Fear Factory enlist Butcher Babies’ Ricky Bonazza as temporary bassist

Fear Factory recently welcomed Ricky Bonazza from Butcher Babies as their bassist for a handful of shows. Bonazza stepped in while Fear Factory's regular bassist, Tony Campos, tours with Static-X. Bonazza's live debut with these industrial metal giants was at the Sick...

Serj Tankian to drop solo EP ‘Foundations’ in September; autobiography coming in May

System of a Down's Serj Tankian recently revealed to Metal Hammer his plans to release a new solo EP titled Foundations in September. The EP will feature five songs, some dating back to Tankian's early days with System of a Down, while others are from his solo career...

Seven recent label signings – 4/29/2024

Change is inevitable, including starting fresh chapters with a new label. While there have been quite the signings and switch-ups, we narrowed down a list of seven most recently announced within the last week. 01) Armored Saint re-sign with Metal Blade Records:...

Summer Slaughter Tour 2024: returns with co-headliners Veil of Maya & Brand of Sacrifice

After a four-year break, the Summer Slaughter tour is back. Co-headlined by Veil of Maya and Brand of Sacrifice, the 21-date run will feature performances from Gideon, Left To Suffer, Ten56, Tallah, Cabal, and Brat, with one more act to be announced. The tour kicks...
Album Review: Shining — ‘Shining’

Album Review: Shining — ‘Shining’

Shining’s self-titled eleventh masterpiece unleashed its lethal brilliance on September 15, 2023. Not only has Shining proved the best album of 2023 for me, along with Høstsol’s sublime Länge Leve Döden, but I consider it to be one of the greatest records of all time....

Kittie announce summer tour dates

Kittie announce summer tour dates

Kittie have announced a string of headlining tour dates and their already-scheduled festival appearances set for this summer. Each show will include a different supporting act. Tickets go on sale this Friday (26th) at 10am local time. The group commented: “We are...

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Video Premiere: Voraath – “The Barrens”
Video Premiere: Voraath – “The Barrens”

Hailing from the Carolinas, Voraath, the sci-fi horror-inspired extreme metal band is gearing up to release their debut album, Vol 1: The Hymn of the Hunters on June 17 via Exitus Strategem Records. Today (25th), the group has teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere...

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Witherfall unveil “They Will Let You Down” video
Witherfall unveil “They Will Let You Down” video

Los Angeles-based dark melodic masters Witherfall have unveiled a video for their latest single, "They Will Let You Down." The track is taken from their upcoming album,Sounds Of The Forgotten, set to arrive on May 31st via the band's own label, DeathWave Records. This...

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New & Noteworthy: Thoughts & Releases – 3/29/2024

New & Noteworthy: Thoughts & Releases – 3/29/2024

  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 the final album from Sum 41, the debut of Glyph and a tour EP featuring Puscifer, A Perfect Circle and Primus,...

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New & Noteworthy: Myths of Releases – 3/22/2024

New & Noteworthy: Myths of Releases – 3/22/2024

  New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among this week’s new albums are the returns of Gossip and Brodequin, as well as highly-anticipated works from Elbow, The Jesus...

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