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Metal Insider’s Chris Annunziata’s Top 5 Albums of 2023

Metal Insider’s Chris Annunziata’s Top 5 Albums of 2023

by Chris Annunziata | Dec 29, 2023 | Top 5

For 2023, I’m changing up the course and providing my top 5 albums of the year, rather than the usual 10. There were a slew of albums released this year but not many I could fully latch onto and really immerse myself with. I enjoyed individual songs more than the...
Download Festival 2024 to include headliners Queens Of The Stone Age, Fall Out Boy & Avenged Sevenfold

Download Festival 2024 to include headliners Queens Of The Stone Age, Fall Out Boy & Avenged Sevenfold

by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 8, 2023 | News

  U.K.’s Download festival will return for its 21st edition (DLXXI) with headliners Queens of the Stone Age, Fall Out Boy, and Avenged Sevenfold. Over 70 acts, including Royal Blood, Corey Taylor, Machine Head, Pantera, Babymetal, Fear Factory, Atreyu,...
Bring Me The Horizon and Babymetal unite for live performance of “Kingslayer”

Bring Me The Horizon and Babymetal unite for live performance of “Kingslayer”

by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 1, 2023 | News, Video

    British alternative metallers Bring Me The Horizon joined forces with J-pop meets heavy metal sensation Babymetal for the first live performance of their collaborative 2020 track “Kingslayer.” The live collaboration occurred during Bring Me...
Foo Fighters, Megadeth. Bruce Dickinson, and more confirmed for 2024 Hellfest Edition

Foo Fighters, Megadeth. Bruce Dickinson, and more confirmed for 2024 Hellfest Edition

by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 24, 2023 | News

  Hellfest 2024, scheduled for June 27-30, 2024, in Clisson, France, has announced its first 24 confirmed artists. The lineup includes big names like Foo Fighters, Megadeth, and Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden. The last wave of four-day passes is set to start...
Sick New World Fest to return in 2024 with massive lineup: System of a Down, Slipknot, A Perfect Circle

Sick New World Fest to return in 2024 with massive lineup: System of a Down, Slipknot, A Perfect Circle

by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 10, 2023 | Festivals, News

  After a highly successful inaugural year, Sick New World is gearing up for the 2024 edition on April 27 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. A massive lineup with over 65 artists across five stages will see returning headliner System Of A Down, along with major...
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Megadeth unleash “I Don’t Care” video
Megadeth unleash “I Don’t Care” video

Megadeth have dropped a Keith J Leman-directed video for their latest single, "I Don't Care." The track is taken from their upcoming, and final, self-titled studio album, scheduled to arrive on January 23, 2026. Dave Mustaine comments about the single: "How many times...

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Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits
Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits

Slayer’s landmark 1985 sophomore album, Hell Awaits, will return next spring with a 40th anniversary reissue through Metal Blade Records.The follow-up to 1983’s Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits showcased a darker, more complex evolution of the band’s thrash sound, drawing...

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Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”
Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”

Silver Lining Music will release No Life ’Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ’Em All on Friday (14th), an homage to Metallica’s 1983 debut. The latest single from the compilation comes from metal legends Raven, delivering a rendition of “Metal Militia.”...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases and Monsters – 8/29/2025

New & Noteworthy: Releases and Monsters – 8/29/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new music from the likes of The Hives, Lathe Of Heaven, Pinkshift, Vicious Rumors and Helloween among the many...

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New & Noteworthy: Private Releases – 8/22/2025

New & Noteworthy: Private Releases – 8/22/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new music from the likes of Deftones, Three Days Grace, Burning Witches, Blackbriar and Arcadia among the many...

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New & Noteworthy: Bright as Metal Releases – 08/15 – 08/08/2025

New & Noteworthy: Bright as Metal Releases – 08/15 – 08/08/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out. The last couple of weeks have seen new music from the likes of Good Charlotte, Halestorm, Attack! Attack!, Babymetal, Chevelle, Rise Against,...

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