Coheed and Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez has surprise released a new covers album featuring renditions of songs by Taylor Swift and The Smiths. Six of the eight songs were previously released as part of the “Claudio […]
Ask Hearby in action (Photo Credit: Area4Labs) How much bigger can the global live concert space grow? Boston-based Hearby is betting that AI-generated concert searches can crack the discovery riddle and boost attendance across the […]
BIG BOY DIAMONDS Source: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for TIME Social media is buzzing over Philadelphia Eagles Quarterbae Jalen Hurts‘ massive diamond chain that twankled and glistened extravagantly during the All-Pro’s now-viral post-game interview. Hurts, […]
Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton’s new band Close Enemies have inked a record deal with TLG|ROCK ahead of a January 2025 US tour. The tour will see Hamilton and company playing numerous City Winery venues, kicking […]
Norwegian black metal pioneers Mayhem have been announced as the headliners for the 2025 “Decibel Magazine Tour,” spearheading a lineup that includes Mortiis, Imperial Triumphant, and New Skeletal Faces. The spring North American trek kicks […]
Ice Nine Kills have announced a Spring 2025 headlining US tour surrounding their previously announced dates supporting Metallica. The “The Silver Scream-A-Thon” headlining tour will see Ice Nine Kills performing 2018’s The Silver Scream and […]
Alternative-metal artist Kim Dracula and Japanese harajuku-core outfit HANABIE. have announced a 2025 North American co-headlining tour. The outing kicks off March 5th in Montreal and runs through April 12th in Sacramento, California, hitting majors […]
King Diamond has released his first new single in five years, “Spider Lilly.” The video for the song can be streamed below. Earlier this year, King Diamond premiered the song live alongside another new cut, […]
Photo Credit: Downtown Music Holdings Virgin Music Group, a division of Universal Music Group, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Downtown Music Holdings for $775 million. The deal, expected to close in the second […]
System of a Down have announced a Spring 2025 South American tour, marking their first live appearances on the continent since 2015. The outing includes seven shows and kicks off April 24th in Bogota, Colombia. […]
The NMPA is wishing all (or at least most) ‘unbundled joy’ this holiday season. (Photo Credit: Digital Music News) Amid a high-stakes showdown over Spotify’s unilateral bundling reclassifications, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) is […]
Code Orange guitarist-vocalist Reba Meyers has released her debut solo single, “Certain Uncertainty.” Opening with a pattering drum machine that builds to a full band arrangement, the song has a ’90s alt-rock vibe — more […]
Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe has announced a book tour supporting his upcoming memoir, Just Beyond the Light: Making Peace with the Wars Inside Our Head, out February 18th. Each evening will feature spoken-word […]
Creed have announced a Summer 2025 North American tour, reprising their highly successful “Summer of ’99” reunion run from this past summer. Following their 2025 “Summer of ’99” cruise and an appearance at Stagecoach in […]
The Used have announced a 25th anniversary US tour, set for Spring 2025. The band will be performing its first three albums — The Used (2002), In Love and Death (2004), and Lies for the […]
Steel Panther have announced a March 2025 US leg of their Feel the Steel 15th anniversary tour. The new batch of dates kicks off March 5th in Lincoln, Nebraska, and runs through March 28th in […]
Greg O’Connor at his home studio in Los Angeles, CA (Photo Credit: Kevin Sikorski) Greg O’Connor isn’t an immediately recognizable name, but his work has likely shaped your viewing and listening experience. Digital Music News […]
Concertgoers who want to watch from the pit face two challenges. First, you gotta fight through the crowd or get to the show early enough to get up front. Then, once you’re there, there’s the […]
Jimmy Page and Gibson have released the 1969 EDS-1275 Doubleneck VOS electric guitar, a new replica of Page’s legendary doubleneck axe. Following the highly limited (and since sold-out) release of the EDS-1275 Doubleneck Collector’s Edition […]
Bleed From Within have announced their new album, Zenith, arriving April 4th via Nuclear Blast Records. The video for the single “In Place of Your Halo” is out now. The band pays tribute to its […]