Blood Incantation announce Fall 2024 North American Tour
Blood Incantation will be hitting the road this fall for a North American headline tour. Support will come from Midwife. Tickets go on sale Friday (9) at 10 AM local time. The tour includes a special hometown release show with special guest Steve Roach to celebrate...
Qarinah (Grip Inc, Rusty Eye) share “Impermanence” video
Metal duo Qarinah featuring members of Grip Inc. and Rusty Eye have shared a video for their new single, "Impermanence." Singer/drummer Miss Randall (ex-Rusty Eye) comments: "For those aching for a revisit of the classic European alternative and industrial metal of...
Live Gig Review: Pounding Metal with Exciter at the Meadows on 8/01/24
The summer concert season is a time to sip on mojitos and indulge in some sizzling shows in the sense of taking a chance and spending a few hours in the sweltering heat while singing along to your favorite songs from the likes of Def Leppard, Deep Purple, or Rob...
Concert Calendar (8/05-8/10) Hyper-Metallic Beats : Def Leppard, Slipknot, & more
Hola, amigos! TWO MONTHS LEFT OF SUMMER MADNESS! To anyone up for testing their might while guzzling alcohol, hydrate as much as you can! Hope ya'll are having a great first week of attending shows. Wanna know what's up? To see some of this week's best gigs, Ian will...
Lacuna Coil unveil new song “Hosting The Shadow” featuring Randy Blythe
Italian Goth metal outfit Lacuna Coil have released a new single, "Hosting The Shadow," featuring Lamb of God's Randy Blythe. The track follows the group's recent collaboration with Ash Costello of New Years Day on "In The Mean Time" and coincides with the...
Behemoth announce European 2025 Spring Tour w/ Satyricon & Rotting Christ
Behemoth have announced The Unholy Trinity European Tour for spring 2025 with Satyricon and Rotting Christ. These Polish blackened death metal masters promise to deliver their “most intense and creative performances to date.” Tickets are available at this...
Paws, Pets, and Metal: Paradox Rift drummer Eric Burrington reveals his pets’ pawsitive reaction listening to “Dismembered by Dogs”
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s newest 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 Paradox Rift drummer Eric Burrington as he discusses his pets' pawsitive...
Aerosmith retires from touring
It's the end of an outstanding era for Aerosmith. The group announced on Friday (2nd) evening (2nd, that they've officially retired from touring due to vocalist Strven Tyler's vocal cord injury. The group initially postponed their Peace Out tour and rescheduled for...
Tribulation unveil “Tainted Skies” lyric video; new album arriving in November
Swedish gothic metal outfit Tribulation have announced their sixth studio album, Sub Rosa in Æternum, is scheduled to arrive on November 1st via Century Media Records. To celebrate, the band unveiled the second single, "Tainted Skies," accompanied by a lyric video by...
Marty Friedman announce 2025 US Tour
Iconic guitarist Marty Friedman will return to the US in 2025 for tour dates, supporting his latest album, Drama. The Live Drama 2025 tour starts on January 25th in Las Vegas and concludes on February 22nd in Los Angeles. The trek will feature special guests Nikki...
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Mork unveil “Utbrent” video; new album arriving in September
Black metal masters Mork have announced their new album Syv, set to arrive on September 20th via Peaceville. Along with the announcement, they have released a Matt Vickerstaff-directed video for the album’s first single, “Utbrent.” Following Thomas Eriksen’s recent...
ICYMI: Dale Crover shares new song “I Quit” featuring Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil
In case you missed it, Dale Crover of the Melvins has released "I Quit," featuring guitars by Soundgarden's Kim Thayil. The track is the second single taken from his upcoming solo album, Glossolalia, which is scheduled to arrive on September 13 via Joyful Noise...
Dorothy returns with new single “MUD;” advocates for fair streaming payments
Los Angeles rocker Dorothy has returned with a brand-new single, "MUD," the first taste of her forthcoming fourth studio album. Produced by Scott Stevens (Halestorm, Shinedown, Nothing More), "MUD" showcases Dorothy's powerful vocals and a unique blend of hard rock,...
New & Noteworthy: May 28th, 2021 – New Music With No Name
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features a live Alestorm release, a solo album from Esa Holopainen (Amorphis), an acoustic Gwar EP, and more! For last week's...
New & Noteworthy: May 21st, 2021 – A Better New Music
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new live releases from Lindemann and Amorphis, new new music from Monster Magnet, The Devil Wears Prada, and more!...
New & Noteworthy: May 14th, 2021 – The Ides of New Music
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new releases from Myles Kennedy (Altar Bridge), Charlie Benante (Anthrax), Caliban, and more! For last week's...