Alice Cooper has announced a U.K. book tour in support of his upcoming memoir, Devil on My Shoulder.

The tour kicks off Oct. 11 in Cardiff, and hits Cambridge, London, Brighton, Manchester and more, before wrapping Oct. 20 in Wolverhampton, with each date moderated by a special guest.

Moderators include musician Arthur Brown, aka The God of Hellfire, Absolute Radio presenter Claire Sturgess and music journalist Billy Sloan.

Tickets are on sale now.

Devil on My Shoulder, set for release Oct. 6, follows the life and career of the "No More Mr. Nice Guy" rocker, who was born Vincent Damon Furnier before creating his Alice Cooper stage persona and eventually adopting it as his legal name.

Cooper has several European festival dates booked in June and July, and will then hit the road on a U.K. tour with The Hollywood Vampires starting Aug. 12 in London. A complete list of date can be found at AliceCooper.com.

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Sum 41 is celebrating the 25th anniversary of their debut album, All Killer No Filler, with a new reissue.

The Canadian rockers are set to release a special 25th anniversary edition of the album on limited-edition two-LP silver vinyl and CD, each featuring an alternate cover and five unreleased live tracks.

Originally released May 8, 2001, All Killer No Filler featured the hit single “Fat Lip,” which went to #1 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. Another single, “In Too Deep,” peaked at #10 on the same chart.

The album would go on to be certified double Platinum by the RIAA.

The 25th anniversary edition of All Killer No Filler will be released July 24. It is available for preorder now.

In April, Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley shared a post reflecting on the 25th anniversary of “Fat Lip,” calling it "The song that changed our lives forever."

Sum 41 disbanded in 2025 after releasing a final album, 2024's Heaven :x: Hell, and completing a farewell tour.

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Avenged Sevenfold is featured on a new song from the Russian activist and punk rock collective Pussy Riot.

The track, “Candy Dopamine,” is from Pussy Riot’s debut album, CYKA, which will be released June 12.

“This song is kind of a love & hate song to prescription and designer drug culture,” Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova says. “It started with my dependence on anti depressants, but it’s also looking at everyone now mentalhealthmaxxing and looksmaxxing via pills and injections.”

She adds, “It’s not a judgement, it’s just an observation and my personal experience with these things is that I have to be in a long term relationship with them for my PTSD and depression.”

“Candy Dopamine” is available now via digital outlets.

This isn’t the first time Avenged Sevenfold and Pussy Riot have collaborated on a song. In 2023 they teamed up for a new version of Avenged Sevenfold’s "We Love You,” from their album Life Is but a Dream... The new version was renamed “We Love You Moar."

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Metallica set a new record in Berlin, Germany, over the weekend.

The band revealed on Instagram that their Saturday concert at Olympiastadion set the record for the biggest show ever at the venue, with an audience of over 94,000 people.

“Night after night, city after city, the #MetallicaFamily is bringing it!” the band wrote on social media.

According to The Berliner, Metallica broke the record previously held by U2, who played to about 90,000 people in 2009 on their 360° Tour.

Metallica is currently on the latest leg of their M72 world tour. Their next show is June 3 in Bologna, Italy. The tour wraps with a no repeat weekend, July 3 and 5 in London.

The band will then return to the U.S. to kick off their residency at the Las Vegas Sphere on Oct. 1.

A complete list of dates can be found at Metallica.com.

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L7 is about to head out on a summer tour, but it will be without bassist Jennifer Finch.

In a post on Instagram, the "Pretend We’re Dead" rockers announced that Finch will not be part of the tour due "to a recent health concern requiring extended treatment." Filling in for Finch will be Tsuzumi Okai, who toured with Limp Bizkit in 2018.

"We send Jennifer our love and support and ask that everyone respect her privacy," L7 added.

The tour is set to launch Thursday in Toronto and includes a June 17 show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.

L7 recently announced dates for The Last Hurrah farewell tour, kicking off Oct. 9 in Phoenix, with dates scheduled through Nov. 14 in Los Angeles. The Instagram post said Finch will be back for that trek, noting, “we’re looking forward to rocking with her in the fall on our Last Hurrah tour. She’s a tough cookie.”

A full list of L7 dates can be found at l7theband.com.

