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Jeff Hahne/Getty ImagesThe Smashing Pumpkins, Deep Purple and Lenny Kravitz are among the artists playing Switzerland's 2024 Montreux Jazz Festival, taking place July 5-20.The bill also includes The National, Sting, Alice Cooper, PJ Harvey, Rag'n'Bone Man and Duran Duran.Notably, Deep Purple's signature song "Smoke on the Water" was written in 1971 at the site of the… ... Continue Reading

ABC/Randy HolmesMysterious things are happening in the world of Slipknot.Users of the masked metallers' Reddit page have spotted a billboard in Indio, California — the site of Coachella — featuring the phrases "one night only" and "long may you die" alongside the 'Knot's name. It also teases a website called YouCantKillMe.com.If you go to said… ... Continue Reading

Sumerian RecordsBad Omens have shared a new song called "The Drain."The track was recorded with industrial outfit and Nine Inch Nails collaborators HEALTH and electronic artist SWARM. It samples the Bad Omens song "The Death of Peace of Mind," which is currently in the top 10 on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart and peaked at #2… ... Continue Reading

Disney/Randy HolmesSum 41's final tour comes to the U.S. starting Friday, April 19, in Omaha, Nebraska. The international trek kicked off earlier in 2024 in Asia, and front man Deryck Whibley's found that he's had to "remind myself that this is a final tour" during the shows."You just get back out onstage and you just… ... Continue Reading

Courtesy of ReverbFormer Megadeth guitarist Kiko Loureiro is launching his own Reverb shop.Among the items Loureiro is offering are guitars that he used live and in the studio during his time with Dave Mustaine and company.The shop will open April 24. For more info, visit Reverb.com.Loureiro joined Megadeth in 2015. He left the group in 2023… ... Continue Reading

Paramount+Behind the Music is coming back and will feature an episode focused on Wolfgang Van Halen.The long-running music documentary series will return with three new installments premiering May 1 on Paramount+. The Wolf episode will explore how the son of Eddie Van Halen formed his band, Mammoth WVH, leading up to his father's death in 2020."Wolfgang… ... Continue Reading

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Harley-DavidsonNew Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese reflects on the moment he was asked to join the band in a new interview with YouTuber Rick Beato.Freese took up the role after longtime Foos drummer Taylor Hawkins died in March 2022."It continues to be bittersweet," Freese says of playing with Dave Grohl and… ... Continue Reading

Monkeywrench Records/Republic RecordsPearl Jam has shared one more song off their upcoming album, Dark Matter.The latest track is called "Wreckage" and is available now via digital outlets. You can watch its accompanying visualizer streaming now on YouTube."Wreckage" is the third Dark Matter cut to be released, following "Running" and the title track. The album will… ... Continue Reading

Disney/Jennifer PottheiserSome of those that are in Rage Against the Machine are the same that are clues on Jeopardy!Guitarist Tom Morello and his mother, Mary, got a shoutout on the long-running quiz show in a clue reading, "Tom Morello's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame acceptance speech on this band's behalf thanked Tom's mom, a… ... Continue Reading

ABC/Randy HolmesLemmy Kilmister will forever be a part of James Hetfield — and we mean that literally.The Metallica rocker has revealed a new tattoo in honor of the late Motörhead frontman, which was made with "black ink mixed with a pinch of his cremation ashes.""A salute to my friend and inspiration Mr. Lemmy Kilmister," Hetfield shares… ... Continue Reading

Image Group LA/ABCGreen Day has added a last-minute concert in Los Angeles.The "American Idiot" outfit will play the 780-capacity Echoplex on Thursday, April 18. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, April 17, at noon PT.Green Day has played a number of surprise, intimate shows as part of their Hella Tiny underplay series, which has also included… ... Continue Reading

Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagicIf you multiply the number of bands Maynard James Keenan fronts by 20, that's how old he is now.The Tool/A Perfect Circle/Puscifer singer was born April 17, 1964, 60 years ago Wednesday.Before becoming one of rock's most celebrated and enigmatic vocalists, Keenan was set to become a military man. He enlisted in the Army… ... Continue Reading

Mindy Small/FilmMagicNine months after announcing their reunion, Creed will finally play their first shows back together on the Summer of '99 concert cruise, launching Thursday, April 18.In those nine months, what has happened can only be described as a Creed-aissance — the band's hit "Higher" helped inspire the Texas Rangers' 2023 World Series run, front… ... Continue Reading

Per Ole Hagen/RedfernsRival Sons have announced a co-headlining tour with Clutch.The joint outing, dubbed the Two-Headed Beast tour, starts September 5 in Brooklyn, New York, and will come to a close October 10 in Las Vegas."We've wanted to put something together with Clutch for a long time!" says Rival Sons guitarist Scott Holiday. "They're one… ... Continue Reading

Capitol Christian Music GroupUnderoath has announced a tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2004 album, They're Only Chasing Safety.The U.S. leg begins September 18 in Norfolk, Virginia, and wraps up December 13 in Tampa, Florida."Twenty. Years. This is going to be like nothing we've ever done," Underoath says. "They're Only Chasing Safety in full… ... Continue Reading

Rick Kern/Getty ImagesExtreme and Living Colour are hitting the road together once more.The two bands' Thicker than Blood tour, which first launched in 2023, will continue with a fall leg kicking off September 4 in Billings, Montana.Tickets go on sale Friday, April 19. A presale starts Wednesday, April 17, at 10 a.m. local time.For the… ... Continue Reading

Roberto Ricciuti/RedfernsIn This Moment and Ice Nine Kills are bringing their Kiss of Death tour into 2024.The joint outing, which originally launched in November, will return for a summer outing spanning from August 1 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to September 12 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Avatar will also be on the bill.Tickets go on sale Friday,… ... Continue Reading

ABC/Michael DesmondTom DeLonge is shooting for the stars with his latest collaboration with Fender.The blink-182 rocker has announced the signature Tom DeLonge Starcaster, a semi-hollow, offset guitar that's "perfect for playing chunky power chords and crunchy riffs.""I love this guitar, I really do. It's the coolest guitar ever made," DeLonge says. "Firstly, it is called… ... Continue Reading

Zak Hussein/Corbis via Getty ImagesThe Osbournes TV show is being rereleased.The series originally aired on MTV from 2002 to 2005 and followed the home life of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne and their kids Jack and Kelly."Since the show has left the air, it hasn't been readily available to anyone," Jack says in the latest episode of… ... Continue Reading

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for Bonnaroo Arts And Music FestivalThe Killers are headlining the inaugural Sudden Little Thrills Music Festival, taking place September 7-8 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The bill also features St. Vincent, Crowded House, Melanie Martinez and Wiz Khalifa, among others. SZA will headline as well.Tickets go on presale Thursday, April 18, at 10 a.m. ET ahead of… ... Continue Reading