by Kyle Ostrander | Dec 22, 2025 | Lists, Top 10
With so many amazing bands consistently putting out good music, it’s hard to keep track of everything that came out in 2025, and even harder to pick just 10 favorites. To narrow it down, I asked myself, “out of all the music released this year, what do I keep coming...
by Ian Weber | Aug 22, 2025 | Touring
More music? Lots of amazing gigs are coming down the pike during these final false fall days of August. Next week is Brooklyn’s big week! If you’re in the New York area, you gotta come through all three days of Rage of Armageddon ’25. If you...
by Elise Yablon | Apr 29, 2025 | New & Noteworthy
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...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 9, 2024 | Festivals, News
Hellfest returns to Clisson, France, from June 19-22, 2025, with a massively diverse lineup featuring one hundred eighty-four bands across six stages. Headliners include Linkin Park, Scorpions, KoRn, and Muse will be appearing at the festival for the first time. This...
by Ian Weber | Apr 2, 2024 | News, Touring
Hi, hello! We’re just now recovering from March’s glorious concert month (Ian’s reviewing some heavy hitters) and very happy to store away our musky jackets. Anybody getting into any madness over this eclipse season? Thanks as always for checking in with...