TikTok gets more metal every day. Liz, also known as the heavy metal baby, has more followers on the app than most rock and metal musicians probably do, and that’s because she drums to bands like Slipknot, Pantera and Metallica. And she’s adorable. Liz’s drumming debut was Slipknot’s one-off single “All Out Life,” and she
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Helsinki-based GEA has become known in recent years for the sweet, celestial sound of her voice and marrying traditional Nordic folk music and ambient electronica. It’s been a beautiful marriage of styles in her releases so far, garnering her recognition in a number of genres, including EDM. With her new single “The Truth Between the
Corey Taylor continues to be one of the hardest working musicians going. We’ve seen his prolific nature over the years balancing multiple bands and writing books, but it looks like Taylor has his sights set on yet another medium. According to the singer, he’s got five film scripts he’s completed writing. While speaking with Terri
AniMaze X are releasing their highly anticipated new single “Strawberry Fields Forever” worldwide on Friday, February 26th, 2021. AniMaze X is a 3-dimensional avatar redefined. AniMaze X is a heavy metal band, also redefined, but with a twist. The illegitimate child of Alice Cooper and Mickey Mouse, AniMaze X is a creative, strategic, musical design
Rocky Kramer will be hosting a new Rock & Roll Tuesdays Show on February 16th, 2021 at 7 PM PT on Twitch. Tuesday’s theme is “Valentine Rock.” Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky recently performed at the SohoJohnny Let Me Help Inc/ #IAmNoJoke
We’ve been following the releases from Ian Urbina’s Outlaw Ocean Music Project since we reported on last year and the music has been incredible. The core of this project stems from the fact that musicians and journalists are both storytellers. One uses sounds, the other leverages words. The Outlaw Ocean Music Project is a first-of-its-kind
Justin Bartlett, a metal artist who’s worked with bands like Cadaver and Hooded Menace, has been diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer. Though he is carrying an optimistic demeanor, a GoFundMe page has been launched by his sister to assist with his medical bills. “I haven’t had to share with the world that I have cancer
Mahalo is consistently bringing us some of the best dance-centric house music, collaborating with the likes of Lipless, DLMT, MŌZ, and more. His latest single, “Got That Love,” dropped right before Valentine’s Day, is the perfect mix of club vibes and romance. Featuring some wonderful vocals and an incredibly catchy rhythm and melody, “Got That
Melvins drummer Dale Crover, as a guest on “The Chuck Schute Podcast,” recollected one truly harrowing moment on the road when the band got pulled over in Texas. The police officers at the scene planted drugs and other paraphernalia on the Seattle band, but it all turned out to be one elaborate prank orchestrated by
An unfortunate side effect of dance music exploding popularity in the early 2010s is that so much of the genre’s history has been somewhat lost to the new festival sounds of the main stage. But dance music, in its purest form, dates back to the 70s in disco and perhaps even the 60s, when the
When it comes to drugs and partying, Motley Crue is the most infamous band in rock and metal history, but how did they get away with smuggling illicit substances across the globe? Tommy Lee has revealed exactly how they did it on the tour bus and even on Crue’s private jet. Tommy Lee was on
Hangout Music Festival has officially moved to 2022, but is still exploring options for a potential Fall 2021 event. In a new update, organizers reveal they are monitoring the ever-changing COVID-19 situation. Like the vast majority of festivals, Hangout was forced to cancel in 2020 due to the pandemic and is now eager to return.
Rapper Trippie Redd has shown hints of his rock and metal influence in the past, but the prolific hitmaker is engaging with the rock world more than ever before on his upcoming Neon Shark Vs. Pegasus deluxe release, which is getting an executive producer assist from Blink-182‘s Travis Barker. And Barker isn’t the only rocker
As a special Valentine’s Day treat, Alesso and Armin van Buuren have teased a new collaboration, “Leave A Little Love.” Surprisingly, as far as we can tell, this will be the first time the two have ever worked on a track together, original, remix, or otherwise. Despite both of them being such massive stars, either
Machine Gun Kelly has landed a new movie role that will provide a little extra family time on the set, as his daughter has also been cast in the film. The movie is called One Way and it stars Kelly, who acts under his given name Colson Baker, as Freddy, a thief whose robbery of
Quiet Child put out “Delilah” with Tinashe late last year, and now GUDFELLA & Levity have gotten their hands on it and turned the off-kilter hip hop collab into a shimmering future bass song ready for festivals. Chopped up vocals from Tinashe and a hefty amount of additional synth flair completely transform the original into
For the very first time, Iron Maiden were nominated for potential induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2021. Only one member of the band’s professional recording lineup throughout their 40-year history was left out and guitarist Dennis Stratton, who only played on the self-titled 1980 debut, was
Imanbek has seen insane growth over the past year, since releasing his remix of SAINt JHN’s “Roses” and going incredibly viral on TikTok, to the point the song now has over 1 billion streams on Spotify, nearly 20x more than his next most-streamed song. But not content to rest on his laurels, he just dropped Bang,