Bring Me The Horizon took a noticeable turn away from rock in the late 2010s (lookin’ at you, Amo). In an interview with NME, vocalist Oli Sykes notes that the band’s shift culminated in the 2019 festival All Points East. The festival featured a wide variety of non-metal artists, which Sykes admitted came back to […]
Strigoi, the band headed up by Greg Mackintosh (Paradise Lost, Vallenfyre) and Chris Casket (Valenfyre), is slowing things down with their utterly doomed new single “An Ocean Of Blood.” It’s a good thing Strigoi is releasing their new record Viscera on September 30, because this song along practically screams “fall and winter weather.” The band’s explanation is a little deeper […]
Aerosmith brought their ongoing 50th anniversary celebration to Fenway Park in their hometown of Boston last night (Sept. 8). The crowd of 38,700 set a new record for the most tickets sold for a concert at the iconic baseball field. The show came four days after Aerosmith returned to the stage for the first time following […]
Waltteri Väyrynen announced his departure from Paradise Lost yesterday, though he’s clearly not out of work. Opeth has announced Väyrynen as their new full-time drummer, replacing drummer Martin Axenrot who left the band in 2021. In their statement, Opeth also thanks drummer Sami Karppinen (Therion) for taking over the live reins as they searched for a new and […]
R.E.M.‘s “Lightnin’ Hopkins” isn’t a song about the musician of the same name. Although the title of the third track on side two of Document shares its moniker with Sam “Lightnin’” Hopkins, spotlights a howled vocal hook and features slide guitar, R.E.M. wasn’t paying any sort of tribute to the Texas bluesman in the song’s […]
Wolfgang Van Halen recently posted about playing at Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert. He flaunted his incredible guitar chops playing Van Halen classics “Hot for Teacher” and “On Fire.” It has been noted that there was a group of people online claiming that he was not actually playing but rather miming to a pre-recorded […]
Few states in this federal union can boast the extensive history enjoyed by that of Virginia, so it goes without saying that a large undertaking is par for the course for one of the first colonies to declare independence from the British Empire. Though competition for the largest music festival in the country, let alone […]
Rock fans who excitedly tuned into NBC’s opening game of the NFL season on Thursday night were left disappointed as the network opted to air only 10 seconds of Ozzy Osbourne’s halftime performance. The Prince of Darkness had been hyping his performance over the past week, with multiple social media posts promoting the halftime set. […]
P.O.D. has a handful of tour dates coming up with Korn and Jinjer, and has recruited ex-Suicide Silence drummer Alex Lopez for all of ’em. On his new live position, Lopez offered “Payable on death. Tour starts tomorrow and I’m super grateful and honored to drum for these dudes for the rest of the year. […]
Members of the Byrds discussed an argument over Paul Simon that may have been “the beginning of the end” for David Crosby’s original tenure with the band. He was fired in 1967 after his relationship with Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman disintegrated following the Monterey Pop Festival. In the new photo book The Byrds 1964-1967 (via Variety), […]