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...
An update on the long-awaited Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne biopic has been made, with an actor now selected to portray Ozzy Osbourne. The update came from Ozzy's son, Jack Osbourne, during a recent appearance on Influenced, the SiriusXM show hosted by Billy Morrison....
The Black Dahlia Murder have announced plans to return to the road this spring with their Spring Fling 2026 US headlining tour. The run kicks off on April 2 in Indianapolis, IN and concludes on May 2 in Milwaukee, WI. Support will come from The Acacia Strain,...
Metal By Numbers returns with a closer look at weekly metal sales from November 21, 2025. Yes, we’re catching up, stay tuned, there’s more to come! From major releases to underground newcomers, we’re tracking how these New & Noteworthy releases debuted in charts....
Metal By Numbers returns with a closer look at weekly metal sales from November 14, 2025. Yes, we’re catching up, stay tuned, there’s more to come! From major releases to underground newcomers, we’re tracking how these New & Noteworthy releases debuted in charts....
People reports that the members of Jane’s Addiction and frontman Perry Farrell formally dismissed their dueling lawsuits right before the Holiday's on December 22, bringing an end to the legal fallout from the band’s turbulent 2024 reunion. The legal resolution came...
12) David Byrne And The Ghost Train Orchestra, Who Is The Sky? (Matador Records) For anyone who loved the Talking Heads when they came out and/or in the present day, this album by lead vocalist David Byrne is a bit different, but it still has that signature quirky...
What began as a deeply personal relationship breakdown has continued to evolve into a highly public, multi-platform dispute between As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis and his ex-wife Dany Ciara. The latest chapter unfolded with Ciara’s nearly four-hour appearance on...
Happy New Year, one and all!!!!!! Here it is, ya'll. My top ten gigs of for the year of 2025. As the year ends, I’d like to thank everyone who’s been attending some gigs during these uncertain times. Celebrating another cycle of some hot nights out to remember for a...
Fire in the Mountains has announced the third wave of artists for the 2026 edition, set for July 23–26 at Red Eagle Campground in East Glacier, Montana. Highlights include the long-awaited reunion of SubRosa, a 2026-exclusive performance from Full of Hell presented by...
Death metal outfit Vitriol will press forward following the dramatic mid-tour collapse that left frontman Kyle Rasmussen, his girlfriend, and their dog stranded in New York after the rest of the band abruptly quit. According to Rasmussen, now that he has returned home...
According to local News WSPA, ticket reseller StubHub issued an apology after a listing error led some fans to believe Lamb of God were playing Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. In reality, the venue hosted Andrew Peterson’s Behold the Lamb of God, a Christian concert...
Countdown to 2026: 36 Days SOOOOOOON, a word 70000tons of Metal cruisers know all too well, love it or hate it. 70000tons of Metal, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, returns for its 2026 edition from January 29 – February 2, 2026, setting sail from...
The brilliant Slagmaur has unleashed a magnificent new video for their latest single, “Huldergeist” — the third song on the upcoming masterpiece, Hulders Ritual. Fans have impatiently awaited the follow-up to Thill Smitts Terror (2017) for years, and, fortunately, it...
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...
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...
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,...
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 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...
