25th), the album explores themes of human nature, our...
Full of Hell & Andrew Nolan share new song “Sphere of Saturn” featuring Justin K. Broadrick
Full of Hell and Andrew Nolan have unveiled the new single, “Sphere of Saturn,” featuring Justin K. Broadrick. The track is taken from their upcoming collaborative album, Scraping The Divine, set to arrive on November 15 via Closed Casket Activities. Nolan comments:...
Wardruna release video for new single “Hibjørnen”
Norwegian folk masters Wardruna have released “Hibjørnen,” the latest single and video from their upcoming album Birna, due January 24, 2025 via Sony Music/By Norse Music. The album, rooted in Norse traditions, explores themes of nature with the bear as a central...
New & Noteworthy: Chaos releases – 9/22/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s list finds us looking forward to albums from Cannibal Corpse, Chaver, My Lament, Teenage Fanclub, Winterstorm,...
New & Noteworthy: Releases of Being – (5/5/2023 – 9/15/2023)
New & Noteworthy has returned! Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. For this week’s list, we’re not only bringing you the week’s must-know releases, we’re taking you back to the...
New & Noteworthy: Reader of the releases – 04/28/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. 2023 is flying by with April coming to a close! With the new Elvenking album to the live Cradle of Filth record, there’s so much...