Rock News

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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Bush and Stone Temple Pilots Cancel Fall U.S. Tour

This fall’s co-headlining run with Bush and Stone Temple Pilots is off, but STP will continue on their solo tour.
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Radiohead to Reissue ‘Kid A’ and ‘Amnesiac’ in New ‘Kid Amnesiae’ Compilation

Radiohead are gearing up to reissue two of their seminal albums, 2000’s “Kid A” and 2001’s “Amnesiac,” in one special package.
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Korn Guitarist Munky Tests Positive for COVID-19, Tour Will Go Forward

James “Munky” Shaffer of Korn has tested positive for COVID-19 and will take time off of the group’s current tour.
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Kiss Back on the Road, Announce Rescheduled Dates Following COVID Cases

Kiss have officially returned to the road after postponing a handful of tour dates due to Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons contracting COVID-19.
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Nate Wittock of Detroit’s Rust Fest Discusses the Metal Festival’s Debut

Local Music Beat: Rust Fest owner Nate Wittock talks about the Detroit music festival’s 2021 debut in this edition of the column.
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Kirk Hammett Discusses How ‘The Black Album’ Changed Metallica’s Fanbase

“The Black Album” may have been polarizing for old-school metal fans, but it also opened a new, bigger audience for Metallica.
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