What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Machine Gun Kelly, Mayday Parade, Waterparks, and more.

What better way to kick off a weekend than with new music? Featuring new tracks from Taylor Swift, BTS, The Front Bottoms, and more.

Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about System of a Down.

idobi photographer Crystal Huffman covered the Deftones show in Raleigh, NC at Redhat Amphitheater.

††† (Crosses), the latest band from Chino Moreno of Deftones, have released a music video for “Bi†ches Brew”. The song comes off the band’s upcoming self-titled album, which can be pre-ordered here. You can watch the rather creepy video below.

Avenged Sevenfold have released the first single and title track from the band’s forthcoming sixth studio album, Hail To The King, due out on August 27th via Warner Bros. Records. The band will head out on a U.S. tour this October with support from Deftones and Ghost B.C.