The Devil Wears Prada announce Spring 2026 headline tour
Fresh off the release of their ninth album, Flowers via Solid State Records, The Devil Wears Prada have announced a Spring 2026 headline tour. The run kicks off March 13 in Oklahoma City and concludes on April 12 in Nashville. Support will come from Four Year Strong,...
Mötley Crüe Announce 2026 North American Tour With Tesla and Extreme
Mötley Crüe will hit the road next summer for The Return of the Carnival of Sins, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2005–2006 tour and the band’s 45th anniversary. Produced by Live Nation, the run spans 33 cities across the U.S. and Canada with support from...
Lamb of God announce 2026 North American tour
Lamb of God will hit the road this March with support from Kublai Khan TX, Fit For An Autopsy, and Sanguisugabogg. Tickets go on sale this Friday (21) at 10:00 a.m. local time. However, tickets to the band's previously announced dates, including the 2026 edition of...
Emperor announce 2026 North American tour with Blood Incantation
Emperor will return to North America in spring 2026 for their Emperial Wrath headlining tour, marking another rare run from the influential Norwegian black-metal legends. The trek spans through March and April and features direct support from cosmic death-metal outfit...
Belphegor announce 2026 North American tour w/ Incantation, Hate & Narcotic Wasteland
Belphegor will return to North America in early 2026 for their Praise the Beast headlining tour, marking their first major U.S. and Canadian run since signing with Reigning Phoenix Music. The blackened death metal veterans kick off the trek on February 19th in...
Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: In Extremo
Countdown to 2026: 72 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 from...
Slagmaur’s General Gribbsphiiser & Thorns’ Snorre Ruch Are Magicians: A Recap of Their Experiment
“Hulders Ritual was never just an album; it was a controlled experiment in perception, fear, and storytelling. What the world believed was a true-crime mystery was, in fact, the ritual itself... We built an illusion worthy of the old Norwegian tales: a modern...
Metal By Numbers: I Feel The September Charts Within Me – 9/12/2025
Metal By Numbers returns with a closer look at weekly metal sales from September 12, 2025. Yes, we’re catching up, stay tuned, there’s more to come! From major releases to underground newcomers, we’re tracking how these New & Noteworthy releases debuted in charts....
New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week saw new albums from the likes of Cheap Trick, The Devil Wears Prada, Mezzrow and Of Mice & Men amongst the many...
Sharon Osbourne disputes release of early Black Sabbath demos, responds to ex-manager Jim Simpson
The ongoing battle over Black Sabbath’s early demo recordings has reignited tensions between Sharon Osbourne and the band’s first manager, Jim Simpson. The dispute surfaced after Sharon publicly called out Simpson during a new episode of The Osbournes Podcast,...
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Nine Inch Nails drop new video; faces unexpected Santa moment on tour
Nine Inch Nails have released a Maxime Quoilin-directed video for “As Alive As You Need Me To Be,” the lead single from their Tron: Ares soundtrack, out September 19 via Interscope. The track marks the band’s first official new music in five years. The band is...
Vimic premiere new track “Parasite Persona” + Kalen Chase interview on honoring Joey Jordison
Vimic have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere their latest single, "Parasite Persona," out September 5. The track serves as the final preview of their long-awaited debut album, Open Your Omen, scheduled to arrive on October 3, 2025, following a successful...
Video Premiere: Ancient Thrones – “A Turning Point” Guitar Playthrough
Halifax, Canada’s Ancient Thrones have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere a guitar playthrough video for their crushing new single, “A Turning Point.” The track is taken from their upcoming full-length album, Melancholia, which is scheduled to arrive on...
New & Noteworthy: Awakening releases – 03/17/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Check out the releases from March 10th & 17th! Don’t forget to check out the playlist below. Enjoy! March 17th: ...
New & Noteworthy: Time Will Take Us to Releases – 03/03/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. March is here! Check out the releases from March 3rd! Don’t forget to check out the playlist below. Enjoy! Ace Of Spades,...
New & Noteworthy: Seriously bad releases – 02/27/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The last of February releases arrived on Friday (24th). Which ones did you listen to over the weekend? We were blasting to the...
