Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson will reunite this summer for the 2026 Freaks on Parade co-headlining tour. The trek kicks off on August 20 in West Palm Beach, Florida, and concludes on September 20 in Concord, California. Support will come from The Hu and Orgy. Tickets...
Black Label Society have shared a video for their latest single, "Name In Blood." The track is the fourth single taken from their forthcoming album, Engines Of Demolition, scheduled to arrive on March 27 via MNRK Heavy. The video was directed by longtime collaborator...
Rock Fest will return to Cadott, Wisconsin, from July 16–18, 2026, with a lineup led by Limp Bizkit, The Offspring, and Gojira. The three-day event takes over the festival's signature hayfield and features a mix of major headliners, returning favorites, and more than...
Frontiers Label Group has launched BLKIIBLK Records, a new imprint focused on metal, hard rock, and extreme music, and has announced its first wave of signings: thrash veterans Forbidden, New York hardcore pioneers Cro-Mags, gothic metal outfit Unto Others, and...
Bay Area thrash legends Testament have unleashed their fourteenth studio album, Para Bellum, today (10th) via Nuclear Blast Records. The record serves as a reflection on humanity's uneasy relationship with technology and the impacts of disconnection, while blistering...
English doom metal legends My Dying Bride have confirmed they've officially parted ways with longtime vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe. The news follows less than a year after the band brought in Swallow the Sun's Mikko Kotamäki to take the microphone for their 2025 tour...
Rob Zombie has announced his eighth studio album, The Great Satan, scheduled to arrive on February 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. The new record marks the follow-up to 2021's The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy. To coincide with the announcement, the...
Rush co-founders Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have expanded their highly anticipated Fifty Something tour after an overwhelming demand. The trek is set for the summer of 2026, marking their return to the stage in eleven years. The newly added dates include stops in Los...
CKY just did something almost no modern band has the audacity (or algorithmic naivety) to do: they released a new single without telling anyone. “Can’t Stop Running” is their first new single since 2018, and hopefully a sign for a follow-up to 2017's The Phoenix. It’s...
Louisville, Kentucky was under siege for two straight weeks this past September, as Danny Wimmer Presents unleashed back-to-back mega-festivals: Bourbon & Beyond (September 11–14) and Louder Than Life (September 18–21). With over 300 artists performing across both...
Nothing stops Zakk Wylde. After spending the last few years on the road with Pantera, Black Label Society have returned with a brand-new track, "Broken and Blind," via MNRK Heavy/Spinefarm. According to Wylde, the song plays with metaphor, using something as simple as...
Metal Insider is getting into the Halloween spirit this year with something a little different. Throughout October, we’re sharing the history and eerie tales behind venues across the world. Check out our latest column, Halloween Countdown for more, and Enjoy! ...
Since their 2018 debut EP, The White Witch, Cleveland's atmospheric doom outfit Frayle have been bringing a fresh set of haunting melodies, eventually landing them signing with Napalm Records for their third full-length album, Heretic & Lullabies, out Friday...
Oh it's a good two weeks coming up. I hope you enjoy looking through some of these brilliant upcoming shows that I highlighted as Halloween season resumes. Seriously though, if you get the chance to see something this October, GO FOR IT. You won’t regret it for one...
Hardcore legends Biohazard have announced Divided We Fall, their first studio album in over ten years, scheduled to arrive on October 17 via BLKIIBLK. Reuniting the original lineup, the album was produced by Matt Hyde (Slayer, Hatebreed, Deftones) and promises to...
Extreme metal supergroup Sinsaenum have unveiled a video for their powerful new single “Last Goodbye.” The track is the second single taken from their upcoming album In Devastation, scheduled to arrive on August 8 via earMUSIC. Marking their first new material since...
Dark metal masters Novembers Doom have recently unveiled a video for their latest single, “Major Arcana.” The track is the title track taken from their upcoming twelfth studio album, scheduled to arrive on September 19, 2025 via Prophecy Productions. It’s been six...
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new releases from Fear Factory, Helloween, and more! For last week's releases you can read the previous New...
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features the debut album from Wolfgang Van Halen's Mammoth, a Machine Head single, and more! For last week's releases you...
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week features new music from Atreyu, Risa Against, Flotsam and Jetsam, and more! For last week's releases you can read the...
