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Check out The Latest – for all the essential new music, tickets and livestreams you need right now. twenty one pilots hit the silver screen We’re still busy trying to pick up the pieces of our mind after having it blown by twenty one pilots’ livestream experience last year. Now, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun […]

Korn and Evanescence have joined forces to announce a 2022 summer tour. Special guests will vary across select dates. Check out the full list of dates below. The announcement comes after the two bands posted the same mysterious teaser video on their social media accounts without any context. Read more: “People like listening to me […]

On paper, hip-hop and metal shouldn’t work together — two polarizing genres with very different intentions and attitudes. However, thanks to a new wave of outfits in the late ‘90s and early 2000s bravely merging the two contrasting flavors at the same time, nü metal was born. Read more: A beginner’s guide to Linkin Park: […]

Evanescence and Halestorm’s tour, launching Nov. 5 from Portland, Oregon, is rapidly approaching. During the run, the bands will be joined by PLUSH and Lilith Czar on select dates, crossing the U.S. along the way. Read more: Evanescence debut new NFT collection based on ‘Echoes From The Void’ The tour is a welcome sight for […]

Evanescence have partnered with Incendium and Sweet to debut their Echoes From The Void NFT collection. The line of digital collectibles was inspired by the band’s graphic anthology series Echoes From The Void and dropped on Sweet’s marketplace Sept. 29. Echoes From The Void was published by Incendium as part of their OPUS line of […]

Evanescence and Halestorm have included additional dates in their upcoming fall tour across the United States. The bands have added Denver, Tampa, Nashville and Minneapolis to their list of cities to perform in during the run. Read more: Lilith Czar is the positive, empowering force that Juliet Simms needed The hard-rock powerhouses will commence their […]

We’re back with a fresh AltPress Weekly. Each week, we highlight the things we want you to check out. We shout out brand-new tracks and classic cuts, deep dives and smash hits. We’ll also bring you the scoop on the latest happenings at Alternative Press, along with the stories we keep coming back to. Many […]

Welcome to the second installment of AltPress Weekly. Each week, we’ll cover new things we want you to check out. We’ll shout out fresh song drops and vintage finds, highlighting longtime favorites and brand-new discoveries. We’ll also feature the stories we can’t stop thinking about, along with all of the goings-on here at Alternative Press. […]

Before there was Amy Lee, Lzzy Hale, Taylor Momsen and Maria Brink, there was Joan Jett, Patti Smith, Poly Styrene and Kathleen Hanna. Generation after generation, these rock stars and others in their position have dreaded receiving what has become an inevitable label of “female-led,” “female-fronted,” “women in rock” or “female rock.” While all of […]

The emo genre is cathartic by nature, but slow songs provide an opportunity for artists to reflect even more deeply on the feelings that make us human. And somehow, even when featured alongside angst-fueled, uptempo tracks, the ballads always end up being some of the most memorable songs on their respective albums. They have this […]

Ever wonder where your favorite artist filmed that one music video? While the answer is probably some private set in Los Angeles, a handful of music videos were actually filmed in public locations. With the weather warming and in-person concerts still on hold, why not support your favorite artists by visiting the sets of their […]

With Women’s History Month coming to a close today, it’s vital to carry these messages of intersectional feminism and empowerment throughout every day to come. These musicians aren’t only wonderful leaders in the music industry spanning over decades—they’re using their platform to spread messages of self-love and growth as well as sharing stories of hardship […]

Rina Sawayama walks into studio sessions with an already established vision of the finished product. If she wants her next single to emulate N.E.R.D., she’ll leave that same session with the strum-filled, capitalism-mocking anthem “XS.” If she’s looking for something reminiscent of an anime intro or a theme from a 2000s teen sitcom, she’ll wind […]

“Not all bands fronted by women sound like Paramore” is beginning to become a pretty popular adage in the alternative music scene. It’s not that drawing a likeness to Hayley Williams isn’t a compliment—it may be one of the highest. But consistent comparisons to the most iconic woman-led group to emerge from the 2000s totally overlook […]

Metal is no longer a man’s world. All across the genre’s many subcategories, from folk to black metal, powerful female figures are putting their stamp on a genre that’s finally coming to terms with the inclusivity of the present day. Where symphonic icons Nightwish and Within Temptation blazed the trail for female leaders to step […]

Is there anything more exciting than a good song collaboration? Given all the hype generated by guest appearances such as Travis Barker and phem on Tyler Posey‘s debut solo single, we can’t imagine so. While 2020 was undoubtedly a year for collaborations, that’s not to say such joint efforts went unappreciated in the past. In fact, […]