Following a surprise pop-up performance in Los Angeles on September 5, where Linkin Park introduced Emily Armstrong as their new vocalist, stepping into the role once held by the late Chester Bennington, the legendary nu-metal band officially kicked off their return world tour last night at the Kia Forum in LA. Their 26-track setlist featured the live debut of “Keys To The Kingdom,” the first performance of “When They Come For Me” since 2014, and “Given Up” for the first time since 2015. Additionally, Mike Shinoda shared during the band’s set, “It’s not about erasing the past. It’s about starting… Read more »
Following the announcement of their exciting reunion as well as the 10 year anniversary performance of their full-length album Never Happy, Ever After at Slam Dunk Fest in 2025, As It Is has launched their forthcoming compilation album A Decade Uneventful: B-Sides & Rarities (2012 – 2022) with several unreleased tracks and demos. The compilation LP is slated to arrive on November 20. Arriving today, September 11, the group has released the first five tracks of the comp, including two 2017 tracks, a 2017 demo, a 2018 live demo, and a 2018 demo. Amongst the new releases, As It Is… Read more »
It’s hard to believe, but the formative years of metalcore are hitting their 20-year milestones. Sean Mott of Metalcore Nerds recently spoke with former Blessthefall frontman and current Escape The Fate leader Craig Mabbitt about the upcoming 20th anniversary of His Last Walk, Blessthefall’s debut album from November 2006. The two discussed the album’s impact on the metalcore scene and the possibility of a reunion tour, with Mabbitt and current Blessthefall vocalist Beau Bokan sharing the stage. Check out a snippet of their chat below and Mott’s full chat with Mabbitt here. His Last Walk was such a core metalcore… Read more »
Following the September 6 release of Disney’s A Whole New Sound pop-punk compilation album, Yellowcard took to EPCOT’s Eat To The Beat Series on September 8 and 9 and performed their rendition of Aladdin‘s “A Whole New World” featuring Against The Current‘s Chrissy Costanza. Coming up on October 11 and 12, We The Kings is slated to perform at EPCOT as well. They may just play their cover “Go The Distance” from Hercules. Check out the Yellowcard‘s and Costanza’s “A Whole New World” live performance at Disney via a TikTok, courtesy of @kittymahoney02. “There is nothing in my life that keeps… Read more »
Following the release of summer’s “Sunshine,” which was co-written with MGK, MOD SUN is back with his new song, “Hotel Lights.” Prior to its release, MOD SUN took to Instagram to share, “Been trying to make a song like this my whole career. Sonically, it’s beautiful. Lyrically, it’s storytelling. Vocally, it’s powerful + delicate. Love is like a drvg…I’m falling for you + it’s a long way down.” Interestingly, many people connected with the song upon its release. MOD SUN shared a social media post detailing, “I’ve had 4 ex girlfriends hit me about my song coming out tonight saying… Read more »
After releasing singles “ALL IN MY HEAD” and “NO FUN” in August, blink-182 has officially dropped the entirety of ONE MORE TIME…PART-2. Plus, the band dropped an official music video for the track, “IF YOU NEVER LEFT.” Following up ONE MORE TIME…, originally released on October 27, 2023, the new LP features eight song additions, ultimately forming a 27-track LP. ONE MORE TIME…PART-2 vinyls and CDs are currently available for pre-order on the band’s merch site. All orders are expected to ship on December 31, 2024. Listen to the full album here. blink-182 is heading out this fall to make several… Read more »
Spiritbox is back with their first new track of 2024, “Soft Spine” out via Pale Chord in partnership with Rise Records. Previously, the act dropped The Fear of Fear EP in November 2023 as well as their “Cobra” rock remix with Megan Thee Stallion. The Daniel Braunstein-produced track sees Courtney LaPlante at her most ferocious and unabashedly raw. “I am a witness to your regicide/The dissolution of your soft spine/You all deserve each other,” she screams. Check out Spiritbox’s “Soft Spine” below. Beginning on September 12 in Tampa, you can catch Spiritbox and Gojira as they support Korn on a massive… Read more »
It’s the happiest time on Earth, as Disney just released A Whole New Sound, their 12-track pop-punk compilation album. Prior to the album drop, single releases included Simple Plan‘s reworking of “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King, Magnolia Park‘s cover of “I2I” from A Goofy Movie, New Found Glory‘s rendition of “Part Of Your World” from The Little Mermaid, and We The Kings‘ rendition of “Go The Distance” from Hercules. In addition to the album release, Yellowcard and Against The Current‘s Chrissy Costanza shared a music video for their cover of Aladdin‘s famous “A Whole New World.” “There is nothing in my life that keeps… Read more »
On Episode #304 of Wesam’s World, we have Actor and Comedian Trent Mason! Alright friends, strap in to your stolen cars and grab your popcorn. This episode is gonna be one of the most INSANE stories you’ve ever heard.
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On August 24, Linkin Park fans geared up for an announcement set to drop on August 28. Then, long-time listeners ultimately had to set their clocks back again to September 5. Fans were utterly devastated after the band’s countdown clock simply started to count back up rather than reveal a new singer, music drop, etc. During a concert livestream, the band officially shared that Dead Sara’s Emily Armstrong will join the band as a new co-vocalist. Additionally, producer and songwriter for G Flip, Illenium, One OK Rock, etc. Colin Brittain will play drums for the new album and on their… Read more »
