Exciter RecordsJudas Priest is set to reissue their debut album, Rocka Rolla, in celebration of its 50th anniversary. A new remixed and remastered version of the album will be released digitally on Friday, with the CD and vinyl versions coming out Nov. 22.“It’s great to look back and see our future unfurl — from little metal acorns…… read more »
ABC/Paula LoboGreen Day is headlining the 2025 edition of Lollapalooza India, held March 8-9 in Mumbai.The festival will mark the “American Idiot” trio’s debut performance in India. The bill also includes Glass Animals, Nothing but Thieves and headliners Shawn Mendes and Louis Tomlinson.For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit LollaIndia.com.The inaugural Lollapalooza India…… read more »
David Wolff – Patrick/RedfernsYou may refuse to believe it, but Refused is launching what they call their final North American tour in 2025.The farewell outing launches March 21 in New York City and will wrap up April 10 in Sacramento, California. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.For the full list of…… read more »
MNRK HeavyBlack Label Society has premiered a new song called “The Gallows.”The track is available now via digital outlets, and is accompanied by a video featuring slow-motion shots of Zakk Wylde and company jamming out the monstrous riffs they’re known for. You can watch that streaming now on YouTube.”The Gallows” marks the first new BLS…… read more »
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagicRed Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and producer Andrew Watt have announced a joint concert taking place Sept. 18 at New York City’s Brooklyn Bowl.The pair, billed as Smith & Watt Steakhouse, will be performing a set of cover songs. The Brooklyn Bowl website teases, “Beware of special guests and prepare for the…… read more »
Wagner Meier/Getty ImagesDream Theater has announced a U.S. tour for 2025.The headlining outing launches Feb. 7 in Philadelphia and wraps up March 22 in New York City. It celebrates Dream Theater’s 40th anniversary and also marks the prog metal outfit’s first U.S. tour since founding drummer Mike Portnoy rejoined the band in 2023.Tickets go on…… read more »
Jean Catuffe/GC ImagesThe Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins has shared a response to the video of Taylor Swift singing along to “I Believe in a Thing Called Love.”The pop superstar was filmed rocking out to the English rockers’ 2003 hit alongside her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, while attending the U.S. Open tennis tournament.In a post…… read more »
Courtesy of Mötley CrüeMötley Crüe is returning to some of the Los Angeles venues that launched their career.The rockers just announced a series of intimate shows on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, starting with the Troubadour on Oct. 7, and followed by The Roxy on Oct. 9 and the Whisky a Go Go on Oct. 11.Tickets will be…… read more »
Didier Messens/Getty ImagesWhat’s Måneskin frontman Damiano David teasing?In an Instagram post, the “Beggin'” singer shares a video simply captioned, “Everywhere.” The clip finds a mustachioed David entering a limo, and when the driver asks where he wants to go, he replies, “Everywhere.”It then ends with the date Sept. 27 flashing on the screen.While you wait for that, you…… read more »
ABC/Randy HolmesThe late Chester Bennington’s son Jaime is ripping Linkin Park’s reunion with new vocalist Emily Armstrong.In a series of Instagram Stories, Jaime addresses co-vocalist Mike Shinoda, writing that he “quietly erased my father’s legacy in real time” in bringing in Armstrong due to her reported ties to the Church of Scientology and Danny Masterson.”[Shinoda…… read more »
