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Chicago Open Air Festival takes over Toyota Park for inaugural Event

Chicago Open Air Festival takes over Toyota Park for inaugural Event

by Sean Matthews | Jul 21, 2016 | Festivals, Photos, Reviews

This past weekend, Danny Wilmer Presents (DWP), the group behind World’s Loudest Month in May every year, stepped up their Festival game by creating the first ever Chicago Open Air Festival. From July 15-17, over 75,000 people converged on the small town of...
Review/Photos: Inside Babymetal’s return to Los Angeles

Review/Photos: Inside Babymetal’s return to Los Angeles

by Metal Insider | Jul 19, 2016 | Reviews

One of the biggest breakthrough bands in metal in the past few years are Babymetal, a fusion of J-pop and metal consisting of three teenagers singing with a heavy metal band backing their music. Reaction within the metal community has been polarizing, as metal...
And the 2016 Alternative Press Music Awards Winners are…

And the 2016 Alternative Press Music Awards Winners are…

by Bram Teitelman | Jul 19, 2016 | Metal on Metal

Last night in Columbus, the third annual Alternative Press Music Awards took place. Given the very nature of the magazine, not to mention it’s name, the goings-on were more alternative/scene in nature, with Twenty One Pilots taking the top award. However, the...
And the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards winners this year are…

And the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards winners this year are…

by Alix Vallecillo | Jun 13, 2016 | Award Show Battles, Awards, Metal on Metal, News

The Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards happened tonight in the UK and among their nominees, there were many great bands including Enslaved, Slayer or Lamb of God but unfortunately not everyone can take home the prize, so we bring you the list of winners for this...
Metal By Numbers 6/8: Told you once, told you thrice

Metal By Numbers 6/8: Told you once, told you thrice

by Matt Brown | Jun 8, 2016 | Metal By Numbers

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Summer is more or less here, which means you can expect some seesawing of sales thanks to all those touring festivals. And while Mayhem won’t be one of...
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Explore 13 new albums just announced – 9/10/2025
Explore 13 new albums just announced – 9/10/2025

Another week and change has gone by since we shared 20 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1,437 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...

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Catch up now: 50 new songs/videos released this week – 9/9/2025
Catch up now: 50 new songs/videos released this week – 9/9/2025

New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 37 new songs, this week brings a larger round of 50 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including Sun Don’t Shine,...

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Månegarm’s Erik Grawslö shares his Top 5 viking metal bands
Månegarm’s Erik Grawslö shares his Top 5 viking metal bands

Swedish viking metal veterans Månegarm have returned with Edsvuren, released on August 29th via Napalm Records. Marking a powerful new chapter in their 30-year career and continuing their legacy, the record blends Norse mythology, folk traditions, and blackened...

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New & Noteworthy: God Damned You To Releases – 4/5/2024

New & Noteworthy: God Damned You To Releases – 4/5/2024

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Albums hitting shelves this week include the return of The Libertines, the final album from Cock Sparrer and the debut solo LP from...

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New & Noteworthy: Thoughts & Releases – 3/29/2024

New & Noteworthy: Thoughts & Releases – 3/29/2024

  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 the final album from Sum 41, the debut of Glyph and a tour EP featuring Puscifer, A Perfect Circle and Primus,...

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New & Noteworthy: Myths of Releases – 3/22/2024

New & Noteworthy: Myths of Releases – 3/22/2024

  New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among this week’s new albums are the returns of Gossip and Brodequin, as well as highly-anticipated works from Elbow, The Jesus...

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