Marking the 40th anniversary of ACCEPT's iconic album, Balls To The Wall, founding member and former frontman Udo Dirkschneider is reinterpreting this classic with a fresh and star-studded twist. Far from a simple remake, this project was born out of countless conversations with prominent artists across the global rock and metal scene, who frequently asked: "Are you planning anything special for the 40th anniversary of Balls To The Wall?"
These discussions sparked the idea to re-record the album's legendary tracks alongside a stellar lineup of guest musicians, transforming the project into a heartfelt tribute. For both Dirkschneider and the participating artists, this endeavor is more than a celebration - it's a homage to one of heavy metal's most groundbreaking albums. (continue)
For the first time ever, two iconic titans of extreme metal - Dying Fetus and Cradle Of Filth - are joining forces to co-headline the 2025 Chaos & Carnage Tour. Joining the chaos is a powerhouse lineup of special guests: Fleshgod Apocalypse, Ne Obliviscaris, Undeath, Vomit Forth, and Corpse Pile.
Now in its sixth year, CHAOS & CARNAGE upholds its reputation for showcasing the elite of heavy music while championing the genre's future. Previous editions have seen acts such as Whitechapel, Carnifex, Suicide Silence, Cattle Decapitation, Lorna Shore, Humanity's Last Breath, Aborted, and more dominate stages nationwide; the tour has built a legacy of unforgettable performances in packed venues nationwide. (continue)
The Melvins, who only recently announced a staggering number of U.S. tour dates for 2025, have slated a March trek across the Golden State, with the Los Angeles-based outfit playing six shows across California, dubbed the "Spring Break" Tour.
Tickets for the newly announced dates are on-sale this Friday at 10 a.m. pacific time, with an artist pre-sale (code: SPRINGBREAK!) starting on Wednesday at 10 a.m. pacific. CNTS and Desslok open on all dates. Buzz Osborne shared: "California! Here we go! There's no better time to crisscross the state. Let's do it!" (continue)
Emo Nite, the party and lifestyle brand that brings fans of emo, pop punk and alternative music, has released the first volume of their Grave Rave Mixtape inspired by their new party Grave Rave, combining the best of both EDM and emo music, celebrating the very best in 'Emotional Dance Music'.
The 9 track mixtape is a fusion of iconic emo songs combined with EDM elements created by DJs and producers that have played at events including artists like Fairlane, STVW, if found, Ghost in Real Life, pushing daizies, and more. The mix also includes two original edits from Emo Nite founders, Morgan Freed and T.J. Petracca making this the first release of music under the Emo Nite name. Grave Rave Mixtape Vol 1 is exclusively on Soundcloud and for free downloa (continue)
Apple Music and Apple TV+ just released "A Carpool Karaoke Christmas" and AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson surprises pop star Lady Gaga in the special where she revealed that she was an extra in one of the band's music videos when she was 17-years-old.
Gaga shared a video of her grandmother singing the band's classic hit "Highway To Hell" when host Zane Lowe surprised her with an appearance by Brian Johnson. "I brought you Brian Johnson for Christmas," Lowe told Gaga. (continue)
Matt Sorum says in a new interview that he turned down an invitation to reunite with Guns N' Roses after they asked him to make a guest appearance with the group.
The former Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver and The Cult drummer appeared on AllDay Vinyl's Legends: Podcast and was asked if he has been to a Guns N' Roses show since Axl Rose reunited with Slash and Duff McKagan. (continue)
To celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the original release of their sixth album The Underfall Yard, Big Big Train have today released a new 'Winter Version' of the song Brew & Burgh.
The original version of the track was first released as part of the re-mixed and expanded re-issue of The Underfall Yard in spring 2021 and is regarded by the band as forming an important part of the definitive version of the album. (continue)
Portland, OR duo Wonderly (Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsverk) just released their new album "Wolves" and to celebrate we asked Jim to tell us about the single "Plaid Pantry". Here is the story:
This song wasn't so much written (the way we usually dive into composing songs) - it erupted. It was an extended laugh that we lassoed into something else...."Plaid Pantry" is the local convenience store chain in Oregon. As weird as Portland professes to be, you haven't lived in Portland until you've been in a Plaid Pantry at 3am. It's a great show, even better if you're actually part of the weirdness. In our more reckless days, we probably wasted much of the time of many Plaid Pantry clerks. They have a TOUGH job. We were playing around on upright and guitar one day and we started feeling empathy about these clerks and the sh*t they must go through with the late night pack of wolves, and it occurred to us that they, too, are members of Portland's weird elite. (continue)
Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang had a top 24 story of May 2024 after made a surprise appearance at the Welcome To Rockville festival during the Foo Fighter's headline set on May 11th.
The Mammoth WVH frontman and former Van Halen bassist helped the Foo Fighters prank the audience half-way through their performance at the festival. Frontman Dave Grohl told the audience that he never gets to solo and wanted to show off his guitar skills. (continue)
Metallica enjoyed a top 24 story of May 2024 after they shared the full video of their tribute performance honoring Elton John and Bernie Taupin at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. on March 20, 2024 where John and Taupin were honored with the Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize for their contribution to music.
The metal legends performed "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding", from Elton's iconic "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album, during the special event that was hosted by Billy Porter. (continue)
Led Zeppelin legend Jimmy Page had a top 24 story of May 2024 after he took to social media to pay tribute to indie rock icon Steve Albini, who passed away from a heart attack on May 7th, and worked with Page and his former Zeppelin bandmate Robert Plant on their 1997 album "'Walking into Clarksdale'.
Page wrote, "I was very sad to hear of Steve Albini's passing this week. Robert and I worked with him in 1997 on our album 'Walking into Clarksdale' - a record I'm still really proud of. (continue)
Weezer scored a top 24 story of May 2024 in our look back in the Year In Rock after Vevo released an installment of Footnotes, that took viewers behind the scenes of the official music video for Weezer's smash hit "Buddy Holly," on the 30th anniversary of the 'Blue Album,' released on May 10, 1994.
The episode detailed the award-winning "Buddy Holly" video, how it paid homage to the 70s show 'Happy Days,' and described how director Spike Jonze combined actual show footage with look-alike actors to recreate the famous set. (continue)
Robert Plant had a top 24 story of May 2024 after he created a new pre-match Molineux mix featuring the Led Zeppelin classics "Kashmir" and "Whole Lotta Love" for the Wolverhampton Wanderers football club.
The Wanderers shared the mix online along with these details: "Go inside the studio as our vice-president and rock legend Robert Plant creates a new pre-match mix for Molineux. (continue)
The Who scored a top 24 story of May 2024 when the the syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands celebrated the 55th anniversary of The Who's iconic "Tommy" album.
Redbeard shared this synopsis for the episode: "Rock'n'roll is about the moment you become alone, the moment when you grow up, the moment when you leave home," The Who's Tommy composer Pete Townshend declares. "You have no protection anymore. Your family haven't disowned you, and you haven't disowned your family, but from then on you're an adult. You will never... ever... NOT be alone again. Rock'n'roll is about that moment." (continue)
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