The band Pinhead Gunpowder, which features Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and longtime touring member Jason White, has announced a U.S. tour.

The trek kicks off Oct. 7 in Minneapolis and concludes Nov. 11 in Garden Grove, California. Tickets go on sale Thursday.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, check out Pinhead Gunpowder's Instagram.

Pinhead Gunpowder released a new album called Unt in 2024, which marked their first fresh material since 2008.

Green Day, meanwhile, is preparing for the release of their upcoming movie, Nimrods, which will premiere in theaters on Aug. 14. The film follows a trio of friends who embark on a road trip under the mistaken belief their band has been chosen to open for a Green Day show on New Year's Eve. It's said to be inspired by Green Day's early van touring days.

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Blue October has premiered a new video for "18th Floor Balcony," the closing track off the band's 2006 album, Foiled.

The clip finds frontman Justin Furstenfeld as a crime scene investigator, serving as a possible metaphor for an investigation into a broken relationship. You can watch it streaming on YouTube.

The new video arrives ahead of a 20th anniversary vinyl reissue of Foiled, which is due out May 29.

Foiled also includes Blue October's biggest hits, "Hate Me" and "Into the Ocean." The band will launch a 20th anniversary Foiled tour in October, during which they'll play the album in its entirety.

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After confirming they're not breaking up, Greta Van Fleet has announced their return to the live stage.

The "Highway Tune" rockers will be performing an underplay show at New York City's Bowery Ballroom on May 27. The 600-capacity venue is much smaller than the last place Greta Van Fleet headlined in NYC: Madison Square Garden.

Tickets will only be available in person at the Bowery Ballroom box office starting May 26 at 9 a.m. ET. They will cost the all-in price of $20, and there is a two-ticket per person limit. 

The concert marks Greta Van Fleet's first live performance since 2024, when they concluded their world tour in support of their most recent album, 2023's Starcatcher.

Earlier in May, Greta Van Fleet posted a video titled "Thanks for the Wild Ride," which had fans worried that the band was calling it quits. However, it turned out to be a teaser for new music, which Greta Van Fleet confirmed with a follow-up video from the studio.

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Avenged Sevenfold is now in full control of The Stage.

The "Bat Country" metallers have announced that they've purchased back the masters and rights to their 2016 album, which was originally released through Capitol Records. The deal includes the deluxe version of The Stage, which now includes the four live tracks recorded on the Capitol Records rooftop.

"After 26 years, Avenged Sevenfold is now a fully independent band," A7X writes in a Facebook post. "The Stage is now a part of that independence. It's an album that tackled AI, political and social critique, simulation theory and existentialism in 2016. All things that seem to be even more significant this day and age."

The band adds, "We are aware the 10 year anniversary is coming up and are looking forward to that."

The Stage marked the first Avenged Sevenfold album to feature drummer Brooks Wackerman and was released without any prior announcement.

Avenged Sevenfold has since put out one more album, Life Is But a Dream..., in 2023. Their most recent release is the 2025 single, "Magic."

You can catch Avenged Sevenfold on tour with Good Charlotte kicking off in July.

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The Hu has announced a new album called Hun.

The third studio effort from the Mongolian metallers is due out July 24. It's the follow-up to 2022's Rumble of Thunder.

Hun includes the previously released songs "Warrior Chant," "The Men" and "The Real You." A fourth cut, titled "Lost Soul" and featuring Nothing More frontman Jonny Hawkins, is out now.

"We have been unpacking our surprises one by one," says Hu member Galaa. "Hunnu Rock transcends through culture and in that respect, we have made 'Lost Soul' with Jonny Hawkins."

Galaa continues, "To be not lost on your life journey, not losing your values, and go through life and having a courage to face the life obstacles are messages we are sending our fans through this song 'Lost Soul' and in our next album, HUN."

The Hu is currently touring the U.S. with Apocalyptica. 

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Of all people you should watch the new Foo Fighters video, especially if you're into extreme sports.

