Linkin Park have announced a massive world tour in 2025, supporting their new album, From Zero, out tomorrow (15th) via Warner. The trek will cover North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America with special guests on select dates, including Queens of the Stone Age,...
Photos and recap: Eluveitie, The Agonist, Martina Edoff, Irving Plaza, NYC, 10/3/15
On October 3rd 2015 the ‘Revolver Presents’ tour, featuring Eluveitie, The Agonist, and Martina Edoff pulled into Irving Plaza for its final North American stop. Despite Epica’s unfortunate departure from the bill, there was little doubt that this was going to be a...UK study finds folk metal to be racist/sexist
Be prepared to check your privilege, folk metal fans, we’ve got some bad news. A new study out of UK’s Leeds Beckett University published in the journal Metal Music Studies has determined that at it’s core, European folk metal is full of racist and...Epica drop off Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock Tour
Just a few days ago Epica announced they’d miss a few co-headlining dates on the Revolver Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock Tour, as vocalist Simone Simons returned to Europe to be with her family. That situation at home hasn’t improved, which has forced...Epica cancel shows due to family emergency
Announced back in May, the Revolver Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock Tour started just last week, and co-headliner Epica have had to cancel some dates. Eluveitie and The Agonist will carry on, but as Epica explained over the weekend, vocalist Simone Simons had to head back...Follow Us
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Counterparts announce winter 2025 North American Tour
Counterparts have announced a North American Tour for February and March 2025 with support from Pain of Truth, Malevolence, and Foreign Hands. Tickets go on sale Friday (15th) at 10:00 AM local time. The tour announcement arrived shortly after the Canadian metal...
Balancing Acts: Camden Cruz of Seven Kingdoms on pushing forward with new EP ‘The Square
Balancing Acts is Metal Insider's new column, in which artists explain the challenges within the music industry by juggling day jobs or multiple jobs while pursuing their musical careers. Seven Kingdoms guitarist Camden Cruz discusses the group's recent success,...
New & Noteworthy: Releases in Oath 2/9/2024
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 Friday sees the release of new albums from the likes of Chelsea Wolfe, tAKiDA, Infected Rain, TSO, Split...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Can Wait – 2/2/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. On the first Friday of February, we’ll be getting new music from rock stalwarts J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) and KMFDM, the return of...
New & Noteworthy: Project Releases Vol.01/26/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. For this New Music Friday, we will see the return of Kula Shaker’s original line-up, more rediscovered tracks from Static-X, a...