Sick New World 2025 canceled amid financial challenges and ambitious lineup
The 2025 edition of Sick New World has been officially canceled, with organizers citing "unforeseen circumstances" as the cause. Scheduled for April 12, 2025, in Las Vegas, the event was set to feature headliners Metallica and Linkin Park, along with the return of...
AC/DC announce Spring 2025 North American Stadium Tour
AC/DC are set to return to North America for the first time in nine years with their Power Up North American Spring 2025 tour. The trek begins on April 10 in Minneapolis, MN, and wraps up on May 28 in Cleveland, OH. Support will come from The Pretty Reckless. Tickets...
Former My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar dead at 44
Bob Bryar, former drummer of My Chemical Romance, has passed away at the age of 44. He was found deceased in his Tennessee home on Tuesday (26th). Authorities report no signs of foul play, and his cause of death is under investigation. Bryar joined My Chemical Romance...
The Persistence of Satanic Panic in 2024: from Gojira to Knocked Loose
Satanic Panic continues to shadow the metal scene well into 2024, with misconceptions about the genre. Pop culture frequently misrepresents metal, as seen in Netflix's 2021 limited series Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel, which painted a black metal...
Movie Review: ‘Heavier Trip’ – a wild adventure leading viewers to become Babymetal fans
Directors Juuso Laatio and Jukka Vidgren return with Heavier Trip, the riotous sequel to 2018's Heavy Trip. This time, the Finnish death metal band Impaled Rektum find themselves breaking out of prison and into even wilder escapades. If Dethklok and Airheads had a...
Exclusive Album Stream: Hellfire 76 ‘Rags to Rage’
Southern metal duo Hellfire 76 are set for the arrival of their debut full-length offering, Rags to Rage, tomorrow (29th). The record, spanning thirty-one minutes, blends heavy Southern stoner metal with themes ranging from critiques of dictatorships and religion to...
Opinion: addressing leaked footage of As I Lay Dying’s Tim Lambesis
Update News travels rather quickly. As I just finished writing this opinion piece, Lambesis has issued a statement on the same video clips that have circulated the world of the internet today (27th). Dany appears to have either changed or removed her Instagram and...
Marilyn Manson drops lawsuit against Evan Rachel Wood
Marilyn Manson has dismissed his lawsuit against actress Evan Rachel Wood, agreeing to pay her nearly $327,000 in attorney fees. The lawsuit, originally filed in 2022, accused Wood of fabricating allegations of sexual and physical abuse and encouraging others to do...
Live Gig Review: Warsaw Does the Toxic Waltz with Exodus – 11/22/24
Wow. I wrapped up year numero dos with Metal Insider inside a cement mixer. Municipal Waste - Blind Guardian - and now Exodus. Now THAT is how you spend another year covering concerts. I attended many shows and wrote some words about some of those shows. Damn, ya'll,...
Charting the course to 2025: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2024 Artist Spotlight: Avulsed
Countdown to 2025: 65 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...






