Category: Active Rock

Chat Pile Returns With New Album and Expansive World Tour

Chat Pile is preparing to unleash another dose of unsettling, thought-provoking noise with the announcement of its upcoming album, Who Loves the Sun. The Oklahoma City quartet has unveiled the record alongside its first single, “Deep Blue,” a track that arrives with a visually striking video steeped in dark humor and eerie imagery. The release […]

Death Cab for Cutie Brings New Era to Jimmy Kimmel Live

Death Cab for Cutie brought their signature blend of thoughtful songwriting and atmospheric rock to national television with a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, performing tracks from the band’s latest album, I Built You a Tower. The veteran indie-rock group showcased “Stone Over Water” during the broadcast and also performed “Riptides,” giving viewers a […]

Modest Mouse Returns With Reflective New Album After Five-Year Absence

For a band that has spent much of its career embracing the unconventional, Modest Mouse’s latest chapter feels fittingly complicated. The acclaimed indie rock group has returned with An Eraser and a Maze, its first album since 2021 and a project shaped by both personal loss and artistic reinvention. Released through frontman Isaac Brock’s Glacial […]

Mastodon Unleash 2026 North American Tour With Deafheaven and Alcest

Mastodon are heading back on the road in a major way, unveiling a sprawling North American tour for fall 2026 that pairs the progressive metal veterans with two of the most acclaimed names in modern blackgaze, Deafheaven and Alcest. The newly announced Poisonous Weapons Tour arrives at a significant moment for the Atlanta-based band. Fresh […]

Death Cab for Cutie Turn Grief Into Growth on I Built You a Tower

After spending the last few years revisiting the albums that helped define their career, Death Cab for Cutie are stepping back into the present with a deeply personal new collection of songs. The band’s upcoming album, I Built You a Tower, finds them reflecting on loss, resilience, and the challenge of moving forward when life […]

Metallica Breaks Berlin Stadium Record With Massive 94,000-Fan Crowd

Metallica added another milestone to its already historic career with a record-breaking performance in Berlin that drew one of the largest concert crowds Germany has ever seen. The legendary metal band packed Olympiastadion with more than 94,000 fans during a stop on the ongoing M72 World Tour, establishing a new attendance benchmark for the iconic […]

Springsteen, Foo Fighters Lead New Festival as Artists Exit Great American State Fair

A newly announced music festival is positioning itself as a high-profile alternative to one of the most talked-about events surrounding America’s 250th anniversary celebrations. Organized by guitarist and activist Tom Morello, the Power to the People festival has assembled an impressive roster of artists from across the rock, folk and hip-hop worlds. The lineup features […]

Megadeth Extends Farewell Journey as Final Era Continues Worldwide

After more than four decades of blistering riffs, lightning-fast solos, and a lasting influence on heavy music, Megadeth is preparing to bring one of metal’s most celebrated careers to a close. The legendary thrash metal group is moving forward with a farewell chapter that includes an extensive global tour and a final studio album. Rather […]

Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo Unveils Massive Collection of Rare Acoustic Covers

Rivers Cuomo has once again reminded fans that his musical curiosity stretches far beyond the walls of Weezer’s catalog. The Weezer frontman recently uploaded a surprising batch of unplugged cover songs online, quietly sharing acoustic interpretations of tracks that span rock, pop, hip hop, country, and alternative music history. The collection surfaced without much warning, […]

Tommy Lee Revisits His Wild Solo Era With Tommyland Rides Again

Tommy Lee is taking another spin through one of the wildest stretches of his solo career. The Mötley Crüe drummer has officially released Tommyland Rides Again, a refreshed take on his 2005 solo album Tommyland: The Ride. The project revisits the era when Lee stepped away from the glam metal machine long enough to experiment […]