Posted by Zenae Zukowski on January 17, 2023
Gojira and Mastodon have joined forces for a massive co-headline North American Tour with special guests Lorna Shore. The Mega-Monsters tour is set for this spring and summer with alternating sets each night. Tickets go on sale this Friday (20th) at 10:00am local time via this location. Tour Dates: LEG 1 04/18 Portland, […]
Posted by Sara Elizabeth on October 17, 2022
With one day down, it was Friday’s time to shine. Quite literally, too, as the weather called for nothing but sunshine and warm weather. With more people finishing their work weeks, the festival grounds were sure to be packed out early, with fans eager to let loose for the day leading into their weekend. […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on October 14, 2022
Originally announced as part of EA Sports’ NHL 23 soundtrack, today (14th), Gojira has unveiled their new single, “Our Time Is Now.” The track moves as a call to action, as Joe Duplantier explains: “This song goes out to all the fighters out there sparking a light in a dark world. Show that you […]
Posted by Andrew Fiero on June 13, 2022
Virginia’s Blue Ridge Rock Festival’s journey this year has been exciting. The festival revealed its change in management after last year’s show. Soon after came the announcement of an upgrade in the venue, moving to the Virginia International Raceway, which are very familiar with dealing with the high volume of fans expected for a […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on May 10, 2022
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are the numbers for the April 22nd releases. A lot of bands fell off the charts, including some big names such as Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam, Iron Maiden, and more. The biggest drop […]
Posted by Mark Zapata on April 4, 2022
April 3, the rescheduled Grammy Awards ceremony took place after being delayed again due to Covid concerns. Some awards were given in the rock and metal categories in an afternoon awards ceremony. We have a list of notables below. The more mainstream-oriented awards and live musical performances were reserved for the evening awards show […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on February 21, 2022
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Notable Debuts: Underoath, Voyeurist (Fearless) Debut #8 7,100 sold Underoath is back and Spencer Chamberlain learned how to swear! Fit For An Autopsy, Oh What The Future Holds(Nuclear Blast) […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on February 21, 2022
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Another chart! We are slowly getting Metal By Numbers back on track here at Metal Insider. Unfortunately, our notable debuts are lacking and the highest charting metal/rock debut was Skillet at only 700. Hopefully, next […]
Posted by Chris Annunziata on February 21, 2022
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Metal By Numbers is back! First entry of 2022 and we only have one notable debut. Sales weren’t really strong this week but that was to be expected. Get ready for the next several weeks! […]
Posted by Elise Yablon on February 17, 2022
The full list of Record Store Day 2022 releases is out. Hard rock and metal is well-represented on the list, with the likes of Foo Fighters, Judas Priest, Gojira, Sepultura, Alice In Chains, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, Black Label Society, Def Leppard, L.A. Guns, Kittie, Opeth, Pearl Jam and ex-Queensryche’s Geoff Tate among those with […]
