Metalinsider News Updates

I stand on this one fact: The Isle of Great Britain is not only one of the biggest reasons we have great music in America, they will always put out the biggest diamonds in metalcore.  Bury Tomorrow are one of those deeply personal and spiritually anthemic music projects because of… Read more »

Evanescence vocalist Amy Lee and artist Halsey delivered the live debut of their collaborative track “Hand That Feeds” during Halsey’s show at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday (14). Fan-filmed footage of the performance is now available. The song appears on the soundtrack for Ballerina, the upcoming John Wick spin-off film… Read more »

Que pasa? Now that the mercury is rising. Let’s have a drink or maybe three this week. Yes, here’s what’s going down, ya’ll. Ian listed a bunch more faux summer shows floating into next week. Check out all the muy caliente gigs listed for you because the thing about these… Read more »

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, a live album from Tarja and… Read more »

Five Finger Death Punch will celebrate their 20th anniversary with 20 Years of Five Finger Death Punch – Best Of Volume 1, arriving July 18 via Better Noise Music. The upcoming collection features fourteen re-recorded versions, including “The Bleeding,” “Wrong Side of Heaven,” and “Bad Company,” alongside three previously unreleased… Read more »

Lord Buffalo drummer Yamal Said was forcibly removed from a flight to Europe by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport earlier this week, according to the band’s social media posts. Said, a lawful U.S. permanent resident and Mexican citizen, was detained, prompting the Austin-based rock… Read more »

Alice In Chains drummer Sean Kinney has issued a health update after the band canceled all scheduled May 2025 performances, including headlining and festival dates. The decision followed Kinney’s medical emergency on May 8, resulting in the band canceling their Mohegan Sun Arena show at the last minute. Earlier today… Read more »

Metalcore giants I Prevail have parted ways with clean vocalist Brian Burkheiser. While the band has new music in the works, this marks a significant shift, as Burkheiser has been a defining presence since their 2016 debut album, Lifelines. The band confirmed the news on on social media earlier today… Read more »

Few bands completely own the live stage as Testament, and even fewer have the catalog of both classic and modern releases to back it up. Testament’s track record of releases is rock solid, and time has even been kind to their more controversial releases. On May 13, 2025, at the… Read more »

Brazilian death metal outfit Ophiolatry have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere the video for their latest single, “Jesus Complex.” The track is the second single taken from their upcoming album Serpent’s Verdict, scheduled to arrive on June 6, 2025, via WormHoleDeath Records. Blending technical brutality with tribal rhythms… Read more »