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Disturbed’s David Draiman has given fans some insight into the new music the band's been working on.

“I’ll tell you one thing… I’ve had a lot of time to go over these last songs we’ve written,” he wrote in a post on X. “Took time away, came back to them, and fell in love with them all over again.”

He described the songs as “Diverse, fresh, and powerful.”

Draiman noted that it will “be some time” before the new music is released, but added, “I can’t wait for these songs to see the light of day.”

He noted, “I think everyone will be pleasantly…surprised.”

When the new music is finally released it will be the band’s first album since 2022’s Divisive.

Next up, Disturbed is set to play the Inkcarceration Festival in Mansfield, Ohio, on July 17. They are also booked to play Hollywood, Florida, on July 25. 

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The final night of Sepultura's North American tour had a special guest on drums: Dave Grohl.

The Foo Fighters frontman joined the Brazilian metal legends at The Wiltern in LA to play drums on "Kaiowas," from their 1993 album, Chaos A.D. You can watch the fan-shot performance on YouTube.

The concert was not only the final show of the tour, it was the band's final show in North America. Their current tour is a farewell trek, and the last show of their career will take place Nov. 7 in São Paulo, Brazil. Also on the bill is Metal Allegiance, an all-star group made up of members of Dream Theater, Testament, Mastodon and others.

Sepultura was founded in 1984 by brothers Max Cavalera and Iggor Cavalera, though neither is currently in the band. Guitarist Andreas Kisser recently told Metal Hammer that he reached out to the Cavalera brothers to be part of the final Sepultura concert, but they declined the invitation. However, former members Jean Dolabella and Jairo Guedz will be performing.

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Limp Bizkit's Wes Borland has a new signature guitar out with Jackson, which, as he tells ABC Audio, fulfills a dream he's had since he saw the video for the Megadeth song "Go to Hell" when he was growing up.

"The video had this part during the solo section where they showed all three — Marty Friedman, Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson's necks — across the screen with the Jackson ... signature shark tooth inlays," Borland recalls.

Borland's guitar, dubbed the Wes Borland King V KV, is based on a Jackson that he received after it was sent back by an unsatisfied customer. The guitar was a left-handed model that Borland converted to a right-handed one, which ended up becoming his go-to axe.

"Everybody's like, "But it's, like, left-handed. Why did you do that? ... You could just have gotten a right-handed guitar,'" Borland says. "And I went, 'Well, 'cause this was more fun. Stop yelling at me!'" 

The Wes Borland King V KV nods to its left-handed origins with an upside-down Jackson logo on the headstock. Other than that, the guitar's design is quite straightforward — it includes just one knob to control the volume.

Borland does say that the simplicity of the guitar makes him feel "kinda dumb," especially after watching a rig rundown of all the "bells and whistles" featured on a signature Jack White Fender.

"I was just like, 'Man, I'm terrible,'" Borland says. "I just put one volume knob and one pickup and a Floyd Rose [tremolo system]. But that's all I wanted." 

For more info on Borland's Jackson guitar, visit JacksonGuitars.com.

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Kaleo has released a new version of "No Good," a track originally off the band's 2016 album, A/B.

The reworked recording, dubbed "Still No Good," is one of several bonus tracks included on the upcoming 10th anniversary reissue of A/B.

"It's a grittier, swampier, bluesier version of the original that we've been playing around with for years," frontman JJ Julius Son says of "Still No Good." "I’m happy we finally had the chance to record it."

Along with "No Good," A/B included Kaleo's breakout hit, "Way Down We Go," and the single "All the Pretty Girls."

The A/B reissue is due out June 12. Kaleo will launch a 10th anniversary A/B U.S. tour in June.

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Shinedown has premiered the video for "Young Again," a track off the band's just-released new album, EI8HT.

The clip cuts between the band performing in a field and footage of kids running around and playing with each other, which fits with the nostalgic, Breakfast Club-referencing lyrics.

You can watch the "Young Again" video on YouTube.

EI8HT, the aptly titled eighth Shinedown album and the follow-up to 2022's Planet Zero, dropped Friday. It also includes the singles "Dance, Kid, Dance," "Three Six Five," "Searchlight," "Killing Fields" and "Safe and Sound."

Shinedown is currently on a U.S. tour, which continues Saturday in Tampa, Florida.

