Sad news to report, as founding Modest Mouse drummer Jeremiah Green has been diagnosed with stage four cancer. The news was made public by Green’s mother, who shared the news via Facebook on Christmas Day. Along with frontman Isaac Brock, Green formed Modest Mouse in 1993. He left the group in 2003 after suffering a
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Nickelback are no strangers to the heavy stuff and bassist Mike Kroeger managed to catch Meshuggah on their fall tour. He’s now offered his reaction to seeing them live, blown away by not just the band but their mosh-happy fans as well. The band’s overwhelming success as a hard rock band often puts their music at
There are many options for how to spend your New Year’s Eve this year, from Countdown in San Bernardino, to Decadence in Phoenix or Denver, to Jackpot NYE in Vegas, and more. Even if you’re not making it out to a show or festival this year to ring in 2023, you can still make any
Reunions are a big trend in rock and metal right now, and although they wrote “Stand Up (And Be Counted),” you shouldn’t count on Venom‘s classic members Cronos, Mantas and Abaddon getting back together as two of them have reignited a longstanding feud, trading fresh disses in the press. It’s quite an old school windup
Pop music and electronic dance music may seem unlikely, but Diva Flawless proves that the two genres can be seamlessly blended. The Canadian musician’s latest single, “Voom Voom,” showcases her ability to fuse pop melodies with energetic EDM beats, creating a unique and unforgettable sound. This unapologetic track showcases the artist’s musical prowess and ability
Mr. Big shut things down after the 2018 death of drummer Pat Torpey, but after plenty of speculation in recent months, it now appears as though the veteran band will regroup in 2023. The band’s frontman, Eric Martin, revealed the news that a reunion was afoot for the coming year while speaking with The Metal
If you somehow missed out on either attending or watching the stream of Metallica‘s 2022 All Within My Hands foundation “Helping Hands” benefit show, Metallica have you covered for one of the special moments. During their performance, they debuted a new cover song, taking on the Thin Lizzy track “Borderline” as one of the night’s
Every year on December 24, Santa Claus “rocks and rolls all nite” delivering presents, so naturally ahead of his journey this year a few mall goths dressed up as Kiss to bid him well and get some photos with the man of the hour. The trio dressed up as the Spaceman, the Demon and the
Early on Christmas Eve, Faithless announced that core and founding member Maxi Jazz, real name Maxwell Fraser, had passed away aged 65. According to the announcement, Fraser died peacefully in his sleep. The group was best known for their hit “Insomnia” but are regarded as a pillar of early ’90s dance music. According to reports,
PSA for music fans: If your kids or another family member or friend tries to tell you your favorite musician just died, you might want to fact check the news before going into mourning. There’s a new trend going around on TikTok, #fakecelebritydeath (currently with 16 million views), in which kids are pranking their parents telling
In contrast to his demonic professional demeanor, Cannibal Corpse frontman George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher is actually among the nicest and humblest metal musicians around. Case in point: his recent claw machine toy donations and lovable photos with “the best Mall Santa ever!!!” This past Monday (Dec. 19), the vicious vocalist took to Instagram to post several
Yesterday, RÜFÜS DU SOL capped off their most ambitious year yet with the release of the live version of Grammy-nominated single “On My Knees” captured from their sold out performance at The Gorge Amphitheatre in October. As a live-performing band, RÜFÜS has the privilege of improvising, riffing, and augmenting their recorded tracks for the live
In a new interview, Ville Valo of HIM discusses why he doesn’t use social media. The performer explained that he handed over his official social media passwords to someone else. So he doesn’t use such online platforms personally. Today, five years after the dissolution of HIM, Valo is finally releasing his debut solo LP, Neon Noir. It arrives Jan. 13, 2023. In the
It’s official, Tomorrowland is heading back to Brazil in 2023! After two amazing festival editions in 2015 and 2016, Tomorrowland has now announced the return to South America for a new edition of Tomorrowland Brasil on October 12-14, 2023. The beautiful festival area of Parque Maeda in Itu, a municipality of São Paulo, will be
Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain has clapped back at founding guitarist Neal Schon, his bandmate in the veteran arena rockers. His remarks come after Schon criticized Cain for the keyboardist’s involvement in a singalong of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin'” at an event for former President Donald Trump in Florida. Cain played “Don’t Stop Believin'” at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate last month, per Variety.
After a hiatus in 2021, the fan-favorite compilation All I Want For Christmas Is Bass is back on Kannibalen Records! Volume 6 has come packed with nine fantastic gifts from incredibly talented producers from across the entire globe. Some faces are familiar to the Kannibalen family, while some are new to the Montreal imprint, but
It’s not every day that a notable rock or metal band has just one original member left in their lineup. That being said, however, it is something that happens not so infrequently in the rock world. What’s your favorite band whose lineup today has only one founding member? Because you might be surprised at just how many
Allen Mock (A.K.A. Tae Hong Kim) is a music producer/DJ from Tokyo. The originality of his sound comes from fusing genres and sound-frequencies that are outside the box, always adding a bass/trap twist into his music. He expands his music by experimenting with unique sounds, creating futuristic and electronic melodies. Since his start, he’s earned