by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 12, 2025 | News
France held its first-ever award ceremony dedicated to heavy metal, Les Foudres 2025, on Thursday (9) at the Bataclan in Paris. The event recognized the best in French metal with 12 awards, including honors for artistry, live performance, and social commitment. Gojira...
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...
by Elise Yablon | Apr 29, 2025 | New & Noteworthy
April 25, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. The final New Music Friday of April will see the return of Billy Idol, new works from Ghost, Machine Head and Wednesday...
by Ian Weber | Apr 5, 2025 | Touring
Hi, everyone. I’m just now recovering from Wednesday’s glorious Michael Monroe gig (my goodness what a show) and very happy to that spring has finally spring. Anybody attending any must see gigs over this weekend? Did I highlight the best of them in this listing for...
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...