Charting the course to 2024: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2023 Artist Spotlight: Elvenking
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...
Skid Row are “Resurrected” in new video
Skid Row have shared a music video for their latest single, "Resurrected." The track marks the fifth single taken from their latest offering, The Gang's All Here. Directed by Frank Gryner, who has created videos for Alice Cooper and Def Leppard, has brought...
Live Nation boosts minimum wage to $20/Hour for 5,000 club venue employees
Live Nation has implemented a substantial minimum wage increase for its 5,000 employees and service crew members in its club venues. The new base pay of $20 per Hour is part of Live Nation's On the Road Again program, launched in September with support from...
Josh Homme, Orianthi, Kevin Martin, Richie Kotzen, unite for All-Star acoustic jam in support of suicide prevention
In a heartfelt initiative, suicide awareness and education will take center stage at a charity event hosted at the iconic Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California, on Monday, December 4. The event aims to support the non-profit organization SAVE (Suicide...
Charting the course to 2024: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2023 Artist Spotlight: Eleine
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...
Hyperspace Metal Fest 2024: Lineup revealed – Týr, Flotsam and Jetsam, Skelator, & more
Canada's melodic and power metal festival, Hyperspace Metal Fest, is set to return for its 5th edition from April 11th to 13th in Vancouver, BC at Wise Hall and Rickshaw Theatre. The upcoming 2024 lineup promises to be the most epic to date, featuring...
Pupil Slicer undergo lineup changes: bassist Luke Fabian and live guitarist Alex Brown exit
UK mathcore outfit Pupil Slicer are undergoing lineup changes as they bid farewell to bassist/backing vocalist Luke Fabian and live guitarist Alex Brown. The announcement came through an official statement on the band's social media on Sunday (26th). ...
Judas Priest drop “Trial By Fire” video
Judas Priest have shared a video for their latest single, "Trial By Fire." The track is taken from the metal legends' upcoming album, Invincible Shield, out March 8th, 2024 via Sony Music. Watch the clip below and pre-order the album here:...
Photos/Review: Metal Assault – Meshuggah, In Flames, Whitechapel take over Seattle’s Paramount Theater – 11/24/2023
On a chilly Seattle evening amidst the Thanksgiving weekend, the Paramount Theater welcomed a metal extravaganza. The concert became a feast for fans of the heavier side of music, featuring a sold-out show with a diverse lineup of brutality from Meshuggah, In...
Corey Taylor takes on first movie scoring project
Corey Taylor has announced his next potential venture of scoring a film for the first time. The Slipknot frontman discussed the possibility in a recent conversation with TellUs Rock while promoting his sophomore solo effort, CMF2, expressing his excitement:...
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Chelsea Wolfe drops “Whispers in the Echo Chamber” video; new album arriving in February
Chelsea Wolfe has announced her new album, She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She is set to arrive on February 9th, 2024 via Loma Vista. The album explores self-discovery, transformation, and the power within. To celebrate the album reveal, Wolfe has...
Tarja shares “Frosty The Snowman” video from upcoming ‘Dark Christmas’ album
Legendary Finnish solo artist Tarja (ex-Nightwish) is set to release Dark Christmas on November 10 via earMUSIC, a sequel to her 2017 album. Blending her classically-trained voice with gothic influences, Tarja delivers dark renditions of classic Christmas...
Interview: Go Ahead And Die’s Igor Amadeus Cavalera talks new album ‘Unhealthy Mechanisms’
Arizona death thrashers Go Ahead And Die’s sophomore full-length effort, Unhealthy Mechanisms, arrived on October 20th via Nuclear Blast Records. Prior to the release, Metal Insider caught up with Igor Amadeus Cavalera to discuss the new record, upcoming...
New & Noteworthy, December 9th – Reveal
The end of the year is nigh. Top 10 lists are being published - you can view mine here, and check out all of the lists published by Metal Insider here. As the lists appear, the last of 2016's releases trickle in. If you've waited to make your own Top 10 list, give...
New & Noteworthy, December 2nd – Silence in the Snow
The title of this week's column is only meant to be slightly referential to the winter weather that draws ever closer to us here at Metal Insider HQ. In actuality, its real significance is as a metaphor to the release calendar, which is in its final winding down...
New & Noteworthy, November 25th – Where Greater Men Have Fallen
Black Friday is a fairly tame release day under normal circumstances, but it also happens to be Record Store Day this year, meaning that there are tons of special releases that you will only find at your local music shops. Go here to check out the full list of Record...