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The Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their seventh studio album Californication with a special 2-LP limited edition colored vinyl pressing, due July 26th. This 1999 album, which saw the return of guitarist John Frusciante, became the band’s most successful album, featuring hit singles like “Scar Tissue” and the…

Paramount+ has announced that a new docuseries on ’80s Hair Metal will premiere exclusively on the service later this year. Directed by Jeff Tremaine, “Nöthin’ But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story Of ’80s Hair Metal” showcases the notoriously wild ’80s hard rock phenomenon and features interviews with those who lived the scene, including Bret…

Yungblud recently shared a powerful new single, “Breakdown,” in support of mental health charities. The musician has committed to donate £1 (up to £25,000) to the charities Mind and Sound Mind Live for every use of the song’s CapCut template. “I wrote this song because it’s been the hardest year for me mentally,” Yungblud said.…

The annual Monsters of Rock Cruise, the world’s premier hard rock and heavy metal music cruise, is returning for its thirteenth year. MORC 25 promoter On the Blue Cruises has announced that the five-day full-ship music charter will set sail on March 10, 2025, aboard Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Joy and depart from the Port…

A biopic on German rock icons Scorpions, titled Wind of Change, is in the works from ESX Entertainment. According to Deadline, Ali Afshar’s ESX Entertainment has signed on to develop and produce the musical biopic Wind of Change, which will tell the story of “three unlikely friends whose passion for rock n’ roll fueled their…

Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore has announced a new solo album, Flow Critical Lucidity, due out September 20 through Daydream Library Series. Flow Critical Lucidity will be Moore’s ninth studio album and will feature the previously-released singles “Isadora,” “Hypnogram,” and “Rewilding.” The project features contributions from Deb Googe, Jem Doulton, James Sedwards and Jon Leidecker. It…

The Cult announced earlier this week that the band will preview the U.S. leg of their 40th anniversary tour on select West Coast dates this September. The Cult’s 40th anniversary tour is set to kick off in July with shows in Europe and will then head to Canada before returning to the U.K. The band…

The Tragically Hip have announced plans to release a commemorative box set of their debut album, Up To Here, the latest installment of special deluxe packages, on November 8 via UMe. Up to Here was released in September 1989. It is one of the band’s most successful albums, achieving Diamond status in Canada for sales…

Queen have reportedly agreed to sell their recording, publishing and other rights to Sony Music for a record-smashing $1.27 billion. According to Hits, the deal also includes name and likeness rights, potentially opening the door to musicals, commercial and film placements, merchandising and other money-making opportunities. Complicating the deal is the fact that Disney Music…

In a new interview with Metal Hammer, System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian said he has “zero respect” for Imagine Dragons, because the band ignored his concerns and went on to perform in Azerbaijan. “I have zero respect for those guys. They’re not good human beings,” Tankian said. “If you are that blind to justice…