by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 26, 2025 | Artist Spotlight
Countdown to 2026: 64 Days SOOOOOOON, a word 70000tons of Metal cruisers know all too well, love it or hate it. 70000tons of Metal, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, returns for its 2026 edition from January 29 – February 2, 2026, setting sail from...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 16, 2024 | Metal By Numbers
After a long and challenging year, Metal By Numbers returns in full force. We’re diving into the top metal sellers and notable debuts of each week, catching up from where we left off on April 26th through November 22nd. November 22, 2024: Notable Debuts:...
by Elise Yablon | Jul 30, 2024 | New & Noteworthy
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. July is filled with new music from supergroups Category 7 and Painted Shield, live albums from Ghost and Metal Church, fictitious band...
by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 7, 2024 | Lists, Metal on Metal, New Music, Releases
2024 continues to be one busy year with new albums, extensive tours, and videos to accompany the upcoming treks and releases. In case you missed any, we made another comprehensive list of albums announced over the last few weeks. Here are 45 albums set to arrive as...
by Siegfried Samer | Oct 10, 2022 | Reviews
Last year, I performed at the newly re-branded Rock Castle festival in Moravsky Krumlov with my band Dragony. Since we enjoyed the experience so much, I decided to return to the beautiful medieval Czech town in 2022 with a more journalistic focus. This...