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Here are the best rock and metal albums that have come out in 2025 so far! Although this year isn’t as flush with new releases as in years past, there’s still no shortage of fresh rock and metal titles to check out each week. Maybe there’s not two dozen albums ...

In a new production of Evita, one of the biggest moments isn’t on the stage. Midway through the show, Rachel Zegler, playing Argentine first lady Eva Perón, emerges onto an exterior balcony at the London Palladium and sings “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina” to whoever is passing by below. The performance is ...

Florida thrash upstarts Chained Saint are back with the bruising new single “1000 Tons.” It’s the first dose of new music since the release of last year’s debut album Blindside, which enjoys a raw, analog production courtesy of Alice in Chains frontman William DuVall. So far, it’s been nothing but upward ...

Warner Music Australia are currently in the midst of a purple patch in their home country, with Warner Music Group’s Down Under division recently clocking up a “historic” showing on the ARIA Singles chart. The success in question relates to the two recent ARIA charts – dated Monday, June 9 ...

Our guests in this week’s Gear Factor episode are Jason Parrish and Mychal Soto of slam/death metal breakouts PeelingFlesh. Formed in 2021 in Oklahoma, the four-piece group (rounded out by vocalist Damonteal Harris and drummer Joe Pelleter) has made an immediate impact on the scene. The 2020s has been one ...

Chase Varnes had a rough start on Tuesday night’s episode of America’s Got Talent, but the 13-year-old singer from Vancouver Island ended up delivering one of the most memorable performances of the season so far — thanks to a little help from Ed Sheeran. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts ...

Love is in the air, even for Cradle of Filth as singer Dani Filth proposed to his longtime partner Sofiya onstage at Download Festival over the weekend. Filth addressed the audience, “I want to beg a few minutes of your time. This is really fucking important, at least for me. ...

The owner of the Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic was arrested last week and charged with involuntary homicide over the tragic roof collapse on April 8 where 235 people died and nearly 200 more were injured. According to The New York Times, prosecutors arrested and charged club owner ...

Tool are one of many bands set to play Black Sabbath‘s “Back to the Beginning” farewell show next month, but they initially weren’t going to take part in it at all. During an interview with Guitar World, Adam Jones recalled he and his bandmates’ reaction when they were first approached about it ...

In advance of this weekend’s first Arkansas edition of Kid Rock‘s Rock the Country festival, the “American Bad Ass” singer sat down with the state’s Governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, to discuss why he’s bringing his “pro-American” event to the Natural State. Describing the concept of the two-day fest slated for ...