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Courtesy of Live NationLive Nation's Concert Week, which offers $25 all-in tickets to thousands of summer concerts, kicks off Wednesday, May 8. Among the over 900 artists taking part in the promotion are Stone Temple Pilots, who will be touring with Live starting in August."Ticket prices can be pretty crazy these days," frontman Jeff Gutt… ... Continue Reading

Atlantic Records/Warner Bros. Entertainment/MattelIf you ever wondered what the Barbie movie would sound like with more double bass, Anthrax's Charlie Benante is here for you.Benante appears in a new video from Drumeo, taking part in the YouTube channel's ongoing series that asks drummers to play alongside a song that they've never heard before, like Chad… ... Continue Reading

Blackened RecordingsIn news that's certainly not sad but definitely is true, Kelly Clarkson has covered a Metallica song.The pop star and inaugural American Idol winner put her spin on the Black Album cut "Sad But True" during the Kellyoke segment on her talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show.Clarkson's rendition began as a piano ballad before… ... Continue Reading

VendedVended, the band featuring the sons of Slipknot's Corey Taylor and M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan, has released a new song called "Nihilism.""This song represents the momentum for what’s to come, continuing with the energy from our last single," the group says. "It brings that same energy and pushes the limit even more. The whole meaning… ... Continue Reading

Red Bull RecordsBeartooth has announced a summer U.S. tour in continued support of their latest album, 2023's The Surface.The headlining run begins July 5 in Las Vegas and wraps up August 3 in Fayetteville, Arkansas."We've all been working harder than ever to create the best show we've ever put on and will stop at nothing… ... Continue Reading

Chris Putnam/Future Publishing via Getty ImagesMötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee has won a round in court against a woman who claims he sexually assaulted her in a helicopter cockpit in February 2023. The plaintiff, listed as Jane Doe, filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles back in December under the Sexual Abuse and Cover Up Accountability Act,… ... Continue Reading

ABC/Michael Desmondblink-182 is headlining the 2024 Austin City Limits festival, taking place October 4-6 and October 11-13 in Austin, Texas.The bill also includes Foster the People, The Marías, Cannons, Something Corporate, Catfish and the Bottlemen, The Beaches, Royel Otis, MisterWives and iDKHOW.The other headliners are Dua Lipa, Tyler, the Creator, Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Pretty… ... Continue Reading

EpitaphFalling in Reverse has announced a new album called Popular Monster.The first full-length effort from Ronnie Radke and company since 2017's Coming Home arrives July 26. Its cover artwork is an image of Radke's mugshot.Popular Monster takes its title from Falling in Reverse's 2019 single, which hit #1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.You can… ... Continue Reading

Disney/Jennifer PottheiserIn his fiery Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction speech in November, Tom Morello encouraged anyone hoping for another Rage Against the Machine comeback to make their own music and rage against the machine themselves. It appears that Macklemore has taken that advice to heart.The "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us" rapper has… ... Continue Reading

Fueled By RamenWhile Twenty One Pilots' upcoming album, Clancy, was delayed a week, you'll still be able to hear it closer to its original release date.The "Stressed Out" duo has announced Clancy listening parties in record stores across the U.S. on May 18. International stores will also be holding events between May 18 and May 23.For more… ... Continue Reading

Round Hill RecordsCandlebox has announced a deluxe edition of their farewell album, The Long Goodbye.Dubbed A Little Longer Goodbye (Tour Edition), the expanded set is due out July 12 and includes two bonus live tracks recorded during a 2023 show in Chile.The original The Long Goodbye was released in 2023 as Candlebox was traveling on… ... Continue Reading

ABC/Randy HolmesGreen Day is making their debut in Dubai.The "American Idiot" outfit will play their first-ever concert in the UAE city on January 27, 2025. The Offspring, who've also never performed in Dubai, will be on the bill, as well."Dubai, we're bringing the party to you for the FIRST TIME EVER next year on January… ... Continue Reading

Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesKings of Leon are performing on Amazon Music's City Sessions livestreamed concert series.The show will air via the Amazon Music Twitch channel and on Prime Video starting Thursday, May 9, at 9 p.m. ET. It'll also be available to watch on-demand via Prime Video following the initial broadcast.Kings of Leon's new album, Can… ... Continue Reading

Paramount+Paramount+ has premiered the trailer for Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza.The three-part docuseries chronicles the rise, fall and rebirth of Lollapalooza, which was first founded by Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell as a touring festival in the early '90s, before being retooled as a destination festival in Chicago in the mid-2000s and expanding internationally.The trailer,… ... Continue Reading

Daniel Knighton/Getty ImagesNita Strauss and her longtime partner and bandmate Josh Villalta are now married.The hard-rocking couple tied the knot on Saturday, May 4. Speaking with People, Strauss describes the ceremony as "our dark, romantic, heavy metal dream wedding."Alice Cooper and Demi Lovato, who've both played with Strauss in their live bands, were among the… ... Continue Reading

Disney/Randy HolmesAhead of launching their last-ever U.S. tour, Sum 41 released their final album, Heaven :x: Hell. Now several weeks into the run, the "Fat Lip" outfit has included a number of Heaven :x: Hell cuts in the set, such as the single "Landmines." But given that it's a 20-track double album, many of its… ... Continue Reading

Credit: Valeria AvalosAhead of the performance at Las Vegas' Sick New World festival in April, Primus' usual gear got stranded in a snowstorm in between shows on the Sessanta tour with A Perfect Circle and Puscifer. Determined to still deliver their set, frontman Les Claypool and guitarist Larry LaLonde went to a local guitar shop… ... Continue Reading

Red Bull RecordsBeartooth has once again clawed to the top of Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.The band's current single, "I Was Alive," has hit #1 on the ranking. Beartooth previously led Mainstream Rock Airplay with "Might Love Myself."Both "I Was Alive" and "Might Love Myself" appear on Beartooth's latest album, 2023's The Surface.Beartooth wrapped a… ... Continue Reading

Fearless RecordsStarset has premiered a new single called "Brave New World."The track is available now via digital outlets and accompanied by a video that reflects Starset's ongoing sci-fi mythology. You can watch that streaming now on YouTube."Brave New World" follows Starset's 2021 album, HORIZONS, which spawned the single "INFECTED." The band also scored a hit in… ... Continue Reading

Scott Legato/Getty ImagesThe Creed reunion has had an unexpected crossover with the sports world, and that continues with perhaps their most surprising athletic collaboration yet.The "Higher" rockers have announced that jockey Florent Geroux will be wearing Creed-branded custom race pants when he rides the horse Just A Touch at the 2024 Kentucky Derby, taking place… ... Continue Reading