by Ian Weber | Sep 21, 2025 | Photos, Reviews
Now this was a whirlpool event. Alestorm began the weekend on a Monday! If you’re a fan of folky power metal and you haven’t gotten to seeing the captains for one of this year’s must-see tours, you should let this metal scribe convince you to attend...
by Ian Weber | Sep 15, 2025 | Touring
‘sup, ya’ll? Please have a blast looking through some of the brilliant can’t-miss-gigs that Ian is listing for you and treating yourself to go see all of them. We’re nine months in of this gnarly concert year, and it’s worth saying that every single touring act...
by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 22, 2025 | Festivals
Mile High Power Fest is set to return on August 16, 2025, at Denver’s Oriental Theater for its second edition. After a successful debut in 2024, the festival is bringing another stacked lineup featuring PowerGlove, Glyph, Owlbear, Empress, Lycanthro, Celestial...
by Elise Yablon | Jun 7, 2024 | New & Noteworthy
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of June sees releases from veteran bands like Bon Jovi, Cactus and Evergrey, as well as Butthole Surfers’ JD...
by Elise Yablon | Mar 29, 2024 | New & Noteworthy
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 final album from Sum 41, the debut of Glyph and a tour EP featuring Puscifer, A Perfect Circle and Primus,...