2+ hour, 39+ min ago  (105+ words) by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 9, 2026 | Festivals, News This year's lineup features a mix of established favorites and first-time festival performers, led by pirate metal veterans The Dread Crew of Oddwood alongside traditional heavy metal force Lady Beast, power metal outfit Anubis,…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago  (566+ words) by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 9, 2026 | Guest Blog, New Music, Releases This track sustains the opener's momentum while emphasizing raw speed, yet the riffs and structures are twisted to showcase the core DEFILED identity. The tempo shifts lean more toward progressive or…...

3+ hour, 47+ min ago  (209+ words) by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 9, 2026 | News, Releases Kamelot have announced their new studio album, Dark Asylum, is scheduled to arrive on August 28, 2026 via Napalm Records. The symphonic metal veterans" fourteenth studio effort continues the band"s cinematic storytelling tradition while introducing…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (327+ words) by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 9, 2026 | News One band will soon earn the opportunity of a lifetime as the finalists for the 2026 edition of Wacken Metal Battle USA have officially been revealed. Following qualifying rounds and regional battles held across the country,…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago  (372+ words) Wired For Chaos" Metal Insider Cro-Mags unleash first new song in six years, "Wired For Chaos" Cro-Mags have returned with their first new music in six years, unveiling a video for the new single "Wired For Chaos" via BLKIIBLK, the…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (139+ words) by Zenae Zukowski | Jun 9, 2026 | News, Touring Jungle Rot have launched a Go Fund Me campaign after an unexpected travel disruption left the veteran death metal outfit facing significant financial losses while on tour. The band revealed that a canceled flight…...

1+ day, 24+ min ago  (167+ words) Metal Insider Interview: Evergrey's Johan Niemann on reinventing the band and Architects Of A New Weave Architects Of A New Weave carries themes of transformation and rebuilding. Was that reflective of where the band was mentally during the writing process?...

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1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (204+ words) by Elise Yablon | Jun 8, 2026 | New & Noteworthy New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider's weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This first New Music Friday of June saw new albums from the likes of…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (143+ words) Metal En Route (06/04-06/14) Isn't It Crazy How Everyone's on Tour? : L. A Guns, Killswitch Engage, Jinjer, & more Metal Insider Metal En Route (06/04-06/14) Isn't It Crazy How Everyone's on Tour? : L. A Guns, Killswitch Engage, Jinjer, & more On a related note, it's a…...