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The Opener: pami’s Thai bedroom pop is cutting and cute

The rising indie singer’s soft-focus feelings are as big as her ambition.

New Godflesh & Jesu with Phoebe too

Some of the many reasons it’s been a great year for post-metal.

NYC lo-fi punk outfit Balaclava announce debut album, MONEY GLITCH

Queens-based band Balaclava have revealed plans for their first album, MONEY GLITCH, and released lead single "WHAT A REGULAR DAY".

• Country: United States

GIRLSCHOOL To Release 'Tokyo Breakdown' Recording Of January 1982 Concert

On January 21, 1982, New Wave Of British Heavy Metal paragons GIRLSCHOOL played Tokyo — the first all-female British band ever to perform live in Japan, and one of the very first NWOBHM bands to do so as well. And on November 6, Cleopatra Records' ongoing roll-out of classic GIRLSCHOOL live shows…

Shane Butler (Quilt, Olden Yolk) Announces Debut Solo Album Heavy Debt: Hear “Ringfinger”

Shane Butler is a member of the great New England psych/folk/pop/rock band Quilt, which technically still exists per Wikipedia but hasn't released any music in a decade. After Quilt's most recent album Plaza dropped in 2016, Butler teamed with Caity Shaffer in the similarly oriented duo Olden Yolk.…

• Country: United States

ALTER BRIDGE Releases Music Video For 'Tested And Able' From Self-Titled Eighth Studio Album

Ahead of the final U.S. leg of ALTER BRIDGE's "What Lies Within" tour, the acclaimed hard rock band has released the official music video for the song "Tested And Able". Capturing the band's commanding live presence, the new video puts fans inside the energy and intensity that Myles Kennedy…

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• Country: United States

Metallica Sphere concert reviews are in. Here’s what critics are saying

It's starting to sound more and more like the metal show of the year.

Anna McClellan Announces New EP South Of Dodge: Hear “Drank Earlier”

The Omaha-born, New York-based DIY indie rocker Anna McClellan released her Space, you big cloud on Father/Daughter earlier this year, and she just sang backup on a bunch of songs from Greg Freeman's new album All Set The Bone . Next month, McClellan will release another EP, her first for new label…

• Country: United States

STAIND Announces Second Leg Of North American 'Break The Cycle 25th Anniversary Tour' With SEETHER, HOOBASTANK And HINDER

Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum-selling American rock band STAIND has announced a second leg of its sold-out "Break The Cycle 25th Anniversary Tour". STAIND's "Break The Cycle" album was released in 2001 via Flip Records and certified seven times platinum, selling over seven million units in the…

• Country: United States

Haywire Are Living Their Hardcore Dreams

The hard-touring Boston punks talk about their new album, I Don't Want to Say Goodbye

The 10 Best Things We Saw at Power to the People Fest: Recap + Photos

The combination of political activism and rock music at Power to the People linked generations together under a shared goal. The 10 Best Things We Saw at Power to the People Fest: Recap + Photos Langdon Hickman

• Country: United States

Grammy-Winning Rock Legend Makes Runway Debut at 53

A new rock star frontman has hit the catwalk. Queens of the Stone Age singer Josh Homme has fans buzzing about his runway modeling debut during the Spring/Summer 2027 Paris Fashion Week. The 53-year-old Grammy winner and father of three brought silver-fox swagger to the runway at the Ann…

• Country: United States

The Battle Between Metal And Orchestra Still Goes On For SEPTICFLESH

By David E. Gehlke SEPTICFLESH and an orchestra are now inseparable. The long-running Greek extreme metal outfit has taken a union that was originally popularized by the likes of CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR and even METALLICA, via 1999's "S&M", making it such an integral part of their core sound…

Rock & Rules: The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon

Brian Fallon has always been driven by a passion for music. Onstage and in conversion he’s an ebullient force, a frontman who embodies the urge for connection. Perhaps best-known for his three decade role in The Gaslight Anthem, the songwriter’s gripping work blends Heartland anthemic with raw punk…

• Country: United Kingdom

Lead singer of iconic 90s band with smash hit song unrecognisable 28 years after Brits row – do you know who he is?

HE fronted a raucous punk group for 22 years, whose biggest hit was a monumental 90s classic. Tubthumping was released 15 years into the band's career as the lead single from their 1997 major label debut. Peaking at number 2 in the charts, the track's iconic refrain, "I get knocked down, but I get…