The Darkness' Justin Hawkins: the only people doing music now are rich kids. He challenged Andrew Gold on Heretics: 'Name a rock star.' 'There's a safety net, and the safety net never used to exist.' SOURCE: Heretics
Shinedown want Rick Beato out of songwriting retirement. Brent Smith, on Beato's new interview: 'Let it be known, and you better not edit this out.' Beato co-wrote 'Lost in the Crowd' on their 2003 debut. SOURCE: Rick Beato
Sully Erna says Godsmack never uses backing tracks live: 'Don't go up there and pretend you're a rock musician.' Six guitars on a computer, background vocals, half the drum set playing. SOURCE: Blabbermouth
Slipknot album eight is coming. Clown tells Rock Sound they have so many songs Corey has sung on rough demos they could do a double — long songs and definitely a musician's album. 'I don't think people are ready for what we've created.' SOURCE: Rock Sound
Coachella 2027 dropped and I went looking for the metal. Dua Lipa, Tame Impala, SZA on top — and the closest thing to hard rock I found was Måneskin. In 2006 Tool headlined this thing. 😂
SOURCE: Consequence
STAIND'S 'WATCH ME BREAK' IS OUT NOW. Second single from their ninth album 'The Space Between The Darkness And The Light,' out March 5 via BMG/Alchemy. Produced by Erik Ron. Stream it: https://t.co/5uwWzYpUWl SOURCE: Staind
U2 BACK MACKLEMORE. The Edge told the BBC they 'totally support Macklemore's right as an artist to say what he wanted to say.' Larry Mullen Jr. went further: 'No billionaire, no promoter, no owner has the right to censor anybody.' SOURCE: BBC
OASIS ARE SKIPPING THE ROCK HALL. Neither Gallagher is going Saturday — Noel's playing London, Liam would 'rather stay and stack the dishwasher.' Meanwhile Iron Maiden are in Australia on their 50th anniversary tour. They never wanted it anyway. SOURCE: Rolling Stone
Aftershock returns Sep 30-Oct 3, 2027 to Discovery Park in Sacramento — the 15th year of the West Coast's biggest rock festival, after a record-breaking sold-out 2026 with 180,000 fans. No lineup yet. Presale Fri Nov 13, onsale Mon Nov 16. SOURCE: Danny Wimmer Presents
Motionless In White's "R.I.P." (feat. Skylar Grey) is No. 1 on active rock radio — their second No. 1 after "Masterpiece" in 2022. From the new album DECADES. Leg 2 of The Sweat And The Blood Tour is on now, through Nov 20 in Pittsburgh. SOURCE: Atom Splitter PR
The Funeral Portrait announce the A Hex On The Nation Tour — 20 dates, Mar 2-28, with Archers, Creeper, If Not For Me + FKA Rayne. And a Connecticut date: New Haven, Toad's, Mar 9. Presales on now, onsale Fri Nov
Royal Blood are coming back to North America in 2027 — 13 dates, Apr 2–22, with Bodega, behind new album Dead Company. Presale Thu Nov 12, onsale Fri Nov 13. Closest to home: Boston Apr 2, Brooklyn Apr 6.
Taylor Momsen sang the national anthem at the NFL's Madrid game on Sunday — backed only by The Pretty Reckless guitarist Ben Phillips, at a packed Bernabéu.
Just the two of them. No band. The Star-Spangled Banner, just a voice and a guitar.
Fall Out Boy announced the biggest tour of their career.
The Twilight of the Punks Tour hits 36 cities in 2027 — Europe in May/June, then US ballparks all summer, with The Offspring, Good Charlotte & The Story So Far.
New single 'ACES' is out now. Presale Wed, onsale Thu.
PRESIDENT is headed to Radio City Music Hall.
The UK collective announced their largest North American headline show yet — New York City, May 17, 2027. Debut album BLOOD OF YOUR EMPIRE is out now via Atlantic.
Artist presale Wed Nov 11, general onsale Fri Nov 13.
Three Ozzfests. Three countries. And still no lineup announced. 🤘
Ozzfest is returning in 2027!
I look back at the history of Ozzfest, share my experiences attending from 2003–2006, and ask one big question:
https://t.co/5DNOqd2lUW
FALL OUT BOY are back. 🤘
New single "ACES" drops Monday, Nov 9 — teased through their Twilight Town Mall website, with a box office clue pointing to 10:30am PT.
No album confirmed yet. Just the single. And a snippet.
SOURCE: Kerrang
#FallOutBoy#ACES
OZZFEST IS BACK. 🤘
My first full episode is live — the history, my years going 2003–2006, and the big question: is this Sharon & Ozzy's biggest legacy?
Who do you want on the 2027 lineup?
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Killswitch Engage legends Howard Jones and Adam Dutkiewicz just released Burn Eternal's debut single, "Wounds I've Made." Their self-titled album arrives February 26, 2027 via Metal Blade.
SOURCE: Metal Blade Records
📸: Travis Shinn
#BurnEternal
OZZFEST IS BACK.
Three one-day shows announced for 2027:
July 10 — Milton Keynes, UK
Sept. 11 — San Bernardino, CA
Sept. 18 — Mexico City (first-ever Ozzfest in Mexico)
No lineup announced yet. Early bird tickets go on sale Nov. 6.
SOURCE: Ozzfest / Live Nation
#Ozzfest