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Metal Insider roundup: 16 recent tour and festival announcements – 2/10/2026

Metal Insider roundup: 16 recent tour and festival announcements – 2/10/2026

by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 10, 2026 | Festivals, Lists, News, Touring

There’s no sign of slowing down for live shows. Metal Insider has rounded up 16 of some of the latest tour announcements, updates, and major festival news, so you can catch up on what you may have missed or revisit the highlights. The 2026 tour season is looking busy....
Gig Review: Lorna Shore Reaped Oblivion Upon the Theater at MSG – 10/30/25

Gig Review: Lorna Shore Reaped Oblivion Upon the Theater at MSG – 10/30/25

by Ian Weber | Nov 10, 2025 | Photos, Reviews

What a mischief night New York had. Lorna Shore/The Black Dahlia Murder/Shadow of Intent/Peeling Flesh (all bands RULED, obviously), burned down in what can only be described as a Svetovid-tier conclusion to a monster bash of an album tour for Lorna Shore because,...
Gig Review: The Brooklyn Paramount Screamed for Acid Bath – 7/25/25

Gig Review: The Brooklyn Paramount Screamed for Acid Bath – 7/25/25

by Ian Weber | Jul 29, 2025 | Photos, Reviews

This gig review is devoted to Ozzy Osbourne – the Godfather. Now a force ghost, his infernal voice and charismatic personality will echo across space and time forever. Rest easy, Ozzman. The astral force of you, Sabbath, and Randy Rhoads will always be with us....
Photos/Live Gig Review: Breaking Some Bones with Machine Head at the Brooklyn Paramount – 4/23/25

Photos/Live Gig Review: Breaking Some Bones with Machine Head at the Brooklyn Paramount – 4/23/25

by Ian Weber | Apr 29, 2025 | Photos, Reviews

I’m going to begin this by gifting a peril of wisdom: through experience, you will realize swift communication and keeping a cool head are keys to success. Part of it is because if you’re interested in covering gigs and sharing your experience in complete...
Interview: Witherfall’s Joseph Michael & Jake Dreyer on delving into dark, cold places to create ‘Sounds of the Forgotten’

Interview: Witherfall’s Joseph Michael & Jake Dreyer on delving into dark, cold places to create ‘Sounds of the Forgotten’

by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 14, 2024 | Interviews

Dark melodic masters Witherfall have crafted one of their strongest albums to date with Sounds of the Forgotten, released on May 31st via their own label, DeathWave Records. The band took drastic measures to ensure quality, from creating compelling videos to a lengthy...
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Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release
Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release

Slipknot will finally release Look Outside Your Window, a long-rumored collection of previously unreleased material recorded during the sessions for 2008's All Hope Is Gone. The experimental project — created by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Sid Wilson, and Shawn "Clown"...

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Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’
Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’

Progressive German metal outfit The Hirsch Effekt have unleashed their most melancholic and introspective album yet with Der Brauch on January 30, 2026. Read the review on Metal Insider here. We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Nils Wittrock and bassist/vocalist Ilja...

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Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’

I don't think I could possibly love a band more than when I'm watching them actively refuse to become a fixed idea. The Hirsch Effekt take up shop in the lab where music feels less like a product and more like a mid-thought transcription from a parallel universe....

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New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Sleaford Mods, Greywind, Kreator, Soen...

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New & Noteworthy: Break The Releases – 1/9/2026

New & Noteworthy: Break The Releases – 1/9/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week counts new music from the likes of Alter Bridge, The Protomen, Zu Beyond The Black and Bullet amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: 2026 Releases have arrived – 1/2/2026

New & Noteworthy: 2026 Releases have arrived – 1/2/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off 2026, this week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Excavated Graves, Fuath, Wildhunt and Dawnbreaker amongst the...

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