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...
Pelican, ASG, A Storm of Light among Southern Darkness Fest performers
Pelican, ASG and A Storm of Light, are among the 27 bands playing Tampa, FL’s inaugural Southern Darkness Festival. It will take place across four venues om Ybor City on August 23rd. Get the full lineup and more info here.Ohio metal festival ends with gunfire, multiple stabbings
On Saturday, April 19th, the Firefest 2014 in Lakewood, OH came to an early end following shots fired and hospitalizations from stab wounds. Allegedly, rival hardcore crews SOSF and FSU got into an argument that escalated quickly and ended in bloodshed. A television...Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Aerosmith And More Added To France’s Hellfest
Thought the initial lineup to France’s Hellfest was already looking awesome? Well the 2014 edition of the festival just got better, as Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Aerosmith have been announced as headliners. Along with the headliners, Hellfest also announced the...Metal By Numbers 11/21: No One Is Out To Get Records
Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Remember how last week we didn’t have much in the way of debuts besides that one Stryper album and Melvins? Well, there’s even less this time considering...Follow Us
Avenged Sevenfold’s Zacky Vengeance debuts solo single “Dark Horse”
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...