Coal Chamber announce summer tour w/ Fear Factory, Twiztid, Wednesday 13 & Black Satellite
Coal Chamber are returning to the road for a Fiend For The Fans Tour. The trek will bring lots of nostalgia with the help of supporting acts Fear Factory, Twiztid, and Wednesday 13, who will be playing music from Murderdolls., The run will also welcome the new with...
Simone Simons unveils new single “Aeterna;” debut solo album arriving in August
Epica vocalist Simone Simons has joined forces with legendary Arjen Lucassen to collaborate on her debut solo album. Vermillion, is set to arrive on August 23 via Nuclear Blast Records. To give a taste for what's to come, Simons has unveiled a video for her first...
KK’s Priest & Accept announce North American Tour
KK's Priest and Accept are joining forces for a North American tour starting August 31 in Los Angeles, CA. The trek will feature both bands showcasing tracks from their latest albums: The Sinner Rides Again by KK's Priest and Humanoid by Accept. Tickets go on sale...
Charting the course to 2025: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2024 Artist Spotlight: Acod
Countdown to 2025: 268 Days SOOOOOOON, the famous word for 70000tons of Metal cruisers know to love and hate. And one thing you learn is announcements are always unpredictable.After experiencing the 2024 edition to its fullest capability, we captured all sixty-two...
Concert Calendar (5/06-5/12) : More Like seis-seis-seis de Mayo. Cattle Decapitation, Blind Guardian & more
Hey, now! Since we're a month away from another summer concert season, I’m going to put on my strutting-down the East Village shades and say that we're making it to the hottest show season of the year! I hope to see you sipping on mojitos and attending gigs well into...
New & Noteworthy: Infinity Releases 5/3/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first week of May will see the returns of P.O.D., Better Than Ezra and Dååth, the debut of Return To Dust and new works from the...
Video Premiere: – Vaquero “The Stranger”
Vaquero, the brainchild of Travis Presley (Burn Halo), has teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere the video for his debut single, "The Stranger." Released on April 19th, the song delves into the depths of the human psyche, drawing from the profound philosophies of...
Metal By Numbers: Dark Matter in Charts – 5/3/2024
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week, with order links provided by Amazon. As we're still vetting out artists for this week's New & Noteworthy column, we've switched things up today (3rd) bringing...
Album Review: Cold Prophet and K.F.R — ‘Imperiled Future’
Imperiled Future, the new split by Tuomas Tahvanainen’s Cold Prophet and Maxime Taccardi’s K.F.R, is a rare masterpiece. I am extremely-extremely excited that this ravishing plague has finally been unleashed upon listeners via The Sinister Initiative — the label of...
Category 7 (Adrenaline Mob, Ex-Machine Head, Exodus, etc.) share “In Stitches” video; debut album arriving in July
Category 7, the new project featuring John Bush (Armored Saint), Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob, Sonic Universe), Phil Demmel (Machine Head, Kerry King, Vio-Lence), Jack Gibson (Exodus) and Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall, Overkill), will release their debut self-titled...
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Serj Tankian to drop solo EP ‘Foundations’ in September; autobiography coming in May
System of a Down's Serj Tankian recently revealed to Metal Hammer his plans to release a new solo EP titled Foundations in September. The EP will feature five songs, some dating back to Tankian's early days with System of a Down, while others are from his solo career...
Seven recent label signings – 4/29/2024
Change is inevitable, including starting fresh chapters with a new label. While there have been quite the signings and switch-ups, we narrowed down a list of seven most recently announced within the last week. 01) Armored Saint re-sign with Metal Blade Records:...
Mötley Crüe drop “Dogs of War” video: first song without Mick Mars
Mötley Crüe are back with a brand new song, 'Dogs Of War', marking their first release since parting ways with guitarist Mick Mars with John 5 as his replacement. The track, produced by longtime collaborator Bob Rock, merges old-school vibes with a contemporary twist,...
New & Noteworthy: Life promises releases – 2/16/2024
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 the returns of The Jack Rubies and Ihsahn, the debuts of Crawlers and The Requiem, as well as...
New & Noteworthy: Releases in Oath 2/9/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s New Music Friday sees the release of new albums from the likes of Chelsea Wolfe, tAKiDA, Infected Rain, TSO, Split...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Can Wait – 2/2/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. On the first Friday of February, we’ll be getting new music from rock stalwarts J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) and KMFDM, the return of...