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New Music Friday: 5 Songs You Need Hear This Week (9/5)

Happy New Music Friday! I feel like this week’s roster is pretty eclectic, from indie darlings to hardcore heavyweights and a couple of things in...

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Yungblud and Aerosmith Tapped for Ozzy Osbourne Tribute at the 2025 MTV Music Video Awards

The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards will be held this weekend, and the big show will feature a tribute to late heavy metal godfather Ozzy Osbourne, as...

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‘It Doesn’t Mean Anything to Me’: Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell’s Paradoxical Approach To Songwriting

Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell once said that he is "not trying to communicate to anybody" through his music. The post ‘It Doesn’t Mean...

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Beauty School Dropout Talks Debut Album, the Blink-182 Deep Cut That Cuts Deep, and John Travolta Movies (Exclusive) 

Los Angeles rockers Beauty School Dropout just released their debut album, “Where Did All the Butterflies Go?” The post Beauty School Dropout...

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Brent Hinds Death: Ex-Mastodon Guitarist Was at Fault for Fatal Motorcycle Crash, Police Determine

The heavy metal world has been reeling from the tragic death of ex-Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds, and a new police report details findings that...

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Kneecap Performing a Livestream Show ‘From a Secret Location in Ireland’ With Special Guests

Roughly a week after cancelling their U.S. fall tour, Kneecap has announced they’ll be doing a guerrilla-style livestream show. In a new press...

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Burning Witches Guitarist Courtney Cox Has Been Touring With Multiple Herniated Discs in Her Back for Years

There’s nothing worse than trying to work while sick or injured, but after learning that Burning Witches guitarist Courtney Cox has spent years...

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Drake Addresses Fake Abs Allegations, Responds to Rick Ross Giving Him the Nickname ‘BBL Drizzy’

Drake has had a tumultuous year, from losing a rap beef with Kendrick to filing numerous lawsuits and, more recently, facing allegations of...

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Breaking Benjamin Drummer on Touring Hiatus Due to Health Issues

Breaking Benjamin’s drummer Shaun Foist is retiring from touring, at least temporarily. In an Instagram post from last week (Aug. 28), the band...

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Mac Miller Convinced Chance the Rapper To Keep a Famous Ad-Lib Line on One of His Early Tracks

Chance the Rapper revealed that Mac Miller encouraged him to keep his nervous tic shrieks at the beginning of "14,400 Minutes." The post Mac Miller...

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Freak off a Leash: Dude Gets Tossed Out of a Korn Concert for Publicly Pleasuring Himself

During the first of two shows Korn played with System of Down in New Jersey, one fan simply could not contain his excitement. The post Freak off a...

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Josh Freese Says the Foo Fighters’ Music Never ‘Really Resonated’ With Him

Months after his exit from the Foo Fighters, drummer Josh Freese is saying that the band’s music never “really resonated with” him. In a new...

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Smashing Pumpkins Frontman Billy Corgan Joins My Chemical Romance for Live ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’ Cover in Chicago

My Chemical Romance has been closing out every night of their Long Live The Black Parade tour with a cover of the Smashing Pumpkins’ song, “Bullet...

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‘Very In-Your-Face and Real’: Kurt Cobain Described Recording Technique That Gave ‘In Utero’ Its Classic Sound

Kurt Cobain once revealed that the way Nirvana achieved the sound of their "In Utero" album was by using "a lot" of microphones. The post ‘Very...

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Sony Does Not Want People Buying Bootleg Benson Boone Merch and They’re Going To Court Over It

Ceremony of Roses, a company backed by Sony, has filed a lawsuit over counterfeit Benson Boone merchandise. The venture is seeking to stop bootleggers...

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New Music Friday: 5 Songs You Need Hear This Week (8/29)

Ah, the warm comfort of another New Music Friday on this, the last one of August. As summer begins to wind down, how about a small musical charcuterie...

29.08.2025 3

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Cradle of Filth Firings, Contract Disputes, and Manipulation Allegations: What the Hell is Happening?

It’s been a wild few days in the Cradle of Filth camp, with members quitting and getting fired, and then some serious allegations of improper...

