Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson will reunite this summer for the 2026 Freaks on Parade co-headlining tour. The trek kicks off on August 20 in West Palm Beach, Florida, and concludes on September 20 in Concord, California. Support will come from The Hu and Orgy. Tickets...
Black Label Society have shared a video for their latest single, "Name In Blood." The track is the fourth single taken from their forthcoming album, Engines Of Demolition, scheduled to arrive on March 27 via MNRK Heavy. The video was directed by longtime collaborator...
Rock Fest will return to Cadott, Wisconsin, from July 16–18, 2026, with a lineup led by Limp Bizkit, The Offspring, and Gojira. The three-day event takes over the festival's signature hayfield and features a mix of major headliners, returning favorites, and more than...
Frontiers Label Group has launched BLKIIBLK Records, a new imprint focused on metal, hard rock, and extreme music, and has announced its first wave of signings: thrash veterans Forbidden, New York hardcore pioneers Cro-Mags, gothic metal outfit Unto Others, and...
Progressive metal outfit After The Burial have unveiled a visualizer for their new single, "Hum From The Hollow." The brutal track explores dark themes of psychological torment and internal decay. The single arrives ahead of their upcoming run supporting We Came As...
The Violent Hour is the fresh new project from Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante and former Butcher Babies vocalist Carla Harvey. Following parting ways with Butcher Babies,The Violent Hour became a liberating creative outlet for Harvey, reconnecting her with her...
Ozzy Osbourne will publish his final memoir, Last Rites, on October 7 via Grand Central Publishing. Described as raw, shocking, and darkly humorous, the book chronicles Osbourne’s health struggles over the past seven years. Ozzy also reflects on his life, from his...
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out. The last few weeks (July 11 - June 27) have seen new music from the likes of Fishbone, Dropkick Murphys, Jonathan Richman, Born Of Osirus and Impureza,...
Deftones have announced their new album, Private Music, which is scheduled to arrive on August 22 via Reprise/Warner Records. To coincide with the announcement, the group has released the album's first single, "My Mind Is a Mountain." The band has also confirmed a...
Gothic doom legends Paradise Lost have released a video for their latest single, “Serpent on the Cross.” The track is the second single taken from their forthcoming 17th studio album, Ascension, scheduled to arrive on September 19th via Nuclear Blast Records. Nick...
Babymetal have unleashed a video for their latest single “Kon! Kon!” featuring Bloodywood. The track is taken from their upcoming album Metal Forth, scheduled to arrive on August 8 via Capitol Records. The band is currently on their largest North American tour to...
Technical death metal guitarist Matt Miller has teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere the playthrough video for “Descent into Violence.” The track is the first single taken from his upcoming seventh album, Fiber Tormentum, scheduled to arrive on September 12, 2025,...
Countdown to 2026: 203 Days SOOOOOOON, a word 70000tons of Metal cruisers know all too well, love it or hate it. Since the end of the 2025 voyage, the destination had been set for Labadee, Haiti, sitting on the site for months. However, on June 30, Andy Piller, the...
Stryper guitarist Oz Fox will sit out the band’s upcoming Latin American tour following medical advice to avoid extended or intense touring. The 64-year-old, who underwent brain surgery in May 2024, will be temporarily replaced by Howie Simon (Jeff Scott Soto, Graham...
Japanese pop-metal outfit Babymetal have signed with Capitol Records and will release their new album, Metal Forth, on June 13. The record, meaning "beyond metal," features collaborations with Poppy, Spiritbox, Tom Morello, Bloodywood, Polyphia, and Slaughter to...
German thrashers Warfield have dropped a video for their new song, "Appetitive Aggression." The track is the third single taken from their upcoming album, With The Old Breed, out April 4 via Napalm Records, a first with the label. Warfield on the new single: “This...
Polish black/death metal giants Hate will unleash their thirteenth studio album, Bellum Regiis, on May 2 via Metal Blade Records. Alongside the announcement, the group has dropped a video for their latest single, "Iphigenia." Watch the clip below and pre-order 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 brings us new music from Devin Townsend, Whitechapel, and more! You can check out the last New & Noteworthy here, and 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 brings us Zeal & Ardor's first live album, and some new Battle Beast. You can check out the last New & Noteworthy here, and...
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 Fallujah, and more. You can check out the last New & Noteworthy here, and the latest sales numbers in...
