Today (21st), the black metal community suffered the tragic loss of Ragnarok's legendary "Jontho," John Thomas Bratland. We are both shocked and deeply saddened by the news of Jontho's passing at just 48, as he was a true keeper of the black flame. Jontho will be...
Metallica have shared professionally filmed footage of “The Day That Never Comes” from their historic first performance in the Kingdom of Bahrain. These legends held the concert on December 3 at the Beyon Al Dana Amphitheatre as part of their ongoing M72 world tour....
Sepultura are bidding farewell across the world, and now, the group has announced the final European leg of the band's Celebrating Life Through Death farewell tour. The trek kicks off on June 6th in the Netherlands and will run through August 9th in Dublin, Ireland....
Despite lawsuits and an explosive fallout, Jane's Addiction members Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery, and Stephen Perkins have apparently patched things up. Earlier today (17th), the group announced that they have resolved the issues that arose after the...
A newly released crash report has concluded that former Mastodon guitarist and co-founder Brent Hinds was at fault in the motorcycle accident that claimed his life on August 20, 2025. According to Atlantanewsfirst, Atlanta police determined the 51-year-old musician...
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 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...
Slipknot's 2004 hit "Duality" has officially surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, earning a spot in the platform's exclusive Billions Club playlist. Featured on Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses), the track becomes the band's first to reach the milestone, joining...
RATT was undeniably one of the biggest glam metal bands in the late 80s alongside Motley Crue, with their music standing the test of time and remaining in high demand some 35+ years later. While RATT has had many versions of the band over the last 20 years, original...
Former The Black Dahlia Murder guitarist Brandon Ellis will step in for Cannibal Corpse’s Rob Barrett on the band’s upcoming U.S. tour. The trek kicks off on September 15 in Nashville, TN and wraps on October 22 in Charlotte, NC, with support from Municipal Waste,...
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...
Hell’s Heroes Festival has unveiled the complete lineup for its eighth edition, set for March 19–21, 2026, at White Oak Music Hall in Houston, TX. This year’s highlights include Bathory tribute Blood Fire Death (featuring current/former members of Watain, Emperor,...
Between the Buried and Me have unveiled a video for the title track from their upcoming album, The Blue Nowhere, scheduled to arrive on September 12 via InsideOutMusic. To support the release, the band will kick off a North American co-headlining tour with Hail the...
Countdown to 2026: 148 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...
Swedish symphonic metal outfit Eleine will release their new EP We Stand United on September 5, 2025 via Reigning Phoenix Music, coinciding with the launch of their European Domination tour alongside Primal Fear. The EP will feature five tracks, including two...
Sun Don’t Shine, formerly known as Eye Am, have released a video for their new single, "Coming Down." The band features Kirk Windstein (Crowbar, Down), Kenny Hickey and Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative), and Todd Strange (Crowbar, Down). The track is the title track from...
Finnish power metal outfit Battle Beast have announced their upcoming seventh studio album, Steelbound, scheduled to arrive in October via Nuclear Blast Records. The group has recently unveiled a cinematic video for the title track, showcasing the band's fresh...
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 posthumous release from Alexi Laiho's Bodom After Midnight, a live Motorhead album, and a couple more!...
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 a new solo release from Cannibal Corpse, Liquid Tension Experiment, Greta Van Fleet, and more! For last week's...
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 a new solo release from Evanescensce, the end of a hiatus for Genghis Tron, and more! For last week's...