28.08.2025 3

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Deftones Frontman Chino Moreno Wasn’t Sure if It Was a Good Thing That Oasis’ Liam Gallagher Called Him a ‘Dude’

Chino Moreno is a big fan of Oasis, and it seems like the British band’s lead singer, Liam Gallagher, is just as fond of the Deftones frontman, but...

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Bam Margera Says That He and Brent Hinds Were Working on New Music Before the Mastodon Guitarist’s Death

Bam Margera is mourning the death of his friend, former Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds, saying he was "devastated" over the news. The post Bam Margera...

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‘Unity at Sphere in Las Vegas’ Kicks off This Weekend With Trio of Epic EDM Shows

This weekend, The Sphere in Las Vegas will kick off a series of epic EDM shows with three massive concerts: Chase and Status on Friday, Aug. 29;...

27.08.2025 3

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A 28-Year-Old Radiohead Song Just Became the Band’s Fourth Top 100 Hit Thanks to TikTok

Almost three decades after its release, Radiohead’s song “Let Down,” from their hit 1997 album OK Computer, has charted on the Billboard Hot 100...

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Kelly Osbourne Slams Becky Lynch Over Ozzy Joke During WWE Raw

It’s said that you shouldn’t speak ill of the dead, and wrestler Becky Lynch is finding out the hard way after a cruel comment she recently made...

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‘You and I Were Separated at Birth’: Behind Pamela Anderson’s Sisterly Bond With This Early 2000s Hip-Hop Icon

Lil Kim once revealed that she built a strong, "sisterly" bond with actress and former Playboy model Pamela Anderson. The post ‘You and I Were...

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‘War pARTy’: Gwar 40th Anniversary Celebration Adds Retrospective Art Exhibition Coming to Los Angeles This Fall

Gwar and Beyond the Streets art collective have announced "Let There Be Gwar," a free exhibit that will span the band's four-decade career. The post...

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Watch: Bring Me The Horizon Cover ‘Wonderwall’ by Oasis During Reading Festival 2025

Earlier this year, Bring Me The Horizon dropped a killer cover of the iconic Oasis tune “Wonderwall”. And this weekend, they delivered a...

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Frontman Serj Tankian Just Offered a Promising Update on System of a Down

Serj Tankian says that System of a Down hasn't released new music due to "creative differences," but that they would "if it's worth doing." The post...

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Cradle of Filth Keyboardist and Co-Vocalist Suddenly Exits the Band Mid-Tour, Frontman Dani Filth Responds

Cradle of Filth keyboardist and co-vocalist Zoe Marie Federoff is leaving the band, mid-tour, after three years. The post Cradle of Filth Keyboardist...

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How Low Got through Songs Obviously about Their Marriage: ”That Sucks to Be Reminded About”

It’s been three years since the disbandment of indie rock icons Low, originally formed by husband and wife duo Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker in the...

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Former Megadeth Bassist Dave Elefsone Weights in on Farwell Tour, Says He Would ‘Like To Be a Part of It’

Following Dave Mustaine’s announcement that Megadeth is coming to an end with a final album and farewell tour, lots of people have wondered if any...

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Queen’s of the Stone Age Singer Josh Homme Compares Ozzy Osbourne’s Death to Losing David Bowie

The death of Ozzy Osbourne was a profoundly monumental loss for the world, and if you ask Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, it’s similar...

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New Music Friday: 5 Songs You Need Hear This Week (8/22)

It’s that wondertime time of year again, New Music Friday, where we run down some killer new tracks that you should check out. But first, some...

22.08.2025 5

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The Stereotype Beck Took “Real Offense” to at the Start of His Fame in the 1990s

Beck says that the "slacker" stereotype he was saddled with in the 1990s, saying, "I was like, "No, no, no — I want to be a serious artist." The...

22.08.2025 5

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Venus in Leo 2025: 5 Zodiac Signs That Will See Their Love Lives Flip This Month

Buckle up: your love life is about to experience some wild shifts. On August 26, Venus will enter the astrological sign of Leo, remaining there until...

