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...
Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose has teamed up with Sumerian Comics for a new multi-volume graphic novel series, Axl Rose: Appetite For Destruction. Co-created by Rose and Sumerian's Nathan Yocum, the story is described as a "raw, neon-noir fever dream" set in a...
The BBC has released the official trailer for "Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home," a one-hour documentary that shares the events surrounding what's described as the "last chapter" of Ozzy Osbourne's life. Originally pulled from the schedule in August out of...
Sick of It All vocalist Lou Koller has shared the unfortunate news that his cancer has returned just four months after being declared "cancer-free." The frontman, who underwent chemotherapy last year following the discovery of an esophageal tumor, posted a video...
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The final New Music Friday of September will feature the likes of Geese, The Starting Line, Dying Wish, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and...
Countdown to 2026: 125 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...
When it comes to metal subgenres, one that I find has quite a bit of deviation is melodeath (melodic death metal). Some have great guitar hooks, others have big portions of synth atmospheres. Then, there's Mors Principium Est. They emphasize the 'death' portion of the...
Metal Insider first caught Hei'An back in 2023 during their debut appearance at 70000tons of Metal, where the Slovenian modern metal outfit impressed us ever-since. Now, vocalist Matic Blagonič has teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide of their...
Countdown to 2026: 125 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...
German thrash legends Kreator will release their sixteenth studio album, Krushers of the World, on January 16, 2026, via Nuclear Blast Records. Produced by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios, with artwork by Zbigniew Bielak, the record follows the band's recent...
Judas Priest have unveiled the special charity version of the Black Sabbath classic “War Pigs,” featuring the late Ozzy Osbourne. Released today (26th) via Sony Music, all proceeds go directly to The Glenn Tipton Parkinson’s Foundation and Cure Parkinson’s. The...
Deftones have announced their new album, Private Music, which is scheduled to arrive on August 22 via Reprise/Warner Records. To coincide with the announcement, the group has released the album's first single, "My Mind Is a Mountain." The band has also confirmed a...
Gothic doom legends Paradise Lost have released a video for their latest single, “Serpent on the Cross.” The track is the second single taken from their forthcoming 17th studio album, Ascension, scheduled to arrive on September 19th via Nuclear Blast Records. Nick...
Babymetal have unleashed a video for their latest single “Kon! Kon!” featuring Bloodywood. The track is taken from their upcoming album Metal Forth, scheduled to arrive on August 8 via Capitol Records. The band is currently on their largest North American tour to...
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 Rob Zombie, a solo album from Ronnie Atkins, a live album from Conan, and a few 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 new releases from Chevelle, A Day to Remember, Witherfall, and more! For last week's releases you can read the...
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 Alice Cooper, Epica, Architects and more! For last week's releases you can read the...
