Dogtree Records/Big Machine Label GroupDaughtry has put together another #1 hit with “Pieces.”The band’s current single has reached the top of Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. It’s the second Daughtry tune to achieve that feat, following 2023’s “Artificial.”Both “Pieces” and “Artificial” will appear on the upcoming Daughtry EP, SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM (PART ONE), due out Sept. 27.Daughtry…… read more »
The 2024 Desert Daze festival, which was set to be headlined by Jack White, has been canceled.In a statement Friday, organizers write, “Unfortunately, due to rising production costs and the current volatile festival market, it is no longer possible to execute the weekend as planned.””With each year, we do our best to serve the Desert…… read more »
ABC/Randy HolmesWhile Slipknot is currently on tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of their 1999 self-titled debut album, the band is also looking forward toward their next record.In an interview with Alternative Press, percussionist M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan shares, “Somewhere between 2025 and mid-2026, there’s gonna be writing.””I think it’s gonna be sooner than later,” Clown says.…… read more »
BMGMy Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero has premiered the video for his solo song “2.5mg Just Ain’t Enough for Me.”The clip features throwback footage of Iero performing around the time of his 2014 debut solo album, Stomachaches, sourced from over 2,000 fan submissions. You can watch it streaming on YouTube.”2.5mg Just Ain’t Enough for Me” is a…… read more »
Jeff Hahne/Getty ImagesWith Linkin Park in the news, Lzzy Hale is putting her spin on one of their classic songs.The Halestorm frontwoman has shared a video of her singing a piano-led rendition of the Hybrid Theory single “Crawling.” You can watch it now via Hale’s Instagram.As previously reported, Linkin Park launched a countdown clock on Saturday starting…… read more »
LOA Music GroupLife of Agony has released a new song called “The Crow (In Memory of B.L.).” As you might’ve guessed from its title, the track pays tribute to the 1994 movie The Crow and its late star, Brandon Lee, who was killed during filming in a prop gun accident.”There’s something very special about the original Crow that made…… read more »
VMATwenty One Pilots, Imagine Dragons and Coldplay are among the nominees in the newly added Best Group category for the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards.Also up for the award are *NSYNC, who reunited in 2023 for their first new song in over 20 years, and K-pop groups NCT Dream, NewJeans, SEVENTEEN and TOMORROW X TOGETHER. The VMAs…… read more »
Morena Brengola/Getty ImagesWith all the excitement around the Oasis reunion, it’s perhaps hard to remember why exactly Noel and Liam Gallagher broke up in the first place. Well, we now have an answer, thanks to a fan’s chance encounter with Noel.The fan, named Steve, was out with his children when he ran into Noel in a…… read more »
Zhang Yuwei-Pool/Getty ImagesYou can now headbang along to Gojira’s performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony on-demand.The metal outfit has officially released their rendition of the French revolution song “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)” via digital outlets.Joining Gojira during the performance was opera singer Marina Viotti. Those who watched the ceremony were also greeted with striking images…… read more »
Relapse RecordsMastodon’s 2004 album, Leviathan, turns 20 on Saturday. In addition to being among the most acclaimed releases in the metal band’s discography, Leviathan is also a personal favorite of bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders.Speaking with ABC Audio, Sanders references the “cliché of most musicians” — “‘I love of all of our records, they’re like children,’ that whole thing,”…… read more »
