AC/DC tease possible tour announcement
AC/DC appear to be hinting at a possible tour announcement. The trek would mark the group's first string of tour dates in eight years. These legends shared a teaser across their social media channels with a cryptic trailer featuring the iconic lightning bolt...
Lamb of God & Mastodon announce ‘Ashes of Leviathan’ tour w/ Kerry King
Following our extensive list of upcoming tours and festivals recently announced, the touring season continues to explode for 2024. What a year, indeed. Metal giants Lamb of God and Mastodon will be teaming up this summer for a special Ashes Of Leviathan tour,...
Ultimate Guide to 2024 Spring & Summer Tours and Festivals: fresh lineups & changes
We thought 2023 had an extensive touring cycle. Well, it seems to continue in 2024, and then some. While sharing a list of treks to look forward to this year, there’s been plenty of announcements since. We’ve collected an extensive list consisting of tour...
Kerry King shares new song “Idle Hands,” debut solo album arriving in May
Slayer's Kerry King knew his musical career wasn't coming to an end on that very night, November 30, 2019, at the Los Angeles Forum, notably known as Slayer's final show. King himself recognized it, stating: "I knew early on that I wasn't done, and I had no...
Metallica take home Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance “72 Seasons”
The 66th annual Grammy Awards ceremony took place last night (4th) at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA. Known for consistently overlooking metal while acknowledging nearly every other genre, this year's ceremony saw at least one accurate win for the...
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...
Sad News: MC5 co-founder Wayne Kramer has passed away
We are saddened to report the passing of Wayne Kramer, cofounder/guitarist-vocalist of the legendary Detroit punk group MC5. According to a social media post on Friday (2nd), the 75-year-old musician died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. The...
Exclusive Album Stream: Stages Of Decomposition – ‘Raptures of Psychopathy’
Stages Of Decomposition, known for their face-melting brand of brutal death metal since their debut album, Piles of Rotting Flesh, are back with their latest offering, Raptures of Psychopathy. This new album, conceptualized around themes of horror, promises to...
Album Review: Farsot – ‘Life Promised Death’
German avant-garde black metal outfit Farsot's fourth offering, Life Promised Death, delves deeper into bleak realms. The long-awaited follow-up to 2017's Fail·Lure moves more like a soundtrack of troubling times, which will cut through everyone's soul on...
Album Review: Vitriol – ‘Suffer & Become’
Portland death metal outfit Vitriol are back with their second Century Media album, Suffer & Become. Delving into the depths of darkness and despair, the band's music execution remains a relentless pursuit in their continued evolving mastery. Led by...
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Darkthrone’s Fenriz collaborates with Aura Noir and Infernö members in new band Coffin Storm; debut album arriving in March
Norwegian trio Coffin Storm, featuring Apollyon (Aura Noir/Lamented Souls), Bestial Tormentor (Infernö/Lamented Souls), and Darkthrone’s Fenriz, are set to release their debut album, Arcana Rising on March 29th via Peaceville. The album, consisting of six...
My Dying Bride share “Thornwyck Hymn” video; new album arriving in April
British death-doom legends My Dying Bride have announced their fifteenth full-length offering, A Mortal Binding, slated for release on April 19th via Nuclear Blast Records. To celebrate the reveal, the group has dropped a Daniel Gray-directed video for the...
Enslaved share “Forest Dweller” visualizer featuring Jo Quail
Norway's avant-garde-progressive metal giants Enslaved are celebrating the first anniversary of their album, Heimdal, with a deluxe edition set to release on March 1st via Nuclear Blast. The deluxe edition will feature the original studio album and alternative...
New & Noteworthy: November 30th, 2018: Reissues From The Other Side
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. It's that time of the year where everyone starts prematurely putting out their Top of 2018 lists, so the, so the big releases are start...
New & Noteworthy: November 23rd, 2018: Medium Rare New Releases
Happy Blackmetal Friday, New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. It appears that the new music for the year is starting to slow down, but this week features new releases from...
New & Noteworthy: November 16th, 2018: The Pursuit of New Music
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 P.O.D., and a new live DVD from Amon Amarth! Be sure to check out the last week’s New & Noteworthy for...