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Modestep Announce ‘London Road’ & Lead Single ‘Machines’
Altwire Staff
London’s electro-rock group Modestep have announced the release of their anticipated second album London Road with Max Records/INgrