Tragedy, politics, and administrative limbo collided in heavy music this week, forcing conversations beyond stage volume.
Tragedy, politics, and administrative limbo collided in heavy music this week, forcing conversations beyond stage volume.
During Megadeth’s farewell tour stop in Finland, Dave Mustaine took a moment to call out a local journalist whose question rehashed a decades-old rivalry.
At a billionaire-hosted field day, the R.E.M. singer and guests performed unexpected versions of Elvis, Petty, and Blondie songs with Chad Smith and Andrew Watt as the house band.
A two-day celebration at the arena draws a sprawling guest list that blurs the lines between pop aristocracy, NFL royalty, and Hollywood.
The Boston metalcore unit, featuring members of Vein.fm and Fleshwater, detail their first full-length and release a punishing new single.
This Friday’s releases trace artists who work with legacy and reinvention in equal measure. Some expand into high-gloss pop statements or immersive rage worlds that demand sustained attention. Others step into debut territory or precise moments of emotional directness and suburban reckoning. Madonna channels mid-2000s club euphoria into a direct sequel that tests how much …
Three decades on, the Quebec band’s second album remains a punishing, high-velocity statement that still sounds like collapse rendered in sound.
The latest annual update adds practical modulation and sequencing tools, but stem separation and a new vocal synth show that some additions still need work.
The Los Angeles singer-songwriter returns with a collaborative EP that draws from post-punk and indie rock touchstones, marking a sharper turn in his catalog.
The Danish-designed, Far East-built Verve brings a distinctive T-style shape and a mahogany body, but a review unit reveals some assembly issues.