Metal By Numbers: One More Time November – 11/21/2025
Metal By Numbers returns with a closer look at weekly metal sales from November 21, 2025. Yes, we’re catching up, stay tuned, there’s more to come! From major releases to underground newcomers, we’re tracking how these New & Noteworthy releases debuted in charts....
Metal By Numbers: Flowers in November Charts – 11/14/2025
Metal By Numbers returns with a closer look at weekly metal sales from November 14, 2025. Yes, we’re catching up, stay tuned, there’s more to come! From major releases to underground newcomers, we’re tracking how these New & Noteworthy releases debuted in charts....
Jane’s Addiction and Perry Farrell quietly dismiss lawsuits
People reports that the members of Jane’s Addiction and frontman Perry Farrell formally dismissed their dueling lawsuits right before the Holiday's on December 22, bringing an end to the legal fallout from the band’s turbulent 2024 reunion. The legal resolution came...
Metal Insider’s Lisa Burke’s Top 12 Albums of 2025
12) David Byrne And The Ghost Train Orchestra, Who Is The Sky? (Matador Records) For anyone who loved the Talking Heads when they came out and/or in the present day, this album by lead vocalist David Byrne is a bit different, but it still has that signature quirky...
Tim Lambesis and ex-wife Dany Ciara’s public dispute reignites after podcast interview
What began as a deeply personal relationship breakdown has continued to evolve into a highly public, multi-platform dispute between As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis and his ex-wife Dany Ciara. The latest chapter unfolded with Ciara’s nearly four-hour appearance on...
I(an) Had to Be There – My Top Ten Gigs of 2025
Happy New Year, one and all!!!!!! Here it is, ya'll. My top ten gigs of for the year of 2025. As the year ends, I’d like to thank everyone who’s been attending some gigs during these uncertain times. Celebrating another cycle of some hot nights out to remember for a...
Fire in the Mountains 2026 expand lineup: SubRosa reunion, Full of Hell, Iggor Cavalera, and more
Fire in the Mountains has announced the third wave of artists for the 2026 edition, set for July 23–26 at Red Eagle Campground in East Glacier, Montana. Highlights include the long-awaited reunion of SubRosa, a 2026-exclusive performance from Full of Hell presented by...
Vitriol to continue winter 2026 European tour despite fallout
Death metal outfit Vitriol will press forward following the dramatic mid-tour collapse that left frontman Kyle Rasmussen, his girlfriend, and their dog stranded in New York after the rest of the band abruptly quit. According to Rasmussen, now that he has returned home...
StubHub apologizes after Lamb of God mix-up leaves Spartanburg confused
According to local News WSPA, ticket reseller StubHub issued an apology after a listing error led some fans to believe Lamb of God were playing Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. In reality, the venue hosted Andrew Peterson’s Behold the Lamb of God, a Christian concert...
Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Pessimist
Countdown to 2026: 36 Days SOOOOOOON, a word 70000tons of Metal cruisers know all too well, love it or hate it. 70000tons of Metal, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, returns for its 2026 edition from January 29 – February 2, 2026, setting sail from...
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Interview: The Devil Wears Prada’s Mike Hranica talks new album ‘Flowers’
The Devil Wears Prada have never taken the easy route. Two decades into their career, the band continues to evolve while refusing to gloss over the harder parts of life. Their ninth studio album, Flowers (out November 14, 2025, via Solid State Records; read our...
Megadeth unleash “I Don’t Care” video
Megadeth have dropped a Keith J Leman-directed video for their latest single, "I Don't Care." The track is taken from their upcoming, and final, self-titled studio album, scheduled to arrive on January 23, 2026. Dave Mustaine comments about the single: "How many times...
Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits
Slayer’s landmark 1985 sophomore album, Hell Awaits, will return next spring with a 40th anniversary reissue through Metal Blade Records.The follow-up to 1983’s Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits showcased a darker, more complex evolution of the band’s thrash sound, drawing...
New & Noteworthy: The Releases Don’t Die 12/27/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of 2024 includes new music from Dominum and Genocide Kommando among the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...
New & Noteworthy: Post Releases – 12/20/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. As we near the end of the year, this next-to-last week of 2024 sees new releases from the likes of Subway to Sally, Epitaph and Pandemic...
New & Noteworthy: Fasomas releases – 12/13/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s releases include works from the likes of Mörk Gryning, Fatal Embrace, Dark Embrace and Orbiter among the...
