Metal By Numbers: Charts & Monsters – 10/15/2025
Metal By Numbers returns with a closer look at weekly metal sales from August 29, 2025. From major releases to underground newcomers, we’re tracking how these New & Noteworthy releases debuted in charts. This week highlights new albums from Helloween, Vicious...
Catch up now: 48 new songs/videos recently released – 10/14/2025
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 53 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 48 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including Megadeth,...
Metal Insider’s Halloween 2025 Countdown: 31 Haunted Venues — Day 11-14: Red Rocks to Stanley Hotel Concert Hall
Metal Insider is getting into the Halloween spirit this year with something a little different. Throughout October, we’re sharing the history and eerie tales behind venues across the world. Check out our latest column, Halloween Countdown for more, and Enjoy! ...
Explore 33 New albums just announced – 10/13/2025
A few weeks have flown since we shared 26 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1663 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album...
New & Noteworthy: Para Releases – 10/10/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The sees long-awaited returns from the likes of Yellowcard, Black Eyes, John 5, Testament, Sanguisugabogg, Greyhaven, among the many...
Slayer celebrate 35 years of Seasons in the Abyss with track-by-track video
Slayer are celebrating the 35th anniversary of their iconic fifth album, Seasons in the Abyss, with a special track-by-track video feature available through their official online museum, Slaytanic Verses. In the new video, Tom Araya and Kerry King revisit the stories...
Gojira and Landmvrks among winners at France’s first-ever Les Foudres 2025 metal awards
France held its first-ever award ceremony dedicated to heavy metal, Les Foudres 2025, on Thursday (9) at the Bataclan in Paris. The event recognized the best in French metal with 12 awards, including honors for artistry, live performance, and social commitment. Gojira...
Slash teases possibility of a new Guns N’ Roses album
A possibility on new Guns N' Roses music continues with the latest hint coming from Slash. In a new interview with Guitar World the guitarist explained: "There's so much material at this point — it's a matter of having the discipline to sit down and fucking get into...
Dream Theater cancel 2026 European tour plans
Progressive metal icons Dream Theater have announced they are unable to tour Europe in 2026 in support of their latest album, Parasomnia. The band, currently on their US leg of the An Evening With Dream Theater tour, has been performing Parasomnia in full along with...
Drummer legend Nick Barker continues his battle with kidney failure
Extreme metal legendary drummer Nick Barker, known for his work with Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Lock Up, and Brujeria, has revealed he is battling stage five chronic kidney failure. In a recent appearance on the Pod Scum podcast, Barker shared that he has been on...










