Furnace Fest to return in 2025

Despite an uncertain future ahead, it looks like Furnace Fest will return in 2025. In late 2023, the event organizers expressed concern about the festival continuing after 2024. However, it looks like things are moving forward, as the organizers issued the following...

System of a Down’s Shavo Odadjian reflects on nu-metal era

System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian recently spoke with Matt Pinfield on 95.5 KLOS's New & Approved, reflecting on the nu-metal movement that dominated the mid-late nineties and went well into the mid-2000s. Odadjian expressed how it wasn't necessarily a genre...

Chilean metal band Mawiza sign with Season of Mist

Chilean metal outfit Mawiza, have sown their paths in folk metal, collecting the roots of the Mapuche people to transform them into music, joins Season of Mist. With striking sonorities that include typical indigenous instruments, tribal songs (ülkantun), and all the...

Life of Agony’s Mina Caputo announces detransition plans

Life of Agony vocalist Mina Caputo has come forward, publicly announcing her plans to de-transition to male, reclaiming the singer's birth name, Keith. The artist shared a thirteen-minute, personal video on Instagram on Tuesday (19th) expressing plans to be completely...
Slipknot announce June 2025 European Tour Dates

Slipknot announce June 2025 European Tour Dates

Slipknot will be heading overseas in June 2025 just in time for the European summer festival season. The events will be a mix of festival appearances and a few headlining shows. Tickets are available at this location. 2025 European Tour Dates: 06/04 Sölvesborg, SE @...

Extreme unveil “Small Town Beautiful” video

Extreme unveil “Small Town Beautiful” video

Boston rockers Extreme have released a video for "Small Town Beautiful" from their 2023 album, Six, via earMUSIC. This latest video, the tenth from the album, highlights the charm of hometown roots and the small moments that define us. With "Small Town Beautiful,"...

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New & Noteworthy: Life promises releases – 2/16/2024

New & Noteworthy: Life promises releases – 2/16/2024

    New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the returns of The Jack Rubies and Ihsahn, the debuts of Crawlers and The Requiem, as well as...

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