Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicIn what may not be the most shocking turn of events, the guy who wrote “Head Like a Hole” has some negative thoughts about the music industry.Speaking with IndieWire, Trent Reznor declares, “The culture of the music world sucks.””That’s another conversation, but what technology has done to disrupt the music business in terms of not…… read more »
Reba MeyersCode Orange guitarist Reba Meyers has released her debut solo single, “Certain Uncertainty.””I’m finding that I have the space only now in my life to have a bird’s eye view on my adolescence, and that perspective, and current time of growth made it the perfect moment to begin to release solo material,” Meyers says.…… read more »
Disney/Randy HolmesGive Billy Corgan that which he desires, which is acknowledgement that the Metallica song “Fuel” may be a bit too reminiscent of The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Tales of a Scorched Earth.””Fuel” appeared on Metallica’s 1997 album, Reload, while “Tales of a Scorched Earth” was released two years earlier on the Pumpkins’ 1995 record, Mellon Collie and the…… read more »
Stewart Cook/Getty Images for Amazon MGM StudiosTrent Reznor and Atticus Ross are nominated for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards.The Nine Inch Nails duo’s work on the tennis drama Challengers is up for Best Score, while the track “Compress/Repress” will compete for the Best Song title.Both the Challengers score and “Compress/Repress” previously earned Reznor and Ross nominations for the Golden…… read more »
Disney/Randy HolmesDuff McKagan of Guns N’ Roses and Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell are among the artists playing the 2025 Above Ground benefit concert, hosted by Jane’s Addiction’s Dave Navarro and Billy Idol guitarist Billy Morrison.The bill also includes Idol, A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel, The Cars’ Elliot Easton, Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads, Sugar Ray’s…… read more »
ABC/Randy HolmesMetallica’s 2024 Helping Hands benefit concert takes place on Friday, and while it won’t be streaming live, you’ll still soon be able to watch it from the comfort of your own home.The show will premiere on YouTube Dec. 19 at 3 p.m. ET.Helping Hands, which takes place every two years, benefits Metallica’s All Within…… read more »
Carlos Tischler/Getty ImagesSystem of a Down has added second nights at each stadium they’re headlining in 2025. The newly announced shows take place Aug. 27 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Sept. 1 at Soldier Field in Chicago and Sept. 5 at Rogers Stadium in Toronto. They join the previously scheduled stops at MetLife on…… read more »
Astrida Valigorsky/Getty ImagesRage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford has shared an update on his health after revealing in 2022 that he’d been diagnosed with prostate cancer.In an interview with England’s Total Rock, Commerford says, “I’m the strongest I’ve ever been in my life.””I’m 56 years old,” he continues. “I’m artistic, and I’m focused on…… read more »
Mariano Regidor/RedfernsSlayer reunited in 2024 for a pair of shows, marking the metal icons’ first live performances since concluding their farewell tour in 2019. Speaking with ABC Audio, guitarist Kerry King reflects on what playing with Slayer again meant to him and how it reminded him of the Big 4 shows they did with Metallica,…… read more »
Frank Hoensch/RedfernsBefore 311 hits the high seas on their 2025 concert cruise, they’ll be playing a few shows on land.The “Down” rockers have announced a trio of spring concerts, taking place March 21 in New Orleans, March 22 in Tallahassee, Florida, and March 24 in Orlando, Florida.Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local…… read more »
