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Lacuna Coil will return to the U.S. with special guests Escape The Fate and Vowws (March 24th – April 13th) and Metalcore quartet AXTY (April 15th – April 29th). The tour will launch in New York on March 24th and conclude in Albany, NY on May 1st. The announcement is accompanied by an official video for “Hosting The Shadow” that has Lacuna Coil during…

Battle Beast, a Finnish Heavy Metal band, revealed the departure of their long-time vocalist on Monday, then the very next day, presented their new vocalist. Noora Louhimo  The band released a statement that read: “After six albums and 13 incredible years together, we announce that Noora Louhimo is leaving Battle Beast to focus on her solo career. While…

All That Remains, the band co-founded by vocalist Phil Labonte (pictured above) and the late guitarist Oliver “Oli” Herbert, has announced a spring 2026 U.S. headlining tour. “We are a Modern Metal band, is really the best way to say it, you know,” offered Labonte. “Because we’ve got solos, we’ve got harmonies, we’ve got some of the kind…

Musicians respond to violence. Black Stone Cherry announce a foundation and Battle Beast present a new singer. Garbage 12/14 Garbage Speaks Out Garbage vocalist Shirley Manson addresses the attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. Two gunmen open fire, killing at least 15 people and injuring 40. During a concert later in…

Garbage vocalist Shirley Manson addressed an attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. On Sunday, December 14th, two gunmen opened fire, killing at least 15 people and injuring 40. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the attack an “act of evil antisemitism.” Garbage played a concert at Sydney Opera House hours after…

Evanescence performs at awards ceremony, Three Days Grace place third straight #1 and U2 are #2. Stone Temple Pilots  12/7 Broncos Rock Raiders, STP Rocks Everybody Stone Temple Pilots take the stage to perform a medley of “Plush,” “Vasoline,” “Big Empty,” “Interstate Love Song” and “Sex Type Thing” Thing” during halftime as the Las Vegas Raiders host the Denver Broncos. STP has original…

“We’ve just unveiled our brand-new single, “Avatar – The Final Incarnation,” a track written during the “Aspiral” sessions,” writes Epica. “In Hindu philosophy, Kalki represents the final avatar who restores balance at the end of the age,” noted Epica guitarist/vocalist Mark Jansen “That idea of breaking free from cycles — through self-realization, detachment from desires, and inner transformation — resonates…

Creed and Limp Bizkit will play the two-day Summer of ’99 and Beyond festival taking place on July 18th and 19th in Tinley Park, IL. Limp Bizkit will headline the first night with performances by Cypress Hill, Sevendust, Kittie, Puddle Of Mudd, Magnolia Park, The Pretty Wild and Slay Squad at the Credit Union 1…

Three Days Grace are only the second act in the forty-four-year history of Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart to earn their twentieth #1, “Kill Me Fast” (dated 12/13). Only Shinedown has logged more #1s (21). “Kill Me Fast”is the band’s third #1 in a row, starting with “Mayday,” in January. Kill Me Fast Three Days Grace…

U2 come in second on Pollstar’s list of the Top 25 “Most Popular Touring Artists Of The Millennium” (dated 12/12), based on concert ticket sales from January 1st, 2001 to the end of 2025. Coldplay topped the list with 24.8 million tickets sold, followed by U2, with 20.2 million tickets sold. The list also includes: Metallica: #8…