Original Dragonforce vocalist and former Skid Row singer ZP Theart has released his first new music in thirteen years with the video for his new single “Dark to Light.” Theart helped define DragonForce’s early sound across Valley of the Damned, Inhuman Rampage, and...
The families of late Static-X frontman Wayne Static and his wife Tera Wray have issued a joint statement expressing their “strenuous objection” to filmmaker Matt Zane’s upcoming documentary about the couple. On Wednesday (10), Wayne’s sister Aimee Wells Pittman shared...
Megadeth and Trafalgar Releasing have unveiled the official trailer for Megadeth: Behind the Mask, a one-night-only cinematic event set to premiere in theaters worldwide on January 22, 2026. Tickets are on sale at this location. Watch the trailer below: Feature...
Creed's Summer of '99 and Beyond Festival returns for its third year with co-headliners Creed and Limp Bizkit. The two-day event will take place on July 18 and 19, 2026, at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, IL. The festival marks a notable reunion for the...
A cool September night in Madison set the stage for an eclectic and unforgettable triple bill: Apocalyptica, Lindsey Stirling, and Halestorm at Breese Stevens Field. Each act brought their own brand of theatricality and firepower, creating a show that felt as much...
How to Start Playing Metal Music: A Beginner’s Guide Metal music is powerful, energetic, and full of emotion, making it one of the most exciting genres to dive into as a musician. Whether you’re drawn to blistering guitar riffs, pounding drums, or guttural vocals,...
The Vintage Caravan are back with their sixth studio album, Portals, arriving Friday (26) via Napalm Records. The Icelandic trio continues to refine their heavy-riffing blend of retro rock and a modern edge. To get ready for what's to come, the band has teamed up with...
Countdown to 2026: 126 Days SOOOOOOON, a word 70000tons of Metal cruisers know all too well, love it or hate it. 70000tons of Metal, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, returns for its 2026 edition from January 29 – February 2, 2026, setting sail...
The Borderland. It's a space in-between, a place that can't be described in one word, or even one sentence. It's also a perfectly chosen title for the 15th album from progressive metal masters Amorphis. The Borderland is, we know this connection with the earth is...
Converge/Mutoid Man drummer Ben Koller has teamed up with royalty expert and educator Dan Hegarty (Conflict One Zero) to launch the Heavy Music Collective, a new division of Word Collections aimed at helping heavy music artists recover streaming royalties. The...
GWAR have spent more than forty years shocking audiences with satirical, blood-soaked performances, turning horror into comedy with over-the-top "executions" as a display for their "disdain for all humanity," of celebrities and politicians from both sides of the...
In some alternative universe where we all got high GPA’s for playing air guitar, Dave Davidson would have tenure at MIT’s Department of Rhythmic Physics. Instead, he’s still out here writing songs about our impending technological demise, masterfully soloing with jazz...
Agnostic Front have announced their new album, Echoes in Eternity, is scheduled to arrive on November 7, 2025, via Reigning Phoenix Music. To give a taste for what's to come, the NYC hardcore legends have shared the album's first single, "Way of War." Ahead of the...
Opeth have announced The Last Will And Testament North American Tour Part 2, set to kick off in February 2026. The run follows the release of the band’s 14th studio album, 2024'sThe Last Will And Testament. Direct support will come from Katatonia, who will bring their...
Slipknot will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their self-titled debut album with a deluxe reissue, scheduled to arrive on September 5, 2025, via Roadrunner Records. The expansive collection includes 59 tracks across six colored LPs, featuring 40 previously...
Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth has announced their third studio album, The End, scheduled to arrive on October 24 via BMG. Alongside the announcement, the band has shared a video for their brand new single, “The Spell." The follow-up to 2023's Mammoth II was recorded at...
Dutch dark symphonic metallers Blackbriar have released a video for their latest single, “A Last Sigh of Bliss.” The track is taken from their upcoming album, A Thousand Little Deaths, scheduled to arrive on August 22 via Nuclear Blast Records. The haunting new track...
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. We’ve reached February, where we finally get to hear the new chapter of Xandria with their new album, The Wonders Still Awaiting....
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. We’ve reached the end of January! This past Friday’s releases (27th) have a heep of underground artists. Enjoy the surprises and...
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. We’re deep in the first month of the year and possibly already seeing one of the top albums already with Katatonia’s ‘Sky...
