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Photos/Review: Las Rageous ups the ante in Vegas

Photos/Review: Las Rageous ups the ante in Vegas

by Sean Matthews | May 3, 2017 | Festivals, Photos, Reviews

In Las Vegas, there’s always something going on. You can walk down the street, and get comped to almost any show, at any casino on the “Strip.” People are always coming up with new ways of entertaining the masses. The Downtown Las Vegas Events Center decided...
Godsmack & Avenged Sevenfold to headline Las Rageous, in Las Vegas

Godsmack & Avenged Sevenfold to headline Las Rageous, in Las Vegas

by Sean Matthews | Jan 31, 2017 | Festivals

Las Vegas is no stranger to shows… but Live Nation has upped the ante, by bringing its inaugural festival “Las Rageous” to the Sin City this April 21st and 22nd. Some of today’s biggest hard rock and metal names will converge on iconic downtown Las Vegas, taking over...
Ozzy Osbourne, KISS, Korn to headline Chicago Open Air

Ozzy Osbourne, KISS, Korn to headline Chicago Open Air

by Sean Matthews | Jan 17, 2017 | Festivals, News

  Some big names are taking over Chicago this July, as the 2nd annual Chicago Open Air Festival was announced today. After a monstrous first year that saw Rammstein’s only US appearance, the group behind Chicago Open Air “cranked it up to 11” this year by...
Kid Rock, Soundgarden announced as headliners for Northern Invasion

Kid Rock, Soundgarden announced as headliners for Northern Invasion

by Sean Matthews | Dec 13, 2016 | Festivals, News

After seeing an expansion in 2016 to two full days, Northern Invasion is proving to be another winner in the World’s Loudest Month Lineup. Somerset Amphitheater in Somerset, Wisconsin will play host once again to over 45,000 fans who will flock to see their favorite...
‘Spin’ names their top 40 covers by nu-metal bands

‘Spin’ names their top 40 covers by nu-metal bands

by Bram Teitelman | Apr 28, 2016 | Lists, News

Back in the ’90s and early aughts, the nu-metal explosion found bands, some of which had no reasons being signed, thrust upon us in the wake of Korn, Deftones and Limp Bizkit’s success. Granted, some of those bands were great, and others not so much. What...
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Explore 30 new albums just announced – 8/19/2025
Explore 30 new albums just announced – 8/19/2025

We’re nearing the final quarter of 2025, with 1,284 New & Noteworthy metal releases already on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album announcements. To help you catch up, Metal...

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Album Review: Auri – ‘III: Candles and Beginnings’
Album Review: Auri – ‘III: Candles and Beginnings’

“We are the stuff of lovely oddities.” -Oh Lovely Oddities.  When it comes to music that finds beauty in the mundane and romanticizes life itself, no band does it better than folk/world multigenre band Auri. Their third album, III: Candles and Beginnings, is no...

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Megadeth 2026: Final studio album, global farewell tour, and new Dave Mustaine memoir set for next year
Megadeth 2026: Final studio album, global farewell tour, and new Dave Mustaine memoir set for next year

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has announced that the band’s next studio album, due in early 2026, will be his final record. Shared with fans via his Vic Rattlehead persona, the statement also confirmed a global farewell tour launching next year, with the first dates...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases Out – 10/20/2023

New & Noteworthy: Releases Out – 10/20/2023

  New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Hitting shelves this week, we have the first new material from The Rolling Stones in nearly two decades and a return to form from...

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New & Noteworthy: Goodnight, Releases, I Love U, Listen – 10/6/2023 – 10/13/2023

New & Noteworthy: Goodnight, Releases, I Love U, Listen – 10/6/2023 – 10/13/2023

  New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Over the next two weeks, we have the return of Dogstar and prog-rocker Trevor Rabin to look forward to, as well as new works from...

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New & Noteworthy: The releases ride again 9/29/2023

New & Noteworthy: The releases ride again 9/29/2023

    New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s albums include the debut of a new death metal project from Volbeat’s Michael Poulsen and the return of...

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