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As I Lay Dying frontman Tim Lambesis has spoken out on the “unhealthy environment” that has led to all other members of the band leaving. Last month (October 24), bassist Ryan Neff, guitarist Ken Susi and drumer Nick Pierce, all of whom joined As I Lay Dying in 2022, announced they were quitting the band,

Here are 50 of the most controversial hard rock and metal album covers of all time. Rock and metal are no strangers to provocation, whether it’s a deliberate attempt to be shocking for the sake of generating controversy, or it’s just some artistic expression that happens to be quite extreme. Shocking, confusing, disturbing, revolting, enraging…

Legendary producer and songwriter Quincy Jones has died, aged 91. His publicist, Arnold Robinson, confirmed he had died at his home last night (November 3) surrounded by his family, according to Sky News. “Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing,” the family said

At the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Creed kicked off their Are You Ready? tour alongside 3 Doors Down and Mammoth WVH. The headliners took a month off the road after wrapping up their Summer of ’99 tour on Sept. 30 and will be traversing the U.S. and Canada through early December, with a

Deftones have played their version of Japan’s ‘Ghosts’ live for the first time at their Día De Los Deftones festival – watch footage below. The band were headlining the fifth iteration of their own curated festival at Petco Park in San Diego on Saturday (November 2), where they gave a live debut to their cover

Some of the biggest bands have only released three or less albums during their careers. A lot of groups and musicians had short-lived careers due to tragedies and break-ups, but others have only released a small number of albums for other reasons. Less can sometimes be more, though, and these acts certainly support that notion.

Halsey treated her fans in Los Angeles to a ‘90s alt-rock version of ‘Colors’ on Halloween on Thursday – check out footage below. The singer was playing a show for Amazon Music Live, and her 13-track set took the crowd on a journey through the decades, with portions of the show dedicated to the ‘70s,

Tony Iommi said he wanted the Hard Rock Cafe to return a guitar he sold them, as per the deal they’d done with him, but the corporation wouldn’t do it. The Black Sabbath icon parted with the red Gibson SG, named Monkey after a sticker attached to it, which he’d used on at least four

Bruce Springsteen is at the centre of a powerful new campaign ad for presidential nominee Kamala Harris – check it out below. The video is titled ‘Hopes and Dreams’ in reference to the musician’s track ‘Land Of Hopes And Dreams’, which soundtracks the clip. It consists primarily of footage of the Boss speaking to a

Who are metal’s most negative bands? In a recent survey published by the Prodigy Education Study, one of the key components was taking a look at the lyrical content of some of music’s top artists and breaking them down into who is providing the more positive and who is delivering the more negative sentiments. Looking

An appeals court has ruled that Ed Sheeran did not infringe the copyright of Marvin Gaye‘s ‘Let’s Get It On’. Today (November 1), The US Court Of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that Sheeran’s 2014 hit track did not infringe on Gaye’s iconic track, citing that both songs only share the “fundamental musical building

Video footage has been shared online of a concert venue security guard dragging Alpha Wolf singer Lochie Keogh off the stage during a recent show. The venue’s promoter has since responded to the incident in a statement. The concert took place Oct. 30 at the San Francisco venue The Warfield. Alpha Wolf were one of

Ari Lennox has shared her unhappiness over her contract with record label Dreamville –  which is owned by J. Cole – by saying she feels “played right now” by them and wants out of it. In an Instagram reel published on Tuesday (October 29) – which has since been deleted – Lennox aired her grievances

Nightwish‘s tour manager Ewo Pohjola has been charged with “mild assault” in Finland for allegedly strangling one woman during an industry event last fall while a second woman also shared a similar allegation though choosing not to file charges. In a report from the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE, it’s revealed that the alleged incident occurred

Inhaler have announced details of a huge UK and European tour to take place in the first half of 2025 – check out all the dates below. The Irish band will play a run of eight dates around the UK in February, kicking off at Leeds’ O2 Academy on February 7 and wrapping at Newcastle’s

Paul Gray played his final show with Slipknot on Oct. 31, 2009 and the band played a 16-song set during the evening. The performance took place at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palm Springs Casino Resort in Las Vegas, and was part of the ‘Knot’s All Hope Is Gone tour. They had been on the road all

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have announced the release date of their new album ‘Missionary’. Find out more below. READ MORE: Mount Westmore – ‘Snoop, Cube, 40, $hort’ review: rap supergroup overstuffed with ideas and personalities The album has been teased since March this year, and will be the follow-up to their 1993 album ‘Doggystyle’. So far,

Metallica fans are sharing some of their biggest hot takes on the band over on Reddit. According to Merriam-Webster, a “hot take” is “a quickly produced, strongly worded, and often deliberately provocative or sensational opinion or reaction (as in response to current news).” Considering Metallica are one of the biggest bands in the world, there are undoubtedly