Photos/Review: Linkin Park, Marilyn Manson, Jinjer ignite Welcome to Rockville 2025
If Sonic Temple was a spark, then Welcome to Rockville was a full-blown inferno. Daytona International Speedway became a crucible where 200,000 metalheads braved blistering heat and still raised hell. Four days featuring more than 150 bands storming across five...
Interview: Warbringer’s John Kevill breaks down new album ‘Wrath and Ruin’
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...
Cattle Decapitation cancel summer European tour
Cattle Decapitation have canceled their planned summer European tour. The group announced on Tuesday (3rd), citing concerns about mental health and personal matters within the band. The group revealed: “Due to circumstances beyond our control that arose in the last...
Photos/Review: GWAR closes Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025 Day 3 with Taylor Swift dissection
Day 3 of Milwaukee Metal Fest closed the weekend with a mix of chaos, catharsis, and just the right dose of absurdity. While some fans had already packed up and headed home, those who stayed were rewarded with one of the most diverse lineups of the entire fest....
Fit For A King share title track for new album “Lonely God”
Fit For A King have announced their eighth studio album, Lonely God, is scheduled to arrive on August 1 via Solid State Records. Alongside the announcement, the band has released the video for the album’s title track. Vocalist Ryan Kirby comments: "In general, 'Lonely...
Halestorm share “Everest” video
Halestorm are gearing up for their forthcoming sixth full-length album, Everest, out August 8th via Atlantic Records. A video for the title track is now available. Halestorm are hitting the road this September for their North American trek with Lindsey Stirling and...
Photos/Review: Milwaukee Metal Fest 2025 – Day 2 delivers non-stop energy
Milwaukee Metal Fest returned for its second day on Saturday, May 17, 2025, with larger crowds, tighter sets, and nonstop energy across The Rave’s three stages. While attendance was noticeably higher than Day 1, the venue never felt overcrowded, and festival-goers...
Seether’s Shaun Morgan calls out venue security after daughter removed from side stage
Seether frontman Shaun Morgan paused the band’s set at The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa this past Thursday (29th), calling out venue security for removing his seven-year-old daughter from the side of the stage. Just before performing their hit “Remedy,” Morgan...
Stray From the Path drop surprise final album ‘Clockworked’
Stray From the Path have surprise-released their final album, Clockworked, on Friday (30th) via SharpTone Records. Alongside the release, the band shared a video for the single "Shot Caller." The longtime lineup consisting of Drew Dijorio (vocals), Tom Williams...
New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...
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Fit For A King share title track for new album “Lonely God”
Fit For A King have announced their eighth studio album, Lonely God, is scheduled to arrive on August 1 via Solid State Records. Alongside the announcement, the band has released the video for the album’s title track. Vocalist Ryan Kirby comments: "In general, 'Lonely...
Stray From the Path drop surprise final album ‘Clockworked’
Stray From the Path have surprise-released their final album, Clockworked, on Friday (30th) via SharpTone Records. Alongside the release, the band shared a video for the single "Shot Caller." The longtime lineup consisting of Drew Dijorio (vocals), Tom Williams...
Amorphis to release new album ‘Borderland’ in September
Finnish metal giants Amorphis are ready to unleash their 15th studio album, Borderland, scheduled to arrive on September 26 via Reigning Phoenix Music. Marking their first release since 2022's Halo. The band is ready to introduce the album with a new single, "Light...
New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...
New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025
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 new music from the likes of Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...
New & Noteworthy: Will You Haunt Me, With Releases – 5/16/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Among the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Bury Tomorrow, Pelican and Steve Von Till,...