by Marie-Christine Quirion | May 27, 2025 | Festivals, Photos, Reviews
Sonic Temple 2025: Four Days of Pure Mayhem, Metal, and Madness If you weren’t at Historic Crew Stadium this past May 8th – 11th, then what the hell were you even doing? Sonic Temple 2025 went off like a nuclear blast, kicking off the DWP festival season with a...
by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 18, 2025 | Touring
Babymetal have announced their biggest North American headlining tour to date, set for this summer. The trek kicks off June 13 in Houston and runs through July 23 in Phoenix. Support will come from Black Veil Brides and Jinjer on select dates, along with Bloodywood....
by Marie-Christine Quirion | Mar 10, 2025 | Reviews
ShipRocked celebrated its 15th voyage this past January aboard the Carnival Magic, delivering another unforgettable rock and metal music cruise. With an all-star lineup featuring Parkway Drive, Hollywood Undead, Nothing More, The Struts, and over two dozen more...
by Jordeana Bell | Feb 12, 2025 | Reviews
Jinjer, the Ukranian hyper-soundscape of nu-metal heartthrob, just dropped the most perplexing example of early Ozzfest-style nostalgia with their new album, Duel. Metal has never been more lucrative and comforting than its current state of remarkable outbursts from...
by Elise Yablon | Feb 10, 2025 | New & Noteworthy
February 7, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of February sees the highly anticipated return of Dream Theater’s classic line-up, as well...