German progressive death metal outfit Obscura have been faced with a bit of controversy between former members following the release of their latest song, "Evenfall." The track arrived on January 8 and is the second single taken from their upcoming album, A...
Down to join BLS on select Golden Gods tour dates
Well, this is pretty awesome. With the band’s second EP coming out sooner than later, Down have been added to select dates on the Revolver Golden Gods Tour. The band will be playing from May 2nd – 23rd, which is a pretty sizable chunk of the tour that will...
Stream the entire Metal Masters 5 show
This past Wednesday, the place to be was the Anaheim House of Blues, where the Metal Masters 5 clinic took place. The clinic started out as just that, a clinic with some tricks of the trade from metal musicians at the top of their game. Then it got fun, as members of...
Slayer, Kvelertak, Motorhead, GN’R among Rock on the Range performers
The lineup for this year’s Rock on the Range has been announced, and the annual Columbus, Ohio festival has gotten bigger and more metal than ever before. Expanding to three days this year, ROTR will take place on May 16th, 17th and 18th. And while the rock fest...Down post new band photos, announce second EP coming
Well, we’ve known that it’s been coming for a while, and while there’s no set release date on it, Down are getting ready to release the follow-up to Down IV, Part 1: The Purple EP. We’re going to go out on a limb here and guess that it’s...Follow Us
Obscura face controversy from former members while releasing new single “Evenfall”
read more
Coheed and Cambria announce Summer 2025 tour with Taking Back Sunday
Coheed and Cambria recently dropped a Mason Mercer-directed video for their latest single, "Someone Who Can," from the upcoming album The Father Of Make Believe, due March 14 via Virgin Music Group. The video coincided with the announcement of their North American...
Lacuna Coil share “Gravity” video
Italian gothic metal outfit Lacuna Coil have unveiled a video for their new song, "Gravity." The track is the fifth single taken from their forthcoming album, Sleepless Empire, scheduled to arrive on February 14 via Century Media Records. The group comments on the...
New & Noteworthy: Chaos releases – 9/22/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s list finds us looking forward to albums from Cannibal Corpse, Chaver, My Lament, Teenage Fanclub, Winterstorm,...
New & Noteworthy: Releases of Being – (5/5/2023 – 9/15/2023)
New & Noteworthy has returned! Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. For this week’s list, we’re not only bringing you the week’s must-know releases, we’re taking you back to the...
New & Noteworthy: Reader of the releases – 04/28/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. 2023 is flying by with April coming to a close! With the new Elvenking album to the live Cradle of Filth record, there’s so much...