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'Star Wars' same-sex kissing scene removed in Singapore, Dubai

The latest Star Wars film dropped recently and while a lot of fans have praised the film for featuring a same-sex kissing scene in it, two countries have removed it from the film. The film’s scene was removed by Singapore and Dubai after Disney voluntarily allowed it to keep the film’s PG13 rating. Read More: Stone Sour […]

Stone Sour are releasing new material every week starting in January

Stone Sour are announcing they will be releasing new unreleased material every week starting in January next year while they work on wrapping up their new album. In an interview with Billboard, guitarist Josh Rand says they’ll be dropping unreleased songs, demos and live tracks throughout the year. Read More: Spotify pauses 2020 political ads over inability […]

Spotify pauses 2020 political ads over inability to “validate and review”

Spotify is announcing they will not be allowing political ads on their platform starting early next year over the issue of verifying an ad is not misleading. The streaming service says they will suspend political ads since they cannot “validate and review” these ads accurately. Read More: Asking Alexandria drop deluxe self-titled album with demos and […]

Asking Alexandria drop deluxe self-titled album with demos and more

Asking Alexandria are releasing a deluxe version of their self-titled album on its second anniversary including demos, remixes, live tracks and more. Dubbed LP5 DLX, the deluxe release is celebrating the highly successful record as the band continue working on their followup. Read More: Freddie Mercury portrayal inspired Rami Malek’s Bond villain The deluxe version of the […]

QUIZ: Which new metal band should you check out in 2020?

The last decade in metal saw a ton of new standout metal and hardcore bands, from the massive success of Code Orange, Knocked Loose, Jinjer and plenty of others. Keeping up with music is difficult enough with well-established bands, but trying to discover new artists adds a neverending pit of good and bad to pick […]

10 Vans collabs from some of your favorite bands

The presence Vans has brought to punk, rock and metal over the years is undeniable, not only through 25 years of Warped Tour but also its constant support of the scene in sponsorships, promotions and collaborations. The company has made some incredible styles over the years, but creating custom shoes with bands is one of […]

Nine Inch Nails says making 'Bird Box' score "was a fucking waste of time"

Nine Inch Nails are gearing up to start working on their next full-length record following a string of film scores, but the band aren’t particularly happy about how one film score, in particular, turned out. Band leader Trent Reznor says in a recent interview with Revolver that Bird Box left him frustrated and he felt like it “was a fucking […]

Higher Power add headlining shows to album launch tour

UK hardcore newcomers Higher Power have announced a string of U.S. headlining shows for the new year. The band will be hitting the road with Life’s Question, Queensway and Hangman at the end of January and heading into February shortly after they’ll be releasing their sophomore album 27 Miles Underwater. Read More: Suicide Silence donate toys and cash […]

Suicide Silence donate toys and cash to California children's hospital

Suicide Silence have made their donation of toys and money they raised at a recent show in Anaheim, California. The band posted earlier to give thanks for everyone who contributed alongside photos of some of the stuff they sent over to the hospital. Read More: Lorna Shore part ways with their vocalist “effective immediately” The CHOC […]
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