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Papa Roach showcase No. 1 fan in touching “Come Around” video
Papa Roach just shared a touching new video for their song “Come Around” that focuses on the importance of their fans. The video showcases one of the band’s biggest fans Mark Moreno, who has been listening to the band since 2000 and attended more than 50 Papa Roach shows in his life. Read more: ‘The […]
Killswitch Engage fans cover unreleased song using only guitar tabs
Killswitch Engage are gearing up to release a new track, and have an interesting challenge for fans to show off their musical talent. The song called “I Am Broken Too” comes from the band’s upcoming album. They want fans to submit covers for it using only its guitar tabs, as the song has yet to […]
Danny Worsnop performs at fans’ wedding, shares touching photos
Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria helped make a two fans’ wedding day a little more special. The couple had previously reportedly asked Worsnop to perform his song “Angels,” which he wrote for his fiancee. His proposal was actually the basis for the video of the song. Read more: Halsey gets Jonas Brothers’ approval on sultry […]
YUNGBLUD says fans' stories inspired his forthcoming album
YUNGBLUD has recently shared that his forthcoming second album is inspired by the stories his fans have told him. In an interview with NME, YUNGBLUD says that the next record will shift the focus from himself to the family he has curated while performing music. Additionally, in the interview, the musician says that he will […]
Attila honor late fan by spreading ashes on tour bus
Attila have paid tribute to a late fan by spreading their ashes across their tour bus. Frontman Chris Fronzak tweeted about the band’s touching act along with a photo of the ashes on the ground of the bus. Read more: ‘Pet Sematary’ wowed audiences at first screening “a big ATTILA fan died and his friend […]
Palaye Royale tease new “chapter,” fans are left confused
Earlier this morning, Palaye Royale took to Twitter to cryptically tease some sort of return, or rather a “new chapter.” While the action in question was not specified, fans believe the band could be gearing up for a new album cycle. While the teaser doesn’t reveal much, it does suggest new and exciting things are […]
Taking Back Sunday fire back at pushy fans who don’t dig the setlist
Taking Back Sunday have taken to Twitter to shut down pushy fans who demand that certain songs be played at their concerts. Last evening the band played a sold-out show at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ to kick off their 20th-anniversary tour. While Taking Back Sunday played for over two hours, fans still wanted […]
Waterparks reveal demographic isn’t what you’d assume, defend the fangirls
Like many bands and pop artists, Waterparks are the subject of the assumption that all of their fans are 13-year-old girls. While clearly there’s nothing wrong with a 13-year-old girl as many reading this currently are or have once been, the general population of music fans seems to like to make bands and their fans […]
Slayer fan goes into mosh pit for the first time, has "the best time"
An elderly Slayer fan got to experience one of our biggest joys of being at a concert when she experienced her first most pit at the group’s recent show in Nampa, Idaho. Read more: Slayer announce more dates, extend final world tour into 2019 The clip, that’s been making its round on social media and various publications […]
Swimming Slayer fan gets Change.org petition made to see the band
Sometimes we can see some pretty dedicated fans, but we think one of the most dedicated is the Slayer fan who swam back to the show after getting kicked out. Read more: Fan gets kicked out of Slayer gig, swims back in Last month, we reported that a metal fan had swum back to an […]
10 best band fansites and websites, from Linkin Park to ATL
Once upon a time, fan clubs were run via postal services, paying a certain amount of money for various gifts and letters from bands. Then the internet happened, and forums began with pages and pages of like-minded people sharing their opinions, recent acquisitions and meeting-the-band stories. Now, we’re at a point where we can find […]
The Maine talk paid meet and greets, treating fans better
[Photo by: The Maine/VEVO] As the Maine prep to head out on their Modern Nostalgia tour, the band shared a sentimental statement on longevity in the music business and what they’re doing to treat fans better. Anyone who has been a fan of the Maine knows that the band have built a relationship with their fans […]
Watch Paramore perform "Misery Business" with Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES and a fan
Last night Paramore played Usher Hall in Edinburgh and brought out two special guests to do guest vocals on “Misery Business”: a fan named Elenor and Lauren Mayberry from CHVRCHES. Check out the fan video of the performance below! Read more: Listen to Paramore’s gorgeous cover of Drake’s “Passionfruit” In the video below, you can see Mayberry […]
Emarosa's Bradley Walden tosses kid into crowd for his first crowd-surfing experience
Riley a.k.a. Chooch is already cooler than you. (And has a better nickname, too.) No, really. Can you say your favorite band;s frontman threw you into the crowd for your very first crowd-surf at 10 years old? Yeah, didn't think so. “I am a long-time Emarosa fan,” says Riley's mom Erin Kelly, “so my kid grew […]
These pop-punk comics are so accurate
[Photo via Instagram] You have to admit it, there are so pretty talented people in our scene. From awesome makeup and tattoos, fans make some great artwork. Read more: Here, the Twenty One Pilots, Fall Out Boy & All Time Low coloring book pages you’ve always wanted Instagram user sarsapunk creates some pretty epic pop-punk comics that'll make you […]
The Rocket Summer say music feels ‘more real’ than ever with release of “FL, CA” video (exclusive)
A lot of factors go into making a music video—the actual song, treatment, setting, cast, production and cost—but when it came time for the Rocket Summer to film a new video for a track taken from his latest album, Zoetic, frontman Bryce Avary says it was a no-brainer to choose “FL, CA,” the heavy-hitting, synthy-pop […]
Vote for your favorite artists in the 2015 AP Readers Poll!
AltPress wouldn't be here without our fans, so every year, we give you the chance to have your voices heard in our AP Readers Poll! A lot happened this year and we want to know what made you sing along the loudest. Submit your favorites below and stay tuned for winners announcements at the end […]
21 fan photos with AP's twenty one pilots cover at Big Ticket Fest
Photographer: David Levitan Fans of twenty one pilots got the chance to pose with life-size versions of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun on the cover of AP's December issue at The Big Ticket Fest.
Fans of pop music are the most close-minded, study says
A new study conducted by McMaster University's Digital Music Lab has revealed which music fans are most open-minded, as well as those who are the least. According to their findings, which were deduced after studying roughly a billion song downloads over the past two years, indie fans are most likely to listen to other genres, […]
Hanging with the BVB Army at Black Veil Brides' 'Alive And Burning' DVD screening
APTV correspondent Nick Major went to Hollywood for the screening of Black Veil Brides' first live DVD, Alive And Burning. Nick had the chance to talk with some members of the BVB Army, as well as with Andy Biersack himself. Check out the video to find out why Andy and the band are so proud of […]
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