by Ian Weber | Aug 22, 2025 | Touring
More music? Lots of amazing gigs are coming down the pike during these final false fall days of August. Next week is Brooklyn’s big week! If you’re in the New York area, you gotta come through all three days of Rage of Armageddon ’25. If you...
by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 7, 2025 | Lists, Releases
It’s wild how fast a decade can fly by. Some bands take ten years, or longer, to break through, while others explode in what feels like overnight. Back in 2015, everything felt different: pre-COVID, pre-AI explosion, and still on the path of the rapidly evolving...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 22, 2025 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers returns with a closer look at weekly metal sales from June 20 through July 11. From major releases to underground newcomers, we’re tracking how these New & Noteworthy releases debuted in charts. This stretch highlights a steady mix of debuts,...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 27, 2025 | Metal By Numbers
Metal By Numbers is back. We’re diving straight into the top metal sales and notable debuts, covering weekly releases from February 7 through June 13. From long-anticipated comebacks to rising underground favorites, we’re catching up on everything you may have missed...
by Elise Yablon | Jun 23, 2025 | New & Noteworthy
June 20, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Badflower, Cryptopsy, Alestorm, Malevolence and Yungblud, among...