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...
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...
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 50 new songs, this week (and change) brings a solid batch of 53 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including...
Another week and change has gone by since we shared 13 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1,539 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...
Summer's over, party people. It was GLORIOUS. For those of you that were following any of the coverage that Ian and anyone else was posting on their personals or on Metal Insider, you’ll see that it was very heavy on the arena events since every band was almost...
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 likes of Motion City Soundtrack, 38 Special, Bad Cop Bad Cop, I Prevail, Igorrr and Stoned Jesus among the many...
Another week brings us new music and live announcements, with no signs of slowing down for live shows. Metal Insider has rounded up 13 of the latest tour announcements, updates, and major festival news, so you can catch up on what you may have missed or revisit the...
On September 18th, Detroit got to experience its first ever heavy metal mass from Catholic occult themed power metal band Powerwolf. The band is known for their electrifying stage presence and theatrics, their live show is unlike any other. They chose the equally...
Metal By Numbers returns with a closer look at weekly metal sales from August 22, 2025. From major releases to underground newcomers, we’re tracking how these New & Noteworthy releases debuted in charts. This week highlights new albums from Deftones, Burning...
Now this was a whirlpool event. Alestorm began the weekend on a Monday! If you're a fan of folky power metal and you haven't gotten to seeing the captains for one of this year's must-see tours, you should let this metal scribe convince you to attend a gig. It is a...
Florida death metal giants Deicide played their first show with new guitarist Jadran “Conan” Gonzalez (Exmortus) on Friday (19) at Tork N’ Roll in Curitiba, Brazil, opening their Latin American tour with Behemoth. Gonzalez joined Deicide earlier this week, stepping in...
Daron Malakian and Scars On Broadway are celebrating the arrival of their new album, Addicted to the Violence, released on Friday (18th). To commemorate their latest effort, the group has dropped a video for their latest single, “Destroy the Power.” Watch the clip...
Cosmic metal unit Galactic Empire have announced their new album Cinemetal, scheduled to arrive on October 24 via Pure Noise Records. The band’s fourth full-length effort sees them stepping beyond the Star Wars universe to deliver metal-infused renditions of iconic...
Swedish death metal veterans Unleashed have released a lyric video for their latest single “A Toast to the Fallen,” a thunderous tribute to fallen warriors and the next chapter in the mythic world of Odalheim. The track is the third single taken from their upcoming...
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...
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. We’re in the second week of January, and releases are starting to kick in with Obituary and Ville Valo. We’ve included some...
New & Noteworthy, Metal Insider's weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week is back! It's time to start fresh with the brand new year with releases from Anti-Flag to Varmia! Yes, New & Noteworthy is...
