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Photos/Review: GWAR closes Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025 Day 3 with Taylor Swift dissection

Photos/Review: GWAR closes Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025 Day 3 with Taylor Swift dissection

by Mar Morannon | Jun 4, 2025 | Photos, Reviews

Day 3 of Milwaukee Metal Fest closed the weekend with a mix of chaos, catharsis, and just the right dose of absurdity. While some fans had already packed up and headed home, those who stayed were rewarded with one of the most diverse lineups of the entire fest....
Concert Calendar (05/02-05/08) Lights, Sounds and METAL: Arch Enemy, Baroness, & more

Concert Calendar (05/02-05/08) Lights, Sounds and METAL: Arch Enemy, Baroness, & more

by Ian Weber | May 2, 2025 | Touring

Awwwww shit, here we go again, There are so many excellent gigs to attend in early May! Have fun looking through some of the best highlights below. And for even more eye pleasing content follow Metal Insider’s socials to be in the know for all things heavy. This...
New & Noteworthy: PowerReleases – October 25 – August 2, 2024

New & Noteworthy: PowerReleases – October 25 – August 2, 2024

by Elise Yablon | Oct 28, 2024 | New & Noteworthy

Editor’s Note: New & Noteworthy has finally returned! After a lengthy delay with server issues, Metal Insider is back and here’s all the New & Noteworthy releases from August 2nd – October 25th, including new playlists added and updated....
Concert Calendar (2/24-3/03): Hallucinating Blackened Silver. Gravesend, Mother Feather, & more

Concert Calendar (2/24-3/03): Hallucinating Blackened Silver. Gravesend, Mother Feather, & more

by Ian Weber | Feb 24, 2024 | News, Touring

  ‘sup, ya’ll?! We know you will enjoy perusing about some of the many great new gigs Ian is always excited to list for you well into the start of March. We know you will find there is something for everyone, because metal is for everyone. Everyone in...
Ultimate Guide to 2024 Spring & Summer Tours and Festivals: fresh lineups & changes

Ultimate Guide to 2024 Spring & Summer Tours and Festivals: fresh lineups & changes

by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 5, 2024 | Festivals, News, Touring, Updates

  We thought 2023 had an extensive touring cycle. Well, it seems to continue in 2024, and then some. While sharing a list of treks to look forward to this year, there’s been plenty of announcements since.  We’ve collected an extensive list consisting of tour...
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Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release
Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release

Slipknot will finally release Look Outside Your Window, a long-rumored collection of previously unreleased material recorded during the sessions for 2008's All Hope Is Gone. The experimental project — created by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Sid Wilson, and Shawn "Clown"...

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Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’
Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’

Progressive German metal outfit The Hirsch Effekt have unleashed their most melancholic and introspective album yet with Der Brauch on January 30, 2026. Read the review on Metal Insider here. We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Nils Wittrock and bassist/vocalist Ilja...

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Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’

I don't think I could possibly love a band more than when I'm watching them actively refuse to become a fixed idea. The Hirsch Effekt take up shop in the lab where music feels less like a product and more like a mid-thought transcription from a parallel universe....

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New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new albums include music from the likes of Blackwater Holylight, Buzzcocks, Kula Shaker and MØL amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week finds albums from the likes of Megadeth, Poppy, The Format, Crystal Lake, The Damned, Goldfinger and Rotting Christ...

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New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Sleaford Mods, Greywind, Kreator, Soen...

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