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Metallica announces ‘Load’ reissue

Blackened RecordingsMetallica has announced a reissue of their 1996 album, Load.The set is due out June 13, and features remastered audio of the original record. It will be available in a variety of different formats, including the 10-pound deluxe box set, which boasts a total of 301 tracks, 245 of which are previously unreleased, spread across six vinyl LPs, 15 CDs and four DVDs.Those tracks include live recordings, demos, alternate takes, early mixes, outtakes, B-sides, rarities and rehearsal audio. You'll also […]

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Halestorm announces new ’Everest’ album + tour dates

Javier Vicencio/Eyepix Group/LightRocket via Getty ImagesHalestorm will be scaling Earth's highest peak with their next album.The sixth studio effort from Lzzy Hale and company is called Everest, and is due out Aug. 8. It's the follow-up to 2022's Back from the Dead. Lead single "Darkness Always Wins" is out now."Our album Everest is a story of our journey as a band, full of beautiful endings and new beginnings," Hale says. "We weave a tangled web of melancholy, frustration, anger and the vast […]

todayApril 29, 2025

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The Alarm frontman Mike Peters dies after 30-year battle with cancer

Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesMike Peters, frontman for the '80s rock band The Alarm, has died after a 30-year battle with cancer. He was 66.Peters' death was confirmed on the band's Instagram, with a post that simply read, “Michael Peters 25 February 1959 29 April 2025 Totally Free.”Peters was first diagnosed with cancer in 1995. In 2005, he was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and later went into remission. He suffered a relapse in 2022 and in April of 2024 announced that he had […]

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In brief: ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ season 4 trailer and more

The official trailer for season 4 of Welcome to Wrexham has arrived. The docuseries follows Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's journey of purchasing the Welsh football club and turning the underdog team into successful winners. Season 4 premieres May 15 on FX and will be available to stream on Hulu ...Miles Teller is set to star in an upcoming romantic drama film called Winter Games for Paramount Pictures. According to Deadline, the movie will take place during the Winter Olympic […]

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Pierce Brosnan ‘can’t wait’ to one day make ‘Mamma Mia! 3’: ‘We just have to get ABBA to the table’

Luke Varley/Paramount+Pierce Brosnan is the patriarch of an Irish crime family in the hit Paramount+ series MobLand, a show filled with deception, blood and violence.While Brosnan is enjoying his time on that series, does he dream of lacing his dancing shoes back on, stepping back into the Greek sun and singing along to ABBA songs?He tells ABC Audio yes — Brosnan is hoping to get to make a third Mamma Mia! film."I can't wait. I'm there," Brosnan said. "I think […]

todayApril 29, 2025

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The Struts’ Luke Spiller channels James Bond & LA into debut solo album

ABC/Paula LoboBack in 2019, The Struts frontman Luke Spiller had written a pair of songs that he thought would work for a James Bond film. Instead, they paved the way for Spiller's own origin story as a solo artist.The tracks, called "Devil in Me" and "Angel Like You," became the opening and closing songs on Spiller's debut solo album, Love Will Probably Kill Me Before Cigarettes and Wine, out now."Of course, I missed out on [the Bond film] and whatnot," Spiller tells […]

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Myles Smith announces new EP, ‘A Minute, A Moment…’

RCA RecordsMyles Smith has announced a new EP called A Minute, A Moment…The six-track set is due out May 23. It includes the single "My First Heartbreak," which just dropped Friday.A Minute, A Moment... follows Smith's similarly titled 2024 EP, A Minute..., which includes his breakout hit "Stargazing" and the single "Nice to Meet You."A new EP adds to Smith's busy 2025, which has also included a U.S. tour, collaborating with Shaboozey, and being included on the TIME100 list of the Most Influential […]

todayApril 28, 2025

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Ex-Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing shares tribute to late drummer Les Binks

Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of FameEx-Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing has shared a statement in remembrance of the band's former drummer, Les Binks, who died earlier in April. Binks drummed in Priest between 1977 and 1979, and played on the albums Stained Class and Killing Machine, otherwise known as Hell Bent for Leather."We had many great tours with Les," Downing writes in an Instagram post. "He recorded with us throughout a very critical part of the band’s career."Binks reunited with […]

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Michael B. Jordan responds to Tom Cruise’s ‘Sinners’ shout-out

Warner Bros. PicturesTom Cruise is a fan of the movie Sinners, and its star Michael B. Jordan can hardly believe it.Cruise encouraged his fans to head out to movie theaters to go see Sinners in a post shared to Instagram on Sunday. In the photo, Cruise stands in front of a poster for the film with a smile on his face as he points to his movie ticket."Congratulations Ryan, Michael, and to the entire cast and crew. Must see in […]

todayApril 28, 2025

Papa Roach & The Used announce Canadian tour Jesse Eisenberg makes magic in ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ trailer Lorde’s ‘Liability’ covered by Gracie Abrams during New Zealand show Down to release new full-length album in 2026 Charli XCX crashes a college campus in ‘Overcompensating’ trailer Eddie Vedder, Green Day & Hozier headlining 2025 Ohana Festival

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