Avant-garde rock stars Palaye Royale have announced their sixth studio album, Amsterdamage. The album is set to be released on January 22, and the first track to feature on it, Lost In Translation, is out now. In 2024 the brothers lost their mother, Stephanie Rachel, to cancer. Their biggest champion, the person who first taught […]
Fifteen years and five albums into one of modern rock’s most enduring collaborations, SLASH FT MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS, also known as SMKC, return today with the new single and official music video, Flying Blind. The anthemic track is the first taste of a powerful new chapter for the band and serves as the […]
NYE huh? Going round to the neighbour’s house is fine and all but having Adalita count you in to the next year would be better. This New Year’s Eve, Bleak Squad have got you covered for all of your depresso, indie-rock needs while we watch the world go to hell for the umpteenth time. With […]
TO THE GRAVE, the world’s preeminent vegan deathcore band, have proudly unleash their new album, LIBERATION FRONT, via BLKIIBLK. Celebrating the release, the band also launches their new single, LIMB FROM LAMB, alongside a music video, available to view below. On the new single, bassist Matt Clarke comments: “LIMB FROM LAMB was the song that […]
CONSPYRE, an independent four-piece melodic death metal band from Hamilton, New Zealand, have released their latest single, Razorblades and Reveries, accompanied by a professionally shot, self-directed music video. With all four members aged between 17 and 19, CONSPYRE are rapidly building an audience both within New Zealand and internationally. In just its first week, Razorblades […]Geezer Butler made a surprise appearance at Tom Morello‘s Power To The People All-Dayer on Saturday at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland.
The all-star show, which featured appearances from Cypress Hill, The Linda Lindas, Killer Mike, Nathaniel Rateliff, Matt Cameron, Public Enemy, Dave Matthews, Joan Baez, Dropkick Murphys, Stephen Stills, Foo Fighters, Bruce Springsteen and Morello himself, also included a three-song set from Jack Black – who wore an Ozzy Osbourne-style fringed jacket for the occasion.
After performing Ozzy’s Mr Crowley and Black Sabbath‘s The Wizard, Black was joined onstage by Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler for a rousing cover of Sabbath’s War Pigs.
Other stars appearing onstage at the Merriweather Post Pavilion included the Pretty Reckless’s Taylor Momsen, Pearl Jam‘s Mike McCready and bassist Robbie Mangano, who joined Morello onstage during Matt Cameron’s “Sons of Soundgarden” set.
Meanwhile, Morello’s set featured appearances from System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian, Public Enemy’s Chuck D, Run DMC’s DMC, Anthrax‘s Scott Ian, Jack Black and Dave Grohl, who sang on a closing cover of Kiss’s Rock and Roll All Nite.
“The Power to the People festival is about freedom, justice, equality and rock’n’roll,” Morello said in a statement. “It’s about the power everyday human beings have when they come together through music, art, community, and action. We’re honoured to bring this incredible lineup to the DC area for a day that celebrates the spirit of activism, creativity, and hope.”
Waxstar Touring is excited to announce that New York post-hardcore legends Quicksand return to Australia in February 2027, joined across all three shows by Atlanta noise-rock heavyweights Whores. Following their long-awaited return to Australia in 2023, Quicksand return in 2027 following the release of their new album Bring on the Psychics. Formed in New York […]