Dave Grohl and company have premiered the visual for "Of All People," a track off the band's new album, Your Favorite Toy. It features footage of the Swiss extreme skiing collective BPC, which endeavors to ski on surfaces other than snow, including grass and pavement.

"Just when I thought I'd seen it all, I discovered BPC and snowless skiing," Grohl says in a statement. "It's either the gnarliest extreme sport I've ever seen, the most fun anyone can have before a guaranteed trip to the hospital, or both. It's an honor to be the soundtrack to this madness."

You can watch the "Of All People" video streaming now on YouTube. Be warned, though: it includes footage of some pretty gnarly injuries, several of which are fingers pointing in the wrong direction.

Your Favorite Toy is out now. Foo Fighters will launch a North American stadium tour in support of the record in August.

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"Something Wicked" this way comes from Breaking Benjamin.

"The Diary of Jane" rockers have released a new single called "Something Wicked," marking their first fresh material to follow the 2024 track "Awaken." As guitarist Jasen Rauch tells ABC Audio, the band hoped to bridge their classic sound with newer directions on "Something Wicked."

"Conceptually, sonically, everything, it was really basically derivative of stuff from our older sound to stuff we're trying to do and boundaries we're trying to push now as a band," Rauch says. "I think it's a perfect combination of all those things."

From the title, you might've thought Breaking Benjamin wrote "Something Wicked" while binging the Wicked movies. Of course, the phrase "something wicked this way comes" dates all the way back to Shakespeare's Macbeth.

"There's a bunch of pop culture history with that," Rauch says. "Other bands have written songs about it, like it, sharing titles, things like that, but it was kind of our spin on what that is."

"Something Wicked" does go on its own musical journey thanks to several key changes, including in the chorus when the guitars get brighter while frontman Benjamin Burnley's lyrics remain in a dark place. That juxtaposition is something Breaking Benjamin set out to explore on "Something Wicked."

"Some of our favorite music and influences do that really well," Rauch says. "So that was definitely something that we wanted to try." 

Breaking Benjamin has been working on a new album to follow their 2018 effort, Ember. They'll embark on a U.S. headlining tour in September.

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If you want Shinedown to honor your song request, maybe make sure your show count is in the triple digits before you ask.

Brent Smith and company broke out the deep cut "Junkies for Fame," a bonus track off the deluxe edition of 2008's Sound of Madness album, during a recent show at the request of a fan named Anthony, who was seeing Shinedown live for the 102nd time.

The performance marked the first time Shinedown's played "Junkies for Fame" live in 18 years.

"We don't do this for anyone," Smith told the crowd before launching into the song. "Anthony, you are the #1 tonight, my brother."

After the song was over, Smith got down from the stage and embraced Anthony at the barricade, while drummer Barry Kerch gave him his sticks.

"When a fan who’s been with us since 2003 has a song request at show #102, you make it happen!!!" Shinedown writes in an Instagram post alongside footage of the moment. "Whether it's your first show or too many to count, we're so glad you're here."

Shinedown is currently on tour in support of their upcoming album, EI8HT, due out May 29.

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The release details for the Travis Barker documentary Louder Than Fear have been announced.

The film will premiere at the Tribeca Festival in New York City on June 13. The screening will be followed by a conversation with the blink-182 drummer.

Louder Than Fear will then be available to stream on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. on Aug. 13, and on Disney+ internationally.

Louder Than Fear follows Barker's journey of recovery after surviving a plane crash in 2008 that killed four other people on board. Barker and his friend Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein were the only survivors. Goldstein died in 2009.

"This is the story of the man behind the tattoos," the doc's description reads. "A tribute to those who keep going when the music almost stops."

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Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has announced the next volume in his graphic novel series, The Mandrake Project.

The latest book, titled The Mandrake Project: Year Two, is expected to ship in October and is available to preorder now via Z2 Comics.

"Oh, just hold on to your proverbial hats folks… This one gets REALLY weird!" Dickinson says of the story.

The Mandrake Project series first launched in 2025. Dickinson also released a solo album called The Mandrake Project in 2024.

Iron Maiden, meanwhile, will launch a North American tour in August. They're also being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November.

