Metal Insider roundup: 53 recent tour and festival announcements – 12/10/2025
The last few weeks have brought us countless new music and live announcements, with no sign of slowing down for live shows. Metal Insider has rounded up 53 of some of the latest tour announcements, updates, and major festival news, so you can catch up on what you may...
Soen unveil third single from upcoming album ‘Reliance’
Swedish progressive metal outfit Soen have unveiled a video for their new single, “Discordia.” The track is the third single taken from their upcoming album, Reliance, scheduled to arrive on January 16, 2026 via Silver Lining Music. Drummer Martin Lopez comments:...
Rise Against announce spring 2026 North American Tour
Today (9th), sure is the day for tour announcements. Next up is, Rise Against have announced a spring 2026 North American Tour with special guests Destroy Boys. The trek kicks off on March 3rd in Providence, RI. Tickets go on sale this Friday (12th) at 10:00 AM local...
Slaughter to Prevail announce 2026 North American tour with Whitechapel & Attila
Slaughter to Prevail have announced a Spring 2026 North American headlining tour, marking one of the Russian deathcore giants’ biggest runs to date. The trek kicks off on March 21 in Nashville, TN and will run through April 22 in Minneapolis before heading back for...
Bloodywood Announce “System of a Brown” tour
If you’ve ever wondered what it would sound like if an ancient fantasy dystopia decided to rewrite the emotional DNA of nu-metal but do it in a way that actually makes you feel good about humanity, you’re basically describing Bloodywood, whether you meant to or not....
Amon Amarth and Dethklok join forces for 2026 ‘Amonklok Conquest’ North American tour
Amon Amarth and Dethklok are teaming up for The Amonklok Conquest, a massive co-headlining North American tour set for spring 2026. Marking their first-ever run together, the trek pairs Amon Amarth’s Viking-sized stage production with Dethklok’s return in celebration...
Cradle of Filth announce spring 2026 U.S Tour
Cradle of Filth will return to the U.S. in 2026 for a spring tour. Dubbed, Majestic in Death, the trek kicks off on April 30th in San Antonio, TX and concludes on May 23rd in Denver, CO. Support will come from Suffocation, Ghost Bath, and Cultus Black. Tickets go on...
Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte announce Summer 2026 North American tour
Avenged Sevenfold and Good Charlotte are teaming up next summer for a 2026 North American tour. The trek kicks off on July 25 in Ridgedale, MO, and concludes on August 27 in Phoenix, AZ. The tour follows Avenged Sevenfold's newly released single "Magic," their first...
KISS receive Kennedy Center Honors at White House Ceremony
The surviving original members of KISS were formally presented with their 2025 Kennedy Center Honor medals during a ceremony in the Oval Office on Saturday (6), where U.S. President Donald Trump recognized this year's honorees. Actor Sylvester Stallone, singers Gloria...
New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off the month of December, we will see new releases from the likes of Enthroned, Upon A Burning Body, and Blood Red Throne, as...
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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...
Catch up now: 48 new songs/videos recently released – 10/14/2025
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 53 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 48 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including Megadeth,...
New & Noteworthy: Releases in Oath 2/9/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s New Music Friday sees the release of new albums from the likes of Chelsea Wolfe, tAKiDA, Infected Rain, TSO, Split...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Can Wait – 2/2/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. On the first Friday of February, we’ll be getting new music from rock stalwarts J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) and KMFDM, the return of...
New & Noteworthy: Project Releases Vol.01/26/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. For this New Music Friday, we will see the return of Kula Shaker’s original line-up, more rediscovered tracks from Static-X, a...
