Bloodywood team up with Babymetal for new single “Bekhauf”
Bloodywood have joined forces with Japan's Babymetal for their latest single, "Bekhauf." Alongside the release, Bloodywood announced the May 2025 Return of the Singh Japanese tour. Dates and tickets are available at this location. The group comments: "'Bekhauf' means...
Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani, and more to Perform at Metallica’s ‘Helping Hands’ Benefit
Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, and Kenny Aronoff will join Metallica's fourth Helping Hands Concert & Auction on December 13 at Los Angeles' YouTube Theater. SistaStrings, the award-winning classical duo, is also performing. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel,...
All That Remains reveal details for new album ‘Antifragile’
Massachusetts metal giants All That Remains have announced their new album, Antifragile, which is scheduled to arrive on January 31st, 2025. The tenth studio album marks the band's first record since 2018's Victim of the New Disease. Pre-order the album at this...
Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain announces retirement from touring
Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain has announced his retirement from touring after having played a significant role with the group for over forty years. In a statement shared earlier this morning (7th) via Iron Maiden’s social channels, the 72-year-old revealed that...
My Dying Bride enlist Swallow the Sun’s Mikko Kotamäki for 2025 shows
English doom metal veterans My Dying Bride have enlisted Swallow the Sun's Mikko Kotamäki to handle vocals for their 2025 live performances. The first confirmed appearance is set for July 3 at Hungary's Rockmaraton Festival. The news follows their hiatus from live...
Paws, Pets & Metal: Bumblefoot honors his cat with “Simon in Space” single; album out in January
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider's 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 the legendary Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal in perfect timing, as his brand new single,...
Breaking Benjamin share “Awaken” lyric video; announces co-headlining tour w/ Staind
Breaking Benjamin have shared a lyric video for their latest single, "Awaken," marking their first new music since 2018. The band will embark on the Awaken The Fallen co-headlining tour with Staind, joined by special guests Wage War and Lakeview. The 20-date trek...
Coroner announce 2025 Tour with Deceased
Swiss technical thrashers Coroner will mark their 40th anniversary with the Non Omnis Moriar North American tour in 2025. Support will come from Deceased. The trek begins March 5 in Philadelphia and ends March 22 in Houston. Tour dates: 03/05 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny...
Watch Body Count perform “Comfortably Numb” on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’
Body Count delivered a powerful cover of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" on last night's (4) episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The cover track is featured in the group's latest offering, Merciless, which arrived on November 22nd, via Century...
Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe announces spoken-word events for upcoming book ‘Just Beyond the Light’
Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe has announced a series of spoken-word and Q&A events to promote his upcoming book, Just Beyond the Light: Making Peace With the Wars Inside Our Head, due February 18, 2025, via Grand Central Publishing. The book will be included...
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Slash releases “Oh Well” single featuring Chris Stapleton; new solo album arriving in May
Slash announces his solo album, Orgy of the Damned, featuring guest vocalists like Chris Stapleton and Brian Johnson, set for release on May 17th via Gibson Records. The album reimagines classic blues tracks with Slash's signature style. Today (12th), Slash has...
Thursday share first new single in thirteen years, “Application For Release From The Dream”
Post-hardcore act Thursday have decided to take a new path, the independent road as they've decided to move forward without a label. A first in twenty-five years. To celebrate their next chapter, the group surprised their listeners with the release of their first...
Kerry King drops “Residue” video
Legendary Kerry King, renowned for his role in Slayer has unleashed a video for his song "Residue." The track is the latest single taken from his upcoming solo album, From Hell I Rise, scheduled to arrive May 17th via Reigning Phoenix Music. Co-directed by Jim Louvau...
New & Noteworthy, February 18th: Integral Birth
As I promised last week, there is a lot of prog coming out today. Bask in the glory of these great new progressive releases, as well as the rest of this week's excellent new albums! Cynic, Kindly Bent to Free Us (Season of Mist) Those that...
New & Noteworthy, 2/11: The Higher Flight
On a week with a short release list such as this, the time is right for experimenting and growing one's boundaries in metal. Take some time to listen to this week's new releases and maybe discover something that you never knew you would like! Van Canto,...
New & Noteworthy, February 4th – Fire and Ice
This week's list alternates between the deeply melodic and the insanely heavy. A fair amount of it comes from overseas, and nearly all of it consists of well-known acts. Dig in, because the material here is some of the best you will get in 2014! Within...
