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Staind and Breaking Benjamin have announced a co-headlining tour this fall. The 23-city tour is set to kick off on September 10 in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and wrap up on October 25 in Austin, Texas. Daughtry will also provide direct support during the trek, with Lakeview serving as the opening act each night. Staind issued their…

Billy Idol is set to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his sophomore album Rebel Yell by releasing a deluxe expanded edition of the record on April 26 via Capitol/UMe. The collection, which will be available in two-LP, two-CD and digital formats, will feature several previously unreleased songs and demos, including the Idol original “Best Way…

311 have announced an upcoming summer tour with special guests AWOLNATION and Neon Trees. The “Unity Tour” kicks off in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 20 and will feature performances across Chicago, Boston, Raleigh, Tampa, Houston, Costa Mesa, and more before wrapping up in Redmond, Washington on August 31. General tickets will be on sale March…

Marilyn Manson has announced his plans to tour this summer with Five Finger Death Punch. This would be Masons’s first tour since 2019 amidst several sexual assault allegations. Manson made the announcement via social media, simply stating that he would be joining Five Finger Death Punch on tour this summer. The trek is set to…

Guns ‘N’ Roses guitarist Slash has teamed up with AC/DC’s Brian Johnson and Aerosmith’s Steve Tyler for a cover version of Howlin’ Wolf’s “Killing Floor.” The song, which will be part of Slash’s upcoming blues cover album Orgy of the Damned, features Johnson on vocals and Tyler on harmonica. The record is due out on…

Better Than Ezra have announced their first new album in ten years. The album, called Super Magick, will be released on May 3 via Round Hill Records. The New Orleans-bred rock band also shared the latest and third single from the album, titled “Live A Little.” “Contact High” and “Mystified” are the previously released tracks…

Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose and his legal team filed court documents in late February, seeking dismissal of the sexual assault lawsuit filed against him by former Penthouse model Sheila Kennedy in November 2023. Kennedy’s suit claims that she was sexually assaulted by Rose in a New York City hotel in 1989. She claimed…

Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme has announced a benefit concert featuring Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, Beck and many more. The all-star benefit concert is scheduled to take place at the Belasco in Los Angeles on March 20th. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the show will benefit the Sweet Stuff Foundation, the…

In a recent interview with “The Morning X With Barnes & Leslie,” the late Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang Van Halen responded to former Van Halen singer David Lee Roth’s “vile” comments about him. “I guess I’m honored he even thinks about me as much as he seems to,” he said. “I guess you have…

Metallica announced the international reissue of four more special limited edition albums on colored vinyl. Garage, Inc., St. Anger, Death Magnetic, and Hardwired.To Self-Destruct will roll out one by one through July. The limited releases will be available outside the U.S. beginning next month. UMR/Mercury will release the first album in the second tranche, Garage…