Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson will reunite this summer for the 2026 Freaks on Parade co-headlining tour. The trek kicks off on August 20 in West Palm Beach, Florida, and concludes on September 20 in Concord, California. Support will come from The Hu and Orgy. Tickets...
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...
Rock Fest will return to Cadott, Wisconsin, from July 16–18, 2026, with a lineup led by Limp Bizkit, The Offspring, and Gojira. The three-day event takes over the festival's signature hayfield and features a mix of major headliners, returning favorites, and more than...
Frontiers Label Group has launched BLKIIBLK Records, a new imprint focused on metal, hard rock, and extreme music, and has announced its first wave of signings: thrash veterans Forbidden, New York hardcore pioneers Cro-Mags, gothic metal outfit Unto Others, and...
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”...
Blackbriar is the sort of band teenage goths in 2004 prayed would eventually exist. They're like Evanescence if Amy Lee grew up identifying with Grimm's Fairytales and Crimson Peak, then decided that reality was too beige to be worth acknowledging anymore. Throw in a...
More music? Lots of amazing gigs are coming down the pike during these final false fall days of August. Next week is Brooklyn's big week! If you're in the New York area, you gotta come through all three days of Rage of Armageddon '25. If you can't make it, no worries...
Former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds was preparing for the next chapter of his career, with plans for a fall European run alongside his band Fiend Without a Face and his solo trek, An Evening with Brent Hinds. Those plans came to a tragic end following a fatal...
Hailing from Austin's underground scene, Sadistic Force are set to unleash their new EP, Morbid Odyssey, tomorrow (22nd). Blending blackened speed with old-school tenacity, the release channels the spirit of Judas Priest, Motörhead, and the NWOBHM. The group recently...
2025 sucks. Really sucks. While we're still not over the loss of Ozzy Osbourne, we are hearing horrific news that former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds has passed away. Gone too soon and horrifically tragic, the Atlanta News First reports Hinds (51) tragically died in...
San Antonio’s Donella Drive have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere their brand new album Axon, arriving Friday (22nd). The record blends alternative metal, post-hardcore, and progressive rock, all tied together with a sharp metallic edge. Each track reflects...
Jerry Cantrell, the mastermind behind Alice in Chains, but his solo material ranks right up there with anything he has created with the Seattle grunge masters. His fourth solo album, I Want Blood, released in October 2024, is another Cantrell masterpiece chock full of...
Clarifying recent media misconceptions, Saxon frontman Biff Byford has revealed that he does not have prostate cancer. Instead, he opened up further about his personal health struggles, explaining that he has been diagnosed with bowel cancer. On Tuesday (19th), Byford...
Finnish melodic death metal outfit Mors Principium Est have announced their ninth studio album, Darkness Invisible, is scheduled to arrive on September 26 via Perception (a new imprint of Reigning Phoenix Music). To coincide with the announcement, the band has...
Lawrence, KS post-metal trio Drifter have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere their new single, “The Flood.” The track is taken from their upcoming album, Grigori, out this Friday (23). Known for their dark experimental blend, the new song highlights their...
Finnish melodic death metal outfit Warmen will release their new album Band of Brothers on August 15 via Reaper Entertainment. Following 2023’s Here For None, the upcoming record is described as the band’s heaviest work yet. Led by Janne “Warman” Wirman and featuring...
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 music from Lucifer, Myrkur, and more. For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New & Noteworthy,...
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 music from Code Orange, Stitched Up Heart, and 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 music from Body Count, Silverstein, and more. For last week’s new releases you can check out the last New &...
