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...
August Burns Red and The Amity Affliction announce spring 2026 co-headline tour
August Burns Red and The Amity Affliction will team up next spring for the Spring Horizons Tour. The trek kicks off on April 10 in Worcester and concludes on May 17 in Philadelphia. Support will come from Boundaries and Heavensgate. General tickets go on sale this...
Concert Calendar (12/02-12/07) 2025’s Metal’s X-mas Parties Begin: Cattle Decapitation, Kylesa, & more
Welcome to the most wonderful time of the year. Here's part one of your gift-giving guide. Please have yourselves a wonderful holiday season from Metal Insider, and Ian looks forward to eating all of your burnt Christmas cookies 8-). December 2nd - December 7th: Tues....
Lionheart drop “Roll Call” visualizer
If you’ve ever wondered what it would sound like if a sledgehammer developed a moral philosophy, Lionheart are here again, to provide the answer. Their new single “Roll Call” arrives approximately 12 days after “Bulletproof,” which is exactly the kind of release...
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...
Evanescence announce 2026 world tour
Evanescence have announced a massive 2026 world tour, kicking off on June 11th in West Palm Beach, FL and running through late October. The trek will hit North America throughout June and July before heading across Europe and closing out at Colorado’s iconic Red Rocks...
New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of November sees releases from the likes of Excide, Blut Aus Nord, Plosivs and Equilibrium amongst the many outstanding...
The Crown announce 2026 farewell tour
Swedish Death metal veterans The Crown have announced that 2026 will mark the official end of their 35-year career. Alongside unveiling their No Tomorrow – Farewell 2026 tour, the band confirmed they are closing the chapter for good, with 2024's Crown of Thorns...
Malevolent Creation announce return of vocalist/guitarist Deron Miler
Malevolent Creation have officially returned to a five-piece lineup, welcoming back vocalist/guitarist Deron Miler. The revamped ensemble now consists of Miler, bassist/vocalist Jesse Jolly, guitarist Chris Cannella, drummer Ronnie Parmer, and founding guitarist Phil...
Limp Bizkit perform first show since bassist Sam Rivers’ passing
Limp Bizkit played their first show since the passing of longtime bassist Sam Rivers on Saturday (29th), at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The performance marked the opening night of the band’s Loserville Gringo Papi Tour 2025 across Latin America, with Kid Not...
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Interview: Omnium Gatherum’s Jukka Pelkonen on celebrating tenth album ‘May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way’ & full breakdown
2026 will mark Omnium Gatherum's thirtieth year as they close 2025 with their tenth studio album, May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way, out November 7, 2025, via Century Media Records. These Finnish melodic death metal giants have reached a milestone that not many...
Interview: Centinex’s Martin Schulman discusses ‘With Guts and Glory,’ and lessons from the past
Swedish death metal veterans Centinex have stormed back with their ferocious new album, With Guts and Glory, out November 7th via Black Lion Records. Metal Insider spoke with bassist and founding member Martin Schulman to discuss the record, as he feels the new album...
Malefic Throne (Morbid Angel, Angelcorpse) drop new single “The Voice of My Ghost”
American death metal supergroup Malefic Throne, featuring Gene Palubicki (Angelcorpse, Perdition Temple), Steve Tucker (Morbid Angel), and John Longstreth (Origin, Hate Eternal, ex-Angelcorpse), have released their brand new single, “The Voice of My Ghost.” The track...
New & Noteworthy: Through Armageddon Madness Releases – 6/27-7/11/2025
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,...
New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases – 6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025
June 20, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Badflower, Cryptopsy, Alestorm, Malevolence and Yungblud, among...
New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...
