Month: January 2022

Grammy Award-winning English rock band MUSE returns with brand new song "Won't Stand Down", out today via Warner Records. Produced by MUSE and mixed by Dan Lancaster (BRING ME THE HORIZON), "Won't Stand Down" is an arena-ready anthem of controlled chaos, with heavy guitars and industrial-like distortions amplifying Matt Bellamy's striking lyrics about taking one's power back. "'Won't Stand Down' is a song about standing your ground against bullies, whether that be on the playground, at work or anywhere," says Bellamy. "Protecting yourself […]

According to Rolling Stone, the man who claims he was the baby featured on the cover of NIRVANA's "Nevermind" album has refiled his lawsuit against the band, a little over a week after a judge dismissed his initial complaint. Last August, Spencer Elden filed the lawsuit, alleging the photo of the baby reaching for a dollar in a swimming pool violated federal child pornography statutes and arguing child sexual exploitation. He also claimed the image on […]

Foo Fighters square off against a host of supernatural ne'er-do-wells in the new trailer for their upcoming horror comedy film Studio 666. The trailer opens with the band members mulling over different ways to commemorate their upcoming 10th studio album, with Grohl insisting, "We’ve gotta break the mold on this one." The band moves into a historic mansion in Encino, Calif., to make the record. But while the mansion is beautiful, it […]

David Lee Roth has shared a brand new piece of artwork in which he apparently pokes fun at the recent cancelation of his Las Vegas residency. As he has done before, Roth styled the image in the form of a fictional newspaper called The Daily Catastrophe. The picture of an exasperated toad appears under the headline "Due To An Abundance Of COVID!" Earlier this month, Roth issued a brief statement after the cancelation of the remaining […]

British progressive rock luminaries JETHRO TULL recently announced details for the group's first studio album of new material in over 18 years. "The Zealot Gene" will see a January 28 release on InsideOut Music. Today they are pleased to reveal the video for the albums third single and title track, once again directed by Iranian filmmaker Sam Chegini who previously created a clip for "Sad City Sisters". TULL bandleader Ian Anderson comments of the track: "The title track offers many allusions […]

MAMMOTH WVH and DIRTY HONEY have postponed the launch of their "Young Guns" co-headlining tour to February 20 from the previously announced January 18. Earlier today, the two bands issued the following joint statement: "We take the health and safety of the bands, road crews, local venue staff and especially our fans very seriously. "Due to an abundance of caution regarding the recent COVID surge, we have decided to postpone the start of the 'Young Guns' tour […]

ENVY OF NONE, the new band from Alex Lifeson (RUSH), Andy Curran (CONEY HATCH), Alfio Annibalini and singer Maiah Wynne, will release its self-titled debut album on April 8 via Kscope. Lifeson is no stranger to the concept of evolution. As a founding member of RUSH, he's been able to explore more musical ground than just about any other guitar player out there — taking rock to new progressive heights throughout the decades and always in the most wildly inventive […]

The original lineup of the Canadian all-girl metal band KITTIE — Morgan Lander (guitar, vocals), Mercedes Lander (drums), Fallon Bowman (guitar) and Tanya Candler (bass) — will reunite for an online chat to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of its gold-certified 2000 debut album, "Spit". Earlier today, KITTIE posted the following message on its Instagram account: "Join us tomorrow on IG Live at 7:30pm EST for a little celebration of the 22nd anniversary of our debut album SPIT. We'll hang out and answer some questions! #iglive #spit #happybirthday […]

TOOL kicked off its 2022 tour in support of the "Fear Inoculum" album Monday night (January 10) at the Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon. It marked the band's first live appearance since March 2020 when TOOL's trek was cut short following a gig in Portland, Oregon due to the burgeoning pandemic. The setlist for last night's concert was as follows: 01. Fear Inoculum 02. Opiate (extended version) 03. The Pot 04. Pushit (first time since 2014; album version) […]