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Concert Calendar (5/09-5/15): Mild Days and Hot Nights – Emperor, Primus & more

Concert Calendar (5/09-5/15): Mild Days and Hot Nights – Emperor, Primus & more

by Ian Weber | May 9, 2025 | Touring

Beautiful, beautiful, gorgeous, beautiful, my fellow concert junkies. Thanks for checking out the best and condensed way to find out about gigs where I highlight all of the shows worth checking out this week as we ride forth into another wild month for live music....
Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025: Death Angel to replace Destruction; more bands announced

Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025: Death Angel to replace Destruction; more bands announced

by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 19, 2025 | Festivals

Milwaukee Metal Fest will return to The Rave/Eagles Ballroom from May 16-18, 2025, with a pre-party on May 15. While Destruction is no longer performing, Death Angel has stepped in to fill the slot. The festival has also added an all-star S.O.D. tribute featuring...
Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025: Gwar, Arch Enemy, and more added + daily lineup revealed

Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025: Gwar, Arch Enemy, and more added + daily lineup revealed

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 18, 2024 | News

Milwaukee Metal Fest will return to The Rave/Eagles Ballroom from May 16-18, 2025, with a pre-party on May 15. More bands have been added to the stacked lineup, including Gwar, Arch Enemy, Oppressor, Wormrot, Between The Buried And Me, Sacred Reich, Necrot, and Frozen...
Ten important releases celebrating 30th anniversaries in 2024

Ten important releases celebrating 30th anniversaries in 2024

by Jillian Drachman | Jun 13, 2024 | Lists

Turn the clock three decades back, and you have landed in a great and miserable time for rock and metal. In particular, many of the most well-known black metal albums were released around this period, though posers had just begun to infiltrate the genre. Meanwhile, it...
Enslaved share “Forest Dweller” visualizer featuring Jo Quail

Enslaved share “Forest Dweller” visualizer featuring Jo Quail

by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 9, 2024 | News, Releases, Video

  Norway’s avant-garde-progressive metal giants Enslaved are celebrating the first anniversary of their album, Heimdal, with a deluxe edition set to release on March 1st via Nuclear Blast. The deluxe edition will feature the original studio album and...
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Album Review: Volumes – ‘Mirror Touch’
Album Review: Volumes – ‘Mirror Touch’

Understanding Volumes requires a working theory of Los Angeles, not the promotional brochure version, but the one locals accidentally describe when they’re stressed. This is the L.A. where rehearsal spaces are wedged between vape shops and dental offices, where the...

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Soen unveil third single from upcoming album ‘Reliance’
Soen unveil third single from upcoming album ‘Reliance’

Swedish progressive metal outfit Soen have unveiled a video for their new single, “Discordia.” The track is the third single taken from their upcoming album, Reliance, scheduled to arrive on January 16, 2026 via Silver Lining Music. Drummer Martin Lopez comments:...

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Enthroned’s Nornagest breaks down new album Ashspawn in a Track-by-Track guide
Enthroned’s Nornagest breaks down new album Ashspawn in a Track-by-Track guide

Belgian black metal veterans Enthroned are back with a brand-new chapter as they unveil their twelfth album, Ashspawn, out now via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2019's Cold Black Suns captures the group's occult-driven intensity while marking a powerful return...

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New & Noteworthy: Field of Releases – 11/21/2025

New & Noteworthy: Field of Releases – 11/21/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the release of Aerosmith and Yungblud’s collaborative EP and a holiday album from Stryper, as well as new works from...

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New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025

New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week saw new albums from the likes of Cheap Trick, The Devil Wears Prada, Mezzrow and Of Mice & Men amongst the many...

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New & Noteworthy: Echoes In Releases – 11/7/2025

New & Noteworthy: Echoes In Releases – 11/7/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. November kicks off with new music from the likes of Finger Eleven, Agnostic Front, Armor For Sleep, Drain and Alcatrazz among the many...

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