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High Elevation Festival Announced: Avenged Sevenfold to headline

High Elevation Festival Announced: Avenged Sevenfold to headline

by Sean Matthews | May 17, 2016 | Festivals, News

In the wake of Mayhem Fest’s demise, the rock festival, long popular in Europe, seems to really be taking off. In addition to the Chicago Open Air, Houston Open Air and combination Ozzfest and Knotfest, more and more new and larger festivals seem to be popping...
Alice In Chains, Slayer, Deftones among those playing Houston Open Air

Alice In Chains, Slayer, Deftones among those playing Houston Open Air

by Alix Vallecillo | May 16, 2016 | Festivals, News, Updates

There was a time when many of us in America looked at Europe with envy for having hundreds of festivals during summer, while we got almost no tours as most good bands were booked to play there. Now that seems to be vanishing, as the land of the free has stepped up its...
Review and photos: Carolina Rebellion 2016

Review and photos: Carolina Rebellion 2016

by Sean Matthews | May 12, 2016 | Festivals, Photos, Reviews

  This past weekend, the 6th annual Carolina Rebellion took place at Rock City Campground at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, NC. With more than 90,000 in attendance, this newly-expanded three day festival set another record as a part of World’s Loudest...
Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer, Alice In Chains and more playing Rock Allegiance Festival

Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer, Alice In Chains and more playing Rock Allegiance Festival

by Bram Teitelman | May 9, 2016 | Festivals, News

Last year saw the inaugural Monster Energy Rock Allegiance festival come to the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, PA at the Talen Energy Stadium. Things must have gone pretty well, as today, they announced that the festival is returning this September. This year’s...
‘Spin’ names their top 40 covers by nu-metal bands

‘Spin’ names their top 40 covers by nu-metal bands

by Bram Teitelman | Apr 28, 2016 | Lists, News

Back in the ’90s and early aughts, the nu-metal explosion found bands, some of which had no reasons being signed, thrust upon us in the wake of Korn, Deftones and Limp Bizkit’s success. Granted, some of those bands were great, and others not so much. What...
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Explore 26 New albums just announced – 9/22/2025
Explore 26 New albums just announced – 9/22/2025

Another week and change has gone by since we shared 13 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 1,539 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and...

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EP Review: Wolfheart – ‘Draconian Darkness II’
EP Review: Wolfheart – ‘Draconian Darkness II’

When it comes to the metal subgenre of melodeath, Wolfheart is one of the best in the category. They balance the dark and heavy riffs with beautiful melodic elements with ease, yet manage to add something fresh and exciting with every release. The band is consistent...

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Exclusive Album Stream: Demetrio “Dimitry” Scopelliti – ‘The Revolution of Evolution’
Exclusive Album Stream: Demetrio “Dimitry” Scopelliti – ‘The Revolution of Evolution’

Italian/Norwegian prog metal virtuoso Demetrio "Dimitry" Scopelliti is set to release his new album, The Revolution of Evolution, on September 21st via FusionCore Records. Dimitry has teamed up with Metal Insider for an exclusive full-album stream ahead of the album's...

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New & Noteworthy: Release Ballads – 4/12/2024

New & Noteworthy: Release Ballads – 4/12/2024

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the debut of Jakobs Castle, the return of classic rockers Blue Öyster Cult, Mark Knopfler and James, as well as new...

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New & Noteworthy: God Damned You To Releases – 4/5/2024

New & Noteworthy: God Damned You To Releases – 4/5/2024

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Albums hitting shelves this week include the return of The Libertines, the final album from Cock Sparrer and the debut solo LP from...

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New & Noteworthy: Thoughts & Releases – 3/29/2024

New & Noteworthy: Thoughts & Releases – 3/29/2024

  New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the final album from Sum 41, the debut of Glyph and a tour EP featuring Puscifer, A Perfect Circle and Primus,...

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