Month: June 2025

Avril Lavigne have teamed up once again with Simple Plan for a new single called ‘Young & Dumb’.

The Montreal rock band opened for Avril on last year’s Greatest Hits tour, but share a long history – they also appeared together for Lavigne’s first-ever arena shows in 2003.

Lavigne shared of the joint track: “This really feels like a full-circle moment. Simple Plan joined me on the road last year for my Greatest Hits Tour, but our history goes way back—we first toured together in 2003 during my very first arena run. We were just a bunch of small-town Canadian kids who had just released our first records. We clicked right away and have been close ever since .. As for how the joint new track came about. A few months ago, I called them up, and we got together in the studio to write ‘Young & Dumb’. We wanted to capture that special time in our lives – when everything was new, and we were chasing our dreams. This song is for our fans. It’s a tribute to the past, but also a celebration of the present. In our hearts, we’re still those same kids, and our love for music hasn’t changed. It’s about friendship, nostalgia and the way music has kept us connected through the years. I can’t wait to share it with you live this summer.”

The single arrives alongside Lavigne’s spring 2025 North American leg of her Greatest Hits Tour, where she’ll be joined on the road by Simple Plan, Fefe Dobson, and We The Kings. Later in the year, she’s also slated to appear at Las Vegas’ When We Were Young festival in October.

Listen to Young & Dumb – HERE.

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Slaughter to Prevail announced their upcoming album Grizzly is set to arrive on July 18th; and ahead of the release, the band have shared the video for their latest track, “Russian Grizzly in America.”

Grizzly marks the band’s third full-length release, and the follow-up to their 2021 album Kostolom.   The band previously shared the Grizzly tracks “Conflict,” “Viking,” “1984,” “Behelit,” and “Kid of Darkness” — all of which will appear on the 13-track album. The album also features guest vocals from Ronnie Radke of Falling in Reverse on the track “Imdead” and a feature from J-pop-metal icons BABYMETAL on “Song 3.”

Frontman Alex Terrible said in a statement: “This is hands-down the best album we’ve ever made. We invested an incredible amount of time and energy into it. Every track was carefully crafted, unlike in the past when we’d often rush to wrap things up. This time, we made sure everything was exactly the way we envisioned it. We truly poured our hearts into this record, and I hope it shows.”

Watch the music video for “Russian Grizzly in America” – HERE.

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Breaking Benjamin guitarist Keith Wallen has released a music video for the track, “Us Against The World,” taken from his most recent solo album Infinity Now.

The black and white visual sees Wallen and the band in the desert, performing and cruising in a convertible. Wallen shared in a statement: “Life, death, triumph, tragedy…love transcends it all. ‘Us Against The World‘ is a song for the fighters, the believers, and the ones who never let go.”

Check out the music video for Us Against The World: HERE.

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Bryan Adams will launch an expansive 2025 North American tour in support of his upcoming studio album, Roll with the Punches. The album serves as the follow-up to Adams’ 2022 studio effort, So Happy It Hurts; a release date has yet to be announced.

The 40-date trek will start with a 19-show run through Adams’ home country of Canada, followed by a series of 21 concerts in the U.S. Adams said in a statement: “I’m so thrilled to be announcing the North American leg of the Roll with the Punches Tour. We’ll be playing all the classics, some deep cuts, and sharing some brand-new tracks from the forthcoming album.”

The North American Roll with the Punches Tour will kick off September 11 with a concert in Kamloops, British Columbia. The U.S. leg begins October 25 in Uncasville, Connecticut, and concludes with a November 26 show in Minneapolis.

Opening for Bryan on the U.S. portion of the tour will be Pat Benatar and her husband/longtime musical collaborator Neil Giraldo. Supporting Adams on most of the Canadian leg of the trek will be Juno Award-winning Canadian rock band The Sheepdogs. Another Juno-winning artist, Canadian pop-rock singer/songwriter Amanda Marshall, will open for Adams on September 24 in Kelowna, British Columbia, and September 26 in Calgary, Alberta.

Visit BryanAdams.com for more information.

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The Soundside Music Festival has officially unveiled the full artist lineup for its 2025 edition, taking place at Bridgeport, Connecticut’s Seaside Park on Sept. 27-28.  Soundside Fest. will host 20 performers throughout the weekend, headlined by The Killers, Hozier and Weezer.

Soundside’s first-day lineup on Sept 27 will be headlined by The Killers, as well as rockers Weezer, Joe Keery’s garage-psych project DJO and Japanese Breakfast. The Last Dinner Party, Inhaler, Rachel Chinouriri, Wild Rivers, Hollow Coves and Dipsea Flowers will round out the bill.

On Sunday, Sept. 28, Hozier will headline day two, also featuring Vampire Weekend and up-and-comers The Backseat Lovers, Remi Wolf Chelsea Cutler, Alex Warren, Gigi Perez, Brenn!, Vundabar and Happy Landing.

The festival will follow a single-stage format, so concertgoers will have a chance to catch each act in its entirety without competing set-times. Bridgeport, CT residents in six different zip codes will be eligible for a 15% discount on tickets.

For more information, visit soundsidemusicfestival.com.

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