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Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Majestica:

#Majestica #70000tons #70000tonsOfMetal

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70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Majestica
Reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 with an Artist Spotlight next up is Swedish power metal outfit Majestica as we look ahead to the 2026 voyage.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Kelly Osbourne accepts Ozzy Osbourne’s Lord Mayor’s Award:

#Birmingham #LordMayorAward #OzzyOsbourne #KellyOsbourne

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Kelly Osbourne accepts Ozzy Osbourne’s Lord Mayor’s Award
Birmingham honored the late Ozzy Osbourne with a private ceremony celebrating his life, legacy, and lasting impact on his hometown.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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God Forbid release short documentary film:

#GodForbid #IVConstitutionOfTreason

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God Forbid release short documentary film
God Forbid have released a new mini-documentary, 20 Years of Treason. The film revisits the band’s landmark album, 2005's IV: Constitution Of Treason.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Metal By Numbers – October Legends in charts – 10/17/2025:

#MetalByNumbers #OctoberReleases #Sabaton #Biohazard #BattleBeast

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Metal By Numbers – October Legends in charts – 10/17/2025
Metal By Numbers returns with a closer look at weekly metal sales from October 17, 2025 when releases Sabaton, Biohazard, and Battle Beast, debuted in charts.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Sebastian Görlach announces new project Avertat:

#SebastianGörlach #Avertat

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Sebastian Görlach announces new project Avertat
After stepping away from Thuringian death-doom outfit Décembre Noir in April 2024, Sebastian Görlach has returned with a new project: Avertat.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Pets, Paws & Metal: Born Divided introduce the cat who loves their music:

#BornDivided #PetsPawsMetal

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Pets, Paws & Metal: A Cat Who Loves Born Divided
aws, 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 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Fan dies during Battle Beast performance in Slovakia:

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Fan dies during Battle Beast performance in Slovakia
A tragedy occurred during Battle Beast's show on Monday (1st) at the Majestic Music Club in Bratislava, Slovakia, when a concertgoer suffered a heart attack.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Metal By Numbers: October when Testament topped the charts 10/10/2025

#MetalByNumbers #OctoberReleases #Testament #Greyhaven #Sanguisugabogg

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Metal By Numbers: When Testament topped charts 10/10/2025
Metal By Numbers returns with a closer look at weekly metal sales from October 10, 2025 with releases from Testament, Greyhaven, and more.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Ex–I Prevail vocalist Brian Burkheiser releases Taylor Swift cover “Look What You Made Me Do”

#BrianBurkheiser #IPrevail #TaylorSwift

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Brian Burkheiser (ex-I Prevail) releases Taylor Swift cover
Ex-I Prevail singer Brian Burkheiser has dropped a video of a new cover of Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do,” released under his project Scatterbrain.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Lutharo:

#Lutharo #ArtistSpotlight #70000tons #70000tonsOfMetal

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70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Lutharo
Reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight with the next artist Lutharo as we look forward to the next 2026 voyage.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Slipknot’s Shawn “Clown” Crahan launches ‘Vernearth’ Minecraft realm:

#Slipknot #ShawnClownCrahan #Vernearth #Minecraft

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Slipknot's Shawn “Clown” Crahan launches Minecraft realm
Slipknot co-founder and creative visionary M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan has officially announced Vernearth, an expansive Minecraft universe.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Metal By Numbers – October Bleeds The Charts – 10/3/2025:

#MetalByNumbers #OctoberReleases #OrbitCulture #AFI

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Metal By Numbers – October Bleeds The Charts – 10/3/2025
Metal By Numbers returns with a closer look at weekly metal sales from October 3, 2025: releases from AFI, Orbit Culture, and more.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Charting the course to 2026: reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Krisiun:

#Krisiun #ArtistSpotlight #70000tons #70000tonsOfMetal

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70000tons of Metal 2025 Artist Spotlight: Krisiun
Reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2025 with an Artist Spotlight, next is Brazilian death metal outfit Krisiun as we look ahead to the 2026 voyage.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Mammoth announce 2026 headline tour:

#Mammoth

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Mammoth announce 2026 headline tour | Metal Insider
Mammoth have unveiled their first headlining dates of 2026. The 19-date North American trek will support the band’s newly released third album, The End.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Ozzy Osbourne’s family hits back at Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters with limited-edition shirt

#OzzyOsbourne #PinkFloyd #RogerWaters

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Ozzy Osbourne's family hits back at Roger Waters
Ozzy Osbourne's family has launched a new limited-edition t-shirt taking a playful jab at Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Mayhem unveil new single “Despair”

#Mayhem #Despair #NewSong #FebruaryReleases

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Mayhem unveil new single “Despair” | Metal Insider
Mayhem have unveiled a visualizer for their new single,
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December 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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August Burns Red and The Amity Affliction announce spring 2026 co-headline tour:

#AugustBurnsRed #TheAmityAffliction #CoheadlineTour #TourAlert

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August Burns Red & The Amity Affliction announce 2026 tour
August Burns Red and The Amity Affliction will team up next spring for the Spring Horizons Tour with support from Boundaries and Heavensgate.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Concert Calendar (12/02-12/07) 2025’s Metal’s X-mas Parties Begin: Cattle Decapitation, Kylesa, & more:

#ConcertCalendar #CattleDecapitation #Kylesa

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Concert Calendar (12/02-12/07): Cattle Decapitation & more
Concert Calendar (12/02-12/07) concerts happening in New York and its surrounding areas this week includes Cattle Decapitation, Kylesa, and more.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Lionheart drop “Roll Call” visualizer

#Lionheart #RollCall #Visualizer #NewSong #JanuaryReleases

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Lionheart drop “Roll Call” visualizer | Metal Insider
If you’ve ever wondered what it would sound like if a sledgehammer developed a moral philosophy, Lionheart are here again, to provide the answer.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Explore 37 New albums just announced – 12/02/2025:

#NewMusic #UpcomingAlbums #Poppy #Textures #Ulver

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Explore 37 New albums just announced – 12/02/2025
Metal Insider has compiled 37 recently announced albums from the last few weeks alone including, Poppy, Stabbing, Victorius, Converge, Ulver, and more.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Evanescence announce 2026 world tour:

#Evanescence #Spiritbox #Poppy

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Evanescence announce 2026 world tour | Metal Insider
Evanescence have announced a massive 2026 world tour, kicking off on June 11th in West Palm Beach, FL and running through late October.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025:

#NewNoteworthy #NewMusic #Equilibrium #MaleficThrone #1349

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New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025
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 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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The Crown announce 2026 farewell tour

#TheCrown #FarewellTour

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The Crown announce 2026 farewell tour | Metal Insider
Swedish Death metal veterans The Crown have announced that 2026 will mark the official end of their 35-year career with a farewell tour.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Malevolent Creation announce return of vocalist/guitarist Deron Miler:

#MalevolentCreation #DeronMiler

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Malevolent Creation announce return of Deron Miler
Malevolent Creation have officially returned to a five-piece lineup, welcoming back vocalist/guitarist Deron Miler to the fold.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Limp Bizkit perform first show since bassist Sam Rivers’ passing:

#LimpBizkit #SamRivers

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Limp Bizkit perform first show since Sam Rivers’ passing
Limp Bizkit played their first show since the passing of longtime bassist Sam Rivers on Saturday (29th), at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM