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Badflower has premiered a new single called "Detroit."

The track is available now via digital outlets and is accompanied by a video featuring behind-the-scene footage of the "Ghost" rockers on tour. You can watch that streaming now on YouTube.

"Detroit" follows the track "Teacher Has a Gun," which dropped in June. The most recent Badflower album is 2021's This Is How the World Ends, which includes the singles "Don't Hate Me" and "Family."

Badflower will launch a U.S. tour in September.

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Slipknot drummer Eloy Casagrande learns Mastodon's song "Blood and Thunder" in a new video for Drumeo.

The YouTube channel challenged Casagrande to figure out the drum parts to the Leviathan track as fast as he could. After a couple of listens and practice runs, Casagrande finished his final take in about 42 minutes.

Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor was impressed with Casagrande's interpretation, declaring that he did an "amazing job."

Slipknot debuted Casagrande as their new drummer in April after parting ways with Jay Weinberg in 2023. The masked metallers will launch a U.S. tour in August.

Mastodon, meanwhile, is currently rocking "Blood and Thunder" themselves on tour while celebrating the 20th anniversary of Leviathan.

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Bush is revisiting their classic song "Glycerine" with a new remix.

The updated recording is called "Corey's Bedroom Mix" and was created by bassist Corey Britz. You can listen to it now via digital outlets.

The remix arrives as Bush launches their greatest hits tour, which celebrates their 2023 best-of compilation, Loaded. An EP featuring seven remixes of Loaded songs will be released in September.

"We wanted to do something special for our fans to celebrate the Greatest Hits Tour and to give an extra shine to the Loaded record," says frontman Gavin Rossdale. "Reimagining some of these classic Bush songs while also revisiting a couple of our favorite remixes from the past has been such a fun process."

Bush's tour kicks off Friday in Bend, Oregon.

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Incubus, Fall Out Boy and Weezer are headlining the inaugural Oceans Calling Second Wave festival.

A spin-off of the Ocean City, Maryland, event, Oceans Calling Second Wave will take place Jan. 19-22, 2025, in Riviera Cancún, Mexico.

Also on the bill are 311, Cage the Elephant, Jack's Mannequin and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness.

For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit OceansCallingSecondWave.com.

The 2024 Maryland Oceans Calling takes place Sept. 27-29 and features headliners blink-182, The Killers and Dave Matthews Band.

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Before any medals are handed out, the 2024 Olympics went metal.

Friday's opening ceremony for the Paris Games featured a performance from French metal outfit Gojira alongside opera singer Marina Viotti.

According to the Olympics live blog, they played "Ça Ira," a "famous song sung by French revolutionaries."

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Tom DeLonge guests on a new song called "My Only Friend" from Amy Shark.

"The song is about those moments in life when you're in a situation with someone you love, whether a party, a dinner, a wedding - and you feel for them, you're worried about them, and they seem alone in the corner while you know everyone," Shark shares. "It's isolating for them but your love and care for them is stronger than the moment and the people around you. Sometimes you feel they just need to hear the words, don't worry, I got you, you're my only friend."

You can listen to "My Only Friend" now via digital outlets. It'll also appear on Shark's upcoming album, Sunday Sadness, due out Aug. 16.

In collaborating with DeLonge, Shark now completes the blink-182 trifecta; she's previously released songs with Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker.

DeLonge and blink are currently on tour supporting their comeback album, ONE MORE TIME... .

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Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has dropped a new song and scent.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just released the song “Deified” in conjunction with his new fragrance, Tony Iommi Deified, from luxury perfume company Xerjoff.

A video for the track has also been released, featuring pencil-drawn animation, which, according to a post on Instagram, “tells of a profound and powerful story that lies behind the palindromic nature of Deified.” 

“Deified” was written by Iommi and produced by Iommi and Mike Exeter, with Xerjoff founder and CEO Sergio Momo also playing on the track.
 

Tony and Xerjoff previously collaborated on the scent Monkey Special and the song “Scent of Dark.”

“Here we go again, another collaboration with my dear friend Sergio Momo (Xerjoff) with a new perfume called Deified,” Iommi shares. “I’m really excited about our new perfume and after the success of our last one (Monkey Special) I hope that you’ll like Deified as much as I do.”

Deified the scent is described as having a “duality of leather and spice” with notes of saffron, cinnamon, rose, patchouli and a woody base of papyrus.

A limited number of signed fragrance bottles are available to order now.

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The Offspring has premiered the video for "Make It All Right," the lead single off their upcoming album, SUPERCHARGED.

The animated clip follows a punk rock couple as they sprout wings and cause mischief all over town. You can watch it streaming now on YouTube.

SUPERCHARGED, the follow-up to 2021's Let the Bad Times Roll, arrives Oct. 11. 

In other Offspring happenings, the band has also shared official video of their live collaboration with Brian May at the Queen guitarist's Starmus Festival, which took place in May in Slovakia. 

May joined the "Self Esteem" rockers for renditions of their song "Gone Away" and Queen's "Stone Cold Crazy."

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Virtual versions of late Motörhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister and Rob Zombie are joining the video game World of Tanks Modern Armor.

The two rockers will be characters in the game as part of its Metal Fest event, which runs from July 30 to Aug. 19. Players will also get to use Motörhead- and Zombie-themed tanks.

"Modern technology has enabled us to have Lemmy fully integrated into the game, which felt appropriate given that this is exactly the sort of game he played and avidly enjoyed," Motörhead says.

For more info, visit ModernArmor.WorldofTanks.com.

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Godsmack's Sully Erna and former Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars guest on a new song from country rocker Cory Marks.

The track is called "(Make My) Country Rock" and also features country artist Travis Tritt.

“What can I say…I'm country, I'm rock," Marks says. "That's exactly what this song is and what I sing about. It may piss people off, but I know a lot more listeners out there are gonna be happier when they hear it. I can say that my friends and features on this track agree too! I'm gonna make my country rock!"

You can listen to "(Make My) Country Rock" now via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video streaming on YouTube.

Mars and Tritt were also featured on Marks' breakout song, "Outlaws & Outsiders," along with Five Finger Death Punch's Ivan Moody.

Marks will release a new album, Sorry for Nothing, on Oct. 11. It includes "(Make My) Country Rock" and his collaboration with Bad Wolves' Daniel "DL" Laskiewicz, "Guilty."

You can catch Marks on tour with Theory of a Deadman starting in October.

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System of a Down's Serj Tankian has premiered a new solo song, "Justice Will Shine On."

The track, which is available now via digital outlets, finds Tankian having a conversation with his grandparents about the Armenian genocide of the early 1900s. 

"We are the children of all the survivors/ Justice will shine on," Tankian sings.

You can watch the "Justice Will Shine On" video streaming now on YouTube.

"Justice Will Shine On" will appear on Tankian's upcoming solo EP, Foundations, along with the previously released single "A.F. Day." Foundations is due out Sept. 27.

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Welcome to the end of Billy Joel's Madison Square Garden residency, we've got Axl Rose.

The Guns N' Roses frontman made a surprise appearance Thursday during the Piano Man's final night of his monthly stand at the famed New York City arena, which lasted for 10 years and over 100 shows.

Rose joined Joel for a performance of Paul McCartney's James Bond theme "Live and Let Die," which GN'R famously covered on their Use Your Illusion I album. They also sang a cover of AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" together, a callback to Rose's brief tenure fronting the group in 2016 in place of Brian Johnson, who had to step away from the band due to health issues.

Additionally, Axl returned to the stage for the show's closing performance of "You May Be Right."

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Machine Gun Kelly and country rocker Jelly Roll have premiered their collaborative single, "Lonely Road."

As previously teased, the joint track is based around the melody of the John Denver song "Take Me Home, Country Roads."

"Countdown to KellyRoll activated," MGK previously said of the collaboration. "Thanks to John Denver for paving the way."

"Lonely Road" is accompanied by a video starring MGK and Jelly Roll along with their respective partners, Megan Fox and Bunnie Xo. Notably, Fox is sporting a baby bump in the clip, though it's unclear whether she's actually pregnant or just her character is. At the end of the video, Fox's character is holding a newborn baby.

You may recall that Fox starred in Kelly's "Bloody Valentine" video around the time reports that they were dating were heating up.

"Lonely Road" is out now via digital outlets, and you can watch its video streaming now on YouTube.

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After teasing an upcoming new single, Alice in Chains' Jerry Cantrell has announced a whole new solo album.

The record, titled I Want Blood, is due out Oct. 18. It's the follow-up to 2021's Brighten, which, at the time, marked Cantrell's first solo record in nearly 20 years.

"This record is a serious piece of work. It’s a motherf*****," Cantrell says. "It's hard, no doubt, and completely unlike Brighten. And that's what you want, to end up in a different place. There's a confidence to this album. I think it's some of my best songwriting and playing, and certainly some of my best singing."

The first preview of I Want Blood is the aforementioned teased single, "Vilified," which features Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo. You can listen to "Vilified" now via digital outlets.

I Want Blood also features contributions from Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan and Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin, among others.

Cantrell will be on tour alongside Bush starting Friday in Bend, Oregon.

