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Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 adds Armored Saint, John Bush, and more

Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 adds Armored Saint, John Bush, and more

by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 9, 2026 | Festivals, News

Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 has announced another wave of bands to its already stacked lineup, including Armored Saint and John Bush, who will perform songs from his Anthrax era. Newly confirmed acts also include Waking the Cadaver, 9 Dead, Cardiac Arrest, The...
Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 adds Suicidal Tendencies & Agalloch

Milwaukee Metal Festival 2026 adds Suicidal Tendencies & Agalloch

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 22, 2025 | Festivals, News

Milwaukee Metal Festival is gearing up for the 2026 edition returning to The Rave/Eagles Club from June 5–7, with a pre-party kicking things off on June 4. Alongside headliners Acid Bath, Killswitch Engage, and Ministry, the festival has expanded its lineup with...
Milwaukee Metal Fest 2026 expands lineup with Ministry, Obituary, Prong, & more

Milwaukee Metal Fest 2026 expands lineup with Ministry, Obituary, Prong, & more

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 16, 2025 | Festivals, News

Milwaukee Metal Fest has announced the first full wave of bands for the 2026 edition, unveiling more than twenty new acts alongside the official day-by-day headliner breakdown. The festival returns to The Rave/Eagles Ballroom from the new weekend on June 5–7, 2026,...
Metal Insider roundup: 53 recent tour and festival announcements – 12/10/2025

Metal Insider roundup: 53 recent tour and festival announcements – 12/10/2025

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 10, 2025 | Lists, Touring

The last few weeks have brought us countless new music and live announcements, with no sign of slowing down for live shows. Metal Insider has rounded up 53 of some of the latest tour announcements, updates, and major festival news, so you can catch up on what you may...
Metal Insider’s DJ Alex Kayne’s Top Ten Albums of 2024

Metal Insider’s DJ Alex Kayne’s Top Ten Albums of 2024

by Alex Kayne | Dec 30, 2024 | Lists, Top 10

10) Demiser, Slave to the Scythe (Blacklight Media) South Carolina Black/Thrash dealers Demiser deliver their second full-length LP. Not far off from their debut, “Through the Gate Eternal,” Demiser permeates this record with a scorching conjunction of Black and...
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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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