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Listen to Jerry Cantrell chat with Robert Trujillo on the latest ’Metallica Report’

Listen to Jerry Cantrell chat with Robert Trujillo on the latest ’Metallica Report’

Scott Legato/Getty ImagesAlice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell guests on the latest episode of The Metallica Report podcast, featuring a conversation between him and ‘Tallica bassist Robert Trujillo.”The pair delve into their early days, sharing their influences and how they first connected,” the episode description reads. They also talk about Cantrell’s new solo album, I Want Blood, which features contributions…read more »

Green Day, Shinedown & Korn join Linkin Park in headlining 2025 Welcome to Rockville

Green Day, Shinedown & Korn join Linkin Park in headlining 2025 Welcome to Rockville

Danny Wimmer PresentsGreen Day, Shinedown and Korn will join Linkin Park in headlining the 2025 Welcome to Rockville festival, taking place May 15-18 in Daytona Beach, Florida.The reformed “Numb” rockers previously announced they’d be playing Welcome to Rockville Thursday in revealing their 2025 world tour schedule.The Rockville bill also includes 3 Doors Down, Alice in Chains,…read more »

Ex-Megadeth manager to receive $1.4 million in lawsuit settlement

Ex-Megadeth manager to receive $1.4 million in lawsuit settlement

Mariano Regidor/RedfernsA lawsuit between Megadeth and the band’s former manager has been settled.In docs viewed by ABC Audio, the “Symphony of Destruction” metallers agree to pay just over $1.4 million to Cory Brennan and his company, Five B Artist Management.According to Billboard, Brennan alleged that Megadeth and frontman Dave Mustaine owed him unpaid commissions after he was fired in 2023. Mustaine then…read more »

Kings of Leon books stadium gig opening for Zach Bryan

Kings of Leon books stadium gig opening for Zach Bryan

Buda Mendes/Getty ImagesKings of Leon is playing a stadium gig opening for country star Zach Bryan.The show takes place July 20 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.”Always been a dream to play MetLife Stadium, so we’re doin it with Kings of Leon,” Bryan says.Tickets go on sale Friday at 1 p.m. ET. For…read more »

Linkin Park announces 2025 tour + releases new ’From Zero’ track

Linkin Park announces 2025 tour + releases new ’From Zero’ track

Courtesy of Live NationLinkin Park has announced a full tour for 2025 in support of their upcoming comeback album, From Zero.The worldwide trek includes two U.S. headlining legs, running from April 26 in Austin, Texas, to May in Greenville, South Carolina, and from July 29 in Brooklyn, New York, to Sept. 24 in Seattle.  Along the way,…read more »

Download Festival booker says headliner Sleep Token ‘deserves to be elevated’

Download Festival booker says headliner Sleep Token ‘deserves to be elevated’

Pedro Becerra/RedfernsJust a year after breaking out with their 2023 album, Take Me Back to Eden, Sleep Token has now officially reached festival headliner status.The “Granite” rockers top the bill for England’s 2025 Download Festival — self-described as “the U.K.’s premier rock festival” — alongside veterans Green Day and Korn. Speaking with NME about making Sleep Token a headliner,…read more »

Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett interviews Dave Grohl & Pat Smear on ’Shred with Shifty’ podcast

Foo Fighters’ Chris Shiflett interviews Dave Grohl & Pat Smear on ’Shred with Shifty’ podcast

Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesFoo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett interviews his bandmates Dave Grohl and Pat Smear on the second season premiere of his podcast, Shred with Shifty.Over the course of the conversation, the trio goes into great detail about the guitar tones, amps and effects pedals they use.”I don’t think either one of [Grohl or Smear] have ever done…read more »

Linkin Park livestreaming beginning of release day show in Brazil

Linkin Park livestreaming beginning of release day show in Brazil

Timothy Norris/Getty Images for Warner MusicLinkin Park is celebrating the release of their new album, From Zero, Friday with a show in São Paulo, Brazil, and you’ll be able to watch at least some of it from the comfort of your own home.The first six songs of the set will stream live on YouTube starting at 6:30…read more »

Shinedown’s Eric Bass details debut solo album, ’I Had a Name’

Shinedown’s Eric Bass details debut solo album, ’I Had a Name’

Eric Bass PresentsShinedown bassist Eric Bass has announced his debut solo album.The record is called I Had a Name and is due out Feb. 28. The first single, called “Mind Control,” is out now via digital outlets.”We live in a world right now where music gets homogenized and maybe everything sounds and feels the same,” Bass says.…read more »