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Last fall, nu-metal veterans Slipknot fired Jay Weinberg, a move the drummer said left him “heartbroken and blindsided” when he received the call. He attended the Grammys last month, where “Hive Mind” from his final album with Slipknot was nominated for Best Metal Performance, and today he announced he’s joining thrash legends Suicidal Tendencies.  » Read More

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The Madison screamo band Solvalou had just one extremely lo-fi demo track on Bandcamp before today, but now they’ve got a whole dang EP out through the great Tomb Tree Tapes. Solvalou is much more cleanly recorded (not too cleanly), which serves this band well. The increased clarity and dynamics show just how hard their music can hit.  » Read More

A few years ago, the Toronto musician Mustafa released his debut album When Smoke Rises and landed on our list of the Best New Bands Of 2021. Back in October, he returned with the single “Name Of God,” and today he’s back with another single,  » Read More

In January, Dehd announced their new album Poetry and shared “Mood Ring.” Today, the Chicago indie rock trio is back with the sweet serenade “Light On.”  » Read More

For the first time since 2017, Project Pabst will be back at Portland’s Tom McCall Waterfront Park this summer, and they’ve assembled a nice lineup for their grand return.  » Read More

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Last year, Queens Of The Stone Age released their album In Times New Roman… and toured behind it. Now, frontman Josh Homme is putting on an all-star fundraiser for the Sweet Stuff Foundation, a nonprofit that Homme and his family started in 2013. The foundation raises money for musicians and recording engineers who are dealing with illness and disability,  » Read More

“Bye Bye” doesn’t just sound like a Playboi Carti song. The beat was actually made for Playboi Carti. According to a recent Kim Gordon profile in the New York Times, Justin Raisen — who’s produced for indie-rock pop stars like Sky Ferreira and Yves Tumor,  » Read More