Fear Factory reveal new touring bassist for fall tour
Fear Factory has announced Javier Arriaga from Scattered Storm and former tech for Fear Factory will replace Tony Campos on their tour set to kick off this Saturday (7th) in Tucson, AZ with Lions At The Gate and later supporting Lacuna Coil. Campos is unable to...
Year of the Knife vocalist Madi Watkins discharged from hospital after June van accident
Year of the Knife vocalist Madi Watkins has been discharged from a Salt Lake City medical facility. The release follows a horrific van accident the band was in back in late June. The accident left Watkins with significant injuries, including brain trauma,...
Disturbed’s David Draiman seeks safe return of his puppy
Disturbed frontman David Draiman is desperately seeking the safe return of his cherished puppy, Charlotte, who has been missing for three days. Draiman shared a heartfelt plea along with a photo of the 10-week-old golden retriever on Sunday (1st) via Instagram....
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Marilyn Manson settles sexual assault lawsuit ahead of trial
Marilyn Manson (real name Brian Warner) has reportedly settled a sexual assault lawsuit with his accuser, who has remained anonymous, known as Jane Doe, a week before the scheduled trial. Rolling Stone reported a settlement was filed by Doe's attorney, Adam...
Blue Ridge Rock Festival investigated by health department amid attendees reporting gastrointestinal issues
The aftermath of the Blue Ridge Rock Festival three weeks ago continues to unravel. As we discussed in Metal Insider's headbangers' brawl, attendees report experiencing gastrointestinal issues. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is actively investigating...
New & Noteworthy: The releases ride again 9/29/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s albums include the debut of a new death metal project from Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen and the return of...
Live Gig Review: Crowbar Conquers the Saint Vitus Bar on 9/22/23
After Igorrr broke down Irving Plaza the night prior, I did it up big time to fall out summer 2023 – and what better way to close it with than a lineup of Crowbar and Primitive Man at the Saint Vitus Bar? Although it was a sold-out show, with a 10:00 gig curfew...
Live Gig Review: Igorrr bulldozes Irving Plaza on 9/21/23
WOO, this spicy summer. MAN. Hey there! For the past three tropical months, we attended every gig, felt relief from the deep summer heat by spending some of our days hibernating with the air conditioner, and loaded UP on some post-work mojitos. So yeah, it was...
Aerosmith postpone ‘Peace Out’ tour
Rock icons Aerosmith have been forced to postpone their Peace Out farewell tour after Steven Tyler suffered from vocal cord damage. Initially, the group rescheduled six shows of the same tour to allow recovery time. However, sadly, the legendary vocalist has...




