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...
Galactic Empire share track-by-track guide to new album ‘Cinemetal’
From a galaxy far, far away, Galactic Empire are back with their latest creation, Cinemetal, out now via Pure Noise Records. Known for their interstellar metal renditions of Star Wars themes, these shredding Sith Lords expanded their horizons, bringing a whole new...
Concert Calendar (10/25-11/02) Going Out of Your Way for Halloween: Steel Panther, Halloween Parties, Lorna Shore, & more
Hey, so. Ya'll. It's...it's almost Halloween! So many new shows to show off your costumes, that includes dancing. So dress up, go out, have fun. Please enjoy looking through some of this year's Ghostmas day event highlights below from now until the night of the witch....
Soulfly announce Fall 2025 US Tour with Go Ahead And Die
Soulfly can't get enough of being on the road, as they will conclude 2025 with another round of touring dates in support of their new album, Chama, out October 24, 2025, via Nuclear Blast. Today (23rd), these Phoenix metal giants have announced the Favela Dystopia...
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Video Premiere: Ancient Thrones – “A Turning Point” Guitar Playthrough
Halifax, Canada’s Ancient Thrones have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere a guitar playthrough video for their crushing new single, “A Turning Point.” The track is taken from their upcoming full-length album, Melancholia, which is scheduled to arrive on...
Between the Buried and Me unveil “The Blue Nowhere” video
Between the Buried and Me have unveiled a video for the title track from their upcoming album, The Blue Nowhere, scheduled to arrive on September 12 via InsideOutMusic. To support the release, the band will kick off a North American co-headlining tour with Hail the...
Explore 20 new albums just announced – 9/03/2025
Another week and change has gone by since we shared 30 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1,381 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and...
New & Noteworthy: Conditioned for Releases – 1/5/2024
Metal Insider's New & Noteworthy, the weekly column highlights the latest and most notable rock and metal releases hitting the shelves each week. As we kick off 2024, we see a wave of fresh albums from artists like At The Plates, Cancer Christ, Haywire,...
New & Noteworthy: The end of 2023 Releases 12/29/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. For this final Music Friday of 2023, we can expect a cover’s album from Lord Of The Lost and the debut of Dominum, among other titles....
New & Noteworthy: Remaining December Releases – 12/22/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Just in time for the holidays, we’ll be seeing new works from more independent and underground artists, along with AI generated works...
