Dead Icarus (ex-Atreyu) share “1 Million Days” video
Dead Icarus, featuring former Atreyu vocalist Alex Varkatzas, have released a horror-inspired video for "1 Million Days." The track is taken from their debut album Zealot, set to arrive on October 31 via MNRK Heavy. Varkatzas comments: "'1 Million Days' is as close as...
King Diamond debut two new songs on North American Tour kickoff
King Diamond kicked off their highly anticipated North American headlining tour, Saint Lucifer's Hospital 1920, yesterday (15th) at Boeing Center in San Antonio, Texas. The tour, supported by Overkill and Night Demon, runs until December 6 in Dallas. During last...
Jerry Cantrell announces 2025 Winter Tour
Jerry Cantrell's new album, I Want Blood, arrives this Friday (18th). The legendary musician will kick off a North American tour to commemorate the forthcoming effort with support from Filter. The I Want Blood trek kicks off on January 31 in Niagara Falls. Tickets go...
Kerry King reveals his biopic actor choice; Slayer launch digital museum; King announces 2025 solo tour
Kerry King recently shared his thoughts on who would play him in a biopic. While answering fan questions in the latest issue of Metal Hammer, the legendary Slayer guitarist revealed Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is his top pick for who should portray him in a film. King...
Ex-Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee shot multiple times in Las Vegas
Legendary guitarist Jake E. Lee (Ozzy Osbourne, Badlands, Red Dragon Cartel) was shot multiple times in a random street shooting in Las Vegas earlier this morning (15th). Lee is currently in intensive care but is fully conscious and expected to make a full recovery....
Metallica & Linkin Park to headline Sick New World 2025
Metallica and Linkin Park will headline the third edition of Sick New World on April 12, 2025, at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. The festival will feature over 50 artists from the rock, goth, and alternative scenes, including Queens of the Stone Age, Evanescence,...
Concert Calendar (10/15-10/20) This Week is Not Looking So Bad: Opeth, Protest the Hero, & more
Alright, so. Ya'll. What...what is happened? Metal Insider is BACK in full force (THANK JEBUS!) and so is the piece where Ian highlights the best dang gig happening in the Northeast. October is not messing around. Thanks for checking it out! Cutting out the noise...
Devin Townsend shares “Gratitude” video
Devin Townsend has shared a video for his latest single, "Gratitude." The track is taken from Townsend's forthcoming effort, PowerNerd, scheduled to arrive on October 25. Townsend explains: "Gratitude is a simple song in the vein of 'Life' or 'Stagnant' (from Ocean...
Album Review: Doedsmaghird – ‘Omniverse Consciousness’
How does one begin to review genius of a type so rare as to completely smash one’s perception of art and embody its new height? In such a case, one must instead be content to adore and worship. The Dødheimsgard and Ved Buens Ende legend Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez creates...
Category 7 announce first-ever U.S. headlining tour
Metal supergroup Category 7, featuring John Bush (Armored Saint, Anthrax), Phil Demmel (Kerry King, Machine Head), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob), Jack Gibson (Exodus), and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill), have announced their debut U.S. tour in support of their...
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EP Stream: Maitreya – ‘Auxesis’
Canadian progressive metal band Maitreya are set to release their third EP, Auxesis, tomorrow (11th). The EP showcases the band's growth, featuring complex rhythms and a blend of heavy and melodic elements. Alongside the release, Maitreya has debuted a music video for...
Chilean progressive metal band Crisálida to release new album Niños Dioses in November
Chilean progressive metal band Crisálida have announced their upcoming album, Niños Dioses, scheduled to arrive on November 16. The concept album is inspired by the Incan Capac Cocha ritual, where children were sacrificed to the gods to protect the people. The album's...
Swallow the Sun share “MelancHoly” video ahead of upcoming album and tour
Finnish death-doom masters Swallow the Sun have dropped a video for their new single "MelancHoly." The track is taken from their upcoming album Shining, set to release on October 18th via Century Media Records. In support of Shining, the band will embark on a North...
New & Noteworthy: Dance Releases Dance – 2/17/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. We were away last Friday to see Jason Newsted’s art gallery and concert in Jupiter, Florida. Therefore, we’ve looped the previous...
New & Noteworthy: The Releases still awaiting – 2/03/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. We’ve reached February, where we finally get to hear the new chapter of Xandria with their new album, The Wonders Still Awaiting....
New & Noteworthy: Chaos & Releases – 1/27/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. We’ve reached the end of January! This past Friday’s releases (27th) have a heep of underground artists. Enjoy the surprises and...