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70000tons of Metal 2026 ready to set sail amid record cold conditions, full lineup revealed

70000tons of Metal 2026 ready to set sail amid record cold conditions, full lineup revealed

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 28, 2026 | News

It’s that time of year when Metal Insider heads aboard 70000tons of Metal. As we wrapped up our Artist Spotlight highlighting each band from the 2025 voyage, a few updates have emerged for the 2026 edition, with just one day before boarding on Thursday (29th)....
Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Warfield

Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Warfield

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 15, 2026 | Columns

Countdown to 2026: 14 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 from...
Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Unleash the Archers

Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Unleash the Archers

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 15, 2026 | Artist Spotlight

Countdown to 2026: 14 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 from...
Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Twilight Force

Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Twilight Force

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 15, 2026 | Artist Spotlight

Countdown to 2026: 14 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 from...
Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Trouble

Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Trouble

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 15, 2026 | Artist Spotlight

Countdown to 2026: 14 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 from...
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Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release
Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release

Slipknot will finally release Look Outside Your Window, a long-rumored collection of previously unreleased material recorded during the sessions for 2008's All Hope Is Gone. The experimental project — created by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Sid Wilson, and Shawn "Clown"...

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Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’
Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’

Progressive German metal outfit The Hirsch Effekt have unleashed their most melancholic and introspective album yet with Der Brauch on January 30, 2026. Read the review on Metal Insider here. We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Nils Wittrock and bassist/vocalist Ilja...

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Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’

I don't think I could possibly love a band more than when I'm watching them actively refuse to become a fixed idea. The Hirsch Effekt take up shop in the lab where music feels less like a product and more like a mid-thought transcription from a parallel universe....

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New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

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 albums include music from the likes of Blackwater Holylight, Buzzcocks, Kula Shaker and MØL amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week finds albums from the likes of Megadeth, Poppy, The Format, Crystal Lake, The Damned, Goldfinger and Rotting Christ...

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New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

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 new releases from the likes of Sleaford Mods, Greywind, Kreator, Soen...

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