Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson will reunite this summer for the 2026 Freaks on Parade co-headlining tour. The trek kicks off on August 20 in West Palm Beach, Florida, and concludes on September 20 in Concord, California. Support will come from The Hu and Orgy. Tickets...
Black Label Society have shared a video for their latest single, "Name In Blood." The track is the fourth single taken from their forthcoming album, Engines Of Demolition, scheduled to arrive on March 27 via MNRK Heavy. The video was directed by longtime collaborator...
Rock Fest will return to Cadott, Wisconsin, from July 16–18, 2026, with a lineup led by Limp Bizkit, The Offspring, and Gojira. The three-day event takes over the festival's signature hayfield and features a mix of major headliners, returning favorites, and more than...
Frontiers Label Group has launched BLKIIBLK Records, a new imprint focused on metal, hard rock, and extreme music, and has announced its first wave of signings: thrash veterans Forbidden, New York hardcore pioneers Cro-Mags, gothic metal outfit Unto Others, and...
Lamb of God have unleashed a Jon Vulpine-directed video for their new standalone single, “Parasocial Christ,” reuniting the band with longtime producer Josh Wilbur. “Parasocial Christ” follows the band’s recent hit “Sepsis” and arrives on the same day tickets go on...
So, there's paying homage to the greats (which I get), but then there's what Jimmie Hong is doing. In a musical landscape where "influence" usually means "we listened to Master of Puppets once," Hong is quietly pulling off something far more radical: proving that a...
Two decades in, Swedish power metal veterans Bloodbound are ready for their next chapter with album number eleven. Field Of Swords, out today (21st) via Napalm Records, marks the group's first record with the label. Metal Insider caught up with guitarist Tomas Olsson...
Former Slipknot and current Suicidal Tendencies drummer Jay Weinberg has dropped a visualizer co-directed by Aubrey McCoy and Liam Stewart for his debut single, "Sandstone." The track marks the beginning of his solo career and features guest vocals from Deafheaven...
As I Lay Dying are back, with the newly recruited lineup sharing a video for their latest single, "If I Fall." The track follows the band's overall return in October, with the single "Echoes," which introduced the band's renewed lineup: Tim Lambesis, Chris Clancy,...
On Monday (17th), Svalbard released their final song, "If We Could Still Be Saved," closing the book on their musical catalog, just days before their farewell tour begins. Today, (19th), the band officially kicks off the last run of UK headline shows of their career....
Metallica have shared professionally filmed footage of "Holier Than Thou" from their November 1, 2025, performance at Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia. The clip captures the band's return to Australia in over a decade, part of their extensive M72 World Tour,...
After shattering attendance records in 2025 with more than 230,000 fans, Welcome To Rockville roars back into Daytona once again at the Daytona International Speedway this May 7th–10th, 2026. Celebrating its 15th anniversary with the festival’s most ambitious lineup...
A special tribute concert will be held on December 6, 2025 at Monument 031 in Gothenburg to honor the late Tomas “Tompa” Lindberg, the legendary At The Gates frontman who passed away from cancer on September 16th. The event comes just weeks after the 30th anniversary...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Slipknot have officially struck a major deal to sell a stake in their music catalog. The agreement, valued at roughly $120 million, was made between the band and HarbourView Equity Partners, covering Slipknot's publishing and...
Italian/Norwegian prog metal virtuoso Demetrio "Dimitry" Scopelliti is set to release his new album, The Revolution of Evolution, on September 21st via FusionCore Records. Dimitry has teamed up with Metal Insider for an exclusive full-album stream ahead of the album's...
Brazilian thrashers The Mist are preparing to release The Dark Side of the Soul (An Anatomy of the Soul), their long-awaited first full-length in 30 years, set to arrive on November 7th via Moonspell's Fernando Ribeiro's label Alma Mater Records. The band has teamed...
Der Weg Einer Freiheit return with Innern, their sixth album and one of their most personal to date, out today (12th) via Season of Mist (read our review here). Built on themes of suffering, transformation, and introspection, the record expands their signature mix of...
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 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...
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the release of never-before-heard tracks from Stymie and the conclusion of a trilogy from Therion among the...
