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Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 43 albums of 2025

Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 43 albums of 2025

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 23, 2025 | Lists

2025, what an incredible year for music. I want to thank our readers and the Metal Insider team for another year of metal. We sacrifice what we can to support metal and the scene. It’s what we live for. So, thank you for being part of the adventure. While it was...
Hellfest 2026 Lineup Revealed: Iron Maiden, Bring Me the Horizon, Limp Bizkit, and many more

Hellfest 2026 Lineup Revealed: Iron Maiden, Bring Me the Horizon, Limp Bizkit, and many more

by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 10, 2025 | Festivals, News

The massive Hellfest 2026 lineup has been revealed, featuring 183 bands across four days in Clisson, France, from June 18–21, 2026. Headliners include Iron Maiden, Bring Me the Horizon, Limp Bizkit, and The Offspring. For more information, go to this location. Daily...
System of a Down lead massive 2026 Sick New World expansion in Vegas & Texas

System of a Down lead massive 2026 Sick New World expansion in Vegas & Texas

by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 22, 2025 | Festivals, News

After a canceled 2025, Sick New World is leveling up in 2026 and bringing System of a Down along for the ride with not one but two editions. The festival will not only return to Las Vegas but also expand for the first time, heading out to Texas. Sick New World Las...
Photos/Review: Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025 Kicks Off with a Bang – Day 1 5/16/2025

Photos/Review: Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025 Kicks Off with a Bang – Day 1 5/16/2025

by Mar Morannon | Jun 2, 2025 | Photos, Reviews

The first day of Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025 roared to life with a diverse and devastating lineup that proved the fest’s legacy is alive and well on Day 1, May 16, 2025. The Rave was packed with metalheads from all walks, ready for everything from blackened fury...
Photos/Review: Down serves up a southern sludge religious experience in Los Angeles with Danzig, Abbath and Cro-Mags

Photos/Review: Down serves up a southern sludge religious experience in Los Angeles with Danzig, Abbath and Cro-Mags

by Chris Loomis | Apr 1, 2025 | Photos, Reviews

The term “supergroup” is an overused term in the music world, but in the case of the band Down, the term is absolutely applicable. When you take Phil Anselmo from Pantera, Kirk Windstein from Crowbar, Pepper Keenan from Corrosion of Conformity, and Jimmy...
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Rainbow announce ‘The Temple of the King 1975–1976’ box set
Rainbow announce ‘The Temple of the King 1975–1976’ box set

Rainbow will celebrate the earliest and most influential years of their career with The Temple of the King 1975–1976, a comprehensive 9-CD box set arriving March 6, 2026, via Edsel Records. Newly mastered by Andy Pearce and Matt Wortham, the collection marks the first...

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Gluecifer drop “I’m Ready” Video
Gluecifer drop “I’m Ready” Video

If you’re American, the easiest way to understand Gluecifer is to imagine what it would feel like if a band like the Ramones, or maybe the MC5, disappeared for two decades and then returned without any interest in explaining themselves. No oral history, no apology...

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Catch up now: 6 new songs/videos recently released – 12/22/2025
Catch up now: 6 new songs/videos recently released – 12/22/2025

New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 47 new songs, this week brings a festive batch of six new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected songs...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025

New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new muisc from the likes of Peter Criss, Dead Sun and Lychgate amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...

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New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This New Music Friday sees new releases from the likes of Volumes, Lord Of The Lost and Windswept, as well as the debut full-length...

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New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025

New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off the month of December, we will see new releases from the likes of Enthroned, Upon A Burning Body, and Blood Red Throne, as...

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