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Review/Photos: Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, KISS headline Second Annual Chicago Open Air Festival

Review/Photos: Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, KISS headline Second Annual Chicago Open Air Festival

by Sean Matthews | Jul 27, 2017 | Festivals, Photos, Reviews

The second annual Chicago Open Air Festival took place this past July 14th-16th at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois. Metal Insider was on site to take in all the music, food, and experiences. Friday Arriving Friday afternoon, the sounds of Failure/Anthem rang out...
Like the coal industry, Coal Chamber’s future doesn’t seem promising

Like the coal industry, Coal Chamber’s future doesn’t seem promising

by Bram Teitelman | Jun 20, 2017 | Updates

Since the initial dissolution of Coal Chamber in 2003, Dez Fafara has kept himself busy with Devildriver, his own band. More than a side project, by the time Coal Chamber reformed in 2011, there was probably at least one generation that had no idea he was in a band...
Watch Randy Blythe lay down some Johnny Cash for Devildriver covers album

Watch Randy Blythe lay down some Johnny Cash for Devildriver covers album

by Bram Teitelman | May 25, 2017 | In The Studio

Over the years, Devildriver have built up some cred in the metal community, which is something that will be on display when they release their country covers album. Guests including Glenn Danzig, Fear’s Lee Ving and Rob Zombie’s John 5 will appear on the...
Devildriver has lined up Danzig, members of Fear, Lamb of God for country covers album

Devildriver has lined up Danzig, members of Fear, Lamb of God for country covers album

by Bram Teitelman | May 2, 2017 | Updates

We’ve been aware that DevilDriver is in the process of working on an album of country covers. It’ll be outlaw country, which is a genre that’s been mined by Phil Anselmo and his former bandmate Hank 3 before, and it seemed at the time that it had the...
Update: Blackest of the Black festival continues without Fear Factory

Update: Blackest of the Black festival continues without Fear Factory

by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 28, 2017 | News, Updates

On Sunday (26) Danzig revealed the lineup for the Blackest of the Black festival on Whiplash the KLOS radio show hosted by Full Metal Jackie. We were excited to hear the news including the initial 18 bands. However, with the new flyer and the official announcement, it...
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Mayhem drop video for “Weep For Nothing;” new album arriving in February
Mayhem drop video for “Weep For Nothing;” new album arriving in February

It’s a tad ironic to call any band the “most influential” anything, especially when that band has built its mythology on rejecting the premise of influence altogether. Yet here we are. Mayhem, the group that essentially invented non-metaphorically dangerous music, are...

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Interview: Trivium’s Corey Beaulieu discusses ‘Struck Dead,’ lineup shifts, and revisiting ‘Ascendancy’
Interview: Trivium’s Corey Beaulieu discusses ‘Struck Dead,’ lineup shifts, and revisiting ‘Ascendancy’

Trivium are back on the road in support of their new EP, Struck Dead, which arrived on October 31 via Roadrunner Records. Stepping away from their Ascendancy anniversary shows, the band's current tour blends fan favorites with fresh cuts, joined by Jinjer and Heriot....

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Explore 37 New albums just announced – 11/03/2025
Explore 37 New albums just announced – 11/03/2025

A few weeks have flown since we shared 33 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1865 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album...

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New & Noteworthy: The Return of Releases 3/14/2025 – 02/28/2025

New & Noteworthy: The Return of Releases 3/14/2025 – 02/28/2025

March 14, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are highly-anticipated albums from the likes of Coheed and...

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New & Noteworthy: This Sleepless Releases – 2/14/2025 & 2/21/2025

New & Noteworthy: This Sleepless Releases – 2/14/2025 & 2/21/2025

February 21, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new albums from the likes of Silverstein, Four Seconds...

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New & Noteworthy: Duel – 01/31/2025 & 2/7/2025 Give Us Releases

New & Noteworthy: Duel – 01/31/2025 & 2/7/2025 Give Us Releases

February 7, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of February sees the highly anticipated return of Dream Theater’s classic line-up, as well...

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