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Concert Calendar (12/02-12/07) 2025’s Metal’s X-mas Parties Begin: Cattle Decapitation, Kylesa, & more

Concert Calendar (12/02-12/07) 2025’s Metal’s X-mas Parties Begin: Cattle Decapitation, Kylesa, & more

by Ian Weber | Dec 2, 2025 | Touring

Welcome to the most wonderful time of the year. Here’s part one of your gift-giving guide. Please have yourselves a wonderful holiday season from Metal Insider, and Ian looks forward to eating all of your burnt Christmas cookies 8-). December 2nd –...
Concert Calendar (11/25-11/30) A Cornucopia of Heavy Metal Delights: Blind Guardian, Entheos, & more

Concert Calendar (11/25-11/30) A Cornucopia of Heavy Metal Delights: Blind Guardian, Entheos, & more

by Ian Weber | Nov 25, 2025 | Touring

2025 was a little too extra at gifting incredible tours (not that we also bought our weight in merch or anything), but we think you will find something amazing to attend this week before and after the feast of the beast! The remainder of this year is dissolving into a...
Shamrock Slaughter Festival 2026: Announces Final Lineup

Shamrock Slaughter Festival 2026: Announces Final Lineup

by Jordeana Bell | Nov 11, 2025 | Festivals, News

Let’s just be completely real here: going to a death metal festival is objectively better for your mental health than listening to Taylor Swift. This is not an opinion; this is anthropology with a side of neuroscience. When Taylor sings about emotional devastation,...
Concert Calendar (10/08-10/19) All Roads Lead to Buying Tickets!: The Sword, Cannibal Corpse, & more

Concert Calendar (10/08-10/19) All Roads Lead to Buying Tickets!: The Sword, Cannibal Corpse, & more

by Ian Weber | Oct 8, 2025 | Touring

Oh it’s a good two weeks coming up. I hope you enjoy looking through some of these brilliant upcoming shows that I highlighted as Halloween season resumes. Seriously though, if you get the chance to see something this October, GO FOR IT. You won’t regret it for...
Concert Calendar (09/15-09/21) Gigs, Wild Parties and Shredding: Alestorm, Slayer, & more

Concert Calendar (09/15-09/21) Gigs, Wild Parties and Shredding: Alestorm, Slayer, & more

by Ian Weber | Sep 15, 2025 | Touring

‘sup, ya’ll? Please have a blast looking through some of the brilliant can’t-miss-gigs that Ian is listing for you and treating yourself to go see all of them. We’re nine months in of this gnarly concert year, and it’s worth saying that every single touring act...
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Rainbow announce ‘The Temple of the King 1975–1976’ box set
Rainbow announce ‘The Temple of the King 1975–1976’ box set

Rainbow will celebrate the earliest and most influential years of their career with The Temple of the King 1975–1976, a comprehensive 9-CD box set arriving March 6, 2026, via Edsel Records. Newly mastered by Andy Pearce and Matt Wortham, the collection marks the first...

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Gluecifer drop “I’m Ready” Video
Gluecifer drop “I’m Ready” Video

If you’re American, the easiest way to understand Gluecifer is to imagine what it would feel like if a band like the Ramones, or maybe the MC5, disappeared for two decades and then returned without any interest in explaining themselves. No oral history, no apology...

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Catch up now: 6 new songs/videos recently released – 12/22/2025
Catch up now: 6 new songs/videos recently released – 12/22/2025

New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last week with 47 new songs, this week brings a festive batch of six new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected songs...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025

New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new muisc from the likes of Peter Criss, Dead Sun and Lychgate amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...

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New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This New Music Friday sees new releases from the likes of Volumes, Lord Of The Lost and Windswept, as well as the debut full-length...

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New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025

New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off the month of December, we will see new releases from the likes of Enthroned, Upon A Burning Body, and Blood Red Throne, as...

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