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  • A Perfect Circle Premiere New Song “To Whom It May Concern”, Announce North American Tour

    A Perfect Circle have premiered a new song titled “To Whom It May Concern.” You can find a visualizer for that track below. With this news, the band have also announced a 2027 North American tour. Puscifer and The Cult will serve as support on select dates.

    Billy Howerdel commented:

    “It’s exciting to finally get some new music out into the world, and seeing ‘Starless’ reach No. 1 at rock radio this week has made it even sweeter! The outpouring of support is so very much appreciated. ‘To Whom It May Concern’ is next up! More to come.”

    Maynard James Keenan added:

    “Very much looking forward to pulling double duty through Canada with A Perfect Circle and Puscifer. Been way, way too long. New tunes, new dance moves, new hair hats. Figure it out. #figureitout”

    Tour Dates:

    With Puscifer:

    04/13 Vancouver, BC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
    04/15 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
    04/17 Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
    04/19 Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
    04/22 Niagara Falls, ON – OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
    04/23 Niagara Falls, ON – OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
    04/25 Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre

    With The Cult:

    04/27 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
    04/28 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
    04/30 Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
    05/01 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
    05/04 Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater
    05/05 Duluth, GA – Gas South Arena
    05/07 Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
    05/08 Grand Prairie, TX – Texas Trust CU Theatre
    05/15 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
    05/17 St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena
    05/19 Elizabethtown, KY – Venue TBA
    05/20 Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
    05/22 Chicago, IL – Wintrust Arena
    05/23 Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater
    05/27 Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
    05/28 Salt Lake City, UT – Maverik Center
    05/30 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
    06/01 Portland, OR – Veterans Memorial Coliseum
    06/03 Reno, NV – Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort
    06/04 Daly City, CA – Cow Palace Arena
    06/06 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
    06/08 Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
    06/10 Las Vegas, NV – Fontainebleau Las Vegas
    06/11 Las Vegas, NV – Fontainebleau Las Vegas
    06/13 Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

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  • Danny Worsnop Shares Video For Re-Recorded Version Of “Ain’t No Use”

    Danny Worsnop (Asking Alexandria) has shared a re-recorded version of “Ain’t No Use.” That track was co-written by Aaron Gillespie (Underoath) and a video for it can be found below:

    Worsnop commented:

    “I recorded the original version and loved it, but the second I played it live knew that it was too slow and the wrong key. We changed it up and it felt so right, so when it came to jumping into RCA I knew it was the perfect opportunity to jump back in and give it the life it needed from the start that I simply hadn’t seen at the time.”

    He also discussed working with Gillespie:

    “Somehow both coming from the rock world, Aaron and I never met until the day we wrote this song. Almost 20 years of our paths almost crossing. He came over with a great idea, having always known my story and our worlds being so side-by-side. We found a song that pulled together in a way the summary of my life leading into my relationship and her acceptance (enabler) of who and what I am… embracing my flaws and loving me through them. Ironically right after we wrote this I changed a LOT! Haha.”

    He also added:

    “I’m just the stenographer. An idea shows up, and I go figure it out. This is me… for maybe the first time ever.”

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  • Katerina Nicole Premieres “The Weight Of A Thousand Skies” Music Video

    Katerina Nicole has premiered a new video for her new song “The Weight Of A Thousand Skies.” You can check that out below:

    Nicole commented:

    “For me, a big part of the song comes from repeatedly putting myself out there in the music industry — reaching out, taking chances, trying to create opportunities, and sometimes being met with rejection or complete silence. After a while, that silence can start to feel incredibly heavy. You start questioning yourself, wondering if you’re good enough, and asking how many times you’re willing to try again.

    I also wanted the meaning to be bigger than just my experience in music. Everyone goes through periods where life feels like it’s piling more and more weight onto them — expectations, setbacks, responsibilities, disappointment, and the feeling that you have to keep functioning through all of it That’s what ‘The Weight of a Thousand Skies’ represents to me: carrying an enormous amount of uncertainty and still choosing to believe that what you’re working toward is worth fighting for. For me, this song is about betting on yourself when nobody else is willing to. And maybe that’s the hardest part of chasing a dream: accepting that sometimes the only person who can keep the fire alive is you.”

