Welcome To Rockville crowned Biggest North American Festival as Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Foo Fighters & Motley Crue bring the masses
Danny Wimmer Presents (DWP) kicked off their 2024 festival season with Welcome To Rockville from May 9th through the 12th. The four-day event turned out to be the largest festival in North America. Setting the bar EXTREMELY high, it had been rumored that Daytona Beach...
Interview: Chris Bay celebrates 25 years of Freedom Call with new album ‘Silver Romance’
German power metal giants Freedom Call are celebrating their twenty-fifth anniversary with the release of their new album, Silver Romance, which arrived on May 10th via Steamhammer SPV. We caught up with vocalist Chris Bay to discuss the significance of the color...
Live Gig Review: The Gramercy Theatre Enters the Cold Kingdom of Abbath on 5/25/24
In all of his shiver-burnt glory, the keeper of the Daemones Raccoonus known as Abbath made his triumphant arrival to North America after last freezer-burning the states in 2019. I was excited knowing that the conclusive date of this tyrannical tour leading up to the...
Photos/Review: Milwaukee Metal Fest Day 3: Slaughter to Prevail, Lacuna Coil, Avatar, In Flames – 5/19/2024
Day 3 (May 19th) of Milwaukee Metal Fest had a slower start. Perhaps everyone was nursing hangovers from Saturday night, but things didn’t really start filling up until a few hours into the day. The lineup was again heavy on death metal, with a good showing of...
Album Review: Parfaxitas — ‘Weaver of the Black Moon’
When Parfaxitas’ “Thou Shalt Worship No Other” dropped in 2023 on the sampler TERRATUR COMPENDIUM MMXXIII, I rightly decided that the band ranked among the most promising emerging acts, though it didn’t take a seer to come to that painfully obvious conclusion. This...
Album Review: Witherfall – ‘Sounds of the Forgotten’
Dark melodic metal masters Witherfall have finally entered their fourth official chapter. Each record has been meticulously crafted from color patterns to deep expressions while showcasing their evolution surrounding their current state of the world. The first record,...
Mayhem festival to return as single-destination event in October
The Mayhem Festival will officially return as a single-destination event in Southern California on October 12, 2024, featuring 23 bands. Complete details will be announced on Tuesday, (4th). A full Mayhem tour is expected to take place in the summer of 2025. ...
Concert Calendar (5/31-6/09): Who Is Getting This Spicy Summer Fired Up? Overkill, The Dead Daisies, & more
Where do I begin? Ah yes. STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING AND GET ULTRA HYPED FOR A SUMMER LIKE NO OTHER. 'sup, ya'll?! Now before you launder your favorite band shirt(s) and get them ready for summer, you should first look through a bunch of great new shows that were...
New & Noteworthy: Releases of the Forgotten – 5/31/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see new works from the likes of Buffalo Tom, Big Head Todd And The Monsters, Nestor, Shrapnel & Thou, the debut of...
Interview: Azlum/Nero discusses Parfaxitas’ debut masterpiece, ‘Weaver of the Black Moon’
The international supergroup Parfaxitas has already stunned audiences with their debut masterpiece, Weaver of the Black Moon. Although physical copies will be released on May 31 via the revered Terratur Possessions, the album dropped even earlier online. Parfaxitas is...
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Deathwish share Track By Track guide for new album ‘The Fourth Horseman’
Deathwish, from northern Wisconsin, are set for their new album, The Fourth Horseman, to drop tomorrow (7th) via Beer City Records (pre-order here). Known for their fierce, thrashy, hardcore punk sound, the band blends metal, hardcore, and punk rock throughout their...
Video Premiere: Shumaun – “Opposing Mirrors”
Virginia-based progressive rock outfit Shumaun have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere the video for their latest single, "Opposing Mirrors." The track is the title track from their upcoming album, set to arrive on June 28th. The single features a lineup of...
Xasthur release new single “Selling Yourself to Die”
Xasthur has released "Selling Yourself to Die," the final single from their upcoming album Disharmonic Variations, set for release on July 5th. Scott Conner comments: "Giving too much of yourself, or whatever you have, and receiving very little in return. It means not...
New & Noteworthy: January 24th – New Music in Motion
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 Breaking Benjamin, Kirk Windstein, Annihilator, and more. For last week's new releases you can check out...
New & Noteworthy: January 17th – The Burning New Releases
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 two notable side project releases with Iron Maiden's Steve Harris releasing as album under British Lion, and Lamb of God's...
New & Noteworthy: January 10th – New Year, New Releases
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 album from Apocalyptica, but that's about the extent of it. For last year's last set of new releases you can check...