The Mayhem Festival returned in 2024 as a one-day destination event, but there’s another twist in store as plans for the 2025 festival are underway. Sumerian Records chief Ash Avildsen brought back the festival last year and during a chat with Rock Feed posted earlier today, he revealed that the 2025 edition will be called […]
Brian James, co-founding guitarist with The Damned, died at the age of 70 on Mar. 6, his family confirmed. He was the lead songwriter for the band in their early years and wrote their 1977 track “New Rose,” widely regarded as the first-ever British punk single. Guns N’ Roses covered the song on 1993’s “The […]
What were Whitechapel vocalist Phil Bozeman‘s favorite albums when he was a teenager? The deathcore titans were founded in 2006, not long after Bozeman exited his teen years, connecting his early music close to his late childhood influences. While Whitechapel pursued a path uniquely different than the crop of favorites the vocalist shares here, there’s a […]
Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland has issued a public statement after claims by Mexican officials this week that they had not been contacted about staging the recently announced event. In his video posting on Instagram, McFarland claimed that the second Fyre Festival is indeed “real,” and he addressed several of the concerns that have been […]
The Aftershock Festival lineup has arrived for 2025, with a stellar group of bands set to take the stage including headliners Blink-182, Deftones, Korn and Bring Me the Horizon. The four-day music festival returns to Sacramento’s Discovery Park the weekend of Oct. 2-5. Organizers have pulled in over 115 bands to play four stages over […]
At midnight earlier today (March 5), Ghost unveiled new frontman Papa V Perpetua. The reveal came in tandem with the announcement of the band’s new album, Skeletá, and a music video for the first single, “Satanized.” In the hours since, reactions have poured in from fans worldwide. In just nine hours, “Satanized” already has over half […]
Motley Crue‘s Las Vegas residency has been rescheduled due to frontman Vince Neil‘s health. The residency was set to kick off at Vegas’ Dolby Live at Park MGM later this month, but the shows have now been moved to September. Crue shared a social media post on the matter, which stated that the singer has to have a “required […]
What 1980s rock bands should have been bigger? Each of the acts on this list had varying levels of fame during the 80s. Some were as brief as being labeled one-hit wonders. Others had extensive runs of charting music that didn’t seem to be as big as you might think given the quality of their […]
Brand New have announced a trio of reunion shows after a lengthy layoff and fans have started taking to social media to share their thoughts. This return comes with some lingering backlash from the 2017 sexual misconduct allegations against singer Jesse Lacey that has made their return to the public spotlight problematic for some music […]
The Black Dahlia Murder have enjoyed a storied history en route to becoming one of the most well respected death metal bands going, but what was the most rewarding period in their history? Guitarist-turned-vocalist Brian Eschbach answered that question while reflecting on the group’s history with Full Metal Jackie on her weekend radio show. While […]
