Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci has officially unveiled Terminal Velocity, his first solo album in 15 years and second overall. The release also features his former bandmate, drum legend Mike Portnoy, making the newly released title track their first piece of new music together since 2009. The undeniable chemistry between the two is entirely palpable on
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Shihori is an artist who started out life with what many perceived as challenges. She was born deaf in her left ear and it was later discovered that she also had a form of dwarfism and Asperger’s. Her family and those around her sought to correct these things but because of the unique combination of
Electronic artists REZZ & Grabbitz have found kindred spirits in rock outfit Underoath, teaming up with the band for the second time this year as they’ve just had Underoath remix their current single, “Someone Else.” The initial version of “Someone Else” has been enjoying a steady rise at Alternative Rock radio, currently sitting at No.
Erick Morillo, renowned Colombian-American DJ, music producer (he created the original “I Like To Move It” song that was used for the movie ‘Madagascar’) and record label owner, has been arrested and charged with sexual battery on a woman. According to police, the incident occurred last December in his Miami Beach home. Miami Local 10 reports,
Unwound bassist Vern Rumsey has reportedly died at the age of 47. Few details about the death were revealed, but his passing was shared by Rumsey’s Household Gods bandmate Conan Neutron. “Absolutely stunned and shocked. Vern Rumsey is gone. I have no details at all. One of the sweetest and most pure hearts I know
Apart from receiving support by the likes of Don Diablo, Cedric Gervais, Jauz, Slushii, Craze, Lost Frequencies, Zeds Dead and more, US-based producer GunFight is releasing tons of stellar music this year, already having unleashed 7 bangers while continuing his bass-heavy Fully Loaded DJ mixes. Now, following glitch-hop vibe “Battlefield” and Drum & Bass banger
Black Stone Cherry are ready to rev it up once more, announcing their seventh studio album The Human Condition and unleashing a new video for their foot-stomping lead single, “Again.” The Human Condition was completed just a few days before the COVID-19 lockdown took place, with the band finding that some of the themes of
First Roblox, now Fortnite! The popular battle royale game is heating up with a brand new soundtrack from Monstercat. The new in-game “Radio Yonder featuring Monstercat” playlist in Battle Royale mode allows fans to stream 20 tracks from the label. The compilation includes over an hour worth of music from Slushii, Habstrakt, Dion Timmer, Sullivan King,
Nothing goes together like black metal and … yoga?! Before you question it, you should check out Black Widow Yoga, a type of yoga that is targeted at the black metal audience out there, complete with the latest episode featuring an instructor rocking some corpse paint. In the session you’ll view below, instructor Borkkvlt (that’s pronounced
Quarantine has treated us to some massive livestreams — but none quite as menacing as this special b2b performance between DJ Snake and Malaa. The Best of Both Worlds set from these leading French DJs captivated audiences across the globe five days ago with the universal language of house music, and now fans can experience
A few years back, Dee Snider recorded an acoustic version of Twisted Sister‘s rebellious anthem “We’re Not Gonna Take It.” It held a specific meaning back then, but the veteran rocker explained to Loudwire Nights that the call to action now, for the U.S. as a whole, is to get “this president out of office at all
That subtitle isn’t just posturing; while jump up continues to be a a heavily debated topic among D&B fans, Annix, who are categorically and unabashedly jump up, just keep making beats that everyone can get behing. From tech heads to neuro freaks to melodic lovers, everyone loves a bit of Annix and if you listen
Tony Costanza, former drummer for Machine Head and Crowbar, has died at age 52. The news was broken by his ex-Crisis bandmate Afzaal Nasiruddeen. Costanza began his career with the band Papsmear, providing vocals for two demos in the 1980s. In 1991, he joined Machine Head as the original drummer, coming up with ideas for
Last month, an ambitious festival called Rave Family Block Fest attempted the impossible with a massive Minecraft virtual music festival featuring over 900 artists and 65 stages. The endeavor turned out truly too big to implement successfully, and it received harsh feedback across the internet. Now, Mat Zo’s label Mad Zoo has teamed up with
2020 has provided its fair share of challenges, and while Nashville may typically be a popular tourist spot, Paramore‘s Hayley Williams is hoping you’ll save that trip until travel is safe again. In a series of Instagram Stories posts, Williams delivered a plea to her social media followers, requesting that they not come to her
People gathered by the thousands over the weekend in Berlin to protest coronavirus (COVID-19)-related restrictions. The so-called End of the Pandemic – Day of Freedom protest took place at Brandenburg Gate on Saturday, August 1, as citizens gathered to boycott restrictions mandated by the German government. Approximately 20,000 people were in attendance. Although the protest was described as
We’re still in the lead up to Corey Taylor‘s first solo album (CMFT is due Oct. 2 via Roadrunner Records), but the singer just dropped his plan for starting work on its follow-up. Speaking with KAAOS TV (viewed below), Taylor stated of his upcoming release, “The only thing I really wanted to do on this
Lake of the Ozarks is making headlines yet again for all the wrong reasons. An EDM show went down over the weekend at the popular Missouri hot spot — and from the looks of the footage, masks were not required, nor were social distancing restrictions enforced. Considering the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, this event series has