Extremely sad news to report tonight as 156/Silence bassist Lukas Booker has died. News of Lukas Booker‘s death comes from his sister Brittany, who has launched a GoFundMe that you can find right here to help the family with funeral expenses. We extend our deepest condolences to the Booker family and everyone in the music […]
Hacktivist recently split with drummer Richard Hawking, guitarist James Hewitt, and bassist Josh Gurner, leaving only vocalists Jermaine Hurley and JJ Olifent. Though that mystery of who would replace them was short-lived, as Hacktivist has announced guitarist Alex Hek (ex-October Ends) and drummer Stee Cole (protege of Mike Malyan) as their new members. I’m assuming […]
Not even one year out from their comeback record From Zero and Linkin Park is giving the world even more new music. Linkin Park is now streaming their new single “Up From The Bottom” from the deluxe version of From Zero. That version features three new songs – “Up From The Bottom”, “Unshatter”, and “Let […]
Industrial Puke – the band featuring vocalist Linus Jägerskog (Burst), guitarists Jens Ekelin (Rentokiller) and Marko Partanen (Rentokiller), bassist Erik Harald (Rentokiller), and drummer Mattias Rasmusson (Blessings, Obstruktion) – is now streaming their new record Alive To No Avail. Whose title is a little funny, given by the end of this thing you’re gonna be […]
Nevermore is reactivating in 2025 with half a mystery lineup. Nevermore is currently guitarist Jeff Loomis and drummer Van Williams alongside whoever they’ve chosen from the onslaught of auditions they’ve received in the past few months. In a new post from Loomis, all we know is that Nevermore has a new line “The wait is […]
Dragonforce guitarist Herman Li would love to get the band’s 2005 lineup back together for a full-on Inhuman Rampage celebration tour in 2026. And yes, that’s the album with “Through the Fire and Flames”. During a March 18 livestream on YouTube, Li said: “I’ll ask the people that were part of that tour lineup to […]
Chiodos stopped their March 23 show at The Fillmore in Minneapolis, MN after about three songs due to vocalist Craig Owens fighting off some kind of illness. After the show, Chiodos issued the following statement: “Minnesota —we are very sorry for the set being cut early tonight. “Shortly before tonight’s performance was about to begin, […]
Pantera and Amon Amarth will hit the road this July through September and – possibly to the surprise of nobody – all the openers are bands signed to Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo’s Housecore Records. The tour kicks off on July 15 in Burgettstown, PA at The Pavilion at Star Lake and wraps up on September […]
British djenty nü-metal act Hactivist has undergone a pretty drastic lineup change. Hacktivist is currently vocalists Jermaine Hurley and JJ Olifent, as they’ve split with drummer Richard Hawking, guitarist James Hewitt, and bassist Josh Gurner. Hactivist only notes that they’ve got a new lineup on the way and for fans to stay tuned. “Today we’re […]
If you’ve been waiting for Witchcraft to return to their smoky, riff-heavy ’70s classic progressive and heavy rock sound of yesteryear, good news! Witchcraft is now streaming their new single “Drömmar Av Is” which provides exactly that. “Drömmar Av Is” is from Witchcraft‘s long-awaited seventh album IDAG due out on May 23. On that record, […]
