German progressive/technical death metal masters Obscura have announced their new album, A Sonication, is scheduled to arrive on February 7, 2025, via Nuclear Blast. The album marks the second installment of their conceptual trilogy, and overall follow-up from 2021's...
Slaves voted off Vans Warped Tour after allegations
Once again, the band Slaves are in the headlines. This time, however, they are directly involved instead of just being witnesses, as happened a few weeks back. According to an image of a flyer online, Vans Warped Tour had a town hall meeting where the bands voted on...Kevin Lyman clarifies comments about metal
Yesterday, Kevin Lyman found himself in a bit of hot water. The Warped Tour founder, who cofounded the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival back in 2008, bluntly held forth on the current state of metal back in May, and the interview ran in the Detroit Free Press. In...Find out how much Vans Warped Tour, Atreyu, The Melvins, and more made on the road.
If you keep wondering how much your favorite bands make when they head out on the road, Billboard‘s Boxscore released their latest batch of earnings and attendance from many artists, including rock and metal ones, and we’ve summarized them here for you. This time, we...2015 Vans Warped Tour announces seven new bands, loses one
With this Summer’s incarnation of the Vans Warped Tour it’s 22nd go-round, everyone pretty much knows how the lineup announcement rolls out: At the end of the year, the dates are announced, then a few bands. Then a week goes by and another few bands are...Follow Us
Obscura unveil “Silver Linings” video; new album arriving in February
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Spiritbox unveil “Perfect Soul” video; new album arriving in March
Spiritbox have revealed their second album, Tsunami Sea, set to release on March 7, 2025 via Pale Chord and Rise Records. To accompany the announcement, the group has unveiled a Dylan Hryciuk-directed video for their new single, "Perfect Soul." The Canadian metal...
Poppy unveils “the centers falling out” performance video
Poppy's new album, Negative Spaces has dropped today (15th) via Sumerian Spaces. The innovative artist has unveiled a performance video for the song "the centers falling out," in celebration of her latest effort's arrival. Poppy is set to kick off 2025 supporting...
New & Noteworthy: Myths of Releases – 3/22/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among this week’s new albums are the returns of Gossip and Brodequin, as well as highly-anticipated works from Elbow, The Jesus...
New & Noteworthy: Warp Speed Invincible Project Releases – 3/1/2024 – 3/15/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases hitting shelves. The last couple of weeks saw new music from the likes of Waves In Autumn, Bruce Dickinson, Ministry, Kaiser Chiefs, Judas Priest, The...
New & Noteworthy: The Other Side of Releases – 2/23/2024
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the releases on this packed New Music Friday, we will see the returns of Modern English, Job For A Cowboy and Sleepytime...