Architects announce summer 2025 North American Tour
UK metalcore giants Architects will return to North America for a headlining summer tour supporting their 11th album, The Sky, The Earth & All Between. The run kicks off with festival stops at Rock Fest, Upheaval, and Inkcarceration in July, followed by 21...
Lamb of God announce 2025 headlining shows
Lamb of God have expanded their 2025 tour with new headlining dates, including a special hometown show in Richmond. Select performances will feature GWAR, Hatebreed, Body Count, Power Trip, Cavalera, Shadows Fall, Frozen Soul, and Harm’s Way. Stops include...
Marilyn Manson announces fall 2025 World Tour Dates
Marilyn Manson will return to the stage this fall for the second leg of his One Assassination Under God tour. Following his upcoming spring tour, the shock rocker will return for another round, starting August 7th in Sturgis, SD, and wrapping up on November 30th in...
Ghost reveal what became of Papa Emeritus IV in new webisode
April has arrived, which is closer to the arrival of Ghost's forthcoming record, Skeletá, set for April 25th via Loma Vista Recordings. Welcoming the new month, the Swedish occult metallers have released a new webisode, Chapter 20: Arrival Of A Secret Agent, yesterday...
Vitriol return as a three-piece with Keith Merrow on guitar
Vitriol have restructured following the sudden departure of bassist/co-vocalist Adam Roethlisberger in September 2024. The band has now added guitarist Keith Merrow (Conquering Dystopia, Demisery, Merrow, Nightmarer), officially announcing the lineup change via social...
Billy Corgan announces solo project & Tour Dates
Billy Corgan has announced a new solo project, Billy Corgan and The Machines of God, set to perform music from Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness, Machina/The Machines of God, Machina II, and his 2024 release Aghori Mhori Mei. The band, featuring Corgan, Kiki...
Babymetal announce new album ‘Metal Forth’
Japanese pop-metal outfit Babymetal have signed with Capitol Records and will release their new album, Metal Forth, on June 13. The record, meaning "beyond metal," features collaborations with Poppy, Spiritbox, Tom Morello, Bloodywood, Polyphia, and Slaughter to...
Photos/Review: Down serves up a southern sludge religious experience in Los Angeles with Danzig, Abbath and Cro-Mags
The term "supergroup" is an overused term in the music world, but in the case of the band Down, the term is absolutely applicable. When you take Phil Anselmo from Pantera, Kirk Windstein from Crowbar, Pepper Keenan from Corrosion of Conformity, and Jimmy Bower from...
Live Gig Review: The Testimony of Satan at TV Eye – 3/26/25
There are a lot of metal maniacs who aren't wasting time to attend the top-tier gigs. With the awakening of spring, mild days, and some rainy days, so many bands are on tour as life begins to blossom. There is lots of great new music and always plenty of cool bands...
New & Noteworthy: Release Dynasty – 3/28/2025
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 March sees highly anticipated albums from The Darkness, Arch Enemy, Memphis May Fire, Sick Puppies and...
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Hate to share ” “Iphigenia” video; new album arriving in May
Polish black/death metal giants Hate will unleash their thirteenth studio album, Bellum Regiis, on May 2 via Metal Blade Records. Alongside the announcement, the group has dropped a video for their latest single, "Iphigenia." Watch the clip below and pre-order the...
Firstborne share “Wake Up” video; debut album arriving in July
Hard rockers Firstborne have signed with M-Theory Audio, just in time for their upcoming debut full-length album, Lucky, out July 18. To celebrate the announcement, the band has dropped a Drew Kaufman (Two Minutes to Late Night)-directed video for their latest single,...
Alien Weaponry streaming new song “Taniwha” featuring Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe
New Zealand groove metal trio Alien Weaponry are set to release their new album, Te Rā, this Friday (28), via Napalm Records. The group is now streaming latest single, "Taniwha", featuring Lamb of God's Randy Blythe. The follow-up to 2021's Tangaroa moves as a...
New & Noteworthy: The Last Will and Releases 11/22/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s roster of releases includes albums from the likes of Body Count, Kim Deal and Opeth, as well as the debut of Crossbone...
New & Noteworthy: From Releases – 11/15/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees the return of Linkin Park, the debut of Primal Code and new full-lengths from the likes of Poppy, As I Lay Dying...
New & Noteworthy: Permanent Releases – 11/8/2024
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 albums from the likes of Primal Scream, State Champs, Sólstafir, Neal Morse & The Resonance, Bad Astronaut and an...