GWAR, The Pretty Reckless, and Vana are the latest artists to be confirmed for this year’s Louder Than Life festival. That event will be held at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, KY on September 17-20 and it will also feature: Iron Maiden, My Chemical Romance, Killswitch Engage, Jimmy Eat World, Ice Nine Kills, Bilmuri, Dance Gavin Dance, Chad Gray (Mudvayne, etc.), President, Loathe, Volumes, Sabaton, Hot Mulligan, Bowling For Soup, Sleep Theory, Spite, Get Scared, Sunami, Josey Scott (ex-Saliva), etc. Further artists are pending. The full lineup will be announced tomorrow (February 23).
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Former Arch Enemy Vocalist Angela Gossow Praises New Singer Lauren Hart, Says She’s “Down For Doing Single Shows”
Former Arch Enemy frontwoman Angela Gossow has taken to social media to praise the band’s new singer Lauren Hart (ex-Once Human). Notably, she also mentioned that she would be “down for doing single shows” with the band.
Gossow said the following:
“@ohlaurenhart My sister at🖤 Such a warm and genuine human. We share the same taste in music, the same vocal technique and dedication to music, people and fitness. We have known each other personally since many years. Been following her journey with Once Human, was hoping for her breakthrough. Then I crossed my fingers for her joining another known metal band. Didn’t work out. She never gave up! Then I was looking into putting a new band together for her – thinking a cross over between Dimmu Borgir, Arch Enemy/ In Flames and Machine Head/ Once Human style. I asked her to send in various cover tracks to get a full picture on her vocal skills ( she crushed!) and started scouting for musicians fitting her talent. And then things happened in the Arch Enemy camp. I thought hard about rejoining the band. I looked at my life, my age, my still young children, my workload as the manager for @archenemyofficial. And the answer was no. Both emotionally and also rationally. We received many applications from great vocalists all over the world. I put Lauren forward to the guys. Michael connected. She recorded vocals in December 2025. She rose. Like a Phoenix to the sky. So intense. So glorious. She is Angela reincarnate. Exceeding my skills. Ready to last for decades. I am honoured and humbled to be working with her. Finally. 🖤 PS: All the best to Alissa! She is gonna kill it with her solo album! Wanted to do it since 2016. She has got some great female talent at her side and will leave her mark in the world of metal for sure:) PPS: yes, I am down for doing single shows😉😉😉”
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Foo Fighters Announce UK/Ireland Shows
Foo Fighters have announced some last-minute shows in the UK and Ireland. Here’s the dates:
02/23 Dublin, IRE – The Academy
02/25 London, UK – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
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Alien Ant Farm Share Studio Footage From New Album Sessions
Alien Ant Farm are currently in the studio working on a new album. The band shared the below footage from the sessions:
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Counterparts, Breathe Carolina, Etc. Added To 2026 Vans Warped Tour
Counterparts, Breathe Carolina, 3OH!3, The Wrecks, Games We Play, Super Sometimes, and Elli Noise have been added to this year’s Vans Warped Tour. You can check out the updated lineups below.
Tour Dates:
06/13-14 Washington, DC – Festival Grounds at RFK Campus:
3OH!3
All That Remains
Anberlin
Bad Cop/Bad Cop
Bayside
Big Ass Truck I.E.
Boston Manor
Breathe Carolina
Bryce Vine
Coheed And Cambria
Crown The Empire
Daisy Grenade
Dance Gavin Dance
DeathbyRomy
Drop Dead, Gorgeous
Elijah
Flogging Molly
Fluorescents
Free Throw
Girlfriends
Glassjaw
Grandson
GWAR
Hawthorne Heights
Holy Wars
Honey Revenge
Hoobastank
Hot Chelle Rae
Hot Mulligan
I Set My Friends On Fire
Initiate
Jimmy Eat World
KennyHoopla
LØLØ
Meet Me @ The Altar
Millington
New Found Glory
Norma Jean
Of Mice & Men
Pain Of Truth
People R Ugly
sace6
Saturdays At Your Place
Story Of The Year
Super Sometimes
The Academy Is…
The Devil Wears Prada
The Early November
The Ghost Inside
The Menzingers
The Story So Far
The Used
The Wrecks
Third Eye Blind
tiLLie
Vienna Vienna07/25-26 Long Beach, CA – Shoreline Waterfront:
3OH!3
Acceptance
Alexisonfire
All Time Low
Allison
Bad Cop/Bad Cop
Bayside
Bear vs. Shark
Big Ass Truck I.E.
