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Former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds was killed in a car/motorcycle accident in southeast Atlanta (on August 20th). He was 51 years old. “We are in a state of unfathomable sadness and grief… and still trying to process the loss of this creative force with whom we’ve shared so many triumphs, milestones, and the creation of music that has touched…
Testament will release, “Para Bellum,” featuring the track, “Infanticide A.I.” on October 10th. The band’s fourteenth album is their first since ’20’s “Titans Of Creation.” “With our first single ‘Infanticide A.I.’ we’re coming out swinging,” enthused Testament guitarist Eric Peterson. “But with new velocities of fury, while maintaining a balance that we all love and know from a Testament track….
Black Sabbath’s farewell concert made a total of £33.8 million (approximately $45.5 million). The new figures from the University of Birmingham show £27.6 million (approximately $37 million) of the total amount raised by the “Back To The Beginning” event at Villa Park in Birmingham, U.K. was retained in the West Midlands region. “As regional economists from the…
Story Of The Year (pictured above) and Senses Fail have announced the “Scream Team Tour” co-headlining trek that kicks off this November. “More than 20 years into our career and we are finally touring the United States with Story Of The Year,” said Senses Fail’s Buddy Nielsen. “I vividly remember seeing them on Warped Tour and…
Kittie’s “Spit XXV” will mark the 25th anniversary of their gold-certified debut album (“Spit”). The EP, due September 19th, has updated and re-recorded versions of four of the album’s most impactful tracks: “Spit,” “Brackish,” “Charlotte” and “Do You Think I’m A Whore.” “There is something truly unexplainable in why our debut album is still resonating with people, finding…
Babymetal is the first-ever all-Japanese band to land in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart. The group’s “Metal Forth” album debuted at #9 on the chart selling 36,000 units in the U.S. its first week and has accumulated more than 200 million streams globally. “Metal Forth” features collaborations with Spiritbox, Tom Morelleo (Rage Against The Machine) and…
Sleep Theory scored its second consecutive #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated August 23rd), with “Static.” It follows “Stuck In My Head” to the top. Both songs are from the band’s debut album “Afterglow.” Static Sleep Theory began as a Cullen Moore solo project, The vocalist was soon joined by bassist Paolo Vergara, guitarist Daniel Pruitt…
Turnstile sit atop the Billboard Alternative Airplay survey (dated August 16th) with “Never Enough.” Never Enough The band first reached the Alternative Airplay Top 10 in ’22 with “Mystery,” which peaked at #8. Later that year, “Holiday” reached #10. Both tracks were on their ’21 set “Glow On.” The Hardcore Punk band from Baltimore formed…
U2 8/10 U2 Share Gaza Viewpoints U2 share a post on their website clarifying the band members’ individual stances on Israel and Gaza. “We urge more good people in Israel to demand unfettered access by professionals to deliver the critical care needed throughout Gaza,” writes Bono. “What we are witnessing is not a distant tragedy—it is…
I Prevail has released “Annihilate Me, the fourth single from the band’s fourth album, “Violent Nature,” which is set for release on September 19th. “‘Annihilate Me’ feels like one of the most I Prevail songs on the album,” I Prevail frontman Eric Vanlerberghe shared. “It’s about opening yourself up over and over again only to keep getting cut down, but regardless of…