Category: Alternative Rock

Over 100 Radio Stations Will Go Vinyl-Only For Charity Event Vinylthon 2019, With Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine in Support

Across the USA and the world, radio stations will celebrate the unique format of vinyl by going vinyl-only on Vinylthon, April 13, 2019. Stations playing vinyl for 24 hours will win the Golden Slipmat Award to recognize their deep passion for vinyl. Vinylthon is an event for the entire radio industry, which also takes place […]

KORN And ALICE IN CHAINS Announce Summer Co-Headline Amphitheater Tour With Special Guest Underoath

Hard rock legends KORN and ALICE IN CHAINS have announced an epic co-headline amphitheater tour across North America this summer. Underoath will join as special guest on all dates, with Ho99o9 and FEVER 333 opening on select dates. Produced by Live Nation, the 30-city outing will kick off July 18th in Del Valle, TX at […]

Greta Van Fleet’s Vocalis’s Illness leads to Rescheduling European Tour

Greta Van Fleet’s vocalist is having a hard time with his health. After postponing their Australian swing due to singer Josh Kiszka’s upper respiratory infection, Greta Van Fleet has been forced to postpone an upcoming European tour as well. The band took to Facebook to break the new o their fans. “We have some sincerely […]

Slipknot, Alice In Chains, Slayer, Korn, and more to embark on 2019 US summer tours

Live Nation has revealed that Slipknot, Alice in Chains, Slayer, Korn, and more bands will hit the road during the warms months of 2019. The bands are mentioned in a new press release about a special “Ticket to Rock” promotion offering discounted deals to multiple shows at the same venue. In addition to the aforementioned […]

Metallica’s WorldWire Tour Tops $150M

Metallica’s WorldWired Tour is lighting on fire! Their recap, dated February 16th, with $10.3 million grossed from the January 2019 leg of the WorldWired tour. That includes the five engagements that impact this week, the tour’s total gross crosses the $150 million threshold since launching in 2016, reaching $155.9 million. Metallica restarted their most recent […]

Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda in talk with finding New Vocalist

Linkin Park is gearing up to decide if or how to continue without one of rock’s most identifiable voices, the late Chester Bennington. But in a recent interview, co-vocalist of the band Mike Shinoda, says the band is open to the idea of continuing, though what form that takes has yet to be decided. “We […]

Dave Grohl Claims Billie Eilish is Proof Rock Isn’t Dead

Dave Grohl recently weighed in on the future of rock music, and, according to him, the future is Billie Eilish. In a recent interview with the Foo Fighter, he compared Eilish to his old band and pointed to her as evidence that rock and roll is not dead. “My daughters are obsessed with Billie Eilish,” […]

Tommy Lee Marries longtime Girlfriend Brittany Furlan

Tommy Lee and Brittany Furlan took to their social channels to share the news! On Thursday, February 14th, the couple got married for real this time. In perhaps the ultimate Valentine’s Day gesture, the Mötley Crüe drummer and social media star tied the knot on the anniversary of their engagement. Furlan, 32, made the announcement […]

Ghost earns Third No. 1 With ‘Dance Macabre’

Ghost grabs its third consecutive #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs airplay chart as “Dance Macabre” rises 2-1 on the ranking dated Feb. 16. This is the second single from the band’s 2018 album Prequelle follows “Rats,” which led for seven weeks beginning last July. Prequelle is the Swedish rockers’ first set with multiple No. 1s […]