Video Premiere: Aittala – “Ever After”
North Carolina eclectic doom offering Aittala have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere the lyric video for their latest single, “Ever After.” The track is taken from their latest EP Ill-Gotten Gains, which was released in November via Exitus Stratagem Records....
Guns N’ Roses reveal special guests joining them for 2026 North American tour
Guns N' Roses have a busy year ahead, with a full world tour planned for 2026. Today (11th), the legends revealed the special guests set to join them on the North American leg of the run. The Black Crowes, Ice Cube, Pierce the Veil, Public Enemy, and Barbarians of...
Album Review: Volumes – ‘Mirror Touch’
Understanding Volumes requires a working theory of Los Angeles, not the promotional brochure version, but the one locals accidentally describe when they’re stressed. This is the L.A. where rehearsal spaces are wedged between vape shops and dental offices, where the...
Joe Satriani & Steve Vai announce 2026 SatchVai North American tour with Animals as Leaders
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai will reunite onstage for the 2026 SatchVai North American tour with support from Animals as Leaders. Tickets go on sale this Friday (12) at 10:00 AM local time via Ticketmaster. Satriani comments: "The Satchvai band rides again! After a...
Triumph announce first tour in 30 years with 50th anniversary 2026 North American trek
Triumph are officially returning to the road for the first time in three decades. The Canadian arena-rock icons will launch the Triumph 50th Anniversary Tour in 2026. Special guests April Wine will join the run. Tickets go on sale this Friday (12) at 10:00AM local...
Sebastian Bach announces Spring 2026 North American tour
Sebastian Bach will hit the road in early 2026 for The Party Never Ends North American tour, kicking off on February 26 in Highland, CA. The run will feature a mix of Skid Row classics and highlights from Bach’s solo catalog, including material from his latest album...
Kreator announce spring 2026 U.S. headline tour
Tours! Tours! Tours! What a way to wrap up 2025 by looking forward to the massive amount of tours being announced, by the minute it seems. Next up with the exciting announcements is Kreator will return to the U.S. during the spring 2026 for a full headline run in...
Concert Calendar (12/11-12/14) The Penultimate Hurrahs: Municipal Waste, Imperial Triumphant, & more
Well, hey. My head's in a daze. I can’t tell if it’s because I’m still getting over this fluctuating weather, or if it’s because of… …CHRISTMAS. We already know I listed a round two of my heavy holiday gift guide to skip out overspending so go ahead and surprise your...
Metal Insider roundup: 53 recent tour and festival announcements – 12/10/2025
The last few weeks have brought us countless new music and live announcements, with no sign of slowing down for live shows. Metal Insider has rounded up 53 of some of the latest tour announcements, updates, and major festival news, so you can catch up on what you may...
Soen unveil third single from upcoming album ‘Reliance’
Swedish progressive metal outfit Soen have unveiled a video for their new single, “Discordia.” The track is the third single taken from their upcoming album, Reliance, scheduled to arrive on January 16, 2026 via Silver Lining Music. Drummer Martin Lopez comments:...
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Mayhem unveil new single “Despair”
Mayhem have unveiled a visualizer for their new single, "Despair." The track is taken from their upcoming album, Liturgy of Death, scheduled to arrive on February 6, 2026. Nearly four decades into their career, Mayhem frame death not as an ending but as an inevitable...
Explore 37 New albums just announced – 12/02/2025
A few weeks have flown since we shared 37 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 2059 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album...
Rob Zombie unleashes “Heathen Days” video
Rob Zombie has unleashed a video for his latest single, “Heathen Days.” The track is taken from his upcoming album The Great Satan, scheduled to arrive on February 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. Watch the clip below and pre-order the album here:
New & Noteworthy: Releases and Monsters – 8/29/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new music from the likes of The Hives, Lathe Of Heaven, Pinkshift, Vicious Rumors and Helloween among the many...
New & Noteworthy: Private Releases – 8/22/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new music from the likes of Deftones, Three Days Grace, Burning Witches, Blackbriar and Arcadia among the many...
New & Noteworthy: Bright as Metal Releases – 08/15 – 08/08/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out. The last couple of weeks have seen new music from the likes of Good Charlotte, Halestorm, Attack! Attack!, Babymetal, Chevelle, Rise Against,...
