Leading up to their first independently released fourth studio album, The Hart, Grayscale has unleashed their emotional latest offering, Don’t Leave Me In The Dark.” The new single is the sixth glimpse into the 12-track album, preceding “Kept Me Alive,” “Not Afraid To Die,” “Mum II,” “Let Go,” and “Summer Clothes.” The track opens with a gentle instrumental build before bursting into the band’s signature high-energy sound, led by Collin Walsh’s soaring vocals. The anthemic chorus pulses with emotion, capturing the raw desperation of wanting, maybe needing, a loved one to heal. Walsh’s heartfelt lyrics hit hard: “They overmedicate for… Read more »
Hey Monday‘s Cassadee Pope took to Instagram to share that she will not appear at 2025’s Emo’s Not Dead Cruise kicking off in Miami, FL on February 4 and embarking on the sea to Nassau, Bahamas through February 8. Pope shared in an Instagram post, “Unfortunately, I will not be able to join the Emo’s Not Dead Cruise in February. I’m really sorry to anyone who’s disappointed by that, but I promise it’s for a good reason and I’ll be able to tell you soon.” Read more: 7 Female Punk Artists Leading The Genre She adds, “I just wanted to… Read more »
After headlining two momentous performances at When We Were Young Fest in Las Vegas last month and announcing their 10-show North American stadium tour, My Chemical Romance has officially sold out the 2025 run. They’ve also added a second Los Angeles, CA, date, which you can still buy tickets for. The Long Live The Black Parade tour aims to celebrate nearly 20 years of their mainstream breakout album, The Black Parade. As the band announced the tour last week, on Tuesday, November 12, they shared a lengthy message on their social media platforms. They write, “It has been seventeen years… Read more »
August Burns Red and Our Last Night teamed up to deliver a heavy-rock cover of twenty one pilots‘ “Heathens.” The OG track from the pop-rock duo came out in 2016 for the Suicide Squad soundtrack and is their second most-streamed song on Spotify behind breakout single, “Stressed Out.” Check out the heavy cover below. Coming up in December, August Burns Red will be performing two nights of their holiday show, Christmas Burns Red. Then, they will appear on the road with Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine on the Poisoned Ascendancy Tour. Additionally, you can catch them at various festivals… Read more »
Following their remaining 2024 tour dates and an Australian run at the start of the new year, Goo Goo Dolls will hit the road across North America with support from Dashboard Confessional. “We are truly excited to bring our Summer Anthem Tour 2025 to all our friends,” John Rzeznik shares. “…Every tour we do is about making new friends and reuniting with everyone who’s been with us since day one. Thank you! In addition, we’ll be joined by Dashboard Confessional. One of the last great American rock bands. It’s gonna be a summer of loud music and good friends and… Read more »
Following their GRAMMY nomination for Best Metal Performance for “Cellar Door,” Spiritbox has announced their sophomore album, Tsunami Sea. The 11-track collection is slated to arrive on March 7, 2025, via Pale Chord in partnership with Rise Records. You can preorder and pre-save the record here. Additionally, the group has shared a second glimpse into the album, following the release of “Soft Spine” earlier this year, with their latest single, “Perfect Soul.” An accompanying music video is scheduled to arrive today at 3 PM ET/12 PM PT, and you can tune in here for the premiere. Opening with a throbbing… Read more »
Diva Bleach is back with their new single “I Like U” and its accompanying music video. The track is preceded by “We Don’t Talk About It,” “Hate Me,” “Torn In Two,” “Kiss Her Goodbye,” and “Out Of My Head.” All songs are set to appear on the pop-rock duo’s debut album, Can You Keep A Secret?, due out on January 17. This shimmering love track actually features a collaboration with The Maine‘s John O’Callaghan. On Instagram, the vocalist says, “Had the absolute pleasure of writing and producing this tune with [Diva Bleach], mixed by the fookin legend [Matthew Keller]. Congrats… Read more »
State Champs frontman Derek DiScanio stopped by idobi Radio to talk all about the band’sself-titled fifth studio album. Throughout the interview, DiScanio makes it a point to talk about how the band reconnected and returned to their roots while recording this record with a slightly new approach. State Champs always start their albums with a powerful track, and the “The Constant” off of their self-titled is no exception. “We wanted to set the tone right with this one,” DiScanio shares. “And ‘The Constant’ is a very kind of rooty, old-school, finger-pointy, bouncy pop-punk song, which we had to do.” … Read more »
New Jersey’s pop-punk up-and-comers Northvale just dropped their new track and music video for “Hang In There, Kid,” which explores a very necessary message about mental health. The track is preceded by the group’s collab with The Dangerous Summer‘s AJ Perdomo, “Already Dead.” Frontman Keith Karol shares, “‘Hang In There Kid’ is a poignant exploration of despair and the brink of giving up, narrated through the lens of someone contemplating the finality of suicide. The song navigates the emotional turmoil and isolation that can lead one to consider such a drastic escape.” Karol adds, “Our collaboration on this song aims… Read more »
Letdown. has taken 2024 and made it his year. After a massively successful run on the debut idobi Radio Summer School Tour earlier this year, followed by an array of singles and a headline tour that is underway, Blake Coddington, the mastermind behind the project, has unleashed his debut studio album Be Ok. In addition to the release, he has also dropped a music video for the new release, “Dead Right.” “I think I’m at the end of writing about my problems,” Coddington shares. “I’ve been putting myself through emotional music therapy for three years now, and it’s working. I’m… Read more »
