Grand prize winner of Metallica’s marching band competition to be included in ‘﻿College Football’﻿ video game

Grand prize winner of Metallica’s marching band competition to be included in ‘College Football’ video game

ABC/Randy HolmesLike EA Sports, the grand prize winner of Metallica's marching band competition will also be in the game.The metal legends have announced that the school that takes home the college Division 1 title will be included in a future edition of the EA Sports College Football video game series. They will get to record a rendition of a Metallica song for the game's soundtrack, as well as the EA Sports College Football theme song.The inclusion in EA Sports College Football will be in […]

April 21, 2025

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Slayer’s Kerry King shreds Damian Priest entrance song at WrestleMania 41

Ethan Miller/Getty ImagesSlayer guitarist Kerry King made a surprise appearance at Sunday's WrestleMania 41 event in Las Vegas.King was on hand to shred wrestler Damian Priest's entrance song, "Rise for the Night." The WWE posted footage of the moment to YouTube.Priest, whose signature "South of Heaven" move was inspired by Slayer, will reunite with King when he hosts the "Raining Blood" metallers' concert Sept. 20 at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The show marks Slayer's lone East Coast headlining performance of […]

April 21, 2025

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Lola Young teases new music, lands Billie Eilish opening slot

Disney/Randy HolmesNow that "Messy" has conquered the world, Lola Young is ready for her next era.Young revealed on her Instagram Story that she's been tapped to open for Billie Eilish for two dates in June. She wrote, "Billie, I've been a fan forever, I'm so excited for this. I love you."Young returned to Coachella on Friday, and later posted a photo of herself after her set and captioned it, "new single soon.. but theres one thinggg i gotta do…." She didn't explain what […]

April 21, 2025

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Dave Grohl makes surprise Coachella appearance; Charli XCX is ‘obsessed’ with ‘actual headliner’ Green Day

Timothy Norris/Getty Images for CoachellaDave Grohl made a surprise appearance during Coachella's second weekend.The Foo Fighters frontman showed up during conductor Gustavo Dudamel's set Saturday alongside the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra. Together, they jammed the Foos songs "Everlong" and "The Sky Is a Neighborhood."In other Coachella weekend two happenings, Charli XCX reacted to Green Day drummer Tré Cool wearing a sash reading "actual headliner" after the pop star wore one reading "miss should be a headliner" following her weekend one set. During […]

April 21, 2025

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APC’s Billy Howerdel prepares for ‘different kind of bodily chemistry’ on 2025 leg of Sessanta tour

Rebecca Sapp/WireImageThe Sessanta tour is back.After launching in 2024 to celebrate Maynard James Keenan's 60th birthday, the triple bill of A Perfect Circle, Puscifer and Primus will reunite for another run beginning Thursday in Palm Desert, California."Everyone sort of by committee thought this is a good thing to continue," APC guitarist Billy Howerdel tells ABC Audio. "This was one of the most fun tour[s] we've ever been on, all of us, for the most part.""I think it translates during the show, […]

April 21, 2025

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Puddle of Mudd announces new album, ’Kiss the Machine’

Francesco Castaldo/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty ImagesPuddle of Mudd has announced a new album, Kiss the Machine.The seventh studio effort from the "Blurry" rockers will arrive May 2. It's the follow-up to 2023's Ubiquitous.The first Kiss the Machine single is called "Beautimous" and is out now.News of a new Puddle of Mudd album comes after frontman Wes Scantlin was arrested in March on a felony charge, which TMZ reports stems from domestic violence and drug allegations.Scantlin has been arrested numerous times throughout his […]

April 18, 2025

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Bishop Briggs honors Dr. Jane Goodall with new song, ‘In Your Eyes’

Terry Eighteen, Inc. Bishop Briggs has released a new song called "In Your Eyes," which pays tribute to famed zoologist Dr. Jane Goodall.The track appears on a new EP called Inspired by Jane, which accompanies the Apple TV+ children's series Jane."I'm so excited to be a part of this project," Bishop says. "I'm such a huge forever fan of Dr. Jane Goodall. To be able to be a part of something like this that honors her in such a specific way, has been […]

April 18, 2025

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Rob Halford & Alice Cooper booked for November Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp

Kevin Kane/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of FameJudas Priest’s Rob Halford and Alice Cooper are set to take part in an upcoming Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp, dubbed Welcome to My Rock Camp, Nov. 13-16 in Phoenix.The camp gives everyday musicians the chance to perform alongside the rock legends. There will also be Q&As, master classes, jam sessions and more, with counselors like former Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice, Megadeth’s David Elefson, former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Bumblefoot and more.Both […]

April 18, 2025

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Sublime with Rome’s Rome Ramirez shares new solo song, ‘Why Me?’

5 Music Incorporated; Credit: Andreas Ramirez Sublime with Rome frontman Rome Ramirez has shared a new solo song called "Why Me?""It touches on leaving Sublime with Rome, doing my own thing, and looking back on all of it like, 'Why am I so lucky to have gotten this far in life?'" Ramirez says of the track. "It's my journey into self-discovery again and a little pat on the back that says, 'You got here because you deserve it.'"You can listen […]

April 18, 2025

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