The nominees have been revealed for this year’s American Music Awards. The ceremony will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 25 and the categories featuring rock artists can be found below. You can also vote HERE.
Best Rock/Alternative Artist:
* Deftones
* Linkin Park
* The Marias
* Sleep Token
* Twenty One Pilots
Best Rock/Alternative Song:
* Noah Kahan – “The Great Divide“
* Linkin Park – “Up From The Bottom“
* SOMBR – “back to friends“
* Sublime – “Ensenada“
* Tame Impala – “Dracula“
Best Rock/Alternative Album:
* Sleep Token – “Even In Arcadia‘
* SOMBR – “I Barely Know Her“
* Tame Impala – “Deadbeat“
* Twenty One Pilots – “Breach“
* Zach Bryan – “With Heaven On Top“
Breakout Tour:
* Benson Boone – “American Heart” World Tour
* Kali Uchis – “The Sincerely,” Tour
* The Marias – “Submarine” Tour
* Megan Moroney – “Am I Okay?” Tour
* Sleep Token – “Even In Arcadia” Tour
During a recent appearance on Loud & Clear With Belgian Jasper, 3 Inches Blood vocalist Cam Pipes offered an update on the band’s new music plans. According to him, new material will likely start to surface in 2027. Pipes said the following:
“There is a plan to write some songs. We are working on new stuff. When it will actually be unleashed on people’s ears is another thing. But we’re not gonna rush it. But there’s lots of ideas in our camp with songwriting. So, the plan is spend most of this year kind of working those songs out and getting them good. ‘Cause show-wise, we’re not gonna be super busy this year — Hell’s Heroes is one of our only shows we’re doing this year — 2027 we’re planning on being a lot busier. And then that’s when we’re gonna start trickling out some new music.”
[via Blabbermouth]
During a recent interview with 89 FM A Rádio Rock, Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine discussed his band’s role in the “Big Four,” which also includes fellow thrash acts Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax. He also claimed his guitar work was “very influential” with all of them.
Mustaine said the following:
“Well, I’ve been very invested in the metal community. Kerry [King, Slayer guitarist] and I played together [during the two bands’ early days], and I showed him how to play Megadeth songs, which was before [Slayer] started having all their pivotal records. Kerry and I had a really great time together. And I wrote music in Metallica and I wrote music in Megadeth. So, I’ve been very influential with the guitar with these three bands.
And when I met Scott [Ian, Anthrax guitarist] and the guys in Anthrax out in New York, same thing happened. Their first record was very different from the record they made after they met me and the guys in Metallica. So I think that’s great. I love all those bands.”
[via Blabbermouth]
The Pineapple Thief have signed a new deal with InsideOut Music. The band’s new album will be released through the label later this year.
Vocalist/guitarist Bruce Soord commented:
“Joining InsideOut is a definitive milestone for The Pineapple Thief. Having spent the past year developing new material, it became clear that InsideOut is the perfect home for our next musical journey. We are energized by this new partnership and can’t wait to reveal what we’ve been working on!”
Thomas Waber, head of InsideOut Music, added:
“We are extremely excited to welcome The Pineapple Thief to the InsideOut Music family. As longtime followers of the band, it feels like the right time to be working together, and we can’t wait to help bring their new material into the world.”
Tour Dates:
06/25 Istanbul, TUR – Zorlu PSM – with The Gathering
06/27 Cornwall, UK – Morvala Festival of Arts
07/03 Joensuu, FIN – Ilovaari Festival
07/04 Helsinki, FIN – CoolHead Live
07/16 Bronnoysund, NOR – Rootsfestivalen
08/02 Manchester, UK – Radar Festival
11/17 Washington, DC – Howard Theater
11/19 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts
11/20 New York City, NY – Gramercy Theatre
11/21 Somerville, MA – Somerville Theater
11/22 Quebec City, QC – Capitole
11/24 Montreal, QC – Beanfield Theatre
11/25 Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
11/27 Chicago, IL – House of Blues
11/28 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
11/29 St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall
12/01 Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
12/03 Denver, CO – Summit
12/05 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom
12/06 San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
12/08 Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether
12/09 San Francisco, CA – August Hall
12/11 Seattle, WA – Neptune Theater
12/12 Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
12/13 Vancouver, BC – Hollywood Theater
During a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk,” Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris discussed the upcoming documentary “Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition.” He also revealed that the film is just “about Iron Maiden, not by Iron Maiden.”
