Tag Archives: Alestorm

34 albums set to arrive this spring

Posted by on February 19, 2024

  With releases from Judas Priest and Bruce Dickinson, it’s evident that the flow of new albums for 2024 isn’t slowing down. It may seem like countless albums have been announced in just the last few weeks alone. We’ve compiled thirty-four of them, with most expected to arrive throughout the spring. Here are 34 albums […]

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Rock Castle 2023 Live Review: A Recap of the Summer Fest with U.D.O., Hammerfall, Doro, Beast in Black, & More

Posted by on December 7, 2023

  Following hot on the heels of the two more established summer festivals organized by Pragokoncert in Czechia, Metalfest in Pilsen, and Masters of Rock in Vizovice, the recently re-branded Rock Castle festival in Moravsky Krumlov is quickly becoming a fan favorite in the European festival season. Once again, taking place around the beautiful castle […]

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Alestorm announce new EP and 2024 tour dates

Posted by on November 19, 2023

  Alestorm are set to hit the road in 2024 for their Tour Of The Dead Marauder North American trek starting on March 19, 2024, with support from Elvenking and Glyph. To accompany the trek, the pirate metal outfit will also release a new EP, Voyage of the Dead Marauder, on March 22, 2024, via […]

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Concert Calendar (5/24-5/28): The Electricity Is All Around Us: Dark Funeral, Alestorm, & more

Posted by on May 23, 2023

So, there was this one night, where we went to a metal show and maybe made some new friends… Ayo, friends. Thanks for reading another always insightful Metal Insider concert calendar today during this invigorating week of May. Yes, another big summer concert season is gearing up to be even more atomic than 2022. Time […]

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Alestorm announce U.S. headline spring tour

Posted by on January 25, 2023

  Pirate metal outfit Alestorm are heading to the U.S. shores for a spring headlining tour with Gloryhammer and special guests Lutharo. The trek is scheduled to kick off on May 5th in Charlotte, NC and will run through May 27th in New York, NY. Tickets go on sale this Friday (27th).   Alestorm commented: […]

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Metal By Numbers 7/20: A Journey to the charts

Posted by on July 23, 2022

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are the numbers for the July 8th releases.   Notable Debuts: Journey, Freedom (Frontiers/BMG) Debut #4 9,875 sold This is their fifteenth studio album and the second to not to feature founding bassist Ross […]

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Metal By Numbers 7/13: Shinedown Tops All Genres

Posted by on July 23, 2022

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are the numbers for the July 1st releases.   Notable Debuts: Shinedown, Planet Zero (Atlantic) Debut #1 43,300 sold The seventh studio album by the band and their first to top the all-genre Billboard Top […]

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Metal By Numbers 7/6: A Chart Of The Waking Mind

Posted by on July 23, 2022

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are the numbers for the June 24th releases.   Notable Debuts: Coheed and Cambria, Vaxis II: A Window Of The Waking Mind (Roadrunner) Debut #8 14,975 sold From Nyack, New York, the group drops their […]

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Full Report: Masters of Rock 2022 – The Priest is Czech!

Posted by on July 23, 2022

  It’s early July, and for Metal fans in and around Czechia, that means one thing: it’s time for Masters of Rock. This year’s incarnation marks the 18th time that promoter Pragokoncert’s largest summer festival took place in the small town of Vizovice in the east of Czechia, close to the borders of Slovakia and […]

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Twenty videos to check out – 6/07/2022

Posted by on June 7, 2022

  From The Ghost Inside to Miss May I, here are twenty videos to check out:   01) The Ghost Inside – “One Choice”   Album: The Ghost Inside Release Date: 06/05/2020 Label: Epitaph Records   02) Shinedown – “Daylight”   Album: Planet Zero  Release Date: 07/01/2022 Label: Atlantic   03) Vein.fm – “Hellnight” Album: […]

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