Understanding Volumes requires a working theory of Los Angeles, not the promotional brochure version, but the one locals accidentally describe when they’re stressed. This is the L.A. where rehearsal spaces are wedged between vape shops and dental offices, where the...
Watch Ghoul “kill” He Is Legend bassist Matty Williams for his birthday
He Is Legend are currently sharing a bloody stage across North America with GWAR and Ghoul. While the group has roughly one week left of the run, it looks like things escalated to one brutal and violent prank during their show this past Saturday (2nd) at the Varsity...
GWAR hitting the road this Fall in support of new album
The Blood of Gods, GWAR’s first post-Oderus album, will be out on October 20th, and on the day the album’s released, they start a nearly two-month long tour. They’ll have already played three shows by then, as they’ll be playing the Riot Fest...
Ozzy Osbourne, Prophets of Rage, and Rob Zombie to headline 2017’s Louder Than Life Fest
Louder Than Life returns on September 30 – October 1 to the home of Bourbon and good times. The fourth annual festival will be at Champions Park in Louisville, KY including headliners Ozzy Osbourne, Prophets of Rage, Five Finger Death Punch, Rob Zombie, and...
Rock Allegiance returning to Philadelphia area for third year, Zombie, Manson, Mastodon playing
The Philly area got it’s own yearly festival back in 2015 when Dany Wimmer Presents announced the Rock Allegiance festival. It did well enough for the festival to expand to two days the following year, with Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer, Ghost and Alice In Chains...Follow Us
Album Review: Volumes – ‘Mirror Touch’
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Soen unveil third single from upcoming album ‘Reliance’
Swedish progressive metal outfit Soen have unveiled a video for their new single, “Discordia.” The track is the third single taken from their upcoming album, Reliance, scheduled to arrive on January 16, 2026 via Silver Lining Music. Drummer Martin Lopez comments:...
Enthroned’s Nornagest breaks down new album Ashspawn in a Track-by-Track guide
Belgian black metal veterans Enthroned are back with a brand-new chapter as they unveil their twelfth album, Ashspawn, out now via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2019's Cold Black Suns captures the group's occult-driven intensity while marking a powerful return...
New & Noteworthy: Releases Stays Together – 9/26/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The final New Music Friday of September will feature the likes of Geese, The Starting Line, Dying Wish, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and...
New & Noteworthy: AMEN Releases – 9/19/2025
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 the likes of Motion City Soundtrack, 38 Special, Bad Cop Bad Cop, I Prevail, Igorrr and Stoned Jesus among the many...
New & Noteworthy: The Blue Releases – 9/12/2025
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 the likes of Dance Gavin Dance, Silverstein, Between The Buried And Me, Chameleons, Der Weg Einer Freiheit,...