Tag Archives: Helmet

SLAYER resurrected: Legends to headline 2024 Louder Than Life & Riot Fest

Posted by on February 21, 2024

  This is not a drill; Slayer are back! After wrapping up their final world tour in November 2019, these legends featuring Tom Araya (bass/vocals), Kerry King (guitar), Gary Holt (guitar), and Paul Bostaph (drums) have announced their first return to the stage. At least for two festival appearances, for now: Riot Fest in Chicago, […]

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New & Noteworthy: Dark Releases – 11/3/2023 -11/10/2023

Posted by on November 10, 2023

  New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Last week saw new albums from the likes of The Struts, Suffocation, Bad Wolves, Spiritbox, Silent Planet, Yawning Balch, Dying Wish, Green Lung, Carnation and more. This week, we can expect the return […]

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Motley Crue, Foo Fighters, Limp Bizkit & Slipknot to headline 13th annual Welcome To Rockville in Daytona Beach, Florida

Posted by on November 8, 2023

    Announced today (8th), the 13th annual Welcome To Rockville festival will host a powerful collective of artists, with 150 bands performing over 4 days. This coming May 9th-12th, 2024, Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida will once again host this monstrous festival produced by the masterminds at Danny Wimmer Presents. After setting […]

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Sick New World Fest to return in 2024 with massive lineup: System of a Down, Slipknot, A Perfect Circle

Posted by on October 10, 2023

  After a highly successful inaugural year, Sick New World is gearing up for the 2024 edition on April 27 at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. A massive lineup with over 65 artists across five stages will see returning headliner System Of A Down, along with major acts such as Slipknot, Bring Me The Horizon, […]

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Helmet share “Gun Fluf” video

Posted by on September 24, 2023

  Helmet have shared a video for their latest single, “Gun Fluf.” The track is taken from the group’s upcoming album, Left, out November 10th via earMUSIC.   Watch the clip below and pre-order the album here.   Track List: 01) Holiday 02) Gun Fluf 03) NYC Tough Guy 04) Make-Up 05) Big Shot 06) […]

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Photos/Review: Clutch dominated the Palladium Times Square on 9/16/22 w/ JD Pinkus, Quicksand, and Helmet

Posted by on October 3, 2022

Legendary rockers Clutch brought their one-of-a-kind rock and roll goodness to Times Square in NYC at the packed Palladium on September 16th to promote their stellar, brand new album, Sunrise on Slaughter Beach… Support came from old-school heavy hitters Quicksand and Helmet.   Special guest JD Pinkus, the bassist of the Butthole Surfers, opened the night with his […]

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Metal albums with milestone anniversaries in 2022

Posted by on June 23, 2022

  You know that an album has staying power when it’s still being talked about decades down the line. Whether that’s for its success with critics, how well it sells, or the life its fans give it, These albums are the ones that defined the metal genre and continue to inspire after more than 30 […]

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My Chemical Romance, Slipknot, Kiss & Foo Fighters headline BIGGEST Aftershock to date

Posted by on February 24, 2022

  Announced today, the West Coast’s biggest rock festival, Aftershock, will be taking place this upcoming October 6th-9th, 2022 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. Fans will be treated to four full days, with over 90 bands on 4 stages with headlining performances by Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance, Slipknot and Kiss. Direct support from […]

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Metal By Numbers 12/08: Deep Purple Doom Crew

Posted by on December 16, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Another chart, another week late! A lot of familiar faces return on this chart week. I’m not sure about our fellow readers, but the new Black Label Society album came as a pleasant surprise. Another […]

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System Of A Down, KoRn, Helmet, and Russian Circles add two new shows

Posted by on December 14, 2021

  Two new shows have been added to the small group of dates announced by System Of A Down, KoRn, Helmet and Russian Circles. You may remember that SOAD had to postpone two Los Angeles dates when Serj Tankian tested positive for Covid-19. Here are the added dates and the rescheduled Los Angeles shows, Check […]

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