Hard Rock
FBI Makes Previously Classified Kurt Cobain File Public
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-07T17:51:10+00:00“>May 7, 2021 | 1:51pm ET Twenty-seven years after Kurt Cobain‘s death, the FBI has just publicized a previously classified file on the late Nirvana frontman. The crux of the file revolves around two letters that ask the agency to investigate whether the iconic singer was murdered, as well as a fax that was sent to the production company behind Unsolved Mysteries. Cobain’s official cause of death is suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound on April 5th, 1994. However, over the years there have been a ton of conspiracy theories, many suggesting that the grunge legend was murdered. As seen in the actual FBI file, the names of the senders have been redacted, but on...
Myles Kennedy Shares Intimate Ballad “Love Rain Down” from Upcoming Solo Album: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-07T19:38:31+00:00“>May 7, 2021 | 3:38pm ET Myles Kennedy’s upcoming solo album, The Ides of March, is packed with electric guitars, but the Alter Bridge and Slash vocalist shows off his softer side with “Love Rain Down”, the latest song released from the LP. The new track is a soft, intimate ballad that highlights Kennedy’s powerful voice. “There’s a craving that will never come to pass/ There’s a hunger that will never cease to last/ There’s an aching that lies deep within my soul/ For the promise that someday I could be whole,” he croons over acoustic and slide guitar. The song’s sound recalls Kennedy’s debut solo album, Year of the Tiger, which was completely acoustic. Lyrics-...
Metallica’s James Hetfield: “I’m a Little Skeptical of Getting the Vaccine”
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-07T20:23:27+00:00“>May 7, 2021 | 4:23pm ET As the concert industry begins to open up again, Metallica frontman James Hetfield admits he’s “a little skeptical” about getting a COVID vaccine. It turns out that the metal legend didn’t even receive any vaccinations as a kid, due to religious reasons. In a recent interview with the Fierce Life podcast (transcribed by Blabbermouth), which focuses on hunting and firearms, Hetfield was asked if Metallica plan on doing some touring this year. He answered, “I have no clue. It’s not up to me. It really is up to the safety of everyone — not just the fans, but the crew and us. I’m not sure what that means in the future as far as vaccines. I’m...
The Original Misfits Replace My Chemical Romance at the 2021 Aftershock Festival
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-07T21:20:11+00:00“>May 7, 2021 | 5:20pm ET The 2021 Aftershock Festival lost one of its big headliners when My Chemical Romance decided to put off any touring until 2022, but the Sacramento, California, event has rebounded with a killer replacement: the Original Misfits. That’s right, Glenn Danzig and company will top the Saturday (October 9th) lineup, with Metallica headlining the Friday (October 8th) and Sunday (October 10th) bills. After last year’s edition of Aftershock was postponed due to the pandemic, promoter Danny Wimmer Presents announced that scheduled 2020 headliners Metallica and My Chemical Romance had committed to the 2021 event. The festival also added a fourth ni...
Andrew W. K. Announces New Album God Is Partying, Shares 2021 Tour Dates
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-06T16:26:32+00:00“>May 6, 2021 | 12:26pm ET Having successfully started the party with mere mortals, Andrew W. K has set his sights on the Lord of Hosts. Today the veteran rocker has announced his fifth album God Is Partying, out September 10th, and shared the lead single “I’m in Heaven”. For those of us who haven’t yet booked our celestial ticket, Mr. Wilkes-Krier has also unveiled a string of 2021 tour dates that thankfully take place on Earth. God Is Partying is W.K.’s fifth album overall, and the follow-up to 2018’s You’re Not Alone. He shared the first preview in February with “Babalon”, a hard-charging banger built around searing guitars. With ...
A Literal Shitshow Took Place at Kid Rock’s Nashville Bar Thanks to Man Wielding a Colostomy Bag
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T18:02:54+00:00“>May 5, 2021 | 2:02pm ET Ugh, this was really bawitda-bad! A man was arrested for wielding a colostomy bag at Kid Rock’s Nashville bar over the weekend, and the details are quite messy. Police were called to Kid Rock’s Honky Tonk Rock ‘N Roll Steakhouse on Saturday evening following reports of an unruly man at the establishment. According to local NBC affiliate News4 Nashville, police report that Nicholas Newhart was inebriated and blocking the tavern’s outside emergency exit while refusing security’s demands to leave. When cops showed up, he apparently proceeded to take out his colostomy bag from his pants and began swinging it around. Disgustingly, at least tw...
Deftones’ Sergio Vega Joins The What Podcast
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Dirty Honey Announce 2021 US Tour, Won’t Stop Rocking at Actor Taylor Kitsch’s House
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T19:46:05+00:00“>May 5, 2021 | 3:46pm ET Rising hard rockers Dirty Honey have announced a headlining U.S. tour set to launch next month. The band is apparently prepping for the trek by performing nonstop at the home of actor Taylor Kitsch. In the short clip posted on Kitsch’s Instagram, the Friday Night Lights actor bemoans the fact that he invited Dirty Honey over to perform at his house … and now they won’t leave. “I haven’t slept in four f**king days because of what’s going on up there,” Kitsch says to fellow actor Derek Phillips, who arrives at the house carrying a golf club. “[John] Notto’s doing solos at 2 in the morning.” The pair make their way to the roof deck, where D...
Willow Smith Reunites and Fronts Mom Jada Pinkett Smith’s Metal Band Wicked Wisdom for Mother’s Day Surprise: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T21:20:08+00:00“>May 5, 2021 | 5:20pm ET Willow Smith pulled off one helluva surprise for her mom, Jada Pinkett Smith, on the Mother’s Day edition of the family’s popular Facebook series Red Table Talk. The talented daughter of Will and Jada not only reunited her mom’s old metal band, Wicked Wisdom, she fronted them for a performance of their song “Bleed All Over Me”, much to Jada’s delight. Jada formed Wicked Wisdom in 2002, and recorded two albums with the band — 2004’s My Story and a 2006 self-titled effort. Among the band’s highlights were opening for Britney Spears on tour and playing the traveling 2005 Ozzfest. While the band never officially broke up, they haven’t been a...
Former Puddle of Mudd Guitarist Files Lawsuit Claiming Hospital Treatment Left Him with Brain Damage
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-05T01:08:40+00:00“>May 4, 2021 | 9:08pm ET Paul Phillips, guitarist for Puddle of Mudd during the height of the rock band’s success, has filed a lawsuit against a hospital and several of its doctors, claiming he has been left with brain damage due to medical malpractice. TMZ reports that Phillips has sued Florida’s Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches and the doctors who treated him after experiencing a brain injury and a seizure condition following his visit to the hospital in November 2019. The musician had entered the hospital to be treated for an altered mental status and a possible seizure. Tests apparently showed that Phillips had low sodium levels. The guitarist alleges t...
The Bamboozle Festival to Return in 2023 Following 11-Year Absence
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-04T14:24:36+00:00“>May 4, 2021 | 10:24am ET The Bamboozle Festival, which became one of the premier events for emo bands and their fans during its run from 2003 to 2012, will return to New Jersey in 2023 for its first staging in 11 years. While few details have been announced, the event will take place May 5th-7th, 2023, at an undisclosed venue to mark the 20th anniversary of the first edition of the festival. Over the years, The Bamboozle boasted My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Blink-182, Taking Back Sunday, Newfound Glory, and countless other bands. While it became known as an emo destination, the New Jersey fest also featured such varied acts as Linkin Park, Foo Fighters, D...
Heavy Culture: Asian and AAPI Musicians Speak Out on Anti-Asian Violence and Experiences with Racism
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-03T17:37:05+00:00“>May 3, 2021 | 1:37pm ET Heavy Culture is a monthly column from journalist Liz Ramanand, focusing on artists of different cultural backgrounds in heavy music as they offer their perspectives on race, society, and more as it intersects with and affects their music. The latest installment of this column features Asian and AAPI rock and metal musicians discussing the recent wave of Anti-Asian violence and their own experiences with racism. In this installment of “Heavy Culture,” Asian and AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) rock and metal artists recount experiences of racism and share their thoughts and feelings on the rise in violence against people of Asi...
