Music

Volbeat Set Out on North American Tour with Cold

Danish metal rockers Volbeat crossed the ocean to play the states last March and April, and in the process, sold out nearly every show on the itinerary. Now the men are back in the U.S., this time touring with modern metal favorites Cold.
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Switchfoot Book Gig on ‘Jimmy Kimmel’

Alternative rockers Switchfoot are back with a new album, ‘Vice Verses,’ out Sept. 27, and the guys booked an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on Sept. 19.
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The Smashing Pumpkins Unveil 12-Date North American Tour

Billy Corgan and his ’90s alternative rock mainstay the Smashing Pumpkins have announced a 12-city U.S. tour that will advance the band’s bigger tour in 2012.
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August Burns Red Get Their Own Mobile App

Now, August Burns Red have released an official band App for iTunes and Android. Fans can score all the latest news, tour dates, photos, video, music and more right on their mobile phones. Download the iTunes app via iTunes store and the Android amp from the Android market. What are you waiting for?
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The Devil Wears Prada Readies 13-Track Release

The Devil Wears Prada’s New Album Drops Sept. 13 Rising metal-core starlets the Devil Wears Prada are something of Warped Tour experts. After all, the guys have been on tour all summer, blowing through stops in every major U.S. market. The Christian band have released three albums to date, and their fourth, Dead Throne, is due out on Sept. 13 on Ferret Music.
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ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons Loves Keith Richards [Interview]

ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons talks about his recent collaboration with blues player Leslie West, his love for Keith Richards and ZZ Top’s simple secret to success.
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Former Korn Guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch Announces ‘Over My Head’ Tour

Former Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch just announced a North American tour with fellow faith-based rockers Project 86, the Letter Black and the Wedding.
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Haste the Day Say ‘Goodbye’ With Live Album Set

Haste the Day’s Live CD / DVD Promises Metal-Core Memories Great things usually don’t happen overnight, and that’s the case with Haste the Day’s new live CD / DVD set. “Haste the Day vs. Haste the Day” took over a year to record and package, and now the time has finally arrived for the boys to unbridle the double-collection on Sept. 13.
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Evanescence ‘What You Want’ is Dance-y Hard Rock – Song Review [Audio]

Evanescence just released the first single off their upcoming, self-titled album, and the track “What You Want,” brings a stormy blast of hard rock and anguish pop, with Evanescence’s typical layers of symphonic chords. Move towards the bottom of the page and click on the player to hear the song.
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Skillet’s ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You,’ the Perfect Breakup Song – Song Review

Hard rock band Skillet’s latest album, Awake, has been out is over 100 weeks, but it’s not slowing down one bit. The collection has scored a third RIAA Gold certified No. 1 active rock single in, “Awake and Alive,” and the band’s hoping to tally a fourth with their new track, “It’s Not Me It’s You.”
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