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Live Nation has launched a new fund for live music crews

Live Nation has launched a new fund for live music crews

by Chris Annunziata | Apr 2, 2020 | News

Live Nation has launched the The Crew Nation, which is intended to help support live music crews (managers, riggers, sound engineers, etc) who are left struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Music Forward Foundation will be in charge of selecting...
Live Nation planning to pause all tours due to coronavirus pandemic

Live Nation planning to pause all tours due to coronavirus pandemic

by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 12, 2020 | News

  Our next update will most likely show that most tours for the first half of the year will either be cancelled or remain in question until this coronavirus pandemic miraculously settles down. Billboard reports, Live Nation is planning to pause all touring,...
Live Nation has launched a new fund for live music crews

U.S. Justice Department threatens legal action against Live Nation, reach settlement instead

by Elise Yablon | Dec 23, 2019 | News

On Friday (12/13), news broke that the U.S. Justice Department was preparing to take legal action against concert promoting giant Live Nation. Now, less than a week later, the two have reached a settlement that clarifies the rules the company must follow when dealing...
Congressman calls out on Metallica/Live Nation ticket scam

Congressman calls out on Metallica/Live Nation ticket scam

by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 30, 2019 | News

It’s no secret that seeing your favorite band perform live is an exhilarating experience. Many fans will do whatever they can to obtain concert tickets. We may have done one of these, or know someone who has either sold their car, worked multiple jobs, applied for a...
New report reveals how Metallica and other artists engaged in ticket resale market

New report reveals how Metallica and other artists engaged in ticket resale market

by Zenae Zukowski | Jul 19, 2019 | News

On March 19th of this year we noticed strange activity during the pre-sale of Metallica’s S&M2 performance for September 6th. As eager Metallica fans were ready to secure their tickets for the iconic show at the brand new Chase Center in San Francisco, CA,...
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Nuclear Blast Records signs Finnish rock supergroup HOKKA
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...

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Catch up now: 53 new songs/videos recently released – 11/11/2025
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,...

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Interview: Omnium Gatherum’s Jukka Pelkonen on celebrating tenth album ‘May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way’ & full breakdown
Interview: Omnium Gatherum’s Jukka Pelkonen on celebrating tenth album ‘May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way’ & full breakdown

2026 will mark Omnium Gatherum's thirtieth year as they close 2025 with their tenth studio album, May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way, out November 7, 2025, via Century Media Records. These Finnish melodic death metal giants have reached a milestone that not many...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases Stays Together – 9/26/2025

New & Noteworthy: Releases Stays Together – 9/26/2025

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 September will feature the likes of Geese, The Starting Line, Dying Wish, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and...

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New & Noteworthy: AMEN Releases – 9/19/2025

New & Noteworthy: AMEN Releases – 9/19/2025

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 likes of Motion City Soundtrack, 38 Special, Bad Cop Bad Cop, I Prevail, Igorrr and Stoned Jesus among the many...

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New & Noteworthy: The Blue Releases – 9/12/2025

New & Noteworthy: The Blue Releases – 9/12/2025

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 likes of Dance Gavin Dance, Silverstein, Between The Buried And Me, Chameleons, Der Weg Einer Freiheit,...

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