Poison the Well announce spring 2026 headline tour with Converge
Metalcore veterans Poison the Well have announced a Spring 2026 North American headline tour. Support will come from Converge, with Balmora, SPY, The Armed, and The Barbarians of California appearing on select dates. The tour coincides with the release of Peace in...
Corrosion of Conformity announce spring 2026 North American headlining tour
Corrosion of Conformity will return to the road this spring for a North American headlining tour, with support split between Whores and Crobot. The run begins with two headlining dates on April 7 in Atlanta and April 8 in Greensboro alongside Whores, before the band...
Les Claypool announces ‘Claypool Gold’ summer 2026 tour with Primus, etc.
Les Claypool is hitting the road this summer for the Claypool Gold, a coast-to-coast tour that unites three of his most celebrated projects: Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, and Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, into a full live experience. The tour kicks off on May...
New England Metal And Hardcore Festival to pause in 2026
New England Metal And Hardcore Festival will sit out 2026, with organizers confirming the long-running event will take a planned break while assuring an inevitable return. The Worcester, Massachusetts-based festival, which first launched in 1999, originally ran...
Megadeth unleash “Puppet Parade” single
Megadeth have shared “Puppet Parade,” the final single from their upcoming self-titled album, which arrives this Friday (23). The record marks the band’s final studio release and is issued via Dave Mustaine’s Tradecraft imprint in partnership with Frontiers Label...
Insomnium name Tomy Laisto as official third guitarist
Insomnium have officially announced Tomy Laisto as their third guitarist. Laisto, known for his work with Hateform and Pain Confessor, has already been integrated beyond the live setting and is confirmed to be involved in the recording process for Insomnium’s...
Overkill tap Christian Olde Wolbers for 2026 ‘Thrash Of The Titans’ US tour
Overkill have recruited former Fear Factory bassist Christian Olde Wolbers to fill in for longtime bassist D.D. Verni on their upcoming US spring run. The March/April 2026 dates are part of the Thrash Of The Titans tour, where Overkill will support Testament, with...
Architects announce spring 2026 US tour; share “Broken Mirror” video
Architects will return to the US this spring for a string of headline dates, kicking off on April 28 in Reno, NV. Support will come from Holywatr. Tickets go on sale this Friday (23rd) at 10:00 AM local time via this location. Alongside the tour announcement, the band...
Lorna Shore announce spring 2026 North American tour, drop “In Darkness” video
Lorna Shore have added a full string of North American tour dates for spring 2026, continuing to support their latest album, I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me (out now via Century Media). The run kicks off April 17 in Buffalo, NY and wraps May 22 in Montclair,...
Sepultura announce final 2026 North American tour with Exodus, Biohazard & Tribal Gaze
Sepultura have announced their final North American tour, part of their Life Through Death global farewell tour, marking the end of the band's four-decade run as one of metal's most influential acts. The North American farewell trek will feature support from thrash...
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Lamb of God announce tenth album ‘Into Oblivion;’ share title track
Lamb of God will release their tenth studio album, Into Oblivion, on March 13 via Epic Records. The record marks the band's first full-length release in four years. To coincide with the announcement, Lamb of God have shared a video for the album's title track. The...
Black Label Society share “Name In Blood” video
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...
Puscifer launch new comic series ‘Tales From the Pusciverse’
Puscifer officially launched their first-ever comic series, Tales From the Pusciverse. The debut issue centers on the character Bellendia Black. The group recently shared more visual details on the comic series during the visualizer for their latest single,...
New & Noteworthy: You Are Safe From Releases Here – 10/24/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week saw new music from the likes of Warrant, Mammoth, Serj Tankian, The Acacia Stain, Dayseeker and Soulfly amongst the many...
New & Noteworthy: Releases We Fall – 10/17/2025
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 music from the likes of Biohazard, Chrissie Hynde, Militarie Gun, All Time Low, Battle Beast and Sabaton amongst...
New & Noteworthy: Para Releases – 10/10/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The sees long-awaited returns from the likes of Yellowcard, Black Eyes, John 5, Testament, Sanguisugabogg, Greyhaven, among the many...
