Month: June 2025

Halestorm has announced its sixth studio album Everest, due out August 8th on Atlantic Records. The band recently previewed the project with the first song off the LP, “Darkness Always Wins” (listen: HERE.)

Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale shared: “Our album Everest is a story of our journey as a band, full of beautiful endings and new beginnings. We weave a tangled web of melancholy, frustration, anger and the vast purgatory of love and love lost. It is a rollercoaster of epic musical detours, great songwriting and completely unhinged twists and turns. Everest is an auditory representation of the 4 pillars of Halestorm. Let us reintroduce ourselves and invite you into our world…if you dare.”

In addition, Halestorm shared details of an upcoming world tour, including a lengthy run in the U.S. and Canada between July and October and featuring support from Lindsey Stirling and Apocalyptica. The band’s touring schedule also includes previously announced North American dates supporting Volbeat, and they will be one of the bands playing a set at the Ozzy Osbourne / Black Sabbath Back to the Beginning all-day concert on July 5 in Birmingham, England.

For ticket information, head HERE.

Pre-order Everest – HERE.

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Bush have officially revealed details of their upcoming album, I Beat Loneliness, set for release on July 18th, and dropped a preview with the new track titled “60 Ways to Forget People.”

According to the band’s press release, the track “delves into themes of heartbreak, self-evolution, and the painful journey of moving on.”  Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale also shared in a statement: “This record speaks to the struggles we all face. “‘60 Ways to Forget People’ is about sacrifice and the commitment it takes to grow — in everything and at all times.”

Produced by Rossdale and Erik Ron, I Beat Loneliness marks Bush’s 10th studio album. In support the new album, Bush will be on the road in 2025 with their “Greatest Hits” tour, followed by a summer run with Shinedown.

Listen to ’60 Ways to Forget People’- HERE.
Pre-order ‘I Beat Loneliness’ – HERE.

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Black Sabbath’s final concert, dubbed “Back to the Beginning”, will mark the final performances from Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne. The concert is set to take place July 5th at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. The stacked lineup includes Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Tool, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Mastodon, and many more.

Now it’s been announced that the once-in-a-lifetime concert will be available for streaming worldwide. Fans can stream the concert for $29.99, or can bundling the livestream with a collectible T-shirt for a total price of $64.98. Both options are available at BacktotheBeginning.com. The livestream will be delayed two hours from the actual start time in the arena, beginning 10 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. PT on July 5th – but will also be available on replay for 48 hours.

In addition to the bands mentioned above, the all-day concert is set to feature Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins), David Draiman (Disturbed), Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit), Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), members of Soundgarden, Jake E. Lee (ex-Ozzy guitarist), KK Downing (former Judas Priest guitarist), Mike Bordin (Faith No More), Sammy Hagar, Sleep Token II (Sleep Token), Papa V Perpetua (Ghost), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Zakk Wylde, and more.

Osbourne, who has dealt with medical issues for years, and has not performed a full show since 2018. He previously shared that: “I’m not planning on doing a set with Black Sabbath but I am doing little bits and pieces with them. I am doing what I can, where I feel comfortable. I am trying to get back on my feet. When you get up in the morning, you just jump out of bed. I have to balance myself, but I’m not dead. I’m still actively doing things.”

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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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