MetalMania Live brings you the world of heavy metal and hard rock like no other station—every track you hear is the live version, never a studio cut, and every set celebrates the raw energy of live performance. As always, don’t miss our weekly Metallica Live Radio Show on Friday nights, where we crank up the intensity with every live riff, solo, and drum blast. Today, November 25, 2025, the local scene in New Jersey and Philadelphia is buzzing with live metal shows, while global tour announcements signal a thriving year for heavy music.
In New Jersey, the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville hosts a historic pairing tonight: Queensrÿche and Accept take the stage as part of their “Volume and Vengeance Tour” at 6:00 p.m. EST. Fans can expect a triple-threat lineup with Symphony X joining as a special guest. Queensrÿche brings their signature progressive metal style, delivering complex arrangements and soaring vocals on classics like “Eyes of a Stranger” and “Jet City Woman,” alongside tracks from their latest album Digital Noise Alliance. Accept promises a heavy-hitting performance of their German Teutonic thunder, with blistering guitar riffs on fan favorites “Balls to the Wall” and “Fast as a Shark.” The intimate setting of the Starland Ballroom ensures fans experience every note, solo, and vocal crescendo in electrifying detail.
Across the river in Philadelphia, Fit For A King headlines a monstrous lineup at The Fillmore Philadelphia at 7:00 p.m. EST, supported by Make Them Suffer, Spite, and 156/Silence. Fans of metalcore and modern heavy music will find tonight’s setlist packed with crushing breakdowns, soaring choruses, and the kind of live energy that defines MetalMania Live. In nearby New York City, Blind Guardian performs at Irving Plaza with Ensiferum and Seven Kingdoms at 6:30 p.m., delivering epic power metal and cinematic live experiences that leave audiences spellbound.
Other local and regional shows include Sanguisugabogg, Despised Icon, Defeated Sanity, Bayway, and Corpse Pile at the Roxian Theatre in McKees Rocks, PA, as well as Krisiun, Abysmal Dawn, Pyrexia, and Gorgatron at The Foundry in Cleveland, OH. Every performance on MetalMania Live’s radar is a celebration of live music, proving that the metal scene remains unrelenting and alive.
Globally, heavy metal continues to dominate live music headlines. The Mystic Festival announced additions to its 2026 lineup, including Mastodon and Bloodywood, promising fans a blend of progressive sludge, thrash, and world-metal fusion. Thrash veterans Anthrax return to Australia for a four-show headlining tour in March 2026, their first since 2019, while King 810 will also hit Australian stages the same month. The UK’s Download Festival 2026 features a monumental lineup with Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses, and Linkin Park making their only UK appearances for the year, signaling a global resurgence in hard-hitting live music. Closer to home, the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas in December brings Evanescence and Papa Roach to the stage, and a Live Nation report confirms that heavy rock and metal shows are up 14% this year, showcasing renewed fan enthusiasm.
Additional ongoing tours include Heart on their “Royal Flush” tour, performing with Cheap Trick and Todd Rundgren, as well as the North American “Somewhere Far Beyond” tour from Blind Guardian. Death to All, honoring the legacy of Chuck Schuldiner, continues its “Symbolic Healing” tour, including tonight’s show in Las Vegas. Classic rock legends Grand Funk Railroad are on their “Some Kind Of Wonderful” tour, celebrating over 50 years of music. While Iron Maiden and Metallica are not hitting New Jersey this week, tribute shows and ongoing Metallica tours keep their live presence strong for fans across the country. Sabaton hits Philadelphia in March 2026, adding to the global power metal circuit.
Tonight’s events exemplify why MetalMania Live exists: to bring you the thrill, intensity, and adrenaline of live heavy metal and hard rock. Every song, every solo, every scream is broadcast in its raw, live form—so whether you’re at the Starland Ballroom, The Fillmore, or tuning in from home, you’re experiencing metal the way it was meant to be heard. And as always, crank it up for the Metallica Live Radio Show this Friday night—where live riffs reign supreme and every set delivers the energy of a stadium-shaking performance.
From local clubs to global stages, tonight proves the heartbeat of heavy metal is stronger than ever, and MetalMania Live ensures you never miss a moment of it.