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Days after Nothing More announced details for their next studio album, Carnal, frontman Jonny Hawkins joined Chuck Armstrong on Loudwire Nights to discuss what fans can expect. “It’s kind of an extension conceptually from our last album, Spirits,” Hawkins said on Loudwire Nights Monday (April 15). “This album is a lot heavier and more in your

A 16-year-old boy from Cowes has been sentenced to jail for seven years after he was found plotting a potential attack at Isle of Wight Festival. In February, the boy (who cannot be named for legal reasons) was found guilty of preparation of terrorist acts at Kingston Crown Court. He was also found guilty on

Everyone’s talking about Ryan Gosling‘s live action Beavis and Butt-Head skit on Saturday Night Live, which aired this past Saturday (April 13). The actor hosted this weekend’s SNL episode, which featured country artist Chris Stapleton as its musical guest. During the special, Gosling and the show’s own Mikey Day dressed up as the iconic, rock and metal-loving cartoon duo Beavis and Butt-Head —

Willow has shared her whimsical new single ‘Big Feelings’ and has announced her new album ‘Empathogen’. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Willow: “Humans have never been good at accepting that people are different” The track opens up with a jazzy piano riff followed by a pounding kick drum. “I have such big feelings / Can’t shut

Jakob Nowell, the new singer of Sublime, has named a trio of legendary acts who have influenced his vocal style, including some metal singers, which some fans may find a bit surprising. Jakob is the son of Bradley Nowell, Sublime’s original singer who died in 1996. Bradley’s death was tragic in a multitude of ways

Mae Muller headlined the most recent edition of Club NME with Ladbrokes LIVE this weekend at London’s Scala (April 12). In what was her first headline show of the year, Muller debuted tracks from her 2023 album ‘Sorry I’m Late’ for the first time returning to the stage in style. Performing to a hometown crowd

Here are 20 of the cheapest rock albums ever made. The music industry has been worth billions of dollars for decades, but that doesn’t mean one has to break the bank to make the big time. Step one, of course, is a debut album, and for newly minted bands and blossoming solo artists, there usually isn’t

Childish Gambino has announced he will premiere new music tonight (April 14). The musician, comedian, actor and writer (real name Donald Glover) first began teasing new music last December, with him promising new music was on the way “soon”. Now, Glover has officially unveiled the news, taking to social media to reveal some details about

Van Halen 3 producer Mike Post has revealed that Eddie Van Halen had to take over on drums in place of his brother Alex during the recording of the album. The 1998 record was the only Van Halen record to feature Gary Cherone on lead vocals, and was the band’s first commercial failure. Post, who

Rico Wade, one third of the Atlanta rap production group Organized Noize and a key early collaborator with OutKast, has died at the age of 52. The news was confirmed by his family in a statement. “We are deeply saddened by the sudden and unexpected passing of our son, father, husband and brother Rico Wade,”

In support of his new album, The Mandrake Project, Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson played his first solo band show in 22 years on April 12 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. It was the first of back-to-back nights at this historic venue, billed as The House Band of Hell in what

Bruce Springsteen played ‘Seeds’ for the first time since 2016 during his show in Connecticut last night (April 12). READ MORE: Bruce Springsteen live in London: the heartland hero remains firmly at his majestic peak Performing at the Mohegan Sun Arena, The Boss gave a rare outing to the track, which was recorded during the 1983

A new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie will adapt one of the darkest Ninja Turtle stories ever — in live-action form. Word is out that Paramount is now developing a movie based on The Last Ronin, the 2020 comic published by IDW and co-written by Turtles creator Kevin Eastman. The series follows the last surviving Ninja Turtle

Paul McCartney was joined by The Eagles on a version of ‘Let It Be’ at a tribute concert for the late Jimmy Buffett at the Hollywood Bowl this week.  The singer-songwriter, known for his tropical rock sound, died at the age of 76 last September after a four-year battle with skin cancer.   The concert,

Check out our latest Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? compilation, “Metalcore: Tales From a Scene.” We’ve had a lot of musicians appear in the video series over the years, so lately, we’ve been compiling them into episodes based on genre. A few weeks ago, we put one out called “Nu Metal: Tales From a Scene.” This time, it’s all

Yungblud has today (April 12) announced that he’s written an “immersive” new book. READ MORE: Yungblud tells us about his past, present, future and new festival BludFest  The musician announced the book on X/Twitter saying “I wrote a book – what the fuck?!” Yungblud said he was “excited” about the new book and said “it

When Keith Wallen opened up about his new song, “Headspace Holiday,” on Loudwire Nights Thursday (April 11), he was honest about how important it is to him. “I actually wrote this song with Cody [Quistad] from Wage War,” Wallen told host Chuck Armstrong. “He’s killing it right now with the writing and the riffs and