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...
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...
Following the tragic passing of At The Gates frontman Tomas “Tompa” Lindberg on September 16th, his side project The Lurking Fear has announced an indefinite hiatus. The band has confirmed they are officially no more. On Thursday (18th), the group issued the following...
The BBC has set a new air date for Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home, a one-hour documentary chronicling the "last chapter" of the legendary Black Sabbath frontman's life. The film will now air on BBC One and iPlayer on October 2 at 9:00 PM BST. Originally scheduled for...
Swedish black metal giants Watain have issued a three-year notice, confirming that 2028 will mark their final year. The milestone coincides with the band's 30th anniversary, which they have declared will also serve as the end of Watain. Their eighth and final...
Paradise Lost are back with Ascension, their seventeenth album and the follow-up to 2020's Obsidian. Five years have passed, but once again, these UK doom/gothic metal legends have sucked us back in. Produced by guitarist Gregor Mackintosh, the record reconnects with...
When it comes to the metal subgenre of melodeath, Wolfheart is one of the best in the category. They balance the dark and heavy riffs with beautiful melodic elements with ease, yet manage to add something fresh and exciting with every release. The band is consistent...
The Forge in Joliet saw a slow burn of a Saturday night as metal fans trickled in after VIP doors. By the end of the night, though, the venue was brimming with energy for Be’lakor’s long-awaited first North American tour. Local openers Withering Soul set the stage...
Six long years have passed since Novembers Doom released 2019’s Nephilim Grove, and here we are with yet another excellent opus, Major Arcana, out now via Prophecy Productions. There are a few bands where you know their next record will be excellent before hearing a...
Italian/Norwegian prog metal virtuoso Demetrio "Dimitry" Scopelliti is set to release his new album, The Revolution of Evolution, on September 21st via FusionCore Records. Dimitry has teamed up with Metal Insider for an exclusive full-album stream ahead of the album's...
Brazilian thrashers The Mist are preparing to release The Dark Side of the Soul (An Anatomy of the Soul), their long-awaited first full-length in 30 years, set to arrive on November 7th via Moonspell's Fernando Ribeiro's label Alma Mater Records. The band has teamed...
Detroit grind unit Shock Narcotic, featuring members of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Pig Destroyer, Child Bite, and Battlecross, have surprise released their long-awaited sophomore album My Flesh Is Afraid But I Am Not via Housecore Records. To celebrate the release,...
Every other year, right around this time, we are re-invited to theorize that Vincent Bennet is actually the one in control of Lucifers PR, and the invite to listen to his bands album always dominates the entire industry and makes people realize that nothing is...
Nine Inch Nails have released “As Alive As You Need Me To Be,” the first single from the upcoming Tron: Ares soundtrack, scheduled to arrive on September 19 via Interscope Records. The track marks the band’s first new material in five years and also serves as their...
New & Noteworthy, Metal Insider’s weekly column highlights some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week, we’re catching up with April 15th through March 18th 2022’s releases, which features new music from Darkher,...
New & Noteworthy, Metal Insider’s weekly column highlights some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week, we’re catching up with March 11th through February 11th 2022’s releases, which features new music from Ghost, Crowbar,...
New & Noteworthy, Metal Insider’s weekly column highlights some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week, we’re catching up with February 4th, 2022’s releases, which features new music from KoRn, Saxon, Persefone, and more. For...
