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Staind announce Break The Cycle 25th anniversary tour

Staind announce Break The Cycle 25th anniversary tour

by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 5, 2026 | News, Touring

It’s Been a While since Staind’s landmark album, Break the Cycle, was released. Twenty-five years to be exact. Therefore, the group will be celebrating its 2001 release by embarking on the “Break The Cycle 25th Anniversary Tour.” The run will...
Metal By Numbers: October when Testament topped the charts 10/10/2025

Metal By Numbers: October when Testament topped the charts 10/10/2025

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 2, 2025 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers returns with a closer look at weekly metal sales from October 10, 2025. Yes, we’re catching up, stay tuned, there’s more to come! From major releases to underground newcomers, we’re tracking how these New & Noteworthy releases debuted in charts....
Sonic Temple Lineup 2026: My Chemical Romance, Bring Me The Horizon, Shinedown, Tool & many more

Sonic Temple Lineup 2026: My Chemical Romance, Bring Me The Horizon, Shinedown, Tool & many more

by Marie-Christine Quirion | Oct 29, 2025 | Festivals, News, Previews

After breaking every attendance record in 2025 with over 175,000 attendees over four days, and hosting the largest Rock Event in Ohio history, Danny Wimmer Presents came out swinging for the fences this year, with a HUGE announcement. This upcoming May 14th-17th,...
Metal By Numbers: Missed it? Here’s what dominated the charts from Feb 7 – June 13, 2025

Metal By Numbers: Missed it? Here’s what dominated the charts from Feb 7 – June 13, 2025

by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 27, 2025 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is back. We’re diving straight into the top metal sales and notable debuts, covering weekly releases from February 7 through June 13. From long-anticipated comebacks to rising underground favorites, we’re catching up on everything you may have missed...
Aftershock 2025 lineup: KoRn, A Perfect Circle, Gojira & more

Aftershock 2025 lineup: KoRn, A Perfect Circle, Gojira & more

by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 12, 2025 | Festivals

Aftershock Festival is set to return to Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, from October 2-5, 2025. Organized by Danny Wimmer Presents, the four-day event will feature 115+ bands across four stages, including headliners: Thursday: Blink-182, Good Charlotte, All...
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Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release
Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release

Slipknot will finally release Look Outside Your Window, a long-rumored collection of previously unreleased material recorded during the sessions for 2008's All Hope Is Gone. The experimental project — created by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Sid Wilson, and Shawn "Clown"...

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Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’
Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’

Progressive German metal outfit The Hirsch Effekt have unleashed their most melancholic and introspective album yet with Der Brauch on January 30, 2026. Read the review on Metal Insider here. We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Nils Wittrock and bassist/vocalist Ilja...

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Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’

I don't think I could possibly love a band more than when I'm watching them actively refuse to become a fixed idea. The Hirsch Effekt take up shop in the lab where music feels less like a product and more like a mid-thought transcription from a parallel universe....

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New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

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 albums include music from the likes of Blackwater Holylight, Buzzcocks, Kula Shaker and MØL amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week finds albums from the likes of Megadeth, Poppy, The Format, Crystal Lake, The Damned, Goldfinger and Rotting Christ...

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New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Sleaford Mods, Greywind, Kreator, Soen...

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