Harris said the following:
“Well, in actual fact, it wasn’t us. It’s about us, but not by us. That’s the difference. So it’s a documentary, which they came to us with an idea that they wanted to do, and it changed a little bit from the original idea. They were gonna do it more about the fans, and it still is, to a certain degree. So, yeah, it’s not by us. They wanted to use our artwork and everything, and it seems like as if it’s our documentary. It’s not. I think they really should have put out that it’s a documentary about Iron Maiden, not by Iron Maiden, because it’s not us. We didn’t have that control that we would normally have if we were doing it ourselves, of course.
Yeah, we cooperated with it and we did interviews for it and all that stuff — we did what they wanted us to do — but if we’d have done it, I think we’d have done it in a slightly different way, and I’ll say no more. But I still think the end result is… Well, I’ll say no more because it preempts whatever. I think people should just go and see it and see what they think.”
He continued when asked if it covers their history:
“Yeah, it’s historical stuff. There’s a lot of historical stuff for the first hour, probably, I suppose. So, yeah, I think people have gotta watch it and make their own minds up, really.”
[via Blabbermouth]
During a recent interview with Get On The Bus, Slipknot turntablist Sid Wilson paid tribute to his late bandmate Joey Jordison. According to him, the drummer “was the best that ever did it.”
Wilson said the following about Jordison’s death:
“He wasn’t in the band anymore at that time… [But] I was still friends with Joey. I always maintained a friendship with Joey, man. I love that guy.
Yeah, people just choose different lifestyles sometimes, and sometimes that lifestyle’s more important than hanging out with your buds. It sucks. Did it stop us from hanging out? No.
Yeah, there’s nothing easy about it, dude. Life’s tough, man. And you either got nerves of steel or you don’t. And sometimes even the guys that got nerves of steel, that shit gets beat down after a while, man. No one can understand it. You can’t understand anything about anybody. You’re not inside anyone else’s skin. If we could get a skin ticket to anybody’s life, then maybe we would understand, but it’s not for me to understand or try to figure it out or whatever. I just have to accept it and know that he was my buddy.”
He also praised Jordison’s musicianship:
“I’ll say this: Joey was the best that ever did it. Hands down. The greatest drummers would come to our shows to watch this guy play. [The Police drummer] Stewart Copeland came and saw us play and said, ‘He’s the one.’ And he was. He was. That dude would hear anybody’s music once and could play it. [Metallica drummer] Lars [Ulrich] didn’t make it to a [Metallica] show once [at a 2004 festival in the U.K.]. We were playing with Metallica. Joey got up there and played the set for him. He could hear anyone’s music once and know how to play it without playing it. He was like that. He was amazing. And he was such a little dude. All that power. It’s ’cause he was so little. He was, like, ‘I’m gonna fucking show you, man. Don’t think I ain’t got it. Don’t think I’m just some little dude, ’cause I’ll fucking tear your face off.’ He was like that. He had something to prove, man. Yeah, he was the best. And then I’ll say [current Slipknot drummer] Eloy [Casagrande] is a fresh breath of air for us. It hasn’t felt like the beginning until he came along. And I’ll leave it at that.”
[via Blabbermouth]
Tesla have shared a new video for their cover of Climax Blues Band’s “I Love You.” That track is from the band’s new covers album “Homage,” which will be released on July 17.
Tesla commented on the single:
“‘I Love You’, like all the tracks on ‘Homage’, not only pays tribute to legends but gives us a chance to showcase our lead singer’s diversity as well as the musical dynamics we learned as a band many years ago.”
They also added the following about the album:
“Our new album ‘Homage’ is a thank-you note written in sound. An offering to the great singers and songs that shaped the music we grew up listening to, and the songs we would eventually write. We hope you all enjoy this as much as we did making it. Thank you for all the years — keep it real and keep on rockin’!”
“Homage” Track Listing:
01. “Never Alone” (original song)
02. “Bring It On Home” (Sam Cooke cover)
03. “Spread Your Wings” (Queen cover)
04. “I Wish It Would Rain” (The Temptations cover)
05. “Night Moves” (Bob Seger cover)
06. “If I Can Dream” (Elvis Presley cover)
07. “Come And Get It” (Badfinger cover)
08. “I Got You” (James Brown cover)
09. “Give A Little Bit” (Supertramp cover)
10. “I Love You” (2026 Version) (Climax Blues Band cover)
11. “The Ballad Of Curtis Loew” (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
12. “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover)
13. “I’d Rather Go Blind” (Etta James cover)
14. “Mind Your Own Business” (Hank Williams Sr. cover)
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