Volbeat scores twelfth #1 spot on the charts
Volbeat just scored their twelfth No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart with “Time Will Heal,” which is either a miracle or a statistical inevitability, depending on how you feel about guitar solos in the year 2025. It’s the kind of record that shouldn’t even...
Babylon LA and Jackass Rock Las Vegas Complexicon
Crazy busy weekend for news. Las Vegas isn’t short on noise, but this past weekend at ComplexCon, the loudest thing in the room wasn’t a sound — it was a collaboration. Babylon LA, the Los Angeles streetwear label founded by Lee Spielman and Garrett Stevenson of...
Weight of the Tide vocalist Mark Moots launches podcast
If you’ve ever driven through Reno, you already understand why a sludge metal band could be born there. The city feels like the place you go when Las Vegas is too ambitious. There’s neon, but it flickers. There’s nightlife, but it smells like truck stop coffee and...
Sonic Temple Lineup 2026: My Chemical Romance, Bring Me The Horizon, Shinedown, Tool & many more
After breaking every attendance record in 2025 with over 175,000 attendees over four days, and hosting the largest Rock Event in Ohio history, Danny Wimmer Presents came out swinging for the fences this year, with a HUGE announcement. This upcoming May 14th-17th,...
The Evolution of Guitar Design: From Classic to Contemporary
Since their beginning, electric guitars have experienced incredible changes as they have evolved in terms of appearance, functionality and acoustical features. From the first solid-body instruments, up to the latest models available in the market, every generation is...
Photos/Review: GWAR unleash Gor Gor at House of Blues Anaheim with Helmet, Dwarves, and Blood Vulture – 10/23/2025
Not much in life is guaranteed, but you can always count on Richmond, Virginia's, scumdogs of the universe, GWAR to do an October/November fall tour every year to deliver their over-the-top bloody massacre on stage. Here in 2025, the band is headlining their 40th...
New & Noteworthy: You Are Safe From Releases Here – 10/24/2025
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 music from the likes of Warrant, Mammoth, Serj Tankian, The Acacia Stain, Dayseeker and Soulfly amongst the many...
Metal Insider’s Halloween 2025 Countdown: 31 Haunted Venues — Day 22 – 28: Dodger Stadium, Nationwide Arena
Metal Insider is getting into the Halloween spirit this year with something a little different. Throughout October, we’re sharing the history and eerie tales behind venues across the world. Check out our latest column, Halloween Countdown for more, and Enjoy! ...
The Munsens share track-by-track guide of new album ‘Degradation in the Hyperreal’
Denver stoner/doom metal outfit The Munsens have returned with their new album, Degradation in the Hyperreal, now available. The band’s sophomore effort follows their 2019 debut Unhanded. To celebrate the release, The Munsens have teamed up with Metal Insider for an...
Interview: The Acacia Strain’s Devin Shidaker talks new album ‘You Are Safe From God Here’
For over two decades, The Acacia Strain have channeled apocalyptic energy through an ever-evolving mix of deathcore, sludge, and existential metal. With their thirteenth studio album, You Are Safe From God Here (out now via Rise Records), the Massachusetts-based...










