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"We will be playing new songs." Killswitch Engage announce 2025 North American tour with Kublai Khan TX, Fit For A King and Frozen Soul

The kings of metalcore will hit the road next Spring!

Metal Hammer · Oct 29, 2024

Shawn Mendes addresses 'truth' about his sexuality in heartfelt statement during concert

The singer, 26, made the comments during his concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado on Monday

Evening Standard · Oct 29, 2024

“I remember my dad saying, ‘There’s no ambience, Brian. I don’t feel like I’m in the room with you playing next to me’”: Why Brian May and Queen were unhappy with their debut album – and how the newly revamped version fixes the “very dry” guitar parts

Queen just released a remixed version of their iconic 1973 debut, and Brian May reveals that “every instrument has been re-examined from the bottom up”

Guitar World · Oct 29, 2024

“When the Strat went, I couldn’t believe it. We went in to make our first album and the pickup went. I had to use the backup I kept on the side…” Tony Iommi was a Fender Stratocaster player before fate intervened – and he had to reach for his Gibson SG

Iommi went to the studio intent on recording Black Sabbath's debut album with his heavily modded Strat. Things didn't quite go according to plan...

Guitar World · Oct 29, 2024

“He came into the house, had this brand-new guitar in a case, and they said, ‘Ma, this is the new guitar player we just hired, Jimi Hendrix’”: Ernie Isley on growing up with Hendrix and witnessing his fast-developing guitar playing in his living room

Hendrix lived with the Isley family from the spring of '63 through Thanksgiving of '65 – a period that was pivotal in shaping young Ernie Isley's musical taste

Guitar World · Oct 29, 2024

“I would love to do another album and I may try to bully him on that": Pete Townshend on future Who plans and the possibility of new music

The Who will definitely "do something" in 2025, according to Townshend

MusicRadar · Oct 29, 2024

“We recorded that song in a toilet with quite a cheap microphone, a Shure SM58”: Phil Oakey lifts the lid on the birth of The Human League’s Don’t You Want Me

In 1981, the band were enjoying their first flush of commercial success

MusicRadar · Oct 29, 2024

Soccer Mommy's fourth album Evergreen is raw, relatable, and real – but lacks the musical innovation it needs to make it a true classic

Soccer Mommy – AKA Nashville songwriter Sophie Allison – has released her masterfully emotional fourth album Evergreen. But does its vulnerability strip away its ambition?

Louder · Oct 29, 2024

“It doesn’t wanna make us get out of bed”: Avenged Sevenfold won’t tour celebrating classic albums, says M. Shadows

If you were hoping for a City Of Evil 20th anniversary tour to happen next year, we have some bad news…

Metal Hammer · Oct 29, 2024

Mogwai to release new studio album The Bad Fire in January

Mogwai's The Bad Fired draws inspiration from a series of tough personal moments that the band have endured in recent years

Louder · Oct 29, 2024