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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...
Metal Insider’s Top 5: Metallica guest appearances

Metal Insider’s Top 5: Metallica guest appearances

by Bram Teitelman | Jun 16, 2016 | News, Top 5

Today, Heart released the title track of their forthcoming album, Beautiful Broken, via Rolling Stone. What makes it worthy of being written about here is that the upbeat, riffy rock song, originally released as a bonus track on the band’s 2012 album, features...
Corrosion of Conformity drummer Reed Mullin has seizure; band to continue tour without him

Corrosion of Conformity drummer Reed Mullin has seizure; band to continue tour without him

by Bram Teitelman | Jun 6, 2016 | Culture, Touring

Staying healthy on road isn’t an easy proposition. Given all the travel that takes place, there aren’t always good food options, and musicians will often find themselves chowing down on unhealthy food at a rest area. Chances are, they’re touring in a...
Corrosion of Conformity drummer Reed Mullin has seizure; band to continue tour without him

Metallica’s James Hetfield joins C.O.C. onstage in Oakland

by Bram Teitelman | May 30, 2016 | News, Video

Corrosion of Conformity have been on a roll since reforming the Anomisity-era lineup in 2010. However, it was last year when Down’s Pepper Keenan rejoined the band that things really started taking off. The guitarist and singer, who joined the band in 1989,...
Clutch joined by COC’s Pepper Keenan for “Spacegrass”

Clutch joined by COC’s Pepper Keenan for “Spacegrass”

by Bram Teitelman | May 19, 2016 | Collaborations, News, Video

Clutch and Corrosion of Conformity are no strangers, having toured togetherback in the ’90s as they were both southern bands on their way up. The two bands are currently on the road together with Lamb of God, and Clutch have been comfortable enough to allow...
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Puscifer launch new comic series ‘Tales From the Pusciverse’
Puscifer launch new comic series ‘Tales From the Pusciverse’

Puscifer officially launched their first-ever comic series, Tales From the Pusciverse. The debut issue centers on the character Bellendia Black. The group recently shared more visual details on the comic series during the visualizer for their latest single,...

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The Hirsch Effekt drop “Die Brücke” video
The Hirsch Effekt drop “Die Brücke” video

German rock/metal trio The Hirsch Effekt have never been especially interested in blunt-force emotionalism. Their music has always behaved more like a conversation you replay later, wondering why it felt heavier after the fact. Their new single, “Die Brücke,” leans...

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Bullet breakdown new album ‘Kickstarter’ with track-by-track guide
Bullet breakdown new album ‘Kickstarter’ with track-by-track guide

Swedish heavy metal outfit Bullet have teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide on their new album, Kickstarter, available now. Formed in 2001 with a mission to carry the torch of late '70s and early '80s heavy metal, the group has spent nearly 25...

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New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases –  6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025

New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases – 6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025

June 20, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Badflower, Cryptopsy, Alestorm, Malevolence and Yungblud, among...

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New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...

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New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

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 new music from the likes of Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...

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