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Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch and several other acts have joined the lineup of musicians that will perform at the Blue Ridge Rock Festival this year. The largest Rock & Camping Festival in America is scheduled to take place September 7 -10 at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. Staind, Danzing, I Prevail, Flo Rida,…

Alice Cooper guitarist Nita Strauss has announced her sophomore solo album, The Call Of The Void, which will drop on July 7 via Sumerian Records. As a preview, Strauss dropped a new single, “The Golden Trail,” featuring a guest appearance by In Flames vocalist Anders Fridén. Strauss explained the album’s new title in a press…

Sevendust recently unleashed a new single, titled “Everything,” from their upcoming studio album, Truth Killer. The accompanying video, directed by J.T. Ibanez, features band members Lajon Witherspoon, Clint Lowery, John Connolly, Vince Hornsby, and Morgan Rose. The lyrics focus on a person struggling with their identity within a relationship. “So what do you wanna see?/…

Blink-182 covered Taylor Swift’s classic hit “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” during one of their recent shows. The American pop-punk icons, playing as their original lineup of Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker, are currently on their highly anticipated world tour. At their show in Detroit, Michigan, on May 9, the band…

The Pretenders recently shared “Let The Sun Come In,” the first single from their upcoming album, Relentless. Relentless will mark the band’s 12th full-length LP and is a follow-up of their 2020 album Hate For Sale. Produced by David Wrench and recorded at Battery Studios in West London, the album will drop on September 1…

Ozzy Osbourne, who recently announced his retirement from touring, says he still wants to keep playing shows even if he needs physical support to take the stage. “Doing a live show is what I live for,” Osbourne said in an interview with Metal Hammer. “I’ve had to cancel my [2023] European tour but I’m determined.…

Dee Snider has been dropped from San Francisco Pride after he expressed support for KISS’s Paul Stanley’s recent transphobic statement. The Twisted Sister frontman was scheduled to perform the band’s song “We’re not gonna take it” as the unofficial rallying cry of this year’s SF Pride Parade & Celebration on its center stage. The Pride…

Bush recently released a new song, “All Things Must Change,” from the upcoming deluxe edition of their 2022 album, The Art of Survival. “This is nature,” remarked frontman Gavin Rossdale of the track’s lyrical content. “All things are changing. All the time.” Rossdale and the band debuted the song on April 26th and played it…

Multi-platinum selling rock band Fall Out Boy recently announced the release of So Much (For) Stardust on vinyl. The first-of-its-kind Crynyl record, limited to just 50 copies, features one double-sided LP sealed with the band’s tears. Each Crynyl comes packaged in a gatefold box with a built-in, fully functional tissue dispenser. Fall Out Boy created…

Def Leppard have announced “Live at The Leadmill, Sheffield,” a special one night only intimate hometown show. Def Leppard are set to play at the iconic Sheffield venue, The Leadmill, on May 19, on the eve of the band’s biggest ever European tour and the launch of their new album, Drastic Symphonies. One of Britain’s…