Ex-Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg walks without crutches after surgery
Former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg, recovering from hip and femur surgery in November, shared a video marking his return to unassisted walking. The 33-year-old musician, who recently appeared for a live cameo with The Bouncing Souls, expressed his excitement about...
Charting the course to 2024: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2023 Artist Spotlight: Melechesh
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...
Charting the course to 2024: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2023 Artist Spotlight: Månegarm
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...
Go Ahead And Die welcome new bassist
Go Ahead And Die featuring Max Cavalera and Igor Amadeus Cavalera have welcomed new bassist, Jackie Cruz. The group announced the news via Instagram on New Year’s Day (1st), with the following: View this post on...
Charting the course to 2024: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2023 Artist Spotlight: Kreator
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...
Paws, Pets, and Metal: Cabrakaän’s Marko Cipäktli’s reveals his cats’ new album artwork
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s newest 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 drummer Marko Cipäktli from Canada’s Mexican folk metal outfit...
ICYMI: 2024 Tour Announcements
While 2023 is officially wrapped up, ICYMI, here are several tours that have already been announced for 2024: Top Six European Metal Festivals for 2024 Metal Church announce March 2024 North American Tour Social Distortion & Bad Religion announce...
Metal Insider’s 2023 Wrap Up
That’s a wrap for 2023! Check out Metal Insider’s final thoughts and highlights of the year: Metal Insider’s Combined Top 15 Albums of 2023 Metal Insider’s Top 10 Shocking Moments of 2023 Metal Insider’s Tom Mis’ Top 10 Albums of 2023 Metal Insider’s Siegfried...
ICYMI: 2023 breakups & farewell announcements
Artists have recently announced either a farewell tour, show, or quitting altogether. In case you missed it, here are just a few that were revealed in 2023: Antagonist Anti-Flag Dawn Ray’d Sum 41 The Agonist Sepultura KISS Betraying The Martyrs Kix Mr. Big Four...
ICYMI: Metal Insider’s Artist Spotlight
Metal Insider have been highlighting sixty artists from the 2023 Edition of 70000tons of Metal. While reflecting on last year’s appearance, we’ve seen what each group has been up to next while checking in for any updates on the 2024 edition. In case you...
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Exit Eden share cover of Journey’s “Separate Ways”
Symphonic metal outfit Exit Eden featuring Clémentine Delauney (Visions of Atlantis), Anna Brunner (League of Distortion), and Marina La Torraca (Phantom Elite), have unveiled a video for the cover of the Journey classic, "Separate Ways." The track is the...
ICYMI: Persefone unveil “One Word” video; new EP arriving in February
Andorran extreme prog metal outfit Persefone, have announced their new EP, Lingua Ignota: Part I, is scheduled to arrive on February 2, 2024 via Napalm Records. In case you missed it, the group has unveiled the EP's first single, "One Word." The track marks a...
Foscor resurface with new song “Solitud”
Catalonian outfit Foscor, renowned for their unique take on black metal, breaks a four-year hiatus with "Solitud." Originally recorded during the sessions for 2019's Els Sepulcres Blancs, encapsulates the prevailing loneliness of the pandemic through clean...
New & Noteworthy: March 23rd, 2018: blessthenewreleases
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 The Sword and more! If you would like to check out the last New & Noteworthy, you can do so here,...
New & Noteworthy: March 16th, 2018: Where the New Music Knows My Name
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 a new album from Stone Temple Pilots and Rivers of Nihil, as well as one of my most anticipated releases of the year! If you...
New & Noteworthy: March 9th, 2018: Get Your New Music On!
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 a new album from Judas Priest, Three Days Grace, and more! If you would like to check out the last New & Noteworthy, you...