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Concert Calendar (1/10-1/21): A Twenty-Ton Metal Hammer. Tool, The Bunny The Bear, & more

Concert Calendar (1/10-1/21): A Twenty-Ton Metal Hammer. Tool, The Bunny The Bear, & more

by Ian Weber | Jan 10, 2024 | News, Touring

  2024, ya’ll! It feels real good to say ‘sup to my show-attending moshketeers again in this fresh new year. Fuck yeah, here we go. Back into the live music groove! Still a bit calm on concerts this month, as January often goes, but the shows are...
Top 10 Breakthrough Metal/Hard Rock Albums of 1993

Top 10 Breakthrough Metal/Hard Rock Albums of 1993

by Elise Yablon | Nov 10, 2023 | Lists, Top 10

  It’s hard to believe that 1993 was 30 years ago. With grunge becoming a mainstay on MTV and Top 40 radio over the previous couple of years, the mainstream was starting to favor a harder edge to their music. The year saw highly praised debuts from Tool, Cynic...
Photos/Review: Life Of Agony celebrate 30 years of ‘River Runs Red,’ in New Jersey & Michigan / 3/11 & 3/18/2023

Photos/Review: Life Of Agony celebrate 30 years of ‘River Runs Red,’ in New Jersey & Michigan / 3/11 & 3/18/2023

by Metal Insider | Mar 27, 2023 | Photos, Reviews

  The legendary Brooklyn alternative metal band Life of Agony are celebrating 30 years of their iconic, groundbreaking debut album, River Runs Red, by doing a world tour in Europe, the UK, and now the states. An album that Rolling Stone recently called “one...
Concert Calendar (12/7-12/11): The Heaviest of Concert Calendars – High on Fire, Inter Arma, & more

Concert Calendar (12/7-12/11): The Heaviest of Concert Calendars – High on Fire, Inter Arma, & more

by Ian Weber | Dec 7, 2022 | News, Touring

We’ve entered the lightning round, ya’ll. As the bells toll, I highlighted a bunch of amazing shows you could totally go to this week before we deck them halls while our favorite bands wrap up their year. So please check out this week’s show-going...
Concert Calendar (5/31-6/4) | The Gigs After the BBBQ: Max & Iggor Cavalera, Lez Zeppelin, & more

Concert Calendar (5/31-6/4) | The Gigs After the BBBQ: Max & Iggor Cavalera, Lez Zeppelin, & more

by Ian Weber | May 31, 2022 | News, Touring

    Hey guys, this is a VERY brief intro because there’s a lot – a LOT – of goodness happening! Thank you for supporting this metal news site and for caring about live music, and for allowing your best friend (me) to be your guide to the heaviness....
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Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance debuts solo single “Dark Horse”
Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance debuts solo single “Dark Horse”

Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Zacky Vengeance has dropped new music under his real name, Zachary Baker, with his first solo single, "Dark Horse." A full-length album is expected soon. The track marks a stylistic shift, trading Baker's metal roots for a more...

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The Reticent drop “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic)” video
The Reticent drop “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic)” video

Progressive metal outfit led by Chris Hathcock, The Reticent, have dropped a video for their latest single, “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic).” The track is taken from from the band’s latest album Please, out now via Generation Prog Records. “The Bed of...

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Ponte Del Diavolo drop new single “Il veleno della Natura”
Ponte Del Diavolo drop new single “Il veleno della Natura”

Italian blackened post-punk group Ponte Del Diavolo have dropped their new song, “Il veleno della Natura.” The track is the second single taken from their forthcoming album, De Venom Natura, which is scheduled to arrive on February 13, 2026, via Season of Mist. Watch...

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New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025

New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of November sees releases from the likes of Excide, Blut Aus Nord, Plosivs and Equilibrium amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: Field of Releases – 11/21/2025

New & Noteworthy: Field of Releases – 11/21/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the release of Aerosmith and Yungblud’s collaborative EP and a holiday album from Stryper, as well as new works from...

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New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025

New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week saw new albums from the likes of Cheap Trick, The Devil Wears Prada, Mezzrow and Of Mice & Men amongst the many...

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