Soulfly split with bassist Mike Leon after 10 years
After more than a decade together, Soulfly have officially parted ways with bassist Mike Leon. The band confirmed the news in a statement posted to social media earlier this week. The band wrote: "After many strong years together, Soulfly is parting ways with bassist...
Drowning Pool release new single “Madness”
Drowning Pool have shared a new single, "Madness," via SBG Records. The track marks their first release of 2025 and a follow-up to last year's "Revolution (The Final Amen)." The track continues the band's reunion with vocalist Ryan McCombs, marking their second studio...
Ghost release new single “Lachryma”
Ghost have released "Lachryma," the second single from their upcoming album Skeletá, due out April 25 via Loma Vista Recordings. The track arrives with an official music video, featuring the first full performance from frontman Papa V Perpetua. Watch the clip below...
Concert Calendar (04/12-04/16) Caught in a Reign-ing(blood) Storm: Belphegor, Spiritbox, & more
'sup, ya'll? Please have a look at some of the zang new shows Ian listed this week…he's taking a well-deserved snooze cruise this week, as he hasn’t got to come up for air after reviewing four amazing gigs in a row for Metal Insider, and must preserve his ultrapower...
Paws, Pets & Metal: Catharia’s furry horde headbangs to Nuclear Assault between cat naps
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s ongoing 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 Catharia as their pets battle between Nuclear Assault and calming pet...
Mad With Power 2025 taps Firewind and Dream Evil as headliners
Mad With Power returns for its 8th year of bringing action-packed heavy/power metal and free-play games to Madison, WI. This year, the festival will be headlined by Firewind (Greece) and Dream Evil (Sweden), both of which have no other announced US shows for 2025....
Brick-By-Birck share Rob Zombie cover “Thunder Kiss 65”
Upstate New York legends Brick-By-Brick have been working on an album they’ve titled, Collapse that is due to come out on April 25th with a release party on April 26th, they have dropped an epic cover of "Thunder Kiss 65" that truly drives what I’m hoping is a...
Interview: Zoe Marie Federoff on joining Cradle of Filth and bringing ‘The Screaming of the Valkyries’ to life
Cradle of Filth continue to evolve with each new release. With their fourteenth album, The Screaming of the Valkyries, the band welcomes guitarist Donny Burbage and keyboardist/vocalist Zoe Marie Federoff, yet still delivers tracks that echo the spirit of classics...
Symphony X announce 2025 North American Tour with Sonata Arctica
Progressive metal giants Symphony X will hit the road this September for a headline North American tour. Support will come from Finnish power metal masters Sonata Arctica. Tickets go on sale this Friday (11) at 10:00 AM local time via this location. Tour dates: 09/04...
Kirk Hammett announces ‘The Collection: Live’ events as part of Metallica’s M72 2025 weekend takeover
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has announced The Collection: Live, a series of intimate events celebrating his new coffee table book, The Collection: Kirk Hammett. Presented by Gibson Publishing, the book showcases Hammett’s iconic guitar collection, complete with...
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Ghost release new single “Lachryma”
Ghost have released "Lachryma," the second single from their upcoming album Skeletá, due out April 25 via Loma Vista Recordings. The track arrives with an official music video, featuring the first full performance from frontman Papa V Perpetua. Watch the clip below...
Brick-By-Birck share Rob Zombie cover “Thunder Kiss 65”
Upstate New York legends Brick-By-Brick have been working on an album they’ve titled, Collapse that is due to come out on April 25th with a release party on April 26th, they have dropped an epic cover of "Thunder Kiss 65" that truly drives what I’m hoping is a...
Sodom drop “Trigger Discipline” lyric video; new album arriving in June
German thrash masters Sodom have announced their new album,The Arsonist, is scheduled to arrive on June 27, 2025 via SPV/Steamhammer. To celebrate the announcement, the group dropped a lyric video for the album's first single, “Trigger Discipline.” For a more raw and...
New & Noteworthy: The Return of Releases 3/14/2025 – 02/28/2025
March 14, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are highly-anticipated albums from the likes of Coheed and...
New & Noteworthy: This Sleepless Releases – 2/14/2025 & 2/21/2025
February 21, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new albums from the likes of Silverstein, Four Seconds...
New & Noteworthy: Duel – 01/31/2025 & 2/7/2025 Give Us Releases
February 7, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of February sees the highly anticipated return of Dream Theater’s classic line-up, as well...