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Foo Fighters have released a new thrash song titled “March of the Insane,” released under the moniker ‘Dream Widow’ as part of their upcoming horror-comedy film Studio 666.  You can watch the lyric video for “March of the Insane” – here.

“March of the Insane” appears in Studio 666, which follows Foo Fighters as they move into a haunted mansion in Encino, Calif., to record their 10th album.  Grohl said that “March of the Insane” belongs to ‘Dream Widow,’ the ill-fated band that died at the hands of its possessed singer.  And we come in 25 years later to record, having no idea what happened 25 years ago, and I start becoming possessed by the spirit of the guy from 25 years ago and the spirit of the house. But this song, ‘March of the Insane,’ this is their lost record. This is the record they were making before their singer murdered [them].”

Studio 666 premieres in theaters on Feb. 25.

Foo Fighters drop haunted thrasher “March of the Insane” from ‘Studio 666’

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Mammoth WVH (the project of Wolfgang Van Halen) has released a video for ”Epiphany,” the third single from the project’s debut album.  The video shows a series of live performances including footage from two headline shows last October, and one show of the band opening for Guns N’ Roses last September. The live band featured in the video includes Van Halen on vocals, keyboards, and guitars, Frank Sidoris and Jon Jourdan on guitars, Ronnie Ficarro on bass, and Garrett Whitlock on drums.

Said Van Halen in a statement: “’Epiphany’ is the song that I always say best represents the core sound of Mammoth WVH. The song was easily the biggest unreleased track and has resonated most with the fans since the album was released last June. That was why it made sense to be a single now. It is also one of the most fun to play live and I can’t wait to get back out on the road and play it on the Young Guns tour.”

Mammoth WVH will be touring across North America in support of their self-titled debut album with co-headliners Dirty Honey of the “Young Guns” tour. The tour will begin on February 20th in Denver and includes 33 dates. Tickets for the tour are available for purchase here.

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Rage Against The Machine have announced their rescheduled 2020 reunion tour dates will take place in February 2023. As previously reported, the band’s Summer 2022 dates will remain intact.  Run The Jewels will open for both the 2022 and 2023 legs of the tour.

After recently postponing the first leg of their 2022 tour, the band has confirmed the rescheduled dates for February 2023, noting that “all tickets for the moved dates will be honored. Fans who would like a refund have until March 15th, 2022 and should contact your point of purchase.”  The 2023 leg kicks off February 22nd in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and will run through a two-night stand in Detroit on April 1st and 2nd.

The summer 2022 is set to launch July 7th in East Troy, Wisconsin, and wraps up with a five-night stand at New York’s Madison Square Garden in August.

Tickets for all shows are available via Ticketmaster.

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Foo Fighters have announced 10 more shows that have been added on to their 2022 tour schedule. After playing dates through the majority of the summer, the group will kick off the next leg of shows Sept. 18 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, crossing over the Canadian border for the next eight dates before concluding Oct. 7 in Bend, Oregon.

Tickets for these newly announced headline shows will go on sale this Friday (Feb. 18) at 10AM local time. For ticketing information visit the Foo Fighter’s website.

The band will also be releasing their film Studio 666 on Feb. 25; you can purchase tickets here.

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Universal Music Publishing Group confirmed they have purchased Sting’s songwriting catalog in a deal reportedly worth around $250 million. The purchase includes Sting’s music from his career with The Police, as well as his work as a solo artist.

The agreement reportedly includes copyrights for Sting’s song and his songwriting royalties, which will now go to UMPG. UMPG CEO Jody Gerson said in a statement: “I could never have imagined that someday I would get to lead a company that will be the guardian of Sting’s remarkable songwriting legacy. Every one of us at UMPG looks forward to this work with a sense of honor, responsibility and enormous excitement about what we can achieve for his music in the future.”

Sting said in a statement: “It is absolutely essential to me that my career’s body of work have a home where it is valued and respected. Not only to connect with longtime fans in new ways but also to introduce my songs to new audiences, musicians and generations.”