Blnko
Boston Manor
Brayton
Breathe Carolina
Chase Petra
Crown The Empire
Daisy Grenade
Dance Gavin Dance
DeathbyRomy
DENM
Drop Dead, Gorgeous
Dying Wish
Emery
Escape The Fate
Flogging Molly
Free Throw
G-Eazy
Games We Play
Girlfriends
Glassjaw
Good Terms
Grandson
Guilt Trip
Haywire
Hepcat
Holy Wars
Honey Revenge
Hoobastank
Hot Chelle Rae
I Set My Friends On Fire
Jimmy Eat World
KennyHoopla
letlive.
Lø Spirit
LØLØ
Magnolia Park
Mayday Parade
Meet Me @ The Altar
Millington
Motion City Soundtrack
Norma Jean
Pain Of Truth
Papa Roach
PeelingFlesh
People R Ugly
Phantom Planet
sace6
Sammy Adams
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Set It Off
Simple Plan
Stand Atlantic
Start Today
Story Of The Year
The Academy Is…
The Devil Wears Prada
The Early November
The Expendables
The Ghost Inside
The Starting Line
The Story So Far
The Used
The Wrecks
tiLLie
Vienna Vienna
WesGhost
Whispers
Winona Fighter
Yelawolf08/21-22 Montreal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau:
3OH!3
A Day To Remember
All Time Low
Atreyu
Bad Cop/Bad Cop
Big Ass Truck I.E.
Boston Manor
Chase Petra
Counterparts
Despised Icon
Flogging Molly
Four Year Strong
Good Riddance
Hawthorne Heights
Ice Nine Kills
Initiate
Jimmy Eat World
letlive.
LØLØ
Mayday Parade
Microwave
Nothing,Nowhere
Of Mice & Men
Peer Pressure
Simple Plan
Sleep Theory
Spike And The Gimme Gimmes
Strung Out
Sublime
The Anti-Queens
The Devil Wears Prada
The Menzingers09/12-13 Mexico City, MX – Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez:
2 Minutos
Alexisonfire
All Time Low
Atreyu
Bad Cop/Bad Cop
Basement
Blnko
Breathe Carolina
DeathbyRomy
Don Tetto
Elli Noise
Emery
Escape The Fate
Flogging Molly
Four Year Strong
Girlfriends
Glassjaw
Hawthorne Heights
Here Comes The Kraken
Jimmy Eat World
Less Than Jake
letlive.
LØLØ
Magnolia Park
Mayday Parade
Microwave
Motion City Soundtrack
Movements
New Found Glory
Of Mice & Men
Papa Roach
Pedro Y El Lobo
sace6
Saosin
San Venus
Say Ocean
Sgt. Papers
Simple Plan
Sleep Theory
State Champs
Story Of The Year
The All-American Rejects
The Aquabats
The Devil Wears Prada
The Starting Line
The Story So Far
The Wrecks
Tungas
Winona Fighter11/14-15 Orlando, FL – Camping World Stadium Campus:
3OH!3
Alexisonfire
Allison
Anthony Green
Atmosphere
Bad Cop/Bad Cop
Bayside
Ben Quad
Big Ass Truck I.E.
