by Elise Yablon | Nov 17, 2025 | New & Noteworthy
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...
by Zenae Zukowski | Oct 15, 2024 | Festivals, News
Metallica and Linkin Park will headline the third edition of Sick New World on April 12, 2025, at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. The festival will feature over 50 artists from the rock, goth, and alternative scenes, including Queens of the Stone Age, Evanescence,...
by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 21, 2024 | News
This is not a drill; Slayer are back! After wrapping up their final world tour in November 2019, these legends featuring Tom Araya (bass/vocals), Kerry King (guitar), Gary Holt (guitar), and Paul Bostaph (drums) have announced their first return to the stage....
by Mark Zapata | Mar 11, 2022 | News, Sad News
Mike Cross, founding guitarist for American rock act Sponge, has died at the age of 57. No cause of death has yet been revealed. Sponge confirmed Cross’s passing writing: “It is with heavy heart that we share the news of the passing of Mike Cross....
by Metal Insider | Jan 23, 2012 | Top 5
Metal Insider’s Top 5 is a column where we count down the top five of…well basically anything. Van Halen turned a few heads earlier this year when announcing that Kool and the Gang would be opening for them on their upcoming tour. While they’re a great way to...