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Concert Calendar (10/3-10/9): Tall Stages. Wednesday 13, The Contortionist, & more:

Concert Calendar (10/3-10/9): Tall Stages. Wednesday 13, The Contortionist, & more:

by Ian Weber | Oct 3, 2022 | News, Touring

  Happy (finally) October to you and all the pumpkin kings and queens! Between Airbourne, Eric Clapton, Testament, and Wednesday 13 over the last week, we’ve been absolutely blessed and full of an absolutely fantastic September. That feels awesome, but I...
Metal By Numbers 7/13: Shinedown Tops All Genres

Metal By Numbers 7/13: Shinedown Tops All Genres

by Chris Annunziata | Jul 23, 2022 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are the numbers for the July 1st releases.   Notable Debuts: Shinedown, Planet Zero (Atlantic) Debut #1 43,300 sold The seventh studio album by...
Metal By Numbers 6/8: Diamond Star Charts

Metal By Numbers 6/8: Diamond Star Charts

by Chris Annunziata | Jul 23, 2022 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are the numbers for the May 27th releases.   Notable Debuts: Def Leppard, Diamond Star Halos (UME) Debut #2 31,900 sold This is the band’s...
Metal By Numbers 5/25: A Light For Attracting Charts

Metal By Numbers 5/25: A Light For Attracting Charts

by Chris Annunziata | Jul 23, 2022 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are the numbers for the May 13th releases.   Notable Debuts: The Smile, A Light For Attracting Attention (XL) Debut #13 3,950 sold A new band...
Metal By Numbers 5/18: Halestorm is Back From the Charts

Metal By Numbers 5/18: Halestorm is Back From the Charts

by Chris Annunziata | May 25, 2022 | Metal By Numbers

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are the numbers for the May 6th releases.   Notable Debuts: Halestorm, Back From The Dead (Atlantic) Debut #2 14,200 sold The fifth studio...
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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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Interview: Omnium Gatherum’s Jukka Pelkonen on celebrating tenth album ‘May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way’ & full breakdown
Interview: Omnium Gatherum’s Jukka Pelkonen on celebrating tenth album ‘May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way’ & full breakdown

2026 will mark Omnium Gatherum's thirtieth year as they close 2025 with their tenth studio album, May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way, out November 7, 2025, via Century Media Records. These Finnish melodic death metal giants have reached a milestone that not many...

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New & Noteworthy: Even in Releases – 5/9/2025

New & Noteworthy: Even in Releases – 5/9/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week includes new albums from the likes of Sleep Token, Behemoth, Ghost Bath, Peter Murphy and Tetrarch among the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: Children of releases 5/2/2025

New & Noteworthy: Children of releases 5/2/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first week of May sees new works from the likes of Propagandhi, PUP, Nightfall and Puddle Of Mudd among the many outstanding works...

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New & Noteworthy: April’s flood of new music with UNATØNED, Necro, Aspiral (4/25/2025 – 4/11/2025)

New & Noteworthy: April’s flood of new music with UNATØNED, Necro, Aspiral (4/25/2025 – 4/11/2025)

April 25, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The final New Music Friday of April will see the return of Billy Idol, new works from Ghost, Machine Head and Wednesday...

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