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What is happening right now in Rock Music
President has issued “Angel Wings,” It’s the band’s first release of the year following the success of 2025’s “King Of Terrors” EP. “‘Angel Wings’ reflects a search for spiritual redemption and the resolve to begin again,” the band reports. “It marks the opening of a new chapter. At its core, the song speaks to holding close those…
Outerstellar Shinola Michael Monroe: Shinola ‘Shinola’ was obviously originally written about a certain jerk but unfortunately most of us can relate as we know a lot of them,” comments Monroe. “There’s a lot of negative, ignorant idiots in the world and sometimes it’s good to vent frustrations by singing about it. And karma always gets us in…
Empty Hands Poppy has announced her “Constantly Nowhere” North American tour. It launches on the heels of Poppy‘s seventh studio album, “Empty Hands” containing the singles “Bruised Sky,” “Guardian” and “Unravel.” Released in January, the album’s lyrics were written solely by Poppy and produced by Jordan Fish. Poppy is currently atop Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart, along with Amy Lee (Evanescence) and Courtney…
Breaking Benjamin has announced a massive 2026 North American tour, with support from Chevelle, Alt. Rock’s Starset and singer/social media personality Kami Kehoe. The tour will kick off September 2nd in Camden, NJ and conclude October 24th in Bristow, VA. Though Breaking Benjamin’s most recent studio album was “Ember,” a 2018 release, the band ruled Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay…
Eddfest, named after Iron Maiden’s longtime mascot, will celebrate the band’s 50th anniversary at Knebworth Park, July 10th and 11th. “After the monumental shows in the U.K. last year, we knew that if we were going to play the U.K. in 2026, it had to be very different,” explains Maiden manager, Ron Smallwood. “So we…
Venus 5, the all-female European Pop-Metal band will release its second studio album, “March Of The Venus 5,” on March 20th. The official music video for the LP’s second single is the album’s title track. March Of The Venus 5 “This album feels like a storm made of fire and velvet,” enthused bandmember Erina Seitllari. “Wild,…
Shinedown will release its eighth studio album, “Ei8ht,” on May 29th. “This album is over a year in the making,” explained Shinedown singer Bretn Smith. “Without question, as a band we pushed ourselves like never before.” In advance of the album the band has issued the single “Safe And Sound.” Safe And Sound Along with “Safe And…
Amy Lee (Evanescence), Poppy, and Courtney La Plante (Spiritbox) top Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated 2/21) with “End Of You.” It marks the first Mainstream Rock Airplay #1 for both Poppy and LaPlante. Poppy previously garnered three Top 10s on the chart led by “The Cost of Giving Up” (#2) while Spiritbox charted two…
“The Ballad Of Judas Priest” received its world premiere (on 2/15) at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). The documentary, directed by Sam Dunn and Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine/Audioslave), chronicles Judas Priest’s five-decade journey from their working-class beginnings in England to their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The film…
The Warning: Love To Be Loved The performance video augments the collaboration between the band and regional Mexican singer Carín León. “Blending musical worlds is always exciting, and working with our fellow Mexican artist Carín León made the experience even more special,” The Warning stated. *(The Warning are) a band I deeply admire that reaffirms to me that…