Month: August 2025

Lamb of God have released an official studio recording of their cover of “Children of the Grave” the iconic Black Sabbath song they debuted during their appearance at Back to the Beginning concert last month which took place at Villa Park in Birmingham, UK.

Lead guitarist Mark Morton shares: “Lamb of God being invited to perform with Black Sabbath at their final show is one of the greatest honors of our career.As an offering to the celebration, we’ve recorded our take on their classic ‘Children of the Grave,’ a protest song with lyrics that are as relevant today as they were in 1971 when the original was released. Black Sabbath invented heavy metal and in doing so, they changed the world. This genre that they created brings immeasurable joy to fans all over the world. We are so grateful to have the heavy metal community to call our home, and so grateful to Black Sabbath for the gift of their music that they’ve given to all of us.”

Lamb of God is wrapping up work on their tenth studio album, which is set to follow 2022’s critically acclaimed Omens – the band’s sixth consecutive Top 15 debut on the Billboard 200.  It also hit No. 1 on the Top Hard Rock Albums Chart, No. 3 on the Top Album Sales Chart, No. 3 on the Top Rock Albums Chart, and No. 5 on the Top Vinyl Albums Chart.

Listen to Lamb of God’s cover of Children of the Grave – HERE.

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The Punk in the Park Los Angeles festival has shared its 2025 lineup, featuring headliners Bad Religion, Pennywise, Descendents, and The Interrupters. The two-day fest is set for October 4th and 5th at Berth 46 at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, with more than 40 acts set to play across three stages.

Bad Religion and Pennywise will headline the Saturday (October 4th) bill, while Descendents and The Interrupters will top the Sunday (October 5th) lineup.

Other acts playing across the two-day fest include Face To Face, Screeching Weasel, The Adicts, Stiff Little Fingers, Street Dogs, Comeback Kid, The Bronx, The Casualties, Michael McColgan & The Bomb Squad, T.S.O.L., Adolescents, Agent Orange, Manic Hispanic, Dead To Me, Teenage Bottlerocket, Guttermouth, Authority Zero, The Bombpops, Dwarves, The Queers, and more.

The Los Angeles edition of Punk in the Park is one of a handful of locations where the festival will be taking place for the remainder of this year. Other upcoming 2025 Punk in the Park fests include: Denver (July 18th-19th); and Worcester, Massachusetts (September 27th). Get full details at the official Punk in the Park website.

For ticket info, head HERE.

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Foo Fighters marked the band’s 30th anniversary with the release of “Today’s Song,” the group’s first new song since the 2023 album But Here We Are.

The new song, described in a press release as the band’s “opening salvo of its next chapter,” arrives 30 years since the release of Foo Fighters self-titled debut album. In a lengthy note to accompany the release, Grohl pays tribute to former band members including recently fired drummer Josh Freese, founding drummer William Goldsmith, guitarist Franz Stahl and of course the late drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died in 2022.

The band’s current line-up includes Grohl (vocals and guitar), Rami Jaffee (keyboard), Nate Mendel (bass), Chris Shiflett (guitar) and Pat Smear (guitar). A new drummer has not been announced, but it appears that Grohl plays drums on the new track.

A portion of the letter reads: “Over the years, we’ve had moments of unbridled joy, and moments of devastating heartbreak. Moments of beautiful victory, and moments of painful defeat. We have mended broken bones and broken hearts. But we have followed this road together, with each other, for each other, no matter what. Because in life, you just can’t go it alone.

It should go without saying that without the boundless energy of William Goldsmith, the seasoned wisdom of Franz Stahl, and the thunderous wizardry of Josh Freese, this story would be incomplete, so we extend our heartfelt gratitude for the time, music, and memories that we shared with each of them over the years. Thank you, gentlemen.

And… Taylor … Your name is spoken every day, sometimes with tears, sometimes with a smile, but you are still in everything we do, everywhere we go, forever. The enormity of your beautiful soul is only rivaled by the infinite longing we feel in your absence. We all miss you beyond words. Foo Fighters will forever include Taylor Hawkins in every note that we play, until we do finally reach our destination.”

Listen to ‘Today’s Song’ – HERE.

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The Warning will debut their first-ever official concert film, Live From Auditorio Nacional, CDMX, in select AMC Theatres locations in the United States beginning Thursday, August 21st. Presale tickets can be purchased here.

The band posted on social media:“YOU’VE BEEN WARNED Experience the most special performance of our career yet – Live from Auditorio Nacional, CDMX In select theatres 8/21 Live album out 8/22 Head to thewarningband.com for theatre tickets, merch, and to pre-order the album now!”

The Warning said this about their forthcoming concert film, which was recorded early this year at the band’s sold-out shows at Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City: “We’re so excited to share a night that we’ll never forget, a moment that is etched in our band’s history. Having a live album has always been a dream of ours and, for it to be out in a concert film, vinyl and everything in between, is a huge accomplishment for us. We hope that our fans who see or hear this piece of work get to feel the same exhilaration and excitement we felt while playing this show. The live debut of our album Keep Me Fed was possible thanks to the work of a huge team, and we are so happy that their work and ours get to live in a piece of media forever.”

An accompanying live album also titled Live From Auditorio Nacional, CDMX will be released on August 22. Physical vinyl and CDs are now available for pre-order, including exclusive D2C and signed editions. The sister trio shares a three-track bundle of live songs, including “Automatic Sun,” “Sharks,” and the Latin Grammy Award-nominated “Qué Más Quieres.”

Preorder the album Live From Auditorio Nacional, CDMX  – HERE.

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Progressive metal giants Dream Theater will embark on a U.S. tour set for Fall 2025, where they’ll be performing their latest album Parasomnia ‘in full’ as part of a special “evening with” concert experience.

Parasomnia marked the band’s 16th studio release, and featured the return of founding drummer Mike Portnoy – his first album with the band since 2009’s Black Clouds and Silver Linings. Portnoy’s comeback also coincides with Dream Theater’s 40th anniversary, which they’ve celebrated over the past year.

The trek begins in Reading, Pennsylvania on September 5, and will hit 30 cities across the country before concluding in Uniondale, New York on October 25. Each show will include live renditions of all eight tracks from Parasomnia, including the epic nearly 20-minute finale, “The Shadow Man Incident.” Alongside the new material, fans can expect a mix of longtime favorites and iconic songs from the band’s catalog.

For information, visit Dream Theater’s official website.

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