by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 3, 2026 | Lists, News, Video
The 2026 Grammy Awards took place on Sunday (1st) at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The 68th annual awards ceremony started at 8:00 p.m. ET, with a pre-recorded early Grammy Awards ceremony kicking off hours earlier at 3:30 p.m. ET. Metal Insider has looked at some...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 28, 2026 | Lists, New Music, Releases
New music continues to pile its way through. Since our chunk last at the end of 2025, January has brought an extensive batch of fifty-three new tracks as well as fresh videos from already-existing albums or live performances. Metal Insider has collected songs from...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 5, 2026 | Lists, News
Stranger Things has officially wrapped its fifth and final season. While spinoffs feel inevitable, the original series leaves behind a cultural legacy that extends well beyond Hawkins, Indiana. One of the most unexpected was how it pulled heavy music into the...
by Jordeana Bell | Jan 5, 2026 | Lists, Top 10
If I could end the year on something that resembled love, and not the aggressive, probationary version we tend to assign to bands whenever a lineup changes, it would require a confession that borders on the statistically irresponsible: an unreasonable amount of great...
by Jordeana Bell | Jan 4, 2026 | Lists, Top 10
If you’d asked me at the end of 2024 what 2025 would bring for metal, I’d have drawn a neat little diagram: a few tours, a reunion no one needed, a legacy album. Reality? Metal showed up like a drunken uncle at a wedding, breaking every rule, mixing...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 3, 2026 | Lists, Top 20
This year’s combined list came together a bit differently. Not every list followed the top-ten format: some were longer, others shorter, and a few were left unranked. With that in mind, we compiled a unified list by recognizing albums that appeared more than...