Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello breaks silence on band’s disbandment
Rage Against the Machine may be the start of Metal Insider's list of bands that have broken up in 2024. While this wouldn't be the first from the group, their recently reunited tour went to a halt. Their 2023 touring plans were cancelled in late 2022 due to...
Aborted bassist Stefano Franceschini leaves band to pursue his PhD
Aborted have officially parted ways with bassist Stefano Franceschini, as announced via a social media post on Thursday (4th). The statement highlighted Stefano's decision to exit the Belgian death metal outfit to dedicate his efforts to pursuing a Ph.D. as part...
Hell’s Heroes Fest 2024: Guide to Metal Mayhem in Houston this March
Hell’s Heroes is going into year six, and the lineup is absolutely killer! Not only do they have Sodom (who haven’t played the US since 2006), Queensrÿche, and Candlemass, this year, fans will see a special reunion set from Solitude Aeturnus, who have...
Brad Wilk confirms Rage Against the Machine will not tour again
Rage Against The Machine drummer Brad Wilk has revealed some unfortunate news that the group will no longer be touring or performing live again. Yesterday (3rd), Wilk announced in an Instagram post on addressing the anticipation for new tour dates following...
Metal By Numbers: Leaving 2023 – 1/3/2024
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week, with order links provided by Amazon. Here are the charts from December 22, 2023 releases. As you can see, none of the debuts from that week landed...
Magnum share “The Seventh Darkness” lyric video
British rockers Magnum have shared a lyric video for their latest single, "The Seventh Darkness." The track is taken from their forthcoming album, Here Comes the Rain, out January 12th via Steamhammer / SPV. Watch the clip below and pre-order the album via...
David Ellefson reflects on scandal prompting departure from Megadeth
Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has addressed the sex scandal that led to his departure from the band. In an interview with Metal Hammer, he emphasized there are two sides to the situation, expressing regret for the embarrassment that it caused to...
Sharon Osbourne keeps door open for potential revival of Ozzfest
The Osbourne family, including Ozzy, Sharon, Jack, and Kelly, discussed the possibility of reviving the Ozzfest traveling festival in the seventeenth episode of their podcast. Sharon expressed interest but highlighted challenges with band demands and...
Ex-Mr.Bungle member arrested for girlfriend’s homicide
The Capitola Police Department has arrested former Mr.Bungle member Theobald "Theo" Brooks Lengyel in collaboration with the Santa Cruz County District Attorney's Attorney's Office, El Cerrito Police Department, and the Department Of Justice for the killing of...
Charting the course to 2024: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2023 Artist Spotlight: Nightmare
We’re counting down to the 2024 edition of 70000 tons of Metal! This is by far one of our personal favorite metal cruises where every artist is a headliner. Metalheads from around the globe share an insane experience of four days with very little to no sleep of...
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Sum 41 unveil “Rise Up” video from the metal side of their upcoming final double album ‘Heaven :x: Hell’
Sum 41 are on their way to calling it a day after nearly thirty years. However, they aren't going out without a bang, as they have revealed full details for their forthcoming final double album, Heaven :x: Hell, set to be released on March 29, 2024, via...
Evergrey share piano version of “Call Out The Dark”
As we recently pointed out, Evergrey are working on album number fourteen. However, before new music can be fully revealed, these Swedish giants are gearing up to commemorate thirty years of Evergrey. Today (12th) the group has released an emotional...
Rage Against The Machine’s Tim Commerford’s project 7D7D drop new video “Written On A Napkin”
Rage Against The Machine bassist Tim Commerford, Mathias Wakrat, and Jonny Polonsky unveil the third single, "Written On A Napkin," from their project 7D7D via Mad Bunny Records. Following their debut single "Capitalism" on Black Friday 2022 and "Misinformed"...
New & Noteworthy: April 13th, 2018: Welcome to New Music
Happy Friday the 13th, everyone! Keep an eye out for dooting skeletons and other spoopy cliches. New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week brings new music from...
New & Noteworthy: April 6th, 2018: The New Music Theory
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week brings new music from Kamelot and Underoath! If you would like to check out the last New & Noteworthy, you can do so here, if...
New & Noteworthy: March 30th, 2018: I am 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 brings new music from Escape the Fate, and a bunch of new live recordings! If you would like to check out the last New &...