In addition to on the page and the stage, you can see Dickinson on the screen in the new Maiden documentary, Burning Ambition, in theaters now.

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Foo Fighters are featured in the latest episode of Hot Ones Versus.

The Hot Ones spinoff series forces contestants to answer personal questions about themselves, but if they don't, they have to eat a spicy Wing of Death. The person who consumes the fewest wings is deemed the winner and goes home with the coveted chicken wing trophy.

Overall, all the Foos members mostly elected to tell the truth, either out of an effort to be candid or just to avoid the Wings of Death. For example, Dave Grohl had no issue choosing the "cringiest" Foo Fighters lyric: "It's a shame we have to die, my dear/ No ones getting out of here alive" off "DOA."

"I just thought that's so f****** stupid," Grohl said.

Keyboardist Rami Jaffee, however, did choose to eat a wing instead of picking to drop one of the following Foos songs from the set: "Everlong," "Learn to Fly," "Best of You" or "All My Life."

The contest was eventually decided by a game of musical chairs, which was won by guitarist Chris Shiflett. 

You may recall that Grohl previously appeared on Hot Ones proper back in 2022. He called being on the show a bucket-list moment, comparing the experience to when he first performed on Saturday Night Live and David Letterman's show.

In other Foos news, the band is releasing the video for "Of All People," a song off their new album, Your Favorite Toy, on Wednesday at 9 a.m. ET. Judging by a preview clip, the video will feature a bunch of people attempting to ski in places other than snowy mountains.

Foo Fighters will launch a North American stadium tour in support of Your Favorite Toy in August. 

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Rush is getting ready to hit the road for their first tour since drummer Neil Peart’s death, with Anika Nilles filling in behind the drum kit.

The band stopped touring in 2015 due to Peart’s health. In a new interview with Guitar World, frontman Geddy Lee says after Peart passed in 2020, there plenty of drummers interested in taking over his job — and some were a little too anxious.

“People who are close to us – good friends that are successful drummers – would never infer something like that because they have too much respect, not only for Neil and for the situation,” Lee tells the mag. “They were grieving as well, so they wouldn’t be so selfish as to say something inappropriate like that.”

But, he adds, “there were many other drummers who reached out to me in the aftermath of Neil’s passing that were pushing themselves, and that was most distasteful to me. It was completely inappropriate timing.”

Rush is set to launch their Fifty Something tour with a four-night run in Los Angeles starting June 7. The North American leg wraps Dec. 17 in Vancouver, followed by dates in South America, the U.K. and Europe. The complete touring schedule can be found at Rush.com.

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Talk about a pretty fly commencement speaker.

The Offspring frontman Dexter Holland delivered an address to graduating students during the 2026 commencement ceremony for the University of Southern California's Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.

In his remarks, Holland spoke about his experience as a Triple Trojan, meaning he's received three degrees from USC: a bachelor's in biological sciences in 1988, a master's in molecular biology in 1990 and a Ph.D. in molecular biology in 2017. 

"I hope that throughout your life, you achieve things so cool and so legit that you, too, like me, stop and wonder whether this is really happening," Holland said. "Don't just choose a career, choose a life that's as messy and as brilliant as you are."

Holland previously delivered the commencement address for USC's Keck School of Medicine in 2022.

The Offspring, meanwhile, just announced a pair of concerts taking place in Quebec in August focused on the band's older material and deep cuts.

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Gojira has announced a vinyl reissue of the band's 2005 album, From Mars to Sirius.

The package is due out July 31 and includes a picture disc LP alongside exclusive band photos. You can preorder your copy now.

Gojira has also shared a new live video for the From Mars to Sirius track "Global Warming." The performance was recorded during the French metallers' homecoming tour in 2025, during which they recruited an extra guitarist, Greg Kubacki, to play frontman Joe Duplantier's parts while he was recovering from hand surgery.

You can watch the live "Global Warming" video on YouTube.

Gojira is currently touring Europe while opening for Metallica. They'll be playing a number of upcoming U.S. festivals, including Rock Fest, Upheaval, Inkcarceration and Louder than Life.

The most recent Gojira album is 2021's Fortitude.

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Muse has premiered a new song called "Hexagons," a track off the band's upcoming album, The Wow! Signal.

"Hexagons" begins with some arpeggiated guitar shredding courtesy of Matt Bellamy that may remind longtime fans of Muse's earlier work.

You can check out its appropriately spacey visualizer streaming now on YouTube.

The Wow! Signal, the follow-up to 2022's Will of the People, is due out June 26. It also includes the previously released songs "Unravelling," "Be with You" and "Cryogen."

Muse will launch a U.S. tour in July.

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Beartooth has announced a U.S. tour in support of the band's upcoming album, Pure Ecstasy.

The headlining trek launches Nov. 11 in Boston and will conclude Dec. 19 in Wheatland, California. The bill also includes Don Broco, Magnolia Park and Windwaker.

Presales begin Tuesday at noon ET, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time. 

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit BeartoothBand.com.

Pure Ecstasy, the follow-up to 2023's The Surface, is due out Aug. 28. The single "Free" and the title track are out now.

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Static-X has canceled the remainder of the band's 2026 tour dates due to "serious medical issues."

"The situation is unavoidable and requires immediate attention," the "Push It" band writes in a Facebook post published Monday. "We are very sorry for the inconvenience, and we promise to return to the stage, bigger, stronger and faster in 2027."

The band adds, "We appreciate your continued love and support and look forward to seeing you all again very soon!"

Static-X currently consists of bassist Tony Campos, guitarist Koichi Fukuda and drummer Ken Jay, all of whom played on the band's 1999 debut album, Wisconsin Death Trip, as well as an anonymous masked singer known only as Xer0 in place of late frontman Wayne Static, who died in 2014.

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Twenty One Pilots, The Strokes and Gorillaz are headlining the 2026 Corona Capital festival, taking place Nov. 20-22 in Mexico City.

The bill also includes The Offspring, Pierce the Veil, Mumford & Sons, The xx, Lola Young, The Black Crowes, CHVRCHES, Violet Grohl, Balu Brigada, Militarie Gun and Johnny Marr, among others.

Presales begin May 26, and tickets go on sale to the general public on May 27.

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

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Did you forget AWOLNATION's Megalithic Symphony is now 15 years old? Well, blame it on your ADD, baby.

Indeed, Aaron Bruno and company's 2011 debut album celebrated its decade-and-a-half anniversary in March. Now they're celebrating the milestone with a special virtual event.

The AWOLNATION YouTube channel is airing a live rewatch party for the video for "Sail," the breakout single off of Megalith Symphony, starting Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET. That'll be followed by a behind-the-scenes video about the making of Megalithic Symphony exclusive to members of YouTube premium.

The song "Sail" is certified Diamond by the RIAA and spent 79 weeks on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, which is fourth-most all time. Its original video has over 355 million views on YouTube.

Megalithic Symphony also spawned the singles "Not Your Fault" and "Kill Your Heroes." AWOLNATION released a 10th anniversary reissue in 2021.

The most recent AWOLNATION album is 2024's The Phantom Five.

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Everclear has announced a U.S. tour.

The trek, dubbed the Lucky 7 tour, launches Oct. 22 in Los Angeles and will conclude Nov. 22 in Nashville. "Flavor of the Week" band American Hi-Fi will also be on the bill.

As part of the Lucky 7 tour, Everclear is asking fans to vote on which songs they'll play alongside hits such as "Father of Mine" and "Santa Monica." The band will include the seven most-requested songs for each city in the set for its corresponding show, thus the name of the tour.

"Our fans have always been a huge part of what we do, so giving them a real voice in the setlist — letting them vote on the songs they want to hear — makes this tour feel even more special," says frontman Art Alexakis. "We can't wait to get out there, and having our old friends American Hi-Fi with us is perfect!"

Presales begin Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time.

For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit EverclearMusic.com.

You can also vote on the set list now at Everclear.set.fan.

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