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...
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...
Thrash metal veterans Dark Angel will return to stages across North America this fall for The Extinction Level Event Tour, their first full tour since the early 1990s. Kicking off September 5, the trek supports the band’s long-awaited comeback album, Extinction Level...
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s ongoing column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We caught up with Montreal’s Tumbleweed Dealer as they celebrate the release of their fourth...
Hey there, hope you’re staying hydrated! Welcome to another intro before you decide how to continue your strummer vacation. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer and seeing a lot of bands while soaking in the hot tailwinds with friends. Speaking of shows, did you...
Cattle Decapitation have announced the No Fear For Tomorrow North American Tour 2025, set to kick off this November. The band will perform their 2019's Death Atlas in full at every show. Support will come from Aborted, Frozen Soul, and Tribal Gaze. In celebration of...
Of Mice & Men have announced their ninth studio album, Another Miracle, scheduled to arrive on November 14th via Century Media Records. Entirely self-produced and mixed by frontman Aaron Pauley, the record marks the band's most personal and expansive effort to...
Countdown to 2026: 198 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 Valira Pietrangelo of Vesseles to discuss...
Avant-grind maniacs Squid Pisser will hit the road this August for a full U.S. tour, joining forces with King Parrot and Bonginator for a run of chaotic shows. The trek includes a stop at Gathering of the Juggalos and a finale supporting O Sees in Los Angeles. Fresh...
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s ongoing column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more. Get to know more about these metal furbabies. We caught up with Maryland’s Night’s Edge, who are gearing up for their forthcoming album,...
Turnstile have announced Turnstile: Never Enough, a 14-song visual album set to premiere at Tribeca Festival 2025. Directed by band members Brendan Yates and Pat McCrory, the film complements their upcoming full-length album Never Enough, out June 6. A trailer is...
Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots, Trip the Witch) has teamed up with U.K. vocalist/guitarist Pete Shoulder for One More Satellite, the debut album from their new collaborative project of the same name. The self-titled record arrives July 18, 2025, via Symphonic and...
Metallica have released a newly remastered lyric video for "Hero of the Day," the second track shared from their upcoming deluxe box set reissue of Load, due out June 13. Remastered by Reuben Cohen with oversight from longtime collaborator Greg Fidelman, this updated...
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 Cattle Decapitation, Prong, and a few more. For last week’s 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 from Rammstein frontman Lindemann, Avatariul, and more, as well as some Iron Maiden reisses. For last...
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 Despised Icon, a band I thought was releasing an album today and prepared for but then found out came out...
