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Former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg recently took to social media to announce that he has officially joined Suicidal Tendencies. Weinberg wrote “You Can’t Bring Me Down,” a Suicidal Tendencies song, as the caption to his Instagram post. “When I think of the culture and community of heavy music that I’ve loved and considered my creative…

Black Sabbath have reached a milestone by joining Spotify’s Billions Club, with their 1970 hit “Paranoid” crossing 1 billion streams. The legendary heavy metal band’s iconic single is the latest entry to the 581-track Spotify Billions Club. Black Sabbath broke the big news on Instagram, writing, “Paranoid has joined the Billion Plays Club on Spotify.…

U2’s Bono won the Audie award for Audiobook of the Year for his memoir “Surrender.” The awards were presented at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles on Monday, March 4. Bono’s audiobook, subtitled “40 Songs, One Story,” was released by Penguin Random House Audio in November 2022. It runs 20 hours and 25 minutes. A…

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl has partnered with Epiphone for a new DG-335 signature model guitar. Epiphone teased the release of the model on its social media on Monday (March 4), sharing a graphic resembling the diamond-shaped soundholes in Grohl’s Gibson signature model, and captioned the post: “This is your Call.” referencing the lead single…

Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne is set to release a cover of Paramore’s “Hard Times” for Record Store Day. Paramore announced a limited-edition 12″ vinyl for Record Store Day. The exclusive release will feature the pop-punk icons’ cover of Talking Head’s “Burning Down The House” as a B-side. According to the Alternative Press, the…

Sublime with Rome have announced a farewell tour of North America, including Spring and Summer 2024 legs. The dates kick off April 11th in Catoosa, Oklahoma, and conclude on September 14 Kansas City, Missouri. “I’m beyond excited to announce our upcoming farewell tour! As we gear up to hit your city, the excitement is brewing.…

Halestorm and I Prevail will embark on a massive co-headline tour this summer, produced by Live Nation. The tour kicks off on July 9 in Raleigh and runs through August 17 in Las Vegas. Hollywood Undead and Fit For A King will serve as support. The general on-sale of tickets is set for Friday at…

Deep Purple recently shared the first-ever official video for their classic song “Smoke On The Water.” The video was released as part of a campaign to celebrate the release of the Super Deluxe Edition of Machine Head, the album on which the track was originally featured. The animated clip recounts the story of the song’s…

Collective Soul have announced that marking their 30th anniversary, the band will release a double album, Here to Eternity, on May 17 through Fuzze-Flex Records. Here to Eternity will be available digitally, including in Dolby Atmos, as a single disc CD, and as a limited edition double-disc colored vinyl. The 20-song album was recorded at…

Garbage have announced plans to embark on a tour of the UK and Europe this summer. The alt-rock band, comprised of frontwoman Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, and Butch Vig, will kick off the trek on June 26 in Milan, Italy. They will perform across Lausanne, Tilburg, Luxembourg, Wiesbaden, Berlin, Cologne, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid,…