Gojira share official video of Olympic performance
While the song has been available to stream, Gojira have shared the official video of their historic performance at the Paris Summer Olympics opening ceremony, where they became the first metal band to play at the Olympics. The July performance of "Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça...
Iron Maiden share thank you video honoring drummer Nicko McBrain
Nicko McBrain has recently announced his retirement from touring with Iron Maiden after forty-two years. Saturday's (7th) performance in São Paulo, Brazil, marked his last live show with the Legends. Before the band's performance, "The Writing On The Wall," vocalist...
Album review: The Old Dead Tree – ‘Second Thoughts’
This is probably one of the most nostalgic comebacks in the world of progressive metal. A genre utterly heartbreaking in sound and lyrics, it had remained silent for far too long. The Old Dead Tree has been reborn to share part of their soul through songs woven over...
Coheed and Cambria and Mastodon announce spring 2025 Tour with Periphery
Coheed and Cambria and Mastodon will co-headline The Infinite Arc tour with Periphery as special guests. The trek kicks off May 10 in Salem, VA, and concludes on June 8 in Waukee, IA. Tickets go on sale this Friday (13th) via this location. Tour Dates 05/10 Salem, VA...
GoFundMe launched to support Better Lovers drummer Clayton “Goose” Holyoak’s daughter in cancer battle
Better Lovers (ex-Every Time I Die) drummer Clayton "Goose" Holyoak and his partner Taylor have launched a GoFundMe campaign in support of their five-year-old daughter, Sage. The couple created the campaign following their daughter being diagnosed with acute myeloid...
12 Days of 2025 Milwaukee Metal Fest lineup announcements
Milwaukee Metal Fest returns in 2025, with Down headlining the event. The festival will take place from May 16-18, 2025, at The Rave/Eagles Ballroom, with a pre-party scheduled for May 15. As 2024 wraps up, organizers have been building excitement with a 12-day...
Charting the course to 2025: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2024 Artist Spotlight: Before The Dawn
Countdown to 2025: 51 Days SOOOOOOON, the famous word for 70000tons of Metal cruisers know to love and hate. And one thing you learn is announcements are always unpredictable. After experiencing the 2024 edition to its fullest capability, we captured all sixty-two...
New & Noteworthy: Renovate Releases 12/6/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Entering the final month of 2024, this New Music Friday features new music from the likes of White Denim, Until I Wake and The Old Dead...
EP Review: No Cure – ‘I Hope I Die Here’
Sweet pearly grail of epic features Batman! Alabama representatives, No Cure, have decided to drag our bloody bodies through backwoods rebellion with their new EP titled, I Hope I Die Here, which can be collected for your Christmas wish list on December 6th. ...
EP Review: Lömsk — ‘Act I’
“You shall love peace as a means to new wars.” ~ Nietzsche At long last, a new black metal group, outside of Trondheim, worth praising has emerged — Lömsk. Hailing from Sweden, Lömsk officially unleashed their debut effort, the four-song EP Act I on November 1,...
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ICYMI: Marko Hietala unveils “Impatient Zero” video; new album arriving in February
Marko Hietala will release his new solo album, Roses From The Deep, on February 7, 2025, via Nuclear Blast. To coincide with the announcement, Hietala unveiled a video for his latest single, "Impatient Zero." Hietala comments: "It´s about a battle for being under a...
The Halo Effect share “Cruel Perception” video
The Halo Effect have released a video for their new song, "Cruel Perception." The track is the third single taken from their upcoming album, March Of The Unheard, scheduled to arrive on January 10, 2025, via Nuclear Blast. Guitar wizard and main songwriter Niclas...
Dream Theater unveil “A Broken Man” visualizer
Dream Theater have released a Wayne Joyner-created visualizer for their new song, “A Broken Man.” The track is the second single taken from their forthcoming sixteenth studio album, Parasomnia, out February 7, 2025, via Inside Out Music/Sony Music. The track explores...
New & Noteworthy: From Releases – 11/15/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees the return of Linkin Park, the debut of Primal Code and new full-lengths from the likes of Poppy, As I Lay Dying...
New & Noteworthy: Permanent Releases – 11/8/2024
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 albums from the likes of Primal Scream, State Champs, Sólstafir, Neal Morse & The Resonance, Bad Astronaut and an...
New & Noteworthy: Sub Rosa in Releases – 11/1/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of November will see the long-awaited returns of The Cure, Beardfish, Planes Mistaken For Stars and Warren...