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Lamb Of God, I Prevail to set sail aboard ShipRocked 2022

Lamb Of God, I Prevail to set sail aboard ShipRocked 2022

by Sean Matthews | May 17, 2021 | Festivals, Previews

    Announced for a January 2021 sailing originally, Shiprocked, like everything else this year, had an anchor dropped in their waters with what would become a global pandemic. With all that has happened in the past 14 months, it’s hard to believe that...
Louder Than Life lives up to name; Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and KoRn to headline

Louder Than Life lives up to name; Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and KoRn to headline

by Sean Matthews | May 14, 2021 | Metal on Metal

  In what was set to be a monumental year in 2020 on the American festival circuit. DWP made a major announcement that would see Metallica double headline multiple shows. Fans were drawn to ticket sales like a moth to a flame. In what turned out to be a disaster...
Avatar share “Napalm” performance from ‘Madness’ Livestream

Avatar share “Napalm” performance from ‘Madness’ Livestream

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 27, 2021 | News, Video

  Avatar have been spending this month giving fans An Impossible Concert Experience by having a Livestream for four consecutive Saturdays. These Swedish metal giants have shared a performance clip of “Napalm” from their Madness Livestream on Saturday (23rd)....
Livestream Review: Avatar brought balloons and madness for third impossible virtual event (01/23/21)

Livestream Review: Avatar brought balloons and madness for third impossible virtual event (01/23/21)

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 26, 2021 | Reviews

  The COVID-19 pandemic has put a halt to our daily lives for quite some time now. A concert feels more like a distant memory as rescheduled events continue to get postponed or cancelled. Despite the darkness, bands have found a way to bring some life during...
Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 50 Albums of 2020

Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 50 Albums of 2020

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 24, 2020 | Lists, Top 50

    2020 kicked off with a bang. Beginning with another successful year at 70000tons of Metal to seeing Heilung, Vader, and Opeth live, what could go wrong? The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the music industry to the point that I don’t know where...
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Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences
Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences

Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Cold Steel stepped into the spotlight with their ferocious debut album, Discipline & Punish, out November 7, 2025, via Spinefarm Records. Blending hardcore and thrash elements, the record was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood...

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Nuclear Blast Records signs Finnish rock supergroup HOKKA
Nuclear Blast Records signs Finnish rock supergroup HOKKA

Nuclear Blast Records has signed HOKKA, a new Finnish rock supergroup featuring former Blind Channel frontman Joel Hokka, The Rasmus founding guitarist Pauli Rantasalmi, and rising drummer Jimi Aslak. The band makes their official musical debut with a video for their...

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Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 11/11/2025
Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 11/11/2025

New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 48 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 53 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything,...

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New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

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...

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New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

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 new music from the likes of Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...

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New & Noteworthy: Will You Haunt Me, With Releases – 5/16/2025

New & Noteworthy: Will You Haunt Me, With Releases – 5/16/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Bury Tomorrow, Pelican and Steve Von Till,...

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