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Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor will be putting out a B-side album of covers and acoustic songs on February 25. The B-sides album follows Taylor‘s debut solo LP, CMFT (an acronym for “Corey Mother F**king Taylor”), which came out in October 2020.

The first release from the LP is a cover of John Caffery & the Beaver Brown Band‘s “On The Dark Side.” The track is, “One of the best rock tunes ever,” according to Taylor. “It’s one of our favorites to play live.” Taylor also said in a recent interview that he plans to perform some solo shows. “We’re doing little stuff here and there. We just did ShipRocked, which was a lot of fun… It’s looking like we’re gonna do a handful of shows in the U.K. in October, kind of threaded around the Slipknot schedule. So we’re just gonna do it here and there while we kind of gear up [for the next album].”

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Mastodon and Opeth have announced a second leg of their North American co-headlining tour, set to kick off this spring on April 21st in Montreal, running through May 11th in Riverside, California. The tour will visit 16 cities (six in Canada).

Opeth singer-guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt said in a press release: “We’re excited to come back to North America for the second leg of shows together with our ‘brothers from other mothers’ in Mastodon. And… hello, Canada! It’s been too long, we know! We’ll soon dust off the ole guitars etc. and get in shape for this run. The last tour was quite splendid; the only downside being the restrictions.”

See the full list of 2022 dates for Mastodon and Opeth’s co-headlining tour below. For tickets, head here.

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The Foo Fighters will perform a free livestream concert following Super Bowl LVI on Sunday, February 13.  The band are teaming up with Meta for a concert that will be shared via the Foo Fighters’ Facebook and Instagram sites, as well as an immersive, 180-degree VR experience available on Meta’s social VR app Horizon Ventures.

Dave Grohl said in a statement: “Foo Fighters love a challenge – from playing the biggest stages in the world to the tiniest clubs to making movies and miniseries. We’ve pretty much done it all. But we’ve never collaborated with Mark Romanek on a conceptual set of songs (including one being played live for the first time ever) for a worldwide audience, where everyone has the best seats in the house thanks to the most badass VR tech… until now. Join us when we cross that one off the FF bucket list!” 

The Foo Fighters livestream concert will be entirely free to view, with no ad interruptions on Sunday February 13th at 8pm PT, or Monday, February 14th at 3pm AEDT. The concert will be available via Horizon Venues on the official Foo Fighters Facebook page, the Meta Quest Facebook page, and on the official Foo Fighters Instagram

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Nine Inch Nails have announced a U.S. tour, marking their first live shows since 2018. The tour kicks off in Raleigh, North Carolina in April and includes appearances at the Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta and the inaugural Primavera Sound Los Angeles. The tour is currently scheduled to wrap up with a show in Cleveland featuring special guests Ministry and Nitzer Ebb.

Since they last toured in 2018, Nine Inch Nails have released Ghosts V: Together and Ghosts VI: Locusts. In addition, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have released music for Bird Box, Watchmen, Soul, Mank, and more.

For tickets, head here

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Ringo Starr has announced new tour dates, as well as the All-Starr Band line-up, for the forthcoming North American tour taking place this May/June.   The All-Starr band line-up will include Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Gregg Bissonette, Hamish Stuart, and the return of Edgar Winter.

Starr will launch the tour in Ontario with two shows at Casino Rama on May 27 and 28; the tour continues through New England with shows in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, as well as stops in New York City (for three consecutive nights in June at the Beacon Theater), New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland before heading south with shows in Atlanta and Florida.

Said Ringo: “I can’t wait to get back out on the road and play. This is the longest I’ve been off the road in years – up until 2020 I was touring every year with the All Starrs – and I’ve really missed it. Making music in the studio has been great, and it certainly saved me during the pandemic, but nothing beats playing live with great musicians in front of an audience. I love my fans and they love me and it’s going to be wonderful to be peace and loving and playing for them again.”

Tickets are on sale now; head to RingoStarr.com for more information.

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