Belphegor announce 2026 North American tour w/ Incantation, Hate & Narcotic Wasteland
Belphegor will return to North America in early 2026 for their Praise the Beast headlining tour, marking their first major U.S. and Canadian run since signing with Reigning Phoenix Music. The blackened death metal veterans kick off the trek on February 19th in...
Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: In Extremo
Countdown to 2026: 72 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...
Slagmaur’s General Gribbsphiiser & Thorns’ Snorre Ruch Are Magicians: A Recap of Their Experiment
“Hulders Ritual was never just an album; it was a controlled experiment in perception, fear, and storytelling. What the world believed was a true-crime mystery was, in fact, the ritual itself... We built an illusion worthy of the old Norwegian tales: a modern...
Metal By Numbers: I Feel The September Charts Within Me – 9/12/2025
Metal By Numbers returns with a closer look at weekly metal sales from September 12, 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....
New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week saw new albums from the likes of Cheap Trick, The Devil Wears Prada, Mezzrow and Of Mice & Men amongst the many...
Sharon Osbourne disputes release of early Black Sabbath demos, responds to ex-manager Jim Simpson
The ongoing battle over Black Sabbath’s early demo recordings has reignited tensions between Sharon Osbourne and the band’s first manager, Jim Simpson. The dispute surfaced after Sharon publicly called out Simpson during a new episode of The Osbournes Podcast,...
Slagmaur Releases Beautiful Video: “The Great Deception Hulders Ritual”
“A massive thank-you to Fosen Fire & Rescue, the Norwegian Civil Defence, and the Red Cross…” It isn’t every day that two of the greatest creative geniuses go missing. Yet, that’s exactly what appeared to happen on November 13: My favorite musical hooligans, the...
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...
Experience ‘Hulders’ Ritual’: Thorns’ Snorre Ruch & Slagmaur’s General Gribbsphiiser Have Pulled Off the Greatest Social & Artistic Experiment
2025 has been a rather disastrous year for black metal, and Slagmaur’s Hulders Ritual proved the only thing that could have saved it. This masterpiece is truly too fantastic for human ears. As such, this triumph, which seems to have been pushed back to 2026, deserves...
Album Review: Lamp of Murmuur – ‘The Dreaming Prince In Ecstasy’
I've been waiting for this Lamp of Murmuur album the way a cursed romantic waits for a letter that will never arrive. Not patiently—no one in metal is patient—but with the neurotic anticipation of someone who's certain the universe is withholding something from them...
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Carach Angren’s Ardek unveils track-by-track breakdown of new EP The Cult of Kariba
Dutch horror metal masters Carach Angren are back with more symphonic nightmares to share in their new EP, The Cult of Kariba, out Friday (17th) via Season of Mist. Just in time for the Halloween season, the haunting new EP expands on the legends first explored in...
Video Premiere: In Virtue – “Desolation Throne”
Los Angeles progressive power metal outfit In Virtue, featuring vocalist/guitarist Trey Xavier, also known as the founder of GearGods.net, have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere a video for their latest single, “Desolation Throne.” The track is taken from their...
Megadeth perform new single “Tipping Point” live for the first time
Megadeth debuted their latest single, "Tipping Point," live for the first time on Tuesday (14th) at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands, while supporting Disturbed on their European tour. The track serves as the first single from Megadeth's upcoming self-titled...
New & Noteworthy: The Last Will and Releases 11/22/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s roster of releases includes albums from the likes of Body Count, Kim Deal and Opeth, as well as the debut of Crossbone...
New & Noteworthy: From Releases – 11/15/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees the return of Linkin Park, the debut of Primal Code and new full-lengths from the likes of Poppy, As I Lay Dying...
New & Noteworthy: Permanent Releases – 11/8/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see albums from the likes of Primal Scream, State Champs, Sólstafir, Neal Morse & The Resonance, Bad Astronaut and an...