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  • Andy Williams (Ex-Every Time I Die, Etc.) To Be Honored With Memorial Bench And Statue

    The late Andy Williams (Atomic Rule, ex-Every Time I Die) is set to be honored with a bench and statue at Gratwick Park in North Tonawanda, NY. The following statement was issued regarding engraved bricks that will be used around the memorial:

    “Be a part of Andy Williams history and have your message live on for generations to come with your custom engraved brick that will be a part of the Andy Williams Memorial at Gratwick Park in his hometown of North Tonawanda! For more info visit www.andywilliamsforever.com“

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  • “Deathgasm II: Goremageddon” To Hit Theaters This Week

    The upcoming “Deathgasm” sequel, “Deathgasm II: Goremageddon,” is set to hit cinemas in the U.S. and Canada tomorrow (September 29). A VOD release will also follow on October 13.

    Milo Cawthorne, Kimberley Crossman, James Joshua Blake, Sam Berkley and Daniel Cresswell are set to reprise their roles in the film. Kieran Charnock, Harrison Keefe, Maggie Nicole Robertson and Adam Scherr will also appear. The score was created by Trivium’s Matt Heafy. The soundtrack will also include tracks from GWAR, Sanguisgabogg, Frozen Soul, Alien Weaponry, etc. Here’s an official synopsis:

    “Years after surviving the demon apocalypse of the original film, Brodie (Milo Crossman) is washed-up, broke, and stuck in small-town purgatory. But when he learns that NoizeQuest, a battle-of-the-bands competition, is coming to his town, he sees a shot at redemption – and maybe even a second chance with his old beau, Medina (Kimberley Crossman). One problem: his drummer is missing an arm, and the rest of his band is, well… dead. Luckily, Brodie still has pages torn from ‘The Black Hymn,’ so raising his bandmates from the great beyond is just a riff away. But with every chord comes blood, guts, and the kind of apocalyptic chaos that only ‘Deathgasm’ can unleash.”

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  • Slipknot’s Jim Root On Upcoming Album: “Don’t Expect Another ‘Iowa’ Or Self-Titled Record”

    While responding to a fan on Instagram, Slipknot’s Jim Root further discussed the band’s upcoming album. The guitarist says “don’t expect another ‘Iowa’ or self titled record.”

    The fan initially said the following on a post regarding Root’s guitar rig:

    “please come up with Slayer/Slipknot evil, scary,disgusting, groove… intros…..breakdowns…let this latest Slipknot be your Black Album. ( How?) By not accepting anything but the absolute sic kest, grossest, heaviest riffs on thia green earth. Let all your years culminate to this point..sharpen it into a weapon..and write thw heaviest riffs you’ve ever done. Don’t do all fast shit…you are Slipknot..you are not Thrash metal. The groove is what got Slipknot here. The groove with scary, disgusting…and that dangerous feeling that has been missing. ??? May your riffs flow through”

    Root then responded:

    “thank you! I very important thing for us at this time is to not “repeat” ourselves. It’s gonna hurt some feelings. We’re really experimenting with different approaches… don’t expect another “Iowa” or “self titled” record. We’ve been there. The vibe feels honest and true to me. It’s uneasy and reminds me of recording in the earlier days. I’m not saying that means it will translate to the type of music we’re creating or the sound/production of it. The early records had the vibe. You can’t miss that with Ross.

    But they always sounded “LoFi” to me. And some of the later records felt/sounded “over produced” … like. Too many layers of guitar etc. we don’t need that. Me and mick. L and R and then a few 3rd tracks and maybe solos. That’s it. And of the 16 amps I vetted to record with. Matt and I chose the most pissed off sounding one. Not necessarily the “best” sounding one. The most exciting sounding… liveliest etc. we did track on the floor live with Eloy. We hadn’t done that in a long time for various reasons. Everything is analog and played. All the pieces that need to be there are there.”

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  • Watch Fiddlehead Perform At A Subway Station

    Yesterday (September 27), Fiddlehead paid tribute to late promoter Jimmy Flynn with a five-track set at Alewife Station in Cambridge, MA. You can see fan-filmed footage of that below:

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  • Party Cannon & Internal Bleeding Announce Co-Headlining European Tour

    Party Cannon and Internal Bleeding have booked a co-headlining European tour. Guttural Slug will open.

