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Megadeth 2026: Final studio album, global farewell tour, and new Dave Mustaine memoir set for next year

Megadeth 2026: Final studio album, global farewell tour, and new Dave Mustaine memoir set for next year

by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 14, 2025 | New Music, News, Releases, Video

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has announced that the band’s next studio album, due in early 2026, will be his final record. Shared with fans via his Vic Rattlehead persona, the statement also confirmed a global farewell tour launching next year, with the first dates...
Concert Calendar 9/13 – 10/06: KK’s Priest, Gatecreeper, Testament & more

Concert Calendar 9/13 – 10/06: KK’s Priest, Gatecreeper, Testament & more

by Ian Weber | Sep 17, 2024 | Touring

Concert Calendar (9/13-9/22) Beats, Breakdowns and Shredding. KK’s Priest, Nails, & more ‘sup, ya’ll? You know what time of the week this is. Ian listed a whole lot of great new gigs for Metal Insider. This is where summer ends. If you’re a...
Photos/Review: Megadeth’s LA takeover: two extravagant nights at YouTube Theater 

Photos/Review: Megadeth’s LA takeover: two extravagant nights at YouTube Theater 

by Lisa Burke | Aug 22, 2024 | Photos, Reviews

So many factors can attribute to the success of a live heavy metal show, and over the years one of the best of the big four thrashers, Megadeth, has gained much momentous stage success throughout the multiple lineup changes. On Friday, August 9th, and Thursday, August...
Megadeth announce ‘Destroy All Enemies’ tour w/ Mudvayne & All That Remains

Megadeth announce ‘Destroy All Enemies’ tour w/ Mudvayne & All That Remains

by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 24, 2024 | Touring

Megadeth have announced a 33-city North American tour, Destroy All Enemies, produced by Live Nation. The tour, featuring support from Mudvayne and All That Remains, kicks off in Rogers, Arkansas, on August 2 and concludes in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 28....
Tour & Festival Updates – 4/3/2024: New England Metal & Hardcore Fest, Smashing Pumpkins, & more

Tour & Festival Updates – 4/3/2024: New England Metal & Hardcore Fest, Smashing Pumpkins, & more

by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 3, 2024 | News, Touring

  From a Misery Signals’ farewell tour announcement to seeing the extensive lineup for this year’s Rocklahoma and a few live lineup switches, there’s been at least ten more tour and festival updates since last week’s extensive list. The...
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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: 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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New & Noteworthy: Echoes In Releases – 11/7/2025

New & Noteworthy: Echoes In Releases – 11/7/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. November kicks off with new music from the likes of Finger Eleven, Agnostic Front, Armor For Sleep, Drain and Alcatrazz among the many...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases Go in the Forest – 10/31/2025

New & Noteworthy: Releases Go in the Forest – 10/31/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This Halloween saw new music from the likes of Avatar, Aephanemer, Despised Icon and Primitive Man, as well as an early holiday EP from...

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