Rainbow will celebrate the earliest and most influential years of their career with The Temple of the King 1975–1976, a comprehensive 9-CD box set arriving March 6, 2026, via Edsel Records. Newly mastered by Andy Pearce and Matt Wortham, the collection marks the first...
Milwaukee Metal Festival is gearing up for the 2026 edition returning to The Rave/Eagles Club from June 5–7, with a pre-party kicking things off on June 4. Alongside headliners Acid Bath, Killswitch Engage, and Ministry, the festival has expanded its lineup with...
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...
Puddle of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin has frequently made headlines for more than just music, from onstage meltdowns to multiple arrests, including his most recent in March. But were these incidents blown out of proportion by the media, or were they legitimate...
The long-running tensions within Jane's Addiction reached a boiling point this week as both sides of the band filed lawsuits against one another stemming from an onstage altercation last September. Rolling Stone reports on Wednesday (16th), guitarist Dave Navarro,...
Extreme metal supergroup Sinsaenum have unveiled a video for their powerful new single “Last Goodbye.” The track is the second single taken from their upcoming album In Devastation, scheduled to arrive on August 8 via earMUSIC. Marking their first new material since...
Dark metal masters Novembers Doom have recently unveiled a video for their latest single, “Major Arcana.” The track is the title track taken from their upcoming twelfth studio album, scheduled to arrive on September 19, 2025 via Prophecy Productions. It’s been six...
Countdown to 2026: 197 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...
Balancing Acts is Metal Insider’s new column, in which artists explain the challenges within the music industry by juggling day jobs or multiple jobs while pursuing their musical careers. Metal Insider recently caught up with Katerina Nicole, an ethereal metal artist...
Ashes of Ares, the heavy metal duo featuring ex-Iced Earth members Matt Barlow and Freddie Vidales, have dropped a video for their latest single, "Keep on Walkin'." The track is taken from their upcoming album New Messiahs, scheduled to arrive on July 18 in Europe and...
This week, three bands from across the metal and hard rock spectrum, each featuring a female vocalist, have shared new music videos. From theatrical metal to hard rock and a cinematic experience, check out the latest from In This Moment, Halestorm, and Evanescence....
I like when Rock takes a stance of remaining humble in the appearance of hometown heroes, as Framing Hanley have done for years since their start in 2005. This band has gone through tremendous alterations to bring you their golden years starting with this new single...
Swedish death metal supergroup Grand Cadaver, featuring members of Dark Tranquillity, The Halo Effect, Katatonia, Tiamat, and Novarupta, have recently unveiled their new single "Darkened Apathy." The track is taken from their upcoming EP The Rot Beneath, scheduled to...
Halestorm have announced their sixth studio album Everest, set for release on August 8 via Atlantic Records. A visualizer for the group's latest single, “Darkness Always Wins” is available to watch below. In support of the album, the band will hit the road this fall...
Swedish melancholic metal masters Katatonia have unveiled a lyric video for their latest single, “Temporal.” The track is the second single taken from their upcoming album, Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State, scheduled to arrive on June 6 via Napalm Records....
Power metal outfit Warkings have dropped a video for their latest single, "Genghis Khan," featuring Orden Ogan. The track is taken from the group's upcoming fifth album, Armageddon, scheduled to arrive on July 4, via Napalm Records. Watch the clip below and pre-order...
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 surprise new album from Bring Me The Horizon. For last week’s 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 a new live album from Stone Sour. For last week’s releases you can check out the last New & Noteworthy, and for the...
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 Running Wild and Cro-Mags EPs, as well as the latest live release from Nightwish. And not much else. For last week’s...