Boston Manor
Brayton
Breathe Carolina
Broadside
Bryce Vine
Cartel
Counterparts
Daisy Grenade
Dance Gavin Dance
DeathbyRomy
Drop Dead, Gorgeous
Dying Wish
Elijah
Emery
Emmure
Family Force 5
Fireworks
Flogging Molly
Free Throw
Games We Play
GANG!
garbagebarbie
Girlfriends
Glassjaw
Good Terms
Grandson
Hawthorne Heights
Haywire
Holy Wars
Honey Revenge
Hoobastank
Hot Chelle Rae
Hot Mulligan
I Set My Friends On Fire
Initiate
Jimmy Eat World
KennyHoopla
Losers Club
Millington
Motion City Soundtrack
New Found Glory
Niis
Norma Jean
Pain Of Truth
People R Ugly
Phantom Planet
Rain City Drive
sace6
Saint Blonde
Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Set It Off
Simple Plan
Sitting On Saturn
Stand Atlantic
Super Sometimes
The Early November
The Starting Line
The Used
The Wrecks
Third Eye Blind
tiLLie
Vienna Vienna
WesGhost2 Minutos, 3OH!3, A Day To Remember, Acceptance, Alexisonfire, All That Remains, All Time Low, Allison, Anberlin, Anthony Green, Atmosphere, Atreyu, Bad Cop / Bad Cop, Bananarama, Basement, Bayside, Bear Vs. Shark, Ben Quad, Big Ass Truck, Blnko, Boston Manor, Brayton, Breathe Carolina, Broadside, Bryce Vine, Cartel, Chase Petra, Coheed And Cambria, Counterparts, Crown The Empire, Daisy Grenade, Dance Gavin Dance, DeathByRomy, DENM, Despised Icon, Don Tetto, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Dying Wish, Elijah, Elli Noise, Emery, Emmure, Escape The Fate, Family Force 5, festival, Fireworks, Flogging Molly, Fluorescents, Four Year Strong, Free Throw, G-Eazy, Games We Play, GANG!, garbagebarbie, Girlfriends, Glassjaw, Good Riddance, Good Terms, Grandson, Guilt Trip, Gwar, Hawthorne Heights, Haywire, Hepcat, Here Comes The Kraken, Holy Wars, Honey Revenge, Hoobastank, Hot Chelle Rae, Hot Mulligan, I Set My Friends On Fire, Ice Nine Kills, Initiate, Jimmy Eat World, Kennyhoopla, LØLØ, Lø Spirit, Less Than Jake, letlive, lineup, Losers Club, Magnolia Park, Mayday Parade, Meet Me @ The Altar, Metal, Microwave, Millington, Motion City Soundtrack, Movements, New Found Glory, Niis, Norma Jean, Nothing Nowhere, Of Mice & Men, Pain Of Truth, Papa Roach, Pedro Y El Lobo, Peelingflesh, Peer Pressure, People R Ugly, Phantom Planet, Rain City Drive, Rock, Sace6, Saint Blonde, Sammy Adams, San Venus, Saosin, Saturday’s At Your Place, Say Ocean, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Set It Off, Sgt. Papers, Simple Plan, Sitting On Saturn, Sleep Theory, Spike And The Gimme Gimmes, Stand Atlantic, Start Today, State Champs, Story Of The Year, Strung Out, Sublime, Super Sometimes, The Academy Is…, The All-American Rejects, The Anti-Queens, The Aquabats, The Devil Wears Prada, The Early November, The Expendables, The Ghost Inside, The Menzingers, The Starting Line, The Story So Far, The Used, The Wrecks, Third Eye Blind, tiLLie, Tour, Tungas, Vans Warped Tour, Vienna Vienna, WesGhost, Whispers, Winona Fighter, Yelawolf -
Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt: “I Have A Project That I’m Doing In May”
Mikael Åkerfeldt has revealed that he is working on another project outside Opeth. The frontman told Blabbermouth the following about that:
“I cannot say much, but I have a project that I’m doing in May. Hopefully, it will materialize, but I am doing something in May. That’s going to be fun. Then, I might have some projects as well, like, for me, not for the band. I’m a bit burned out, as you can probably tell. I would really need a break from the band and be regular Mikael, not band Mikael.”
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