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CBGB Festival 2025 to feature Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, and more

CBGB Festival 2025 to feature Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, and more

by Zenae Zukowski | May 22, 2025 | Festivals

The CBGB Festival is set for September 27, 2025, at Under the K Bridge Park in Brooklyn, NY. Presented by The Bowery Presents, the one-day event will feature twenty-one bands across three stages. Iggy Pop will headline the festival with his first NYC performance in...
Riot Fest 2025: daily lineup revealed for 20th anniversary edition

Riot Fest 2025: daily lineup revealed for 20th anniversary edition

by Zenae Zukowski | May 19, 2025 | Festivals, News

Riot Fest celebrates its 20th anniversary with a stacked 2025 lineup featuring headliners Green Day, Blink-182, Weezer, Jack White, and the Sex Pistols (featuring Frank Carter, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, and Glen Matlock). The event returns to Chicago’s Douglass...
Brian James, founding member of The Damned, dies at 70

Brian James, founding member of The Damned, dies at 70

by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 8, 2025 | News, Sad News

Brian James, founding guitarist of The Damned and a key figure in the UK punk scene, passed away peacefully on Thursday (6). He was 70 years old and surrounded by his family. Born in London in 1955, James was the primary songwriter for The Damned’s early albums,...
Linkin Park, Scorpions, KoRn, and Muse to headline Hellfest 2025

Linkin Park, Scorpions, KoRn, and Muse to headline Hellfest 2025

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 9, 2024 | Festivals, News

Hellfest returns to Clisson, France, from June 19-22, 2025, with a massively diverse lineup featuring one hundred eighty-four bands across six stages. Headliners include Linkin Park, Scorpions, KoRn, and Muse will be appearing at the festival for the first time. This...
Photos/Review The Damned haunted Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY on 10/30/23

Photos/Review The Damned haunted Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY on 10/30/23

by Mark Smitty Neal | Nov 15, 2023 | Photos, Reviews

  On October 30th, The Damned returned to New York City for two nights during a short run of East Coast shows in support of their twelfth studio album Darkadelic which was released back in April of this year. Brooklyn’s Warsaw hosted night one of...
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Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance debuts solo single “Dark Horse”
Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance debuts solo single “Dark Horse”

Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Zacky Vengeance has dropped new music under his real name, Zachary Baker, with his first solo single, "Dark Horse." A full-length album is expected soon. The track marks a stylistic shift, trading Baker's metal roots for a more...

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The Reticent drop “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic)” video
The Reticent drop “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic)” video

Progressive metal outfit led by Chris Hathcock, The Reticent, have dropped a video for their latest single, “The Bed of Wasps (Those Consumed With Panic).” The track is taken from from the band’s latest album Please, out now via Generation Prog Records. “The Bed of...

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Ponte Del Diavolo drop new single “Il veleno della Natura”
Ponte Del Diavolo drop new single “Il veleno della Natura”

Italian blackened post-punk group Ponte Del Diavolo have dropped their new song, “Il veleno della Natura.” The track is the second single taken from their forthcoming album, De Venom Natura, which is scheduled to arrive on February 13, 2026, via Season of Mist. Watch...

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New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025

New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of November sees releases from the likes of Excide, Blut Aus Nord, Plosivs and Equilibrium amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: Field of Releases – 11/21/2025

New & Noteworthy: Field of Releases – 11/21/2025

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 release of Aerosmith and Yungblud’s collaborative EP and a holiday album from Stryper, as well as new works from...

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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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