Photos/Review: An Evening With Testament @ Brooklyn’s Warsaw- 5/13/2025
Few bands completely own the live stage as Testament, and even fewer have the catalog of both classic and modern releases to back it up. Testament's track record of releases is rock solid, and time has even been kind to their more controversial releases. On May 13,...
Video Premiere: Ophiolatry – “Jesus Complex”
Brazilian death metal outfit Ophiolatry have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere the video for their latest single, "Jesus Complex." The track is the second single taken from their upcoming album Serpent's Verdict, scheduled to arrive on June 6, 2025, via...
Nonpoint announce ‘Painful Statements Tour Part 2’
Nonpoint have announced the second leg of their Painful Statements Tour, continuing the celebration of the 20th anniversary of To The Pain and the 25th anniversary of Statement. Joined by Upon A Burning Body, Autumn Kings, and Heartsick, the band will perform...
Oceano announce second leg of farewell tour
Oceano have announced a second leg of dates for their farewell tour, The Death Oceano. The newly added leg will feature support from Rose Funeral, Filth, LarcɆnia RoɆ, and Inferious. The first leg kicked off yesterday (13th) with support from I Declare War, Escuela...
Paws, Pets & Metal: Midnight Foolishness guitarist Mike S says his dog approves the band’s new music
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s ongoing 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 Midnight Foolishness guitarist Mike S as revealed his dog enjoys the band's...
Slipknot’s Jim Root says band needs time to “start fresh” before new music
Despite previous hints about new Slipknot music, including a teased track titled "Long May You Die," guitarist Jim Root came forward in late 2024, confirming fans shouldn't expect a new album anytime soon. In a recently published interview from December 2024, when...
Interview: Brick By Brick discuss new album ‘Collapse’
It would be stupid of me to start this interview any other way than testifying that the men in the band Brick By Brick were the number one reason the City of Albany, New York felt safe for me as a 23 year old girl traveling far from the only chaos I knew back in Reno,...
Trivium and Bullet for My Valentine abruptly end ‘Poisoned Ascendancy’ tour amid reported tensions
The co-headlining Poisoned Ascendancy tour, celebrating the 20th anniversaries of Bullet For My Valentine’s The Poison and Trivium’s Ascendancy has been cut short, with both bands canceling all remaining international dates. The North American leg, which wraps up on...
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett unboxes deluxe ‘Load’ box set
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett received the honor of first looking at the remastered deluxe box set of the band's 1996 album Load. Dubbed The Whole Kitchen Sink, the massive set weighs over 10 pounds and features six vinyl LPs, 15 CDs, four DVDs, a 128-page book,...
Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister honored in England; lost 1976 album The Manticore Tapes out in June
On Friday, 9th, Motörhead fans gathered in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, for the Lemmy Forever ceremony, honoring the late legend, Lemmy Kilmister. Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell was on hand to place Lemmy’s ashes into a new statue created by local sculptor...
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Paws, Pets & Metal: Bumblefoot honors his cat with “Simon in Space” single; album out in January
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider's 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 the legendary Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal in perfect timing, as his brand new single,...
Avantasia unveil new single “Creepshow”
Following the new album reveal, Avantasia have now unveiled a video for their new single "Creepshow." The track is taken from their upcoming 10th full-length effort, Here Be Dragons, scheduled to arrive on February 28, 2025, via Napalm Records. Tobias Sammet comments:...
Arch Enemy drop video for new single “Blood Dynasty”
Swedish metal giants Arch Enemy have dropped a video for their new single, "Blood Dynasty." The track is the title track from their upcoming album, Blood Dynasty. The band's twelfth studio effort is set to release on March 28 via Century Media Records. Founder and...
New & Noteworthy, February 2nd, 2018: Order of New Releases
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week was a little slow, but we’ve got a new Saxon album. If you would like to check out the last New & Noteworthy, you can do so...
New & Noteworthy, January 26th, 2018: Choosing New Music as a Virtue
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week feels like the first real big week of the year, we’re getting new albums from Phil Anselmo & The Illegals, Machine Head, and...
New & Noteworthy, January 19th, 2018: Pounding the New Music
New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Today we’re getting new albums from Anvil and Of Mice & Men. If you would like to check out the last New & Noteworthy, you can do so...
