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Check out The Latest – for all the essential new music, tickets and livestreams you need right now.   Waterparks and Neck Deep unite for Sad Summer   …and they’re bringing Mayday Parade, The Summer Set, Against The Current, State Champs and more along for the ride, too. These shows are going to be a lo...

Alt 98.7’s ALTer EGO brought Alternative Press cover stars twenty one pilots, WILLOW, Måneskin and more to the Los Angeles Forum earlier this year — and it brought all of you out, too! This story appeared in issue #403 with cover star Dominic Fike, available here. ...

Ice Nine Kills, Motionless In White and Black Veil Brides took the stage March 18 at the Palladium in Hollywood as part of their Trinity of Terror tour. If you weren't able to grab tickets for the run, don't worry. Photographer Christina Badalian has you covered...

To coincide with his debut cover with Alternative Press (issue #403), Dominic Fike pays it forward in selecting his favorite new artists who share his ethos of limitless creativity. Deb Never WHAT THEY STAND FOR: Friend of the 1975, slowthai and more, Deb’s lo-fi grunge is a soft meeting point between emo and rap. D...

International Women’s Day is March 8, which just so happens to be my birthday. I want to take a moment and share my thoughts and personal experiences with gender bias in the music industry. The thing about bias is that it hides in dark corners and isn’t always the most obvious. In my care...

THE LAST SONG I LISTENED TO... “Hold On” by Wilson Phillips. When driving, I like to listen to ’80s and ’90s throwback playlists, and that’s what I was listening to in the car this morning. I love a good singalong. THE LAST PLACE I WENT ON VA...

Each month, Alternative Press Gallery explores the work of photographers, directors and other creatives who help shape the music world from behind the scenes. With each issue, we explore the stories behind the shoots and take deep dives into the most compelling media, asking about the vision as well as the happy accidents that create some of the most powerful moments in music...

In December, Avenged Sevenfold launched their Deathbats Club, an NFT-based enterprise to unite a 10,000-strong community through the power of blockchain technology. In short, it’s a fan club with the unique NFT acting as your membership card, as well as offering digital and physical perks — everything from ticket presales to custom guitars from Synyster Gates. Read more...

As we come to the end of 2021, we're also concluding Alternative Press’ end-of-the-year celebration. We asked each artist we interviewed for our December 2021 issue to answer two specific questions: What was the best thing you heard in 2021, and who should we look out for in 2022? This...

Alternative Press is back again with our end-of-the-year celebration. Hopefully you know the drill already, but if you haven’t heard, we asked each artist we interviewed for our December 2021 issue to answer two specific questions: what was the best thing you heard in 2021, and who should we look out for in 2022? This...

Are the winter blues getting you down? Don’t worry, Alternative Press’ end-of-the-year celebration is here to bring you some holiday cheer. If you haven’t heard already, we asked each artist we interviewed for our December 2021 issue of AltPress magazine to answer two specific questions: what was the best thing you heard in 2021, and who should we look out for in 2022? We’ve compiled t... Read Mor

Hello and welcome to Alternative Press’ end-of-the-year celebration! We know that for a lot of people, 2021 has been less than ideal, to say the least. That’s why we wanted to bring you a little holiday cheer  — with the help of some of our favorite artists.  We asked each art...

From busking in the streets to being crowned as the winners of Eurovision Song Contest 2021, Måneskin has grown to become one of the hottest alternative rock bands in the world. For the cover story of AltPress issue #398, Joel Madden talked with the international rockstars about the message they want their music to convey and more. Our lates...

On the 30th anniversary of My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless, AltPress is highlighting the innovative album by returning to the band’s 1992 AltPress cover story. Shortly after the release of their second studio album, the interview shed light on MBV’s experimental approach to music, something that catapulted the band to widespread success. The story delved...

Whitechapel helped the spookiest time of the year draw to a close with their latest album, Kin, released October 29. Prior to the album's release, the band also dropped a music video for the single "Orphan," preceded by "A Bloodsoaked Symphony" and "Lost Boy...

Each month, Alternative Press writers and editors come together to share some of their favorite up-and-coming artists. From pop punk and raging death metal to nostalgic 1960s-inspired sounds and alternative pop, you are sure to find a new band to fall in love with in this month's hand-picked AP&R list. Read more: ... Read More ...

At 19 years old, LILHUDDY has already managed to become one of the most recognizable figures in today’s pop-punk revival. In September, LILHUDDY released his debut album, Teenage Heartbreak, consisting of singles such as “21st Century Vampire” and the collaborative track “Don’t Freak Out” with Travis Barker, iann dior and Tyson Ritter. Read more: LILHUDDY started on so... Read More ...

Editor's note: Few bands exemplify the spirit of the season better than Cradle Of Filth. With the Oct. 22 release of Existence Is Futile, the metal band are continuing to deliver the sound and imagery we all know and love. Just in time for Halloween’s fast approach, frontman and horror movie buff Dani Filth shared some of his must-watch horror movie recommendations with AltPress. Whil...

You might not know it based on the huge amount of buzz they’ve attracted, but many people tried to warn Måneskin that rock music could never make it in Italy today. Defying the skeptics, the band have shown not only that rock is alive and well, but that it still has global appeal. More than ...

My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade, released on Oct. 24, 2006, is now widely accepted as a classic of its era. Its significance has only increased over the years, and the album’s 15th anniversary is an occasion for celebration and reflection by a legion of magazines, writers and fans. Gerard ... Read More ...