Burning Witches have postponed their upcoming U.S. tour to March/April 2026 due to delays in visa approvals. Despite submitting applications months in advance, the band has yet to receive updates from the U.S. government. Some rescheduled dates have already been...
Lamb Of God Announce Tour With In Flames, Hatebreed, HELLYEAH
Now that singer Randy Blythe has been uncaged, Lamb of God have finally confirmed a Fall tour. In Flames will be direct support, with Sylosis opening all dates. Hatebreed will be playing from October 30th – November 19, with HELLYEAH playing for the remainder of...Metal By Numbers 8/29: Charts Shrouded In Darkness
We believe in a thing called sales. And for this week, those sales involve The Darkness, having returned after a five-year break-up, with their new album Hot Cakes. Anyone who forgot about the band was reminded of its existence this past Super Bowl. And over 9,000...Metal By Numbers 8/15: Welcome To 10 Years’ Machine
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. It’s a slow week for new debuts – in fact, an active rock radio band and a remix album from the second best Halloween director ever are the only two new...Metal By Numbers 8/8: A Testament To Strong Album Sales
Nuclear Blast is having one hell of a year. The German label set a record in April when Meshuggah’s Koloss sold over 18,000 copies. Now they’ve broken it just four months later with Testament’s 10th album. Dark Roots of the Earth sold over 8,000...Follow Us
Burning Witches postpone U.S. tour to 2026
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Tombs unveil title track from upcoming album ‘Feral Darkness’
New Jersey experimental metal outfit Tombs will release their new album, Feral Darkness, on October 17, 2025 via Redefining Darkness. Along with the announcement, the band has unveiled the album’s eerie title track. Marking a new chapter for the group with a fresh...
Sinsaenum drop new single “Obsolete and Broken”
Sinsaenum have released their third single, “Obsolete and Broken,” from their upcoming album In Devastation, out August 8 via earMUSIC. The track mixes brutal riffs with melodic clean vocals, signaling a shift in sound. This marks the band’s first new material since...
New & Noteworthy: Seriously bad releases – 02/27/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The last of February releases arrived on Friday (24th). Which ones did you listen to over the weekend? We were blasting to the...
New & Noteworthy: Dance Releases Dance – 2/17/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. We were away last Friday to see Jason Newsted’s art gallery and concert in Jupiter, Florida. Therefore, we’ve looped the previous...
New & Noteworthy: The Releases still awaiting – 2/03/2023
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. We’ve reached February, where we finally get to hear the new chapter of Xandria with their new album, The Wonders Still Awaiting....