This Week in Rock

Poppy has shared two lyric videos for “The Cost Of Giving Up” and the synth-driven “Crystallized.” The songs will appear on her upcoming sixth record, “Negative Spaces,” out November 15th. Earlier this year, Poppy released “V.A.N.” in collaboration with Metalcore’s Bad Omens and then was featured on the Knocked Loose single “Suffocate.” Last summer she released the single, “New Way…

Breaking Benjamin has released their new single “Awaken.” It’s the band’s first new music since ’18. “We’ve stayed true to the core of who Breaking Benjamin is, but we’ve also pushed ourselves creatively, exploring new sounds and ideas that we haven’t tapped into before,” explained the multi-platinum band in a statement. “It’s been about striking that balance…

Jake E. Lee (Ozzy Osbourne, Red Dragon Cartell) is shot multiple times in Las Vegas. Lee is doing well in an intensive care unit and is expected to fully recover. Police think Lee, who was walking his dog early in the morning, was a victim of a random shooting. Lee, best known as lead guitarist for Ozzy…

Linkin Park (pictured) and Metallica will headline the third edition of the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas on April 12th, 2025. Queens Of The Stone Age, Evanescence, The Flaming lips and AFI are also scheduled to perform. Fans can sign up now for the festival pre-sale list at SickNewWorldFest.com to receive an access code for…

Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains) has announced a solo North American tour in support of “I Want Blood,“ which arrives on the 18th. Filter (Alt. Rock, Industrial Rock, Post Grunge) will support on all dates. “This record (“I Want Blood”) is a serious piece of work.” stated Cantrell of his fifth solo effort. “There’s a confidence…

The U.S. government has requested that Iced Earth leader Jon Schaffer be sentenced to three years of supervised probation, as well as an order that he pay $2,000 in restitution and the mandatory $200 special assessment, in connection with his involvement in the January 6th, ’21 riot at the U.S. Capitol. According to the government’ “Such a sentence…

Crossfade will play their first shows since 2012 when they perform at the Sonic Temple and Inkcarceration festivals in Ohio next year. Founding members Ed Sloan (pictured) and Mitch James are confirmed for the festival dates, along with guitarist and keyboardist Les Hall, who joined the group in 2006. While they technically never broke up they…

Monster Magnet has been forced to cancel the remaining dates of their 35th-anniversary European tour due to band leader Dave Wyndorf’s illness. “It is with regret that I have to announce cutting this tour short by 10 shows,” said the guitarist/vocalist in a statement. “I started the tour off with a mild cold that worsened to the…

Guitarist Sophie Lloyd has dropped the music video for “Won’t You Come”, a collaboration with vocalist Marisa Rodriguez. The track is on last year’s full-length debut album, “Imposter Syndrome.” “I always love working with Marisa.” noted Lloyd. “She’s got one of the most incredible voices and she’s also so creative and passionate about everything she does.” Lloyd added, “It’s very…

Paramore’s Haley Williams disputes allegations that a salon she co-founded in Nashville, Fruits Hair Lab, fostered a toxic workplace environment. William made a statement coinciding with World Mental Health Day (10/10 that was posted on one of Williams’ other business ventures, the hair dye company, Good Dye Young. Williams spoke about her own mental health…