    Tour Dates:

    02/27 Hoogeveen, NET – Het Podium
    02/28 Essen, GER – Don’t Panic
    03/01 Copenhagen, DEN – Vega
    03/02 Aarhus, DEN – Train
    03/03 Oslo, NOR – John Dee
    03/04 Stockholm, SWE – Kollektivet Livet
    03/06 Helsinki, FIN – On The Rocks
    03/07 Tallinn, EST – Paavli Kultuurivabrik
    03/08 Vilnius, LIT – Loftas
    03/09 Warsaw, POL – Hydrozagadka
    03/10 Dresden, GER – Chemiefabrik
    03/11 Prague, CZE – Bike Jesus
    03/12 Bratislava, SLO – Randal Club
    03/13 Cluj-Napoca, ROM – Form Space
    03/14 Bucharest, ROM – Quantic Club
    03/16 Sofia, BUL – Old Skulls
    03/17 Zagreb, CRO – Vintage Industrial Bar
    03/18 Ljubljana, SLO – Orto Bar
    03/19 Milan, ITA – Slaughter Club
    03/20 Bologna, ITA – Alchemica Music Club
    03/21 Munich, GER – Backstage
    03/22 Aarau, SWI – KiFF
    03/23 Frankfurt, GER – Das Bett
    03/24 Paris, FRA – Glazart
    03/25 Kortrijk, BEL – DVG Club

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  • Sleep Club’s Matt Jones: “Our Newest Single ‘Weight Of Ease’ Has Been Flagged By Spotify’s AI Driven Internal System”

    According to Sleep Club’s Matt Jones, the band’s “newest single ‘Weight of Ease’ has been flagged by Spotify’s Al driven internal system as ‘ineligible for recommendation.’” This is the second time the group have dealt with an issue like this.

    Jones commented:

    “SPOTIFY IS ONCE AGAIN FLAGGING OUR MUSIC AS EITHER GENERATED” OR “VIOLATING TERMS OF USE”

    For the 2nd time in two releases, our newest single “Weight of Ease” has been flagged by Spotify’s Al driven internal system as “ineligible for recommendation”. The first week of this single was the biggest we have ever had. A week after launch, the song appears to have been flagged, and we’ve (once again) seen all algorithmic support vanish.

    Algorithmic support is things things like “radio”, “personalized mixes”, “release radar”,”discover weekly”, etc. These outlets make up roughly 50-70% of the average artists total stream volume. When they vanish, it’s much harder to recoup the cost I sink into recording, gear, time not working my day jobs, etc. Particularly before we go on tour, which is very expensive, this is a hard pill to swallow.

    The good news is that this is an issue that Spotify has previously addressed and fixed. The last time this happened, it was the entirety of our catalog. This time, it’s just “Weight of Ease“. It took roughly 5 weeks to get our catalog “eligible for recomendation” again. I anticipate roughly the same wait here.

    As it stands, I have to wait to release the final single of the album, “Bruiser“, until this is all settled. It’s ironic that this album, which is about the intrusion of Al into every aspects of our lives, keeps getting flagged by Al systems incorrectly. It’d be more humorous if these things didn’t affect our debut album in such a way. The other good news is that given the now very slow rollout of this album, I’ve had plenty of time to really
    markedly improve its sound. When it does come out, I’ll be so excited to FINALLY share it with you all.

    See you all on the road – Matt“

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  • Pearl Jam Frontman Eddie Vedder Thanks Abe Laboriel Jr. For “Sitting In On Drums”

    Pearl Jam vocalist/guitarist Eddie Vedder has taken to Instagram to thank Abe Laboriel Jr. for “sitting in on drums” at the Ohana Festival in Dana Point, CA. It is still unclear if his role in the band is permanent.

    Vedder said the following:

    “Hello good humans,

    Just a quick note on this Monday morning to thank each and everyone who came out to Ohana Fest this year. Three days of great groups, all of whom were further energized by the pumped up vibes from a perfect crowd. You all made our tenth year so special and we are GRATEFUL.

    Also wanted to extend our further appreciation to Abe Laboriel Jr. sitting in on drums for PJ.

    It was a joy to play with him, and he’s obviously extraordinary at his craft. The man works and PLAYS hard.

    It is no wonder he’s been with the ultimate Maestro Paul McCartney and his mind blowing band for decades. Thank you so much for this weekend Abe. And thank YOU Paul. We owe you big time.

    — Eddie“

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