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Rock Articles
NonPoint Will Have “The Last Word”
Nonpoint will release its eleventh studio album, “The Last Word,” on September 18th. “‘The Last Word’ is our way of saying we’re just …
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Former Arch Enemy Vocalist Drops Single
With her departure from Arch Enemy just announced singer Alissa White-Gluz has released “The Room Where She Died,” the lead single from …
Kamelot’s Fourteenth Album Is “Dark Asylum”
“‘Dark Asylum’ follows a soul trapped inside a world of masks, fractured memories, and psychological torment, wandering the endless halls of RavenHill in search of truth, identity, and redemption,” explains …
NonPoint Will Have “The Last Word”
Nonpoint will release its eleventh studio album, “The Last Word,” on September 18th. “‘The Last Word’ is our way of saying we’re just getting started,” explains Nonpoint vocalist Elias Soriano. “We’re pushing back against …
Airbourne’s Latest: “Kid In A Candy Store”
Airbourne have released their latest single, “Kid In A Candy Store,” from their upcoming self-titled sixth album, due on August 28th. The song follows the release of “Gutsy” and “Alive After …
Ice Nine Kills Reaches The Top With Grace
“Twisting The Knife,” a collaboration between Ice Nine Kills and actress-singer McKenna Grace is #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart (dated 7/4). The song was recorded for the Scream …
The latest News from the Interwebs
- Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones is auctioning off a load of studio equipment including a bass amp with speakers that were blown after being left at Dave Grohl's house
- Five Famous '70s Acts That Have Been Snubbed by the Hall of Fame
- Morrissey Has Reportedly Canceled 49 of His Last 100 Concerts
- Fans Compare ‘Stranger Things’ Finale to This Linkin Park Video
- Faith No More's Roddy Bottum Calls 1992 Tour With GNR 'Offensive'
- Two Prince Songs Surge in Streams After 'Stranger Things' Finale
- “She said, ‘Mick wants to speak to you.’ It was Jagger asking if I was free to tour with the Stones”: He produced the Sex Pistols, played with Bryan Ferry and Tom Waits, and turned down the Rolling Stones. But he remains one of rock’s best kept secrets
- Tom Brady Is Not the GOAT
- “We identified with bands like Metallica because they came in with this punk rock energy. But back then the biggest songs were Love In An Elevator and Still Of The Night”: The unexpected rap metal hit that saved a band’s career and ushered in the 1990s
- “An immersive emotional ride, showing that music makes us feel whole again”: Airbag’s Dysphoria Live
- “If you lived in LA, in the trenches, you could relate to it. And knowing Axl, I could relate to exactly where it was coming from”: The electrifying early Guns N’ Roses song written in a basement that signposted how huge they would become
- “They combine emotional intensity with rapidly evolving progressive chops”: EBB’s The Mirror
- $650,000 in Pop Star Memorabilia? These Superfans Know Few Limits.
- "I'll never forget it. It still bring goosebumps." System Of A Down's Daron Malakian on being asked to fill in for injured James Hetfield on Metallica's Summer Sanitarium tour in 2000
- Watch Billy Joel perform live for first time since being diagnosed with rare brain condition – as he surprises tribute band and audience in Florida