by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 4, 2025 | Artist Spotlight
Countdown to 2026: 56 Days SOOOOOOON, a word 70000tons of Metal cruisers know all too well, love it or hate it. 70000tons of Metal, The Original, The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise, returns for its 2026 edition from January 29 – February 2, 2026, setting sail from...
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 Kyle Finlan | Feb 26, 2025 | Photos, Reviews
70000 Tons of Metal is quite the absurd experience; it takes two concepts: metal music, with black shirts, bombasticness, and passionate fans, all mixed on a luxury cruise line, which are usually the antithesis of metal (show tunes and suit jackets in the dining...
by Elise Yablon | Feb 10, 2025 | New & Noteworthy
February 7, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of February sees the highly anticipated return of Dream Theater’s classic line-up, as well...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 9, 2024 | Festivals, News
Hellfest returns to Clisson, France, from June 19-22, 2025, with a massively diverse lineup featuring one hundred eighty-four bands across six stages. Headliners include Linkin Park, Scorpions, KoRn, and Muse will be appearing at the festival for the first time. This...