Rock News

Matthew Carlson of Lansing Band Harborcoat Talks New Album and Loving Michigan Music

Local Music Beat: Matthew Carlson of Lansing, Michigan’s Harborcoat talks about the band’s new album, “Joy is Elusive,” and Michigan music in this edition of the column.
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Mudvayne Cancel Festival Appearance After Vocalist Chad Gray Tests Positive for COVID-19

Chad Gray of Mudvayne and a handful of the band’s crew have tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the group to cancel their upcoming Louder Than Life appearance.
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Static-X Heads Up 2022 ‘Rise of the Machine’ Tour, Featuring Nu-Metal and Industrial Bands

Static-X is joining forces with industrial metal bands Fear Factory, Dope, Mushroomhead and Twiztid for a major 2022 tour.
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Doro Pesch, Interview – Celebrating 35 Years of ‘Triumph and Agony’

Longstanding metal frontwoman Doro Pesch discusses the 35th anniversary of Warlock’s “Triumph and Agony” and discusses being a woman in metal music in this interview.
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Mastodon and Opeth Announce Co-Headlining Fall U.S. Tour

Mastodon and Opeth are hitting the road together this fall with support from experimental metal band Zeal & Ardor.
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Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell Shows Off Hard Rock Edge on ‘Brighten’ Single

Jerry Cantrell goes for a straight-ahead hard rock approach with the title track off his third solo album, “Brighten.”
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Scott Curnow of Detroit’s S.N.A.F.U. Talks New Album + the Strength of Michigan Metal

Local Music Beat: Scott Curnow of Detroit’s S.N.A.F.U. discusses the band’s new album and his favorite independent metal bands in this edition of the column.
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Iron Maiden Score Their Highest-Charting Album on Billboard 200 with ‘Senjutsu’

Iron Maiden didn’t hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with “Senjutsu,” but they landed their highest-charting record on the chart to date.
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Mudvayne Reunites for First Time in 12 Years: Watch Footage from the Show

Chad Gray and Mudvayne took the stage for the first time in more than a decade at the 2021 Inkcarceration Festival.
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Mastodon Prepping ‘Hushed and Grim,’ First New Studio Album in Four Years

Hear Mastodon’s deep and groovy “Pushing the Tides,” off the band’s ninth studio album, “Hushed and Grim.”
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