by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 11, 2025 | Lists, New Music, Releases, Video
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 48 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 53 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything,...
by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 12, 2025 | News
France held its first-ever award ceremony dedicated to heavy metal, Les Foudres 2025, on Thursday (9) at the Bataclan in Paris. The event recognized the best in French metal with 12 awards, including honors for artistry, live performance, and social commitment. Gojira...
by Zenae Zukowski | May 22, 2025 | News, Touring
Metallica aren’t done touring the M72 cycle as they just announced the fourth year of tour dates supporting the 2023 record, 72 Seasons. Metallica will bring their M72 World Tour to Europe in the spring and summer of 2026. The trek includes a mix of No Repeat...
by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 12, 2025 | Festivals
Aftershock Festival is set to return to Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, from October 2-5, 2025. Organized by Danny Wimmer Presents, the four-day event will feature 115+ bands across four stages, including headliners: Thursday: Blink-182, Good Charlotte, All...
by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 6, 2025 | News
While Metal Insider was sailing alongside 3,000 metalheads on the 2025 voyage of 70000 Tons of Metal, another “ship,” in a far more troubling sense, unfolded at the 67th Grammy Awards. While the media fixated on turning it into a spectacle of fashion and...