Alternative Music
Lollapalooza Reveals 2022 Lineup: Metallica, Green Day, Dua Lipa & More
Lollapalooza has revealed its 2022 lineup, with Metallica, Green Day, Dua Lipa, and J. Cole topping the bill. Other notable acts include Doja Cat, Machine Gun Kelly, Lil Baby, Glass Animals, Charli XCX, Big Sean, Jazmine Sullivan, Turnstile, IDLES, Denzel Curry, King Princess, Manchester Orchestra, Tove Lo, Caroline Polachek, Måneskin, 100 gecs, Dashboard Confessional, and Wet Leg. Plus, there will be a special guest performance from Jane’s Addiction, the band fronted by Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell. Also playing are Billy Strings, Don Toliver, The Kid Laroi, YG, Kaskade, Dominic Fike, MUNA, Local Natives, Royal Blood, WILLOW, Girl in Red, Tinashe, Black Coffee, The Marías, Banks, Remi Wolf, Beach Bunny, PinkPantheress, The Regrettes, Pom Pom Squad, KennyHoopla, Genesis Owusu, The Wo...
Soft Cell Team Up with Pet Shop Boys for New Single “Purple Zone”: Stream
Soft Cell have revealed *Happiness Not Included, their first studio album in nearly two decades, has been pushed back to May 6th. To tide fans over until then, the British pop duo have shared the new single “Purple Zone,” an ’80s dream-team collaboration with Pet Shop Boys. “Purple Zone” blends the best of both Soft Cell and Pet Shop Boys, layering a dazzling synth riff and dance floor-ready beat with anthemic vocals. The track laments feeling stuck in the monotony of everyday mundanities: “Let’s get out of this life/ I’m afraid and alone,” goes the chorus. “Paralyzed in the purple zone.” The music video for “Purple Zone,” directed by Yassa Khan, centers around a cast of different people going about their conventional schedules: working at a restaurant, doing laundry, cutting hair. These p...
Iron Maiden’s The Number of the Beast Turns 40: Bruce Dickinson Reflects
Certain years have seen the release of an overabundance of classic metal albums. And 1982 was undoubtedly one of them. Case in point, the arrival of Judas Priest’s Screaming for Vengeance, Venom’s Black Metal, Scorpions’ Blackout, Kiss’ Creatures of the Night, and Accept’s Restless and Wild all within that particular calendar year. However, most metalheads would probably agree that the top metal release of ‘82 was Iron Maiden’s tour de force The Number of the Beast — which celebrates its 40-year anniversary on March 22nd, 2022. Lead singer switches in already established rock bands seem to not work out far more times than they do. But Maiden were one of fortunate ones — when Paul Di’Anno (who provided vocals for Maiden’s first two albums, 1980’s self-titled debut and 1981’s Killers) was re...
Elderly Woman Crushes Rob Zombie’s “Dragula” at Karaoke: Watch
Here’s one we didn’t expect to see: an elderly woman absolutely slaying Rob Zombie’s “Dragula” at karaoke. A TikTok user captured the unprecedented performance of the 1998 hit at a bar in Fargo, North Dakota. The viral clip starts up right as the chorus drops, and based on our singer’s delivery and confidence, it appears she already knew the song and didn’t have to read the lyrics screen. “Grandma killing Rob Zombie,” read the video captions. “I’ve never seen anything better than this.” Advertisement Related Video Grandma even busts out some stage moves, beckoning the sparse crowd to come forward before brandishing a very metal power fist. Perhaps more jaw-dropping than the disparity between performer and song is the indifference shown by those in attendance. The people in the foreground o...
GHOST’s ‘Impera’ Lands At No. 2 On BILLBOARD Album Chart
According to Billboard, GHOST‘s fifth album, “Impera”, sold 70,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in its first week of release to land at position No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart. It marks the third top 10 album — and fifth top 40-charting set — for the Swedish occult rock act. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. Of “Impera”‘s 70,000 units ea...
Lord of Chaos – KILLING JOKE
RATING: 8/10 KILLING JOKE has been dropping jaws and turning heads since its inception over 40 years ago in England. The act has been forward thinking and continually adventurous, never simmering to a point of normalcy as it has aged. They’ve pushed the envelope of a broad array of styles: post-punk, goth rock, industrial, industrial metal, new wave, synth pop and more. Now, the English band returns with its first release in seven years, “Lord of Chaos”, an EP that features a couple of new tracks as well as the reworking of a pair of songs from its last album, 2015’s “Pylon”. While charismatic frontman Jaz Coleman and guitarist Geordie Walker have essentially been the only ever-present members, KILLING JOKE‘s current configuration features all four...
