Sick of It All vocalist Lou Koller has shared a new update on his ongoing battle with esophageal cancer, revealing that his current treatment has reached “a stalemate.” In a video message shared on social media, Lou explained that while the tumors are no longer...
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....
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new music from the likes of Deftones, Three Days Grace, Burning Witches, Blackbriar and Arcadia among the many...
Swedish blackened death metal outfit Sacramentum have announced the passing of founding member Nisse Karlén. Karlén has sadly lost his battle after a long struggle with mental health, and he died by suicide at 50. The band shared the news on Monday (25th) on social...
Kim Dracula’s tour bus caught fire over the weekend during the band’s run with Ice Nine Kills, Dayseeker, and The Funeral Portrait. The incident left the group unable to perform their immediate shows, hoping to make it to Madison, WI set for Wednesday (27th). On...
Mastodon have continued to pay homage to their co-founding guitarist, Brent Hinds, who died on August 20 in a motorcycle accident in Atlanta at the age of 51. The band used their August 22 performance at the Alaska State Fair to pay tribute, with drummer/vocalist...
Metal veterans Raven were forced to postpone their planned summer/fall 2025 European tour as bassist/vocalist John Gallagher addresses health concerns. On Saturday (23rd), the band addressed the following via social media: "RAVEN LUNATICS GOT SOME UNFORTUNATE NEWS FOR...
Zoë M. Federoff has announced her sudden departure from Cradle of Filth mid-way through the band's Latin American tour. The 33-year-old vocalist and keyboardist, who officially joined in 2022, cited "personal reasons" in her statement on Sunday (24th): "It is with...
Scream for me, Anaheim! Bruce Dickinson's long-awaited return to North America, the first show of his first major solo tour in nearly three decades, kicked off in electrifying fashion at House of Blues in Anaheim, CA on Friday night, August 22. The iconic frontman of...
Brooklyn’s Glass Lungs are celebrating the arrival of their new EP, Afterglow. A blend of shoegaze atmosphere and post-hardcore melodies, the EP highlights the group's evolution. Glass Lungs have teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide behind...
Countdown to 2026: 160 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...
Trondheim’s venerable Terratur Possessions have announced that they will unleash the epic single “Gratias agamus domino infero deo nostro” by the emerging black metal supergroup Diabolus, mecum semperterne! on August 26. “Gratias agamus domino infero deo nostro”...
Scottish pirate metal crew Alestorm have dropped a lyric video for their latest single, "The Storm." The track is taken from the group's upcoming album, The Thunderfist Chronicles, out Friday (20th) via Napalm Records. Christopher Bowes comments: "Oh wow! Our new song...
Technical death metal giants Revocation will release their new full-length, New Gods, New Masters, on September 26 via Metal Blade Records. To celebrate the announcement, the group dropped a video for their new single, "Cronenberged," which includes guest vocals from...
Disciples of Verity, the heavy rock band fronted by Living Colour vocalist Corey Glover, have dropped a lyric video for their latest single, “Break The Cycle.” The track is a preview of their upcoming sophomore album, Nexus, produced by George Pond and co-produced by...
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 posthumous release from Chris Cornell, and a bunch of Anniversary re-releases! For last week’s new releases you can...
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 Soilwork, Hollywood Undead, and plenty more! For last week’s new releases you can check out the last 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 new releases from Dark Tranquility, Killer be Killed, and more, as well as live album from Iron Maiden and David...
