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Mad With Power 2025 taps Firewind and Dream Evil as headliners

Mad With Power 2025 taps Firewind and Dream Evil as headliners

by Mar Morannon | Apr 10, 2025 | Festivals, News

Mad With Power returns for its 8th year of bringing action-packed heavy/power metal and free-play games to Madison, WI. This year, the festival will be headlined by Firewind (Greece) and Dream Evil (Sweden), both of which have no other announced US shows for 2025....
Live Gig Review: The Gramercy Theatre Beholds the Heathen Hammer of Tyr on 3/29/24

Live Gig Review: The Gramercy Theatre Beholds the Heathen Hammer of Tyr on 3/29/24

by Ian Weber | Apr 8, 2024 | Reviews

After an extraordinary evening with Ace Frehley, my excitement guided me elsewhere in Manhattan for a night of sea shanties, mythical hell-raising riffs, vibrant dance parties, and Norse mythology told through song at the Gramercy Theatre. It was Asgard meets New York...
Concert Calendar (3/18-3/30) | Attend All of the Shows…What Are You Waiting For? Ministry, Ace Frehley, & more

Concert Calendar (3/18-3/30) | Attend All of the Shows…What Are You Waiting For? Ministry, Ace Frehley, & more

by Ian Weber | Mar 18, 2024 | Touring

  ‘sup, ya’ll? There’s a lot of amazing tours that are preparing to race across America as the mercury rises…lots of great new tunes, always plenty of cool surprises in the works. This is when we debate on what gigs to attend. Having said that, Ian...
Latest tour and festival updates: Slipknot, I Prevail, Marilyn Manson, Fallujah, and more

Latest tour and festival updates: Slipknot, I Prevail, Marilyn Manson, Fallujah, and more

by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 14, 2024 | News, Touring

  01) 2025’s Knotfest Australia to include Slipknot’s 25th Anniversary Set: Slipknot are taking the 25th-anniversary celebration of their 1999 debut self-titled album to the other side of the world in 2025 with Knotfest Australia. Set to headline the event, the...
Hyperspace Metal Fest 2024: Lineup revealed – Týr, Flotsam and Jetsam, Skelator, & more

Hyperspace Metal Fest 2024: Lineup revealed – Týr, Flotsam and Jetsam, Skelator, & more

by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 29, 2023 | News

  Canada’s melodic and power metal festival, Hyperspace Metal Fest, is set to return for its 5th edition from April 11th to 13th in Vancouver, BC at Wise Hall and Rickshaw Theatre. The upcoming 2024 lineup promises to be the most epic to date, featuring...
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In Vain say final farewell to beloved vocalist, drop his final project
In Vain say final farewell to beloved vocalist, drop his final project

Norwegian progressive death/black metal outfit In Vain have left a parting gift for 2025 and, in honor of late vocalist Sindre Nedland, are sharing the release of his final solo album, Embers. The record was completed just days before Nedland's passing in March 2025,...

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Explore 22 New albums just announced – 12/15/2025
Explore 22 New albums just announced – 12/15/2025

A few weeks have flown since we shared 37 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 2129 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 album...

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Catch up now: 47 new songs/videos recently released – 12/14/2025
Catch up now: 47 new songs/videos recently released – 12/14/2025

New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk a few weeks ago with 53 new songs, this week brings a solid batch of 47 new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything,...

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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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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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