ROB ZOMBIE And MUDVAYNE Announce Summer 2022 Tour With STATIC-X And POWERMAN 5000
ROB ZOMBIE and MUDVAYNE will embark on the “Freaks On Parade” tour this summer. Support on the trek will come from STATIC-X and POWERMAN 5000. Produced by Live Nation, the 21-city trek kicks off on July 20 at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights, making stops across the U.S. in Tampa, Holmdel, Tinley Park, and more before wrapping up in The Woodlands at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on August 21. A special BLABBERMOUTH.NET presale will begin on Thursday, March 24 at 10:00 a.m. local time and end on Thursday, March 24 at 10:00 p.m. local time. When prompted, type in the presale code “BLABBER22” to access tickets before the general public. General on-sale will be Friday, March 25 at 10 a.m. local time. Check back here on Thursday for individual tick...
GENE SIMMONS: Racism In America ‘Has Got To Stop’
KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has decried racism in America, saying it “has got to stop.” “Yes, [America is] racist,” Gene told Metal Hammer in a new interview. “Yes, it’s anti-Semitic. And yet, here in America, there are no limits. You can have an African American president, you can also have the alternate — a semi-racist, semi-extremist president — but anything’s possible. Which is why I still worship the idea of America: it can get better and it will get better. “People think of Martin Luther King, making great advancements for African Americans and just kind of smashing the door open to deal with it,” he continued. “And you’ve got to deal with this thing. We’ve got to get along and stop treating African Americ...
How to Get Tickets to Machine Gun Kelly’s “Mainstream Sellout” Tour
Machine Gun Kelly is primed to add “first-ever arena sellout” to his self-dubbed Mainstream Sellout status with a massive, 52-date North American and European tour starting this summer. Get tickets here, and read on for more info including pre-sale dates. What Is Machine Gun Kelly’s Next Tour? The “Mainstream Sellout” tour kicks off in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, June 8th and covers both coasts and every major North American city in-between at a breakneck pace before wrapping with a hometown show in Cleveland, Ohio on August 13th. Advertisement Related Video The 15-stop European leg begins in Cologne, Germany on Saturday, September 17th and hits cities like Brussels, Milan, Paris, and London before concluding in Amsterdam on Wednesday, October 12th. Who Is Opening for Machine Gun Kelly on ...
The Story Behind “Home” and “Truth,” Edward Sharpe’s Companion Songs of Darkness and Light
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | RSS Alex Ebert is lead singer, songwriter and resident shaman of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, the hippie-inspired outfit that broke out in 2009 with a fresh sound that was difficult to pin down. Ebert, via his alter-ego messiah character Edward Sharpe, brought back a new earnestness and authenticity to music with country-inspired folk-pop. With the Magnetic Zeros, Sharpe’s breakout single and signature song across four albums is, of course, “Home.” An ebullient and endearing anthem of love and pure joy, the song has become iconic thanks to its instantly recognizable whistles and indelible opening lyric, “Alabama, Arkan...
George Clinton Announces Parliament-Funkadelic 2022 US Tour Dates
Back by popular demand, George Clinton is bringing his iconic Parliament–Funkadelic ensemble on the road. The “One Nation Under a Groove Tour” will continue in Spring and Summer 2022, taking the longtime funk legend across the US. With over 50 years in the game, Clinton announced his retirement from touring in 2018. He brought P-Funk on the first iteration of the “One Nation Under a Groove Tour” the following year with the intent of it being a farewell tour of sorts; apparently, two years in a pandemic provided him with enough time to rest up and get back out there again. This portion of the “One Nation Under a Groove Tour” will begin in New York City on June 15th at Central Park’s Summerstage. After 17 shows, it will then finish in Napa, California on August 21st. The rotating cast of ope...
How to Get Tickets to Daddy Yankee’s Final Tour
Following the announcement that he would be retiring after 32 years in the business, the King of Reggaeton Daddy Yankee has announced his “La Última Vuelta” tour in support of his upcoming final album Legendaddy, which he promises will “give you all the styles that have defined me in one single album.” Get tickets here, and read on for more info including pre-sale dates. What Is Daddy Yankee’s Next Tour? The “Gasolina” singer will bring the heat for five months straight as he embarks on a tour that will cover both North and South America. “La Última Vuelta” kicks off in Portland, Oregon on August 10th and includes four stops in California, Miami, Boston, Montreal, and a final farewell at New York’s Madison Square Garden on September 20th. Advertisement Related Video The tour picks up in So...
