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Metal Insider’s Lisa Burke’s Top 12 Albums of 2025

Metal Insider’s Lisa Burke’s Top 12 Albums of 2025

by Lisa Burke | Dec 30, 2025 | Lists, Top 10

12) David Byrne And The Ghost Train Orchestra, Who Is The Sky? (Matador Records) For anyone who loved the Talking Heads when they came out and/or in the present day, this album by lead vocalist David Byrne is a bit different, but it still has that signature quirky...
Metal Insider roundup: 13 recent tour and festival announcements – 9/22/2025

Metal Insider roundup: 13 recent tour and festival announcements – 9/22/2025

by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 22, 2025 | Lists, Touring

Another week brings us new music and live announcements, with no signs of slowing down for live shows. Metal Insider has rounded up 13 of the latest tour announcements, updates, and major festival news, so you can catch up on what you may have missed or revisit the...
Metal By Numbers: Missed it? Here’s what dominated the charts from Feb 7 – June 13, 2025

Metal By Numbers: Missed it? Here’s what dominated the charts from Feb 7 – June 13, 2025

by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 27, 2025 | Metal By Numbers

Metal By Numbers is back. We’re diving straight into the top metal sales and notable debuts, covering weekly releases from February 7 through June 13. From long-anticipated comebacks to rising underground favorites, we’re catching up on everything you may have missed...
Interview: Warbringer’s John Kevill breaks down new album ‘Wrath and Ruin’

Interview: Warbringer’s John Kevill breaks down new album ‘Wrath and Ruin’

by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 4, 2025 | Interviews

California thrashers Warbringer have released their new album, Wrath and Ruin, earlier this spring via Napalm Records. Continuing to push boundaries, the record gives their catalog another heavy dose of modern thrash. Metal Insider caught up with frontman John Kevill...
Concert Calendar (03/28-03/30) All of the Metal: Warbringer, Korpiklaani, & more

Concert Calendar (03/28-03/30) All of the Metal: Warbringer, Korpiklaani, & more

by Ian Weber | Mar 28, 2025 | Touring

Hey guys, hey guys, hey guys guys guys! There’s an amazing weekend coming up to see a show or three. Below are a few of this week’s head-chopping highlights for you to look at as the gigs pick up. Lots of great new music, always plenty of cool tours to...
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The Hirsch Effekt drop “Die Brücke” video
The Hirsch Effekt drop “Die Brücke” video

German rock/metal trio The Hirsch Effekt have never been especially interested in blunt-force emotionalism. Their music has always behaved more like a conversation you replay later, wondering why it felt heavier after the fact. Their new single, “Die Brücke,” leans...

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Bullet breakdown new album ‘Kickstarter’ with track-by-track guide
Bullet breakdown new album ‘Kickstarter’ with track-by-track guide

Swedish heavy metal outfit Bullet have teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide on their new album, Kickstarter, available now. Formed in 2001 with a mission to carry the torch of late '70s and early '80s heavy metal, the group has spent nearly 25...

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Black Veil Brides unveil “Certainty” video
Black Veil Brides unveil “Certainty” video

Black Veil Brides have dropped a video for their new single, “Certainty. The track will appear on the band’s forthcoming seventh studio album, due out later this year via Spinefarm. The video for “Certainty” was directed by George Gallardo Kattah and filmed while the...

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New & Noteworthy: 2026 Releases have arrived – 1/2/2026

New & Noteworthy: 2026 Releases have arrived – 1/2/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off 2026, this week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Excavated Graves, Fuath, Wildhunt and Dawnbreaker amongst the...

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New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025

New & Noteworthy: Releases is a Grave – 12/19/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week sees new muisc from the likes of Peter Criss, Dead Sun and Lychgate amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves. Don’t...

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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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