22.08.2025 4

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4 Metal Albums Known for Their Atmospheric Intros

If you have never heard Panopticon's "Autumn Eternal," with the "Tamarack's Gold Returns" intro, it's time to change that. The post 4 Metal Albums...

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Justin Bieber Lookalike Tricked a Vegas Nightclub Into Letting Him Perform, Allegedly Racked up $10K Bill Before Getting Kicked Out

A French man named Dylan Desclos performed at XS Nightclub in Vegas because everyone thought he was Justin Bieber. The post Justin Bieber Lookalike...

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Brent Hinds, Former Mastodon Guitarist, Reportedly Dead After Motorcycle Accident

Brent Hinds co-founded Mastodon in 2000 and performed on eight full-length studio albums with the band during his 25-year tenure. The post Brent...

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A Piece of Art Featuring a Joint Snoop Dogg Smoked Just Sold at Auction for a Baffling Amount

Celebrities are so like us, in some ways, and yet, in others, couldn’t be more different. If I tried to make art out of my mug shot (I don’t have...

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Godspeed You! Black Emperor Just Pulled Their Music From Every Streaming Service Except One…

Joining the ranks of fellow indie artists like Xiu Xiu and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Godspeed You! Black Emperor is off Spotify. The post...

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4 Alt-Rock Songs That Were Secretly About Other Musicians

Pavement once wrote a song that took some tongue-in-cheek jabs at Billy Corgan, and the Smashing Pumpkins singer reportedly wasn't a fan. The post 4...

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Oasis Guitarist Noel Gallagher Says Brother Liam Is ‘Smashing It’ on Reunion Tour, Jokes That His Voice Is ‘AI’

Oasis is only a handful of shows into their 2025 reunion tour, but Noel Gallagher thinks his brother Liam has been “smashing it” so far, even if...

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Limp Bizkit Frontman Fred Durst Smashes Down a Drone With His Microphone Mid-Performance

A drone approached Fred Durst on stage during a Limp Bizkit show in Istanbul and the frontman smashed it to the ground with his mic. The post Limp...

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Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson Weighs in on the Possibility of Playing Las Vegas Spehere—and Its Not Promising

With all the talk of whether or not Metallica might be planning to hold a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere, fans are understandably wondering which...

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Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda Reveals on the Slow Road To Getting the Band Back Together: “People Just Wouldn’t Show up or Call Back”

A few years after Chester Bennington's death, Mike Shinoda was ready to get Linkin Park back together, but it was easier said than done. The post...

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Big Boi Recalls Infamous Awards Show Moment That Encouraged Him to Lean Harder into Outkast

Nobody would deny that Oukast is one of the greatest hip-hop duos of all time, and it turns out that a lot of their best music was made after an...

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Oasis Drop Live Version of Little By Little’ from Wembley Stadium

Oasis’ 2025 reunion tour kicked off in the United Kingdom earlier this month, and to commemorate the shows, the band has been sharing some live...

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Slipknot Reportedly Selling Their Music Catalog for a Major Windfall of Cash

Three guys in Slipknot are reportedly looking to sell off their music catalog in exchange for a big payday. How big? According...

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Gravity Bongs: What They Are, How to Use Them, How to Make Them, and More

All bongs deserve love, but this article is all about gravity bongs, a truly special way to get toasted. You don’t need to have passed high school...

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‘Rust in Peace’: Megadeth Announce Final Album, Farewell Tour Plans

After four decades, Megadeth have announced plans to record one final studio album, as well as a proper farewell tour to say goodbye to their...

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Scumdog Toys: Gwar Action Figures Now Available to Pre-Order

If you ever felt like your toy collection was missing a line of Gwar toys, then that was a very specific wish that is, coincidentally, coming true....

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Chris Hemsworth Asked Parkway Drive’s Drummer To Give Him Drum Lessons So He Could Play With Ed Sheeran

Chris Hemsworth recently sat in on drums with Ed Sheeran’s band, but first he tapped fellow Aussie Ben Gordon, from metalcore stalwarts Parkway...

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