Royal Blood is revisiting the early days of the band with a new video capturing a rehearsal for the song "Blood Hands."
The black-and-white clip, posted to the duo's Instagram, shows frontman Mike Kerr sitting at a piano and working through lyrics while drummer Ben Thatcher tries out a beat.
"First of many throwbacks to the making of Royal Blood," the caption reads, suggesting we might be getting more behind-the-scenes clips of the band's beginning.
"Blood Hands" appears on Royal Blood's 2014 self-titled debut album, which turns 10 in August. A deluxe reissue will be released on August 16, and Royal Blood will be playing a run of anniversary shows in Europe in June and July.
You can also catch Royal Blood playing the U.S. in May on a mix of headlining shows, festival sets and dates opening for Queens of the Stone Age.
Eddie Vedder's never been one to shy away from his political opinions, and that continues with Pearl Jam's latest album, Dark Matter.
In an interview with the U.K.'s The Sunday Times, Vedder shares that the song "Wreckage" deals with his feelings on former president Donald Trump.
"There is a guy in the United States who is still saying he didn't lose an election, and people are reverberating and amplifying that message as if it is true," Vedder says. "Trump is desperate. I don't think there has ever been a candidate more desperate to win, just to keep himself out of prison and to avoid bankruptcy."
Referring to the various legal cases against Trump, Vedder adds, "It is all on the line, and he's out there playing the victim — at least they're doing this to me, because if not they would be doing it to you — but you haven't falsified your tax records."
"You don't have classified information in your basement," he continues. "So the song is saying, let's not be driven apart by one person, especially not a person without any worthy causes."
Dark Matter is out now. Pearl Jam will launch a U.S. tour in May.
Noah Weiland has released a new song called "Time Will Tell" featuring guest vocals from his late father, Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland, amid a threat from an alleged leaker.
In an Instagram post, Noah writes, "Can't believe I'm saying this right now but basically [I've] been getting blackmailed by a random number that somehow has a very old version of a song I have with my father."
"Because of that I am basically forced to release a song I had no intentions of releasing until way further into my career cause this coward [really] thinks I'm about to send them $2k to not leak it," he continues. "Sooo, I beat em to the punch."
Noah also includes screenshots of the alleged extortion attempt in the post.
"Funny enough, I saw 'TIME WILL TELL' written on a bathroom wall the day I got that [text]," Noah adds. "Maybe my dad thought it was time?"
You can listen to "Time Will Tell" streaming now on YouTube.
Baroness has announced a U.S. tour in support of their latest album, 2023's Stone.
The headlining outing begins May 31 in Portland, Maine, and will conclude June 30 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
"We are gearing up for our first big summer tour in the U.S. in five years, and we're incredibly excit[ed] to be playing so many cities that we have never played before, and returning to so many that we haven’t spent nearly enough time visiting," Baroness says. "Come out and join us! Till the wheels fall off…"
Tickets go on sale Friday, April 26, at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit YourBaroness.com.
You no longer have to imagine a new Imagine Dragons album.
The sixth studio effort from the "Radioactive" outfit is called Loom and will arrive June 28. It's the follow-up to the two-part Mercury, which was released over 2021 and 2022.
Loom includes the lead single "Eyes Closed," which premiered April 3. The rest of the track list has yet to be revealed.
Along with the album news, ID has announced a U.S. tour, kicking off July 30 in Camden, New Jersey. The outing concludes October 22 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
Tickets go on sale Friday, April 26, at 10 a.m. local time. Presales begin Tuesday, April 23, at 10 a.m. local time.
Linkin Park's new best-of collection Papercuts has debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard 200.
The compilation starts at #6 on the all-genre chart with a total of 44,000 equivalent album units. LP now has a total of 11 top-10 releases on the Billboard 200, including six number ones.
The 20-track Papercuts consists of Linkin Park's biggest hits, including "In the End" and "Numb," as well as the long sought-after rarity "QWERTY" and the unearthed track "Friendly Fire," which features lead vocals by the late Chester Bennington.
Ozzy Osbourne has shared his reaction to being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist, telling Billboardthat being enshrined for a second time "feels big."
"I'm more than honored," the Prince of Darkness shares.
Ozzy was previously inducted into the Rock Hall as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006. Being recognized now for his solo career "feels different," he says.
"Because my solo career, it's been a much larger part of my overall music career as a whole," he shares.
The solo induction comes as Ozzy's been sidelined from performing over the last several years due to a variety of health issues — he hasn't played a full live set since New Year's Eve 2018. Speaking on the prospect of performing during the Rock Hall induction ceremony in the fall, Ozzy offers, "You never know."
He does add, though, that his induction night getup "will most certainly be black."
The 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place October 19 in Cleveland and will stream live on Disney+. An ABC special will air at a later date.
Dave Grohl and Anthrax members Scott Ian and Charlie Benante have premiered the video for their collaborative cover of the Bad Brains song "The Regulator."
The trio, dubbed G.B.I. for Grohl, Benante and Ian, recorded the track for a Record Store Day single. The release supports Bad Brains member H.R. and his medical needs.
"We ripped 'Regulator' live in two takes," Ian says. "It was so much fun to get to play with Dave on drums and to hear his voice with my guitar."
You can watch the video — which shows Grohl on vocals and drums, Ian on guitar and Benante moving from behind the kit to play bass — streaming on YouTube.
Ozzy Osbourne, Foreigner, Peter Frampton and Dave Matthews Band are among the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, which were announced Sunday, April 21, on American Idol.
