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,...
Corey Taylor cancels North American Winter Tour
Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor has scrapped his recently announced North American solo tour. Taylor expressed on the trek, initially scheduled to kick off in February to focus on his mental and physical health. Taylor realized he needs to take some...
Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello breaks silence on band’s disbandment
Rage Against the Machine may be the start of Metal Insider's list of bands that have broken up in 2024. While this wouldn't be the first from the group, their recently reunited tour went to a halt. Their 2023 touring plans were cancelled in late 2022 due to...
Aborted bassist Stefano Franceschini leaves band to pursue his PhD
Aborted have officially parted ways with bassist Stefano Franceschini, as announced via a social media post on Thursday (4th). The statement highlighted Stefano's decision to exit the Belgian death metal outfit to dedicate his efforts to pursuing a Ph.D. as part...
Hell’s Heroes Fest 2024: Guide to Metal Mayhem in Houston this March
Hell’s Heroes is going into year six, and the lineup is absolutely killer! Not only do they have Sodom (who haven’t played the US since 2006), Queensrÿche, and Candlemass, this year, fans will see a special reunion set from Solitude Aeturnus, who have...
Brad Wilk confirms Rage Against the Machine will not tour again
Rage Against The Machine drummer Brad Wilk has revealed some unfortunate news that the group will no longer be touring or performing live again. Yesterday (3rd), Wilk announced in an Instagram post on addressing the anticipation for new tour dates following...
Metal By Numbers: Leaving 2023 – 1/3/2024
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week, with order links provided by Amazon. Here are the charts from December 22, 2023 releases. As you can see, none of the debuts from that week landed...
Magnum share “The Seventh Darkness” lyric video
British rockers Magnum have shared a lyric video for their latest single, "The Seventh Darkness." The track is taken from their forthcoming album, Here Comes the Rain, out January 12th via Steamhammer / SPV. Watch the clip below and pre-order the album via...
David Ellefson reflects on scandal prompting departure from Megadeth
Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has addressed the sex scandal that led to his departure from the band. In an interview with Metal Hammer, he emphasized there are two sides to the situation, expressing regret for the embarrassment that it caused to...
Sharon Osbourne keeps door open for potential revival of Ozzfest
The Osbourne family, including Ozzy, Sharon, Jack, and Kelly, discussed the possibility of reviving the Ozzfest traveling festival in the seventeenth episode of their podcast. Sharon expressed interest but highlighted challenges with band demands and...