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Violet Grohl has premiered the video for "Bug in the Cake," a track off her debut album, Be Sweet to Me.

The clip finds the daughter of Dave Grohl hanging out in a house while the homeowner lounges in the pool and vacuums. You can watch it on YouTube.

Be Sweet to Me dropped Friday and also includes the single "THUM."

Violet will launch her first-ever solo tour Friday in Los Angeles, and she's performing on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on June 3. While she's performed on TV before with her dad, the Fallon set will mark her official television debut as her own artist.

Speaking of Violet's dad, he'll launch a North American stadium tour with Foo Fighters in August in support of their new album, Your Favorite Toy.

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Mother, tell your children Danzig is going on tour.

The Misfits frontman will launch a solo U.S. outing starting Sept. 11 in San Antonio. The trek will conclude Sept. 26 in Anaheim, California.

So far, the exact venues and ticket details have yet to be announced. For more info, stay tuned to Danzig's Facebook page.

Danzig's upcoming live schedule also includes a set at the 2026 Louder than Life festival.

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Sublime has premiered a new song called "Gangstalker," a track off the band's upcoming album, Until the Sun Explodes.

"'Gangstalker' is pure chaos," says frontman Jakob Nowell in a statement. "I was so proud when the drum and guitar parts came together the way that they did in the studio."

"Sometimes you have this idea for how a song should sound in your head and it becomes impossible to translate that into reality," he continues. "'Gangstalker' is not one of those songs. It is a frenetic, California tweaker, punk anthem that I fully endorse with my life."

The video for "Gangstalker" is now streaming on YouTube.

Until the Sun Explodes is due out June 12. It marks the first Sublime album in 30 years and the band's first with Jakob Nowell, son of late frontman Bradley Nowell.

The Until the Sun Explodes title track currently sits at #1 on the Billboard Alternative Airplay chart. The album also includes the single "Ensenada," which hit #1 on Alternative Airplay, as well.

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In This Moment has premiered a new song called "Sleeping with the Enemy."

The track will appear on Maria Brink and company's next album, the follow-up to 2023's Godmode.

"With 'Sleeping with the Enemy' and our upcoming album, we're confronting the darkness — whether it's inside us or external," Brink says in a statement. "It's about looking that darkness in the face and transforming it into empowerment. We feel so exhilarated and ready to show the world what we've conjured up."

You can watch the "Sleeping with the Enemy" video on YouTube.

Along with the new track, In This Moment has announced a tour with Hollywood Undead. The joint trek, dubbed the Taste of Chaos tour, kicks off Sept. 22 in Charlotte, North Carolina, and wraps up Oct. 26 in Anaheim, California.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit InThisMomentOfficial.com.

Hollywood Undead, incidentally, has also just released a new song called "Feels Like Home."

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Greta Van Fleet has premiered a new single called "Play Your Games."

According to a press release, the track is "inspired by one of their oldest demos from the band’s revisited archives" and "channels the spirit of their earliest days."

"It's this beautiful nature of seizing a moment," says guitarist Jake Kiszka.

You can watch the "Play Your Games" video streaming now on YouTube.

"Play Your Games" marks the first new music from Greta Van Fleet to follow their 2023 album, Starcatcher. Fans worried that Starcatcher might've been the band's last album after they uploaded a video titled "Thanks for the Wild Ride" earlier in May. However, they later confirmed they were back in the studio.

Greta Van Fleet also returned to the live stage Wednesday with an underplay show at New York City's intimate Bowery Ballroom venue. 

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Tom Morello has premiered a new song song called "Adjourn It."

The track features vocals from System of a Down's Serj Tankian and guitar from the Rage Against the Machine shredder's son Roman Morello.

All three appear in the accompanying "Adjourn It" video alongside footage from the 1954 film Salt of the Earth.

"The film is based on a true story of Mexican-American miners fighting against labor exploitation, racism, and institutional oppression, and was made by three Hollywood executives blacklisted for their political beliefs," the video's description reads. "It stars real zinc miners and was one of the first ever truly independent films."

"Salt of the Earth was a powerful act of defiance in its time and more than half a century later, its themes continue to echo through today's political climate," the description continues. "'Adjourn It' channels the defiant legacy of the film reinforcing the importance of solidarity in bringing people together against fear and division."

