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Milwaukee Metal Fest 2024 expands lineup with eleven more bands: Hammerfall, Testament, Casket Robbery

Milwaukee Metal Fest 2024 expands lineup with eleven more bands: Hammerfall, Testament, Casket Robbery

by Mar Morannon | Dec 19, 2023 | Festivals, News

  Continuing on their announcement roll, Milwaukee Metal Fest has added another eleven bands to the lineup. Power metal fans drawn in by Blind Guardian will rejoice at the addition of Hammerfall to Friday’s lineup, while thrashers will be prepping to bang their...
ICYMI: Milwaukee Metal Fest 2024 adds more bands + daily schedule revealed

ICYMI: Milwaukee Metal Fest 2024 adds more bands + daily schedule revealed

by Mar Morannon | Dec 4, 2023 | News

  Milwaukee Metal Fest has announced additional bands for the 2024 festival. After returning to The Rave in 2023, the fest continues its reign with additional bands being added to the lineup, and many more are still to be announced. The latest announcement...
Milwaukee Metal Fest 2024: First wave of bands announced – Mr. Bungle, Blind Guardian, Possessed, and more

Milwaukee Metal Fest 2024: First wave of bands announced – Mr. Bungle, Blind Guardian, Possessed, and more

by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 21, 2023 | Festivals, News

  Milwaukee Metal Fest 2024 has announced the first wave of bands for the event scheduled on May 16 – 19, 2024, at The Rave/Eagles Club. Acts include Mr. Bungle, Blind Guardian, Slaughter to Prevail, In Flames,Hatebreed, Deicide, Katatonia, Kamelot, Marduk,...
Overkill announce U.S. Summer 2023 tour dates w/ Exhorder & Heathen

Overkill announce U.S. Summer 2023 tour dates w/ Exhorder & Heathen

by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 6, 2023 | News, Touring

  Thrash giants Overkill will return to the road to celebrate their latest album, Scorched, which was released in April via Nuclear Blast. The Scorching The Earth U.S. tour will kick off with labelmates Exhorder and Heathen in July. Tickets go on sale this Friday...
Live Gig Review: The Kingsland catches the thrashing blade of Heathen on 3/10/23

Live Gig Review: The Kingsland catches the thrashing blade of Heathen on 3/10/23

by Ian Weber | Mar 15, 2023 | News, Reviews

  It had been long enough since Heathen, one of the hopefuls of the second wave of eighties Bay Area thrash bands, brought their excellent, tight, speedy thrash metal style to New York. The last time was in 2011 in Manhattan. It was a cold night. It was a rainy...
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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: Addicted to Releases – 7/18/2025

New & Noteworthy: Addicted to Releases – 7/18/2025

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 Bush, Daron Malakian And Scars On Broadway, Margarita Witch Cult and Slaughter...

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New & Noteworthy: Through Armageddon Madness Releases – 6/27-7/11/2025

New & Noteworthy: Through Armageddon Madness Releases – 6/27-7/11/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out. The last few weeks (July 11 - June 27) have seen new music from the likes of Fishbone, Dropkick Murphys, Jonathan Richman, Born Of Osirus and Impureza,...

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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...

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