Here's the I Want Blood track list:

"Vilified"
"Off the Rails"
"Afterglow"
"I Want Blood"
"Echoes of Laughter"
"Throw Me a Line"
"Let It Lie"
"Held Your Tongue"
"It Comes"

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Queens of the Stone Age have canceled the remaining European dates on their tour schedule due to frontman Josh Homme receiving continued medical care after undergoing emergency surgery earlier in July.

"It is under doctors' orders that Josh Homme remain in their care in the United States," the band writes in a Facebook post. "The Homme family and QotSA are so grateful for the outpouring of well wishes and kind understanding during this time."

Queens announced on July 9 while on tour in Europe that Homme "must return to the United States immediately for emergency surgery" and canceled their upcoming dates for that month.

The exact nature of Homme's condition has not been publicly detailed. Homme was diagnosed with cancer in 2022 and shared that he was "all clear" in a November 2023 interview.

Currently, Queens of the Stone Age are still set to play their scheduled U.S. tour dates, which begin in September. The band has been supporting their 2023 album, In Times New Roman... .

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The bell has been tolling for Metallica's Ride the Lighting for four decades.

The metal legends' sophomore album was released July 27, 1984 — 40 years ago Saturday. Following their 1983 debut, Kill 'Em All, Ride the Lightning saw the young 'Tallica — then featuring bassist Cliff Burton alongside frontman James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist Kirk Hammett — building and expanding upon their thrash metal roots.

Ride the Lightning spawned Metallica classics including "For Whom the Bell Tolls," "Creeping Death" and "Fade to Black," along with the instrumental "The Call of Ktulu." It's been certified six-times Platinum by the RIAA.

Metallica followed Ride the Lightning with their 1986 opus Master of Puppets, which would turn out to be Burton's final record. Burton died in a bus crash just months after Master of Puppets was released.

Ahead of the Ride the Lighting anniversary, Metallica launched an exhibit dedicated to Burton as part of their virtual Black Box museum.

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We don't know if he's taking the midnight train, but Jack White is heading to Georgia for a pair of headlining shows.

The "Seven Nation Army" rocker is performing in Athens on July 30 and Atlanta on July 31. Registration for a chance at tickets, which go on sale Friday at noon ET, is open now. Members of the Third Man Records Vault will have access to a presale starting Friday at 10 a.m. ET.

The Georgia shows follow White's July 27 benefit show in Nashville, which will raise money to build a new sound system for the American Legion Post 82 venue.

White just surprise-released a new album on vinyl only at his Third Man Records stores on July 19.

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Slipknot has announced the lineups for the 2024 Knotfest Chile and Argentina festivals.

Knotfest Chile, which takes place Nov. 2, features Disturbed, Mudvayne, Amon Amarth and BABYMETAL. Amon Amarth and BABYMETAL will also play Knotfest Argentina on Oct. 26, along with Meshuggah.

Slipknot themselves will headline both Knotfests with a set celebrating the 25th anniversary of their 1999 self-titled debut album.

For more info, visit Knotfest.com.

Slipknot will launch a U.S. tour in August.

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Former Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward appears up for a reunion show.

In a Facebook post, Ward writes that he's "checking in regarding all the updates on a possible Sabbath show in England."

"I'm in for playing some of everyone's old favorites," Ward shares. "Loved playing them then, I'd love to play them one last time."

He adds, "I'm not going to talk about my health publicly except to say, everyday I'm pretty good for 76 years old, I’m active musically every day, and I have a very busy and gratifying life."

Ward, Sabbath's original drummer, parted ways with the band acrimoniously shortly after they'd announced their reunion in 2011. He didn't take part in Sabbath's final album, 2013's 13, or their farewell tour, which concluded in 2017.

In recent years, Ozzy Osbourne has spoken out about Ward's absence from Sabbath's farewell, telling Stereogum in 2022 that he regrets that the drummer didn't play on 13. Then in a May episode of his Madhouse Chronicles show, Ozzy said that the story of Sabbath feels "unfinished" and that he'd want to do "one more gig" with Ward behind the kit.

Ozzy, meanwhile, had been sidelined from the live stage due to various health issues — he hasn't played a full live set since 2018 — but he did reunite with Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi for a two-song performance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He also just appeared in a new commercial alongside Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler for the Aston Villa F.C. soccer team.

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Ghost has premiered new animated videos for "Mary on a Cross" and "The Future Is a Foreign Land."

The clip for "Mary on a Cross," the non-album track that became an unexpected TikTok sensation, was included in Ghost's Rite Here Rite Now concert film, which combines footage from their 2023 shows in Los Angeles with an original narrative continuing the band's long-running mythology.

"The Future Is a Foreign Land," meanwhile, is a new tune recorded for the Rite Here Rite Now soundtrack, which arrives in full on Friday. 

Rite Here Rite Now debuted in theaters in June and was dubbed the "highest-grossing hard rock cinema event ever in North America." 

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