You can watch the "Adjourn It" video streaming now on YouTube.

The release of "Adjourn It" follows the announcement of Morello's Power to the People Festival, taking place Oct. 3 in Columbia, Maryland. Both Morellos and Tankian are on the lineup, as well as Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Joan Baez, Jack Black, Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes and Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless, among others.

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Bret Michaels will no longer be playing the Freedom 250 Great American State Fair.

"When this opportunity was originally presented to my team, it was described as a celebration of our country through music and a chance to honor our veterans, active military, first responders, teachers and hardworking Americans from all walks of life," the Poison frontman writes in an Instagram post. "As the son of a veteran, and coming from a family that has proudly served, that is something I have always been honored to support."

Michaels says that he's "spent my entire career bringing people together through music, positivity and good vibes," and that his concerts have "never been about politics."

"Unfortunately, what was presented to us as a celebration of our country has evolved into something much more divisive than what I agreed to be a part of," Michaels writes. "Concerns have also been raised regarding the safety of my fans, band, crew, family and myself, including threats that are completely unfounded and unforgivable."

He continues, "Because of that, I have made the difficult decision to step away from this performance."

The Great American State Fair, which was announced Wednesday, is set to take place June 25 through July 10 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Several other announced artists have also dropped off the bill, including Morris Day and the Time, Martina McBride, The Commodores and Young MC.

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As Brent Smith sings on Shinedown's song "Three Six Five," a lot can happen in a year. Well, a lot can also happen on 18 songs.

So you'll discover on EI8HT, the aptly titled eighth studio effort from the "Second Chance" outfit. The de facto double album takes many twists and turns along the way to proving, as Smith sees it, that "Shinedown is everyone's band."

"I really do believe that there is something for everyone on this record," Smith tells ABC Audio.

Unlike Shinedown's previous two records, 2018's ATTENTION ATTENTION and 2022's Planet Zero, Smith says that EI8HT is not a concept album.

"These songs all belong on the same body of work, but ... they don't relate to one another," Smith says. "Every song is its own story."

While EI8HT might not adhere to a specific narrative, it does weave a number of related themes together throughout, including fatherhood, family, growing up and, ultimately, taking control of your own destiny.

Different sounds are used to evoke certain themes: the theatrical opener "At the Bottom" reflects the Broadway background of bassist Eric Bass' family, while the closer "The Pilot" is a sonic representation of Shinedown's long-running relationship with songwriter and producer Dave Bassett.

Meanwhile, the country-ish "Searchlight" soundtracks Smith's advice to his son, and the gothic "Deep End" brings him back to being a teenager watching The Crow in theaters.

In naming such a sprawling work, Smith says he and his bandmates kept a notebook full of "ethereal" and "highbrow" potential titles, but were struck by inspiration upon seeing a piece created by art director Mark Obriski featuring the Shinedown logo combined with the word "eight."

"I was like, 'Let's just call it EI8HT, 'cause that's what it wants to be,'" Smith says. 

EI8HT is out now. 

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Here's how you can hear Evanescence's new album, Sanctuary, a bit early.

The "Bring Me to Life" rockers have announced a virtual album listening party via the platform Volume. It will take place June 3 at 2 p.m. ET, two days before Sanctuary officially drops on June 5.

The playback will be followed by a live Q&A with the band.

You can now claim a free ticket to take part via Volume.com.

Sanctuary is the follow-up to 2021's The Bitter Truth. It includes the singles "Afterlife" and "Who Will You Follow."

Evanescence will launch a U.S. tour on June 11 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Spiritbox and Nova Twins will also be on the bill.

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Story of the Year frontman Dan Marsala has teamed up with the band Your Broken Hero to record a cover of the enduring Goo Goo Dolls hit "Iris."

With lyrics like "You bleed just to know you're alive," "Iris" is practically asking to be remade as a hardcore song, and Marsala and Your Broken Hero's Matt Cutshall provide the screaming vocals.

"Iris" was originally released in 1998, but was just nominated for best throwback song at the 2026 American Music Awards.

If you're looking for more rock versions of "Iris," Sleeping with Sirens also just put a spin on the track for the Lipps Service podcast.

Story of the Year, meanwhile, will launch their U.S. Camp Screamo tour with Silverstein in July.

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