by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 15, 2025 | News, Video
Candlemass reunited with former vocalist Messiah Marcolin for a one-off, world-exclusive show at Rock Hard Festival Greece in Athens on Saturday (13). The performance marked Marcolin’s first time on stage with the band in almost two decades, delivering a...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 29, 2025 | Artist Spotlight
Countdown to 2026: 184 Days SOOOOOOON, a word 70000tons of Metal cruisers know all too well, love it or hate it. 70000tons of Metal, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, returns for its 2026 edition from January 29 – February 2, 2026, setting sail...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 27, 2025 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is back. We’re diving straight into the top metal sales and notable debuts, covering weekly releases from February 7 through June 13. From long-anticipated comebacks to rising underground favorites, we’re catching up on everything you may have missed...
by Elise Yablon | May 12, 2025 | New & Noteworthy
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...
by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 13, 2025 | Lists, New Music, Releases, Video
From genre-defying collaborations to face-melting riffs, these thirty-nine newly released tracks cover everything from symphonic metal to experimental rock, and all the heavy sounds in between. Whether tied to an upcoming tour, a new album announcement, or dropped...