Also being enshrined are A Tribe Called Quest, Cher, Kool & the Gang and Mary J. Blige.
“Rock & Roll is an ever-evolving amalgam of sounds that impacts culture and moves generations," says John Sykes, chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. "This diverse group of inductees each broke down musical barriers and influenced countless artists that followed in their footsteps."
Osbourne will be entering the Rock Hall for the second time, having already been inducted with Black Sabbath in 2006.
The Rock Hall will also induct the late Jimmy Buffett and influential proto-punk outfit MC5 with the Musical Excellence Award. Buffett passed away in September 2023; founding MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer died in February 2024.
The other Musical Excellence honorees are Dionne Warwick, and late Motown songwriter and producer Norman Whitfield. Additionally, late blues icon Big Mama Thornton, and British blues musicians John Mayall and the late Alexis Korner are being inducted with the Musical Influencer Award, while music, film and TV executive Suzanne de Passe will receive the industry Ahmet Ertegun Award.
The 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place October 19 in Cleveland and will stream live on Disney+. It'll air during an ABC special at later date and will be available to watch the next day on Hulu.
The 2024 nominees who were not chosen for induction include Lenny Kravitz, Oasis, Sinéad O'Connor, Jane's Addiction, Mariah Carey, Eric B. & Rakim and Sade.
New Years Day front woman Ash Costello is featured on a new song from Lacuna Coil called "In the Mean Time."
The Italian outfit calls the track a "reflection on how much our society has generally ‘lost the plot.'"
"We are living in really mean times filled with unhappy people: lonely, anxious, depressed, destructive," Lacuna Coil says. "The pressure that crushes from the outside doesn't allow to see things with the right clarity."
"This song is like group therapy: not a lamentation but acceptance that once broken, it's hard to put oneself back together again," the group continues. "We need to take our mind off all the inescapable toxicity and find that there's so much more to this life… and know that in the meantime, everything cannot be aligned. We invited Ash Costello to feature on the track and we're thrilled she came on board adding exactly what we needed for this song with her warm voice and charisma."
You can listen to "In the Mean Time" via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video streaming on YouTube.
New Years Day released a new album, Half Black Heart, in March.
The track gives the "American Idiot" trio a total of nine leaders on Mainstream Rock Airplay, and their second from their new Saviors album, following lead single "The American Dream Is Killing Me."
On the Alternative Airplay chart, where Green Day has earned 12 number ones, "Dilemma" sits at #2.
Saviors, the 14th Green Day album, was released in January. Green Day will launch a U.S. stadium tour in support of the record in July, during which they'll also be playing their Dookie and American Idiot albums in full in honor of their respective 30th and 20th anniversaries.
Are Halestorm and Evanescence gearing up to announce a joint tour?
In separate Facebook posts, both bands have shared a video soundtracked by a mix of Evanescence's "Bring Me to Life" and Halestorm's "I Miss the Misery."
The clips end by teasing the date Tuesday, April 23. They also include an image of a maple leaf, perhaps hinting at Canadian dates. Or perhaps we're about to get a Halestorm and Evanescence brand of maple syrup.
Either way, stay tuned.
Halestorm and Evanescence previously toured the U.S. together in 2021, though multiple shows were postponed due to COVID-19.
Robert Plant has been named patron of Good Shepherd, an English charity that helps the homeless community.
Plant has been a longtime supporter of the organization and last December invited reps from the group to appear at his local concert at The Halls to help raise awareness of their work. He later visited the charity to learn more about the services it provides.
“It was good to visit the Good Shepherd and learn more about their work,” Plant shares. “Providing food and a range of other support is a key part of it but something that I think is so important is the focus on rebuilding confidence, self-esteem and spirit.”
“The Good Shepherd is a small local charity, but we have a big impact in our community,” CEO Tom Hayden says. “Having Robert support our work in Wolverhampton and the Black Country is incredible for our organization, and we’re extremely grateful he has decided to come on board as a patron.”
Plant is helping to support the organization’s new trainee program, which will offer two paid trainee positions to people who have experienced homelessness.
“We cannot thank Robert enough for becoming a patron and underpinning these trainee roles, and we look forward to keeping him updated on how our program develops,” Hayden adds.
Slash guests on a new song called "The End of Tomorrow" from film/TV/video game composer Bear McCreary.
The track, which lasts nearly 11 minutes, boasts a giant solo that would likely feel at home on a Guns N' Roses album. It also features lead vocals by McCreary's brother, Brendan McCreary.
"'The End of Tomorrow' is my homage to epic, operatic rock anthems I love, like 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'November Rain,'" Bear says. "Slash brought his iconic sound to the song, and his solo at the song's heart will melt your face!"
You can listen to "The End of Tomorrow" now via digital outlets. It'll appear on Bear's upcoming album, The Singularity, which also features guest spots from System of a Down's Serj Tankian and Slipknot's Corey Taylor.
The Singularity will be released digitally on May 3 and on physical formats May 10. Bear will play a concert in Los Angeles on May 12; Slash will be among the guest performers.
In 2023, Pierce the Veil covered Radiohead's "Karma Police" for Australia's triple j radio and its "Like a Version" series. Now, we've got an official studio version.
You can listen to the recording via digital outlets and watch its accompanying visualizer streaming on YouTube.
The "Karma Police" cover follows PtV's 2023 album, The Jaws of Life, which features the fellow '90s-referencing song "Pass the Nirvana" and the single "Emergency Contact."
Pierce the Veil will be supporting blink-182's summer U.S. tour, kicking off in June.
