A number of sets from this year’s Vans Warped Tour in Long Beach, CA will be streamed online via Amazon Music, Prime Video and Twitch. Fans will be able to watch sets from Bowling For Soup, Glassjaw, Hawthorne Heights, Hoobastank, Reel Big Fish, Silverstein, Simple Plan, The Story So Far, Underoath, and more. Andy Biersack (Black Veil Brides), Lilith Czar, and SiriusXM‘s Caity Babs will host. As previously reported, the event will be held at the Shoreline Waterfront on July 25-26.
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Initiate To Release “WITH LOVE // WITH RAGE” EP In August, Share “Numb The Pain” Video
Initiate have announced a new EP titled “WITH LOVE // WITH RAGE.” The effort will be released on August 7 via Blue Grape Music.
“WITH LOVE // WITH RAGE” Track Listing:
01. “Burn After Reading”
02. “Delusions”
03. “Shadowboxing”
04. “Numb the Pain”
05. “Future Saving Grace”Vocalist Crystal Pak commented:
“When I looked back at the lyrics, everything read as a letter, either to another person in my life, my friends, or myself. However, a letter to a friend would be signed off ‘With Love’ not ‘With Rage.’ I intentionally wrote these songs, so they spoke to these two opposing feelings: Love and rage. You can tell which tracks spill to which side.”
A video for the first single, “Numb The Pain,” can be seen below. Pak added the following about that:
“We all wondered, ‘What would it sound like if Clairo wrote a Quicksand record?.’
The song starts off with a callback to our last single, ‘Alone At the Bottom,’ showcasing the ebbs and flows that life can throw at you. Where much of hardcore leans into anthems of brotherhood and sisterhood, this track still embraces those themes, but frames them through a more introspective lens. The addition of melodic softness and acoustic elements makes it clear from the outset that this is meant to land differently — not as a rallying cry, but as something more personal and reflective.
In a way, it stands apart while still feeling connected to the core of what we do — expanding our sound without losing the heart behind it, and showing that strength doesn’t always have to come through volume alone.”
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Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward On His Wheelchair Use: “I’m Not In Retirement Or Ill Or Giving Up”
Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward has taken to social media to open up about having to use a wheelchair more often. According to him, he is “not in retirement or ill or giving up, or any of those thoughts that ignite when we see people in wheelchairs.”
Ward said the following:
“Something New To Let You Know About
Dear Friends, Fans, Families, and people I’ve not met yet,
I’m announcing today somewhat sadly but nonetheless truthfully, that I’ve reached a place where publicly more and more I need to use a wheelchair, mostly in airports, or public events. I can still walk, let there be no doubt, but I can’t walk very far without needing to rest, meaning I need to sit down. We started using the wheelchair about 18 months ago, mostly in airports.
I became 78 years old on May 5th 2026. I was a long distance walker, I’ve walked in many different parts of the world, and I’m still a drummer. I can still play pretty good for 78 years old.
My talents and ambitions, and my unyielding need to be artful, and to play drums, is still as strong as it was so many years ago now. I’m just saying if you see me in a wheelchair, I’m just catching a ride, I’m not in retirement or ill or giving up, or any of those thoughts that ignite when we see people in wheelchairs.
I’m making myself public and transparent about my new transport, and letting you know I’m OK. If you see me in the airports or visiting friends in the music arenas or theatres say hi, I don’t bite, I’ll just look different, as pictured here.
Much love to you all and I’ll keep rocking until I’m dead.
Rock forever and ever,
Bill Ward
And the secrets we hide, can be dangerous to our health, I’m letting transparency prevail, with love and progression.”
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Acid Bath Announce December Nashville Show With Jeff The Brotherhood And Windhand
Acid Bath have booked a headlining show at The Truth in Nashville, TN on December 4. Jeff The Brotherhood and Windhand will open.
Here’s Acid Bath’s updated schedule:
With System Of A Down and Queens Of The Stone Age:
07/08 Berlin, GER – Olympiastadion
07/10 Dusseldorf, GER – Open Air Park Dusseldorf
07/13 London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
07/15 London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
07/18 Warsaw, POL – PGE Narodowy
07/19 Warsaw, POL – PGE NarodowyAcid Bath:
08/08 Seattle, WA – The Paramount Theatre (feat. Russian Circles, Twin Tribes, and Devora)
08/16 Portland, OR – Pioneer Courtside Square (feat. YOB, Shawn James, and Lacabra)
08/21 New York City, NY – Rooftop At Pier 17 (feat. Obituary and Thou)
09/05 Asheville, NC – Hellbender (feat. Melvins and Kylesa)
09/15 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre (feat. Ministry, Twin Tribes, and Windhand)
09/26 Anaheim, CA – Honda Center (feat. Danzig, Twin Temple, Burning Witches, and ANA)
10/03 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed Outdoors (feat. Ministry and Windhand)
10/10 Santa Cruz, CA – Quarry Amphitheater (feat. High On Fire, Melvins, and Windhand)
12/04 Nashville, TN – The Truth (feat. Jeff The Brotherhood and Windhand) -
Stabbing Westward Announce “Wither Blister Burn + Peel” 30th Anniversary Shows
Stabbing Westward have announced some “Wither Blister Burn + Peel” 30th anniversary shows. The concerts will take place amid a September U.S. tour featuring 16Volt (“LetDownCrush” 30th anniversary set) and Acumen Nation (“Territory = Universe” 30th anniversary set). Here’s the dates:
09/10 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
09/11 Los Angeles, CA – Pacific Electric (Cold Waves)
09/17 Houston, TX – Scout Bar
09/18 Austin, TX – Mohawk (Cold Waves)
09/19 Dallas, TX – AM/FM
09/25 Chicago, IL – Metro (Cold Waves)
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