Pearl Jam six-stringer Mike McCready made a cameo with Soundgarden at the Forum in Los Angeles, bringing together two grunge legends on one stage. Read More
P.O.D. are back, in a big way. Aside from being on the 2011 Rock Allegiance Tour, the San Diego reggae rock boys have released a brand new track, “On Fire.” The anthemic song sounds like classic P.O.D., very reminiscent of “Boom” with punk energy and empowering rap-rock vocals. Read More
Ever want to catch Weezer, live in action, smack dab in the middle of the ocean? Well, if so, the alternative pop-rockers have announced a unique Weezer experience: the Weezer Cruise. Read More
When the guys of metal-hardcore group As I Lay Dying aren’t designing wacky apparel, they still plug away at what they do best: make brutal, colossal grind-core with lyrics that move the soul. Guitarist Nick Hipa checked in with Audio Ink Radio to name his favorite guitar players and reminisce about the San Diego band’s greatest shows. Read More
The Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Tour has announced a contest to find one local band per market to open on the tour. The winner, according to Episode 3 of Uproar TV, gets to play the entire tour in 2012, plus picks up $10,000 worth of gear from Best Buy Music Gear, a music video and an album produced for them. Read More
Mississippi rock band 3 Doors Down have released the music video for their second single, the melodic rocker “Every Time You Go.” The live video shows footage from the band’s recent European tour. Read More
Killswitch Engage offshoot Times of Grace are on a summer tour, the Illuminato[u]r, with Underoath, Stray From the Path and Letlive. Find tour dates and more information, here. Read More
Massachusetts rock band Staind have released the lyric video for their new single, “Not Again,” and you can watch it, below. The track appears on the band’s self-titled, seventh studio album and their first full-length in three years. Read More
When longtime Skillet guitarist Ben Kasica left the band in February of this year, fans were shocked. After all, Kasica had played the six-string with Skillet since he was 16, adding up to a full decade alongside the hard rockers. Kasica is opening up about his reason for leaving, and it turns out, he just felt it was time to take on new challenges. Read More
Incubus doesn’t seem like that bad of a band, right? Well, a group in the Philippines begs to differ on that. In fact, this pack has started an entire prayer campaign against the alternative rock guys because of the band’s moniker. More rock headlines this week include Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello talking about the band’s past ‘friendly competition’ with Tool and the Red Hot Chili Peppers dishing on new tracks. Read More