Hailing from Tampa, Florida, Cold Steel stepped into the spotlight with their ferocious debut album, Discipline & Punish, out November 7, 2025, via Spinefarm Records. Blending hardcore and thrash elements, the record was produced by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Blood...
Did you hear this s**t about Slipknot’s Knotfest?
If you’re heading out to Slipknot’s Knotfest next month, you’re going to be inundated with some amazing sights, some great sounds, and, well, the smell of shit. For serious. A press release about the festival states the following: “Knotfest has...Satyricon drop off Knotfest, Housecore Horror Film Fest
Looking forward to seeing Satyricon at the Knotfest and Housecore Horror Film Fest this fall? That’s not going to happen. The Norwegian band have dropped off of both festivals. They’ve got a pretty solid, if slightly cryptic, reason as to why they...![Slipknot taps Danzig, Five Finger Death Punch, Anthrax and more for 2014 U.S. Knotfest [Updated]](https://metalinsider.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Knotfest-2014-resized1.jpg)
Slipknot taps Danzig, Five Finger Death Punch, Anthrax and more for 2014 U.S. Knotfest [Updated]
It’s been two years since Slipknot launched its own festival, Knotfest. At first, it seemed as though only Japan was getting the festival this year. However, now it appears Knotfest will also return to America in October, and with a pretty massive lineup. Along with...Slipknot’s Knotfest coming to Japan in November
[youtube]http://youtu.be/Jf4hiTgEAHo[/youtube] In 2012, Slipknot’s inaugural Knotfest was a two day event in the midwest, taking place in Iowa and Minnesota. After taking the year off in 2013, it’s been announced that the fest will be coming back this...Follow Us
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Nuclear Blast Records signs Finnish rock supergroup HOKKA
Nuclear Blast Records has signed HOKKA, a new Finnish rock supergroup featuring former Blind Channel frontman Joel Hokka, The Rasmus founding guitarist Pauli Rantasalmi, and rising drummer Jimi Aslak. The band makes their official musical debut with a video for their...
Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 11/11/2025
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 48 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 53 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything,...
New & Noteworthy: Lonely Releases – 8/1/2025
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New & Noteworthy: The Legendary Lost Releases 7/25/2025
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New & Noteworthy: Addicted to Releases – 7/18/2025
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 music includes albums from the likes of Bush, Daron Malakian And Scars On Broadway, Margarita Witch Cult and Slaughter...