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Thy Art Is Murder to headline 2026 Chaos & Carnage tour:

#ThyArtIsMurder #ChaosAndCarnageTour #TourAlert #Carnifex

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Thy Art Is Murder to headline 2026 Chaos & Carnage tour
Thy Art Is Murder will headline the 2026 Chaos & Carnage US tour w/ Carnifex, Bodysnatcher, 200 Stab Wounds, Ingested, Gates to Hell, & Bodybox.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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GWAR announce 2026 spring tour with Soulfly & King Parrot:

#GWAR #Soulfly #KingParrot

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GWAR announce 2026 spring tour with Soulfly & King Parrot
GWAR will return to the road for the 2026 Gor Gor Strikes Back Tour. The run features Soulfly as direct support, with King Parrot opening each night.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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LAPD confirms Nick Reiner’s arrest in deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner

#RobReiner #MicheleSingerReiner

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Nick Reiner arrested in deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner
LAPD has released an official statement on the arrest of Nick Reiner for the deaths of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Battle Beast part ways with vocalist Noora Louhimo:

#BattleBeast #NooraLouhimo

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Battle Beast part ways with vocalist Noora Louhimo
Finnish heavy metal outfit Battle Beast are set to make another new change as vocalist Noora Louhimo has decided to call it quits.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Explore 22 New albums just announced – 12/15/2025:

#NewAlbums #2026Releases #Vreid #Varials #Archspire

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Explore 22 New albums just announced – 12/15/2025
Metal Insider has compiled a batch of 22 recently announced albums from the last few weeks alone including, Archspire, Ov Sulfur, Varials, Vreid, and more.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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‘This Is Spinal Tap’ director Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in apparent homicide:

#RobReiner #SadNews #MicheleSinger #ThisIsSpinalTap #RobReinerRIP

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'Spinal Tap' director Rob Reiner and his wife found dead
Rob Reiner (78) and his wife Michele (70) were found dead in their home in Brentwood, CA, with apparent knife wounds on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Metal By Numbers: don’t wrap up October charts – 10/31/2025:

#MetalByNumbers #Avatar #OctoberReleases #DespisedIcon #PrimitiveMan

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Metal By Numbers: don’t wrap up October charts – 10/31/2025
Metal By Numbers with October 31, 2025 Releases highlight new albums from Avatar, Primitive Man, Despised Icon, and more in charts.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Metsatöll:

#Metsatöll #70000tons #70000tonsOfMetal #ArtistSpotlight

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70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Metsatöll
Reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 with an Artist Spotlight, next up is Folk metal outfit Metsatöll as we look ahead to the 2026 voyage.
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December 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Catch up now: 47 new songs/videos recently released – 12/14/2025

#NewSongs #NewVideos #NewMusic #Epica #BadOmens #Turnstile

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47 new songs/videos recently released – 12/14/2025
Metal Insider has collected a bit of everything, including Epica, Paradise Lost, Turnstile, Crystal Lake, Bad Omens, and more.
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December 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Uada and Mortiis announce 2026 North American co-headlining tour:

#Uada #Mortiis #TourAlert

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Uada and Mortiis announce 2026 co-headlining tour
Uada and Mortiis are teaming up in 2026 for a special 2026 North American co-headlining tour running from April 10 through May 16.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Metal By Numbers: The End of October in charts – 10/24/2025:

#MetalByNumbers #OctoberReleases #Mammoth #Soulfly #TheAcaciaStrain

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Metal By Numbers: The End of October in charts – 10/24/2025
Metal By Numbers look at week of October 24, 2025 releases from Mammoth, Dayseeker, The Acacia Strain, Soulfly, and more in charts.
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December 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Matalobos:

#Matalobos #70000tons #70000tonsOfMetal #ArtistSpotlight

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70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Matalobos
Reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 with an Artist Spotlight, next up is the Melodic death/doom metal outfit Matalobos as we look ahead to the 2026 voyage.
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December 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025:

#NewNoteworthy #Volumes #LordofTheLost #DecemberReleases

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New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025
New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week.
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December 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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ZP Theart returns with first new music in 13 years with “Dark to Light” single:

#ZPTheart #DarkToLight #NewSong

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ZP Theart returns with first new music in 13 years
Original Dragonforce vocalist and former Skid Row singer ZP Theart has released his first new music in 13 years with the video for “Dark to Light.”
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December 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Filmmaker Matt Zane responds to families of Wayne Static and Tera Wray over unauthorized documentary:

#MattZane #WayneStatic #TeraWray #StaticX

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Families Object to Wayne Static Doc; Matt Zane Responds
Filmmaker Matt Zane has responded to the joint statement from the families of late Static-X frontman Wayne Static and his wife Tera Wray.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Rammstein’s Till Lindemann unleashes “Alles ändert sich…ich nicht” video:

#Rammstein #TillLindemann #NewVideo #NewSong

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Rammstein's Till Lindemann unleashes unsettling new video
Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann has unleashed an unsettling and dark video for his new single, “Alles ändert sich…ich nicht.”
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December 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Album Review: Atavistia – ‘The Winter Way Reforged’

#Atavistia #TheWinterWayReforged #AlbumReview #DecemberReleases

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Album Review: Atavistia – ‘The Winter Way Reforged’
Fair warning, this is the most beautiful Christmas album you will hear while simultaneously being sonically disemboweled.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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HammerFall announce 2026 North American tour with Evergrey and Elvenking:

#Hammerfall #Evergrey #Elvenking #TourAlert

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HammerFall announce 2026 North American tour
HammerFall have announced the Freedom World Crusade North America 2026 tour, a summer/fall run kicking off September 12 in Raleigh, NC.
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December 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Defeated Sanity announce 2026 headline tour

#DefeatedSanity #Vulvodynia #Organectomy #TourAlert

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Defeated Sanity announce 2026 headline tour
Defeated Sanity have announced their first U.S. headlining tour, set for spring 2026, in support of their latest album, Chronicles of Lunacy.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Clutch and Corrosion of Conformity announce spring 2026 Tour:

#Clutch #CorrosionOfConformity #TourAlert

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Clutch and Corrosion of Conformity announce spring 2026 Tour
Clutch and Corrosion of Conformity are teaming up in 2026 for a spring tour. Dubbed Suffer No Evil U.S. Tour 2026, kicks off on April 9th in Sayreville, NJ.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Filter announce spring 2026 Tour with Finger Eleven & Local H:

#Filter #FingerEleven #LocalH #TourAlert

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Filter announce spring 2026 Tour with Finger Eleven
Filter will return to the road this spring for a U.S. tour with Finger Eleven and Local H. The trek kicks off on March 5th in Wenatchee, WA.
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December 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Megadeth share trailer for upcoming global cinema event “Behind the Mask”

#Megadeth #BehindTheMask #Trailer

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Megadeth share trailer for
Megadeth and Trafalgar Releasing have unveiled the official trailer for Megadeth: Behind the Mask, a one-night-only cinematic event set to premiere in theaters.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Pets, Paws & Metal: The Fixer’s dog gives their music paw approval:

#TheFixer #PetsPawsMetal

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The Fixer’s dog gives their music paw approval
Paws, Pets & Metal is Metal Insider’s ongoing column on bands with pets, discovering who watches them on the road, and more.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Creed and Limp Bizkit to co-headline 2026 Summer of ’99 and Beyond Festival:

#Creed #LimpBizkit #Summerof99AndBeyondFestival

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Creed and Limp Bizkit to co-headline 2026 Summer of '99 Fest
Creed's Summer of '99 and Beyond Festival returns for its third year with co-headliners Creed and Limp Bizkit. The two-day event will take place in July.
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December 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Video Premiere: Aittala – “Ever After”

#Aittala #EverAfter #VideoPremiere

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Video Premiere: Aittala – “Ever After” | Metal Insider
North Carolina eclectic doom offering Aittala have teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere the lyric video for their latest single, “Ever After.”
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December 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM