The Smashing Pumpkins will celebrate the 30th anniversary since the release of their groundbreaking, platinum-selling, critically acclaimed debut studio album Gish. Produced by Butch Vig and Billy Corgan at Vig’s Smart studios in Wisconsin from December 1990 til March 1991, this genre-defining break-out debut was received with glowing praise from the critics who hailed it as “awe-inspiring” with “meticulously calculated chaos” [Rolling Stone], complimented for its “pummeling hard rock“, “gentle interludes“, and “psychedelic crescendos” [The New York Times], Gish placed The Smashing Pumpkins well and truly on the global map and became the highest-selling... 

GRAMMY® Award-winning, multi-platinum band KORN have announced an epic U.S. summer tour featuring very special guests STAIND on all dates. The tour will see both bands traversing the country this summer and will give fans the chance to see two of the biggest forces in rock perform on the same stage each night [full itinerary below].  

NOTHING returns to the stage this Fall announcing a US headline tour. The tour begins Oct 13 and ends November 14 with support from Frankie Rose. Tickets are on sale now at bandofnothing.com and a full itinerary is available below.  

Mainstream rock titans POP EVIL are excited to announce their return to the stage as they reveal dates for their headlining tour this fall in support of their new album VERSATILE out now via Entertainment One (eOne). The ‘Versatile’ tour will kick off on July 14 with an outdoor show in Lake County, IL and run across the U.S. until September 23 including stops at several of the major rock festivals–Rocklahoma, Aftershock, Inkcarceration Fest, etc.—as well as supporting rock legends Shinedown.  

Red Fang, who triumphantly announced the forthcoming release of Arrows (June 4, Relapse Records), have unveiled a second single from the 13-song album, debuting “Funeral Coach”  

Z2 Comics is proud to partner with Universal Music Group and Mercury Songs Ltd for Freddie Mercury: Lover of Life, Singer of Songs, the first-ever graphic novel paying tribute to one of the greatest figures the music world has ever known.  

Legendary hard rockers Night Ranger are set to release their 12th studio album, “ATBPO” on August 6, 2021 via Frontiers Music Srl. “ATBPO” stands for And The Band Played On, an ode to making music during the covid era. It will be available on CD and Vinyl (several limited edition, color vinyl versions), as well as digitally across all streaming platforms. Today, fans can get their first taste of the album with the release of ‘Breakout’, the first single and music video from the album.  

Finland’s hottest new metal export BLIND CHANNEL have signed a worldwide deal with Century Media Records. Energetic live performances across Europe supporting the likes of Hollywood Undead, Enter Shikari, Simple Plan and Amaranthe have seen the Finnish Grammy (2019) nominees amass an impressive fanbase, with over half a million monthly listeners on Spotify.  

SLIPKNOT co-founder, Clown has today announced Clown Cannabis, a first-of-its-kind partnership with Hollister Cannabis Co. and Heavy Grass, the loudest weed brand in the world. The collaboration features special-edition HashBone packs featuring six half-gram pre-rolls with matches, packaged in a soft-touch, matte black case.  

Starting today (May 12th), a Bandcamp exclusive version of Revocation‘s classic album – Deathless (2014) – is available for purchase via: https://smarturl.it/revocation-bandcamp – for the next 30 days only! Estimated to ship September 2021, the vinyl is transparent royal blue with opaque white and black splatter, and it features a gatefold jacket (semi-gloss), color labels, and poly bag.  

 Swedish melodic death metal pioneers AT THE GATES release their first single, “Spectre of Extinction”, off their forthcoming album The Nightmare Of Being out July 2nd via Century Media Records.  

German metalcore vets CALIBAN have released their brand-new track, ominously entitled “nICHts”, from their forthcoming album, Zeitgeister, which is set for release on May 14th. The clip is scheduled to go live at midnight Central European time.