Fan arrested for posting lyrics to Facebook: “They knew I wasn’t dangerous”
Last week, we heard about James Evans, a music fan in Kentucky who was arrested after he posted lyrics from the Exodus song “Class Dismissed” to his Facebook page. Evans was arrested for ‘terroristic threatening” and released from jail eight days later. “It's surreal,” Evans told Billboard in a new interview. “I didn't think anything would come of it.” ...
New Slipknot drummer and bassist won’t have their own individual masks
While we kind of already know what frontman Corey Taylor’s new mask looks like (pictured), we don’t yet know how the rest of Slipknot’s will look. We also still don’t know who the new band members will be, following the departure of drummer Joey Jordison and the passing of bassist Paul Gray. But in a...
The Word Alive, the Color Morale, the Dead Rabbitts (Craig Mabbitt of Escape The Fate) announce tour
The Word Alive have announced that they will headline the Get Real Tour this fall with the Color Morale, Our Last Night, the Dead Rabbitts and Miss Fortune. The 30-date trek will kick off on November 7 in San Diego, CA, and wrap things up on December 13 in Mesa, AZ. You can check out a...
Alternative music fans buy the most merch
AtVenu (via Digital Music News) has released data that breaks down tour merch sales by genre and found that “alternative” and rock music fans buy the most merch. Well, saying they buy the most merch is an understatement; they absolutely kill it, accounting for over 50 percent of merch sales collectively. The company scanned 1,300...
Motionless In White stream new album, ‘Reincarnate’
UPDATE: Stream the album in full below: Motionless In White have hidden special boxes all over the globe, and as fans find them, the band are unleashing tracks from their upcoming third full-length album, Reincarnate. So far, the fans have unlocked two songs—“Unstoppable” and “Death March”—which you can stream below. The...
RX Bandits, “Wide Open” music video premiere
RX Bandits are teaming up with AP to bring you the music video for their latest single “Wide Open.” The track is taken from the band’s latest LP, Gemini, Her Majesty, which was released earlier this summer. (Get it on iTunes.) Check out the video, and let us know your thoughts. “We shot this video...
Hands Like Houses post music video for "Release (A Tale Of Outer Suburbia)" from ‘Reimagine’ EP
Hands Like Houses are preparing the release of their upcoming EP, Reimagine (which features alternative and acoustic takes on songs from the band's 2013 full-length effort, Unimagine), by debuting a music video for a single from the effort, titled “Release (A Tale of Outer Suburbia).” You can check out the video below, and leave us a comment with your...
New Medicine - "One Too Many" video premiere
New Medicine reveal their music video for “One Too Many,” which they released as a single in July along with the announcement of their new album Breaking The Model, which was released August 25 via Imagen Records. The video warns what can happen when you have, as the song refrains, “one too many drinks.” Watch it exclusively...
The World Is A Beautiful Place stream new song, “Space Exploration”
The World is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die have released a new song, “Space Exploration To Solve Earthly Crises.” The track is taken from the band's new collaborative EP with Chris Zizzamia, Between Bodies, which will be released on Ocrtober 7 via Broken World Media. Stream the song below, and let us...