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Photos/Review: Gojira and Mastodon obliterate America with their Mega Monsters Tour

Photos/Review: Gojira and Mastodon obliterate America with their Mega Monsters Tour

by Lisa Burke | May 8, 2023 | Metal on Metal

   For those afraid to rock as true individuals who know who they are and who are always showing off their own style, I do not salute you. One of the most powerful expressions is that of a collaborative heavy metal band that always knows where they stand. On...
Metal By Numbers: Metallica leads the charts – 4/28/2023

Metal By Numbers: Metallica leads the charts – 4/28/2023

by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 28, 2023 | Metal By Numbers, Metal on Metal

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are the notable debuts and sales from March 31st, April 7th, and 14th. For the April 14th date, it is noteworthy that the Billboard Top 200 chart...
Gojira & Mastodon announce co-headlining arena tour

Gojira & Mastodon announce co-headlining arena tour

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 17, 2023 | News, Touring

  Gojira and Mastodon have joined forces for a massive co-headline North American Tour with special guests Lorna Shore. The Mega-Monsters tour is set for this spring and summer with alternating sets each night. Tickets go on sale this Friday (20th) at 10:00am...
Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 35 Albums of 2022

Metal Insider’s Zenae Zukowski’s Top 35 Albums of 2022

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 29, 2022 | Lists

    The pandemic has given artists time to reflect and create, resulting in many artists releasing new records, surprise EPs, reissues, and live recordings. However, did all bands use their time wisely by releasing one of their strongest albums, or fall flat...
Metallica, Bring Me The Horizon, and Slipknot to headline Download Festival 2023

Metallica, Bring Me The Horizon, and Slipknot to headline Download Festival 2023

by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 8, 2022 | News

  The United Kingdom’s Download festival will return in 2023 with a special celebration of its 20th anniversary with four headline sets. Headliners include Slipknot, Bring Me The Horizon, and Metallica, who will perform two unique, no-repeat performances on...
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Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits
Slayer announce 40th anniversary reissue of Hell Awaits

Slayer’s landmark 1985 sophomore album, Hell Awaits, will return next spring with a 40th anniversary reissue through Metal Blade Records.The follow-up to 1983’s Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits showcased a darker, more complex evolution of the band’s thrash sound, drawing...

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Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”
Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”

Silver Lining Music will release No Life ’Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ’Em All on Friday (14th), an homage to Metallica’s 1983 debut. The latest single from the compilation comes from metal legends Raven, delivering a rendition of “Metal Militia.”...

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Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences
Cold Steel break out with debut album Discipline & Punish, share Top 5 influences

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...

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New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...

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New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

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 new music from the likes of Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...

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New & Noteworthy: Will You Haunt Me, With Releases – 5/16/2025

New & Noteworthy: Will You Haunt Me, With Releases – 5/16/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Bury Tomorrow, Pelican and Steve Von Till,...

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