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‘Weak Spells‘ is the brand new EP from weirdo punks Luxury Apartments. These five tracks weave between psych synth-punk and noise rock, played with street level hardcore ferocity and loaded with sardonic lyricism. “I wanted to make a dark record to portray how I was feeling about the state of the world,” vocalist Matt Turner tells us. “I […]

Finally! Basement returned in 2024 with their first US headlining shows in five years. I went to one; it was awesome, just pure, sweaty mayhem. They played zero songs from their last record, 2018’s Beside Myself, which I thought was hilarious. Now the beloved emo band is finally announcing that album’s followup, Wired, arriving in…

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Sharon Osbourne revealed while appearing on a recent panel that she does indeed have plans to revive Ozzfest for a 2027 return. Continue reading…

New wave and hardcore were both born out of punk, more or less, but the two genres existed in completely separate worlds in the ’80s. Their paths simply did not intersect, except in the form of weird little fun facts, like the story about how Belinda Carlisle was the original drummer for the Germs but she quit the band before they played any shows because she caught mono. But time has a way of erasing distinctions, and that’s how we end up with a charming spectacle like Tommy Tutone frontman Tommy Heath joining Gorilla Biscuits to sing “867-5309/Jenny.”

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Chicago’s Friko announced their new album Something Worth Waiting For last month with the balladic lead single “Seven Degrees,” which we enjoyed enough to name it one of the Best Songs Of The Week. Today Friko are back with “Choo Choo,” a real rocker that’s likely to strike a chord with those of us who…

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Posted on March 3rd 2026, 3:01p.m.

– March 3rd, 2026 –

BAND TO EMBARK ON A HEADLINE U.S. TOUR IN JUNE 2026

MACHINE HEAD, IRON REAGAN, + HAVOK TO SUPPORT

NEW ALBUM THIS CONSEQUENCE OUT NOW VIA METAL BLADE

Killswitch Engage – Jesse Leach, vocals; Adam Dutkiewicz, guitar; Joel Stroetzel, guitar; Mike D’Antonio, bass; and Justin Foley, drums – will return to the road this summer on a headline run of the U.S. It marks the band’s first U.S. tour since last year’s Summer of Loud run.

The tour kicks off June 3 in Detroit and runs through June 27 in San Francisco, and includes appearances at Milwaukee Metal Fest and DC Warped Tour Weekend. Support will come from Machine Head, Iron Reagan, and Havok. All dates are below.

A variety of pre-sales begin today, March 3, at 2pm ET and run through Thursday, March 5 at 10pm local time. The general on-sale is set for Friday, March 6 at 10am local time. Get tickets here.

“I’m extremely excited to get back out on the road supporting our newest album This Consequence!,” says Leach. “We are hitting major cities and bringing along with us an absolutely killer lineup with the legendary Robb Flynn and Machine Head, thrash masters Iron Reagan, and rounded out by the mighty Havok. This is a stacked and powerful crew of bands that will electrify and dominate wherever we roll up to… so LET’S GO!!!!!!“

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ON TOUR:
WITH MACHINE HEAD, IRON REAGAN, + HAVOK:
6/03 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
6/05 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
6/06 – Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee Metal Fest*
6/07 – South Bend, IN – Four Winds Field
6/09 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
6/11 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
6/12 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
6/13 – Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event Center
6/14 – Washington, DC – DC Warped Tour*
6/16 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
6/17 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
6/19 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
6/20 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
6/21 – San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port
6/23 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center
6/24 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
6/25 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
6/27 – San Francisco, CA – Warfield
*KsE Festival Appearance

KsE‘s latest album THIS CONSEQUENCE is out now via Metal Blade. Get it here. The album arrived alongside a hugely successful Winter/Spring 2025 tour, yielded a Top 5 single with “I Believe,” which peaked at No. 3, and landed the band on the covers of Revolver and Outburn. The album was another reminder of why KsE, who have earned several gold and platinum certifications alongside three Grammy nominations, remain one of the most enduring bands of the modern metal scene.

ABOUT KILLSWITCH ENGAGE:
Killswitch Engage first shook the structure of heavy music upon climbing out of snowy industrialized Western Massachusetts in 2000. A musical outlier, the band pioneered a union of thrashed-out European guitar pyrotechnics, East Coast hardcore spirit, onstage hijinks, and enlightened lyricism that set the pace for what the turn-of-the-century deemed heavy. 2002′s Alive Or Just Breathing became avowed as a definitive album, being named among “The Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of the Decade” by Decibel and celebrated by everyone from Metal Hammer to Revolver. Not only did they bust open the floodgates for dozens to follow, but they also garnered three GRAMMY® Award nominations in the category of “Best Metal Performance” in 2005, 2014, and 2019, respectively, a gold certification for The End of Heartache [2004], and a platinum certification for As Daylight Dies [2006]. The group landed three consecutive Top 10 debuts on the Billboard Top 200 with Killswitch Engage [2009], Disarm The Descent [2013], and their career high best bow at #6 with Incarnate [2016]. The latter two releases, along with 2019′s Atonement, would also both capture #1 on the Top Rock Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums charts. The band’s total streams are nearing 3 billion to date, while they’ve remained consummate road warriors who’ve sold out countless headline tours and have shared stages with everyone from Iron Maiden to Slipknot to Slayer to My Chemical Romance to Mastodon to Parkway Drive, which is a testament to their ability to cross genres and appeal to all fans of hard rock. KsE have remained a featured attraction at every major North American and European festival through the years. The band is celebrating an astonishing, 25-year career as one of the most vital and genre-defining bands of the ’00s and continues its incredible legacy.

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https://www.killswitchengage.com
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https://open.spotify.com/artist/37394IP6uhnjIpsawpMu4l
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This summer, a pretty kick ass tour will be ripping through the U.S. as Killswitch Engage takes Machine Head, Iron Reagan, and Havok out on the road in support of their latest album This Consequence. It’ll be their first U.S. tour since last year’s ‘Summer of Loud’ run of dates.

Set to kick off on June 3 in Detroit and coming to a close on June 27 in San Francisco, the tour will hit a total of 18 venues across the U.S. Other stops include Milwaukee, Brooklyn, Boston, and Dallas.

Speaking about the tour, Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach said everyone was stoked about the tour.

“I’m extremely excited to get back out on the road supporting our newest album This Consequence! We are hitting major cities and bringing along with us an absolutely killer lineup with the legendary Robb Flynn and Machine Head, thrash masters Iron Reagan, and rounded out by the mighty Havok. This is a stacked and powerful crew of bands that will electrify and dominate wherever we roll up to… so LET’S GO!!!!!!”

Presales for tickets to this tour begin today at 2 p.m. ET until 10 p.m. this Thursday. General ticket sales will go live this Friday, March 6 at 10 a.m. local time. You can find the full list of dates below.

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE ON TOUR:
WITH MACHINE HEAD, IRON REAGAN, + HAVOK:

6/3 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore
6/5 — Minneapolis, MN — The Fillmore
6/6 — Milwaukee, WI — Milwaukee Metal Fest*
6/7 — South Bend, IN — Four Winds Field
6/9 — Raleigh, NC — The Ritz
6/11 — Brooklyn, NY — Brooklyn Paramount
6/12 — Boston, MA — Roadrunner
6/13 — Bethlehem, PA — Wind Creek Event Center
6/14 — Washington, DC — DC Warped Tour*
6/16 — Orlando, FL — Hard Rock Live
6/17 — Atlanta, GA — Tabernacle
6/19 — Dallas, TX — South Side Ballroom
6/20 — Houston, TX — Bayou Music Center
6/21 — San Antonio, TX — Boeing Center at Tech Port
6/23 — Albuquerque, NM — Revel Entertainment Center
6/24 — Tempe, AZ — The Marquee
6/25 — Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Palladium
6/27 — San Francisco, CA — Warfield

*KsE Festival Appearance

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Philip Sayce has announced the release of his new live album, Scorched Earth: Volume 2 Live in LA / London.

To coincide with the announcement, Sayce has released the live single “Morning Star (Live),” now available on all streaming platforms. The track follows the previously issued “Peace Machine (Live),” which debuted late last year alongside an official music video. Together, the two singles offer an early preview of the full album.

Recorded during sold-out performances at The Baked Potato in Los Angeles and an over-capacity show at The Garage in London, the album captures Sayce in a live setting alongside bassist Sam Bolle and drummer Bryan Head. The performances document the trio’s blend of blues-driven grit, psychedelic textures and hard-hitting rock energy.

Among the highlights are live versions of “Once” and “Bitter Monday,” recorded at The Baked Potato, as well as a rendition of “Spanish Castle Magic,” originally by Jimi Hendrix, performed at The Garage in London. The album was mixed by GRAMMY Award-winning engineer Mark Rains and mastered by GRAMMY Award-nominated engineer Brian Lucey.

“These shows were pure electricity,” says Sayce. “There’s something powerful about capturing a moment when the band, the songs, and the audience are completely locked in. LA and London brought that magic. We lit the fuse, and you can feel it.”

Scorched Earth: Volume 2 Live in LA / London track listing:

1. One Foot In The Grave (3:19)
2. Once (3:35)
3. Bitter Monday (5:52)
4. Peace Machine (9:30)
5. Lady Love Divine (3:56)
6. 5:55 (1:53)
7. Morning Star (5:07)
8. Spanish Castle Magic (5:07)

In addition to the album release, Sayce has announced a May and June 2026 UK tour. Tickets are available through The Gig Cartel and Philip Sayce’s official website. Tom Moriarty will appear as special guest on all dates, with Chantel McGregor joining the Holmfrith show.

Philip Sayce – May/June 2026 UK Tour Dates

May 19 – Bristol, UK – The Fleece
May 20 – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
May 22 – Holmfirth, UK – Picturedrome (Special guests: Chantel McGregor and Tom Moriarty)
May 23 – Glasgow, UK – St Lukes
May 24 – Newcastle upon Tyne, UK – Anarchy Brew
May 27 – Basingstoke, UK – Haymarket
May 28 – Bury St Edmunds, UK – The Apex
May 30 – Chester, UK – The Live Rooms
May 31 – Cardiff, UK – The Globe
June 3 – London, UK – Islington Assembly Hall

With its mix of extended improvisation, high-energy interplay and dynamic live production, Scorched Earth: Volume 2 Live in LA / London documents Sayce’s continued presence on the modern blues-rock scene.

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Multihyphenate artist Andrew Sellers and his LA-based collective, Charm School, have released their latest EP, Skadenfreude Ploy. Picking up where their 2025 debut LP Debt Forever left off, the new record offers a crushingly loud, philosophically minded critique of modern life. The EP dives deep into the confounding implications of living in a world dominated […]