by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 11, 2025 | Festivals, News
Creed’s Summer of ’99 and Beyond Festival returns for its third year with co-headliners Creed and Limp Bizkit. The two-day event will take place on July 18 and 19, 2026, at Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, IL. The festival marks a notable...
by Jordeana Bell | Dec 9, 2025 | News, Touring
If you’ve ever wondered what it would sound like if an ancient fantasy dystopia decided to rewrite the emotional DNA of nu-metal but do it in a way that actually makes you feel good about humanity, you’re basically describing Bloodywood, whether you meant to or not....
by Elise Yablon | Nov 24, 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 will see the release of Aerosmith and Yungblud’s collaborative EP and a holiday album from Stryper, as well as new works from...
by Marie-Christine Quirion | Oct 29, 2025 | Festivals, News, Previews
After breaking every attendance record in 2025 with over 175,000 attendees over four days, and hosting the largest Rock Event in Ohio history, Danny Wimmer Presents came out swinging for the fences this year, with a HUGE announcement. This upcoming May 14th-17th,...
by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 22, 2025 | Lists, New Music, Releases
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...