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Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 35 Albums of 2022

Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 35 Albums of 2022

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 29, 2022 | Lists

    The pandemic has given artists time to reflect and create, resulting in many artists releasing new records, surprise EPs, reissues, and live recordings. However, did all bands use their time wisely by releasing one of their strongest albums, or fall flat...
Lamb Of God’s first-ever ‘Headbangers Boat’ cruise to feature Mastodon, Testament, Hatebreed, GWAR, and more in 2023

Lamb Of God’s first-ever ‘Headbangers Boat’ cruise to feature Mastodon, Testament, Hatebreed, GWAR, and more in 2023

by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 9, 2022 | News

  Lamb Of God have recently announced their first-ever Headbangers Boat. The voyage will begin on October 31st through November 4th, 2023, which starts in Miami, FL, on the Norwegian Pearl and will make its way to Nassau, Bahamas, and back. During the cruise,...
Metallica, Bring Me The Horizon, and Slipknot to headline Download Festival 2023

Metallica, Bring Me The Horizon, and Slipknot to headline Download Festival 2023

by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 8, 2022 | News

  The United Kingdom’s Download festival will return in 2023 with a special celebration of its 20th anniversary with four headline sets. Headliners include Slipknot, Bring Me The Horizon, and Metallica, who will perform two unique, no-repeat performances on...
Concert Calendar (10/31-11/6): Metal Thrives! Gwar, The Obsessed, & more

Concert Calendar (10/31-11/6): Metal Thrives! Gwar, The Obsessed, & more

by Ian Weber | Oct 31, 2022 | Touring

  Man, what a crazy October we had. Sunday was Blackmore’s Night, and we’re now recovering in what can only be described as a level-ten concert tornado that was last week because, hey, that’s what you do when you’re a whateversomething in...
Photos/Review: Blue Ridge Rock Festival Day 3: Tenacious D., Powerman 5000, GWAR

Photos/Review: Blue Ridge Rock Festival Day 3: Tenacious D., Powerman 5000, GWAR

by Sara Elizabeth | Oct 25, 2022 | L.A. Hired Guns, Photos, Reviews

    Two days down and Blue Ridge Rock Festival was only halfway done. Even with Thursday and Friday in the bag, dozens of bands were still left to capture festivalgoers’ hearts and minds. Perhaps the festival’s biggest name highlighted the all-star...
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Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits
Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits

Slayer’s landmark 1985 sophomore album, Hell Awaits, will return next spring with a 40th anniversary reissue through Metal Blade Records.The follow-up to 1983’s Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits showcased a darker, more complex evolution of the band’s thrash sound, drawing...

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Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”
Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”

Silver Lining Music will release No Life ’Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ’Em All on Friday (14th), an homage to Metallica’s 1983 debut. The latest single from the compilation comes from metal legends Raven, delivering a rendition of “Metal Militia.”...

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Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences
Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences

Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Cold Steel stepped into the spotlight with their ferocious debut album, Discipline & Punish, out November 7, 2025, via Spinefarm Records. Blending hardcore and thrash elements, the record was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood...

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New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...

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New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

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 new music from the likes of Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...

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New & Noteworthy: Will You Haunt Me, With Releases – 5/16/2025

New & Noteworthy: Will You Haunt Me, With Releases – 5/16/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Bury Tomorrow, Pelican and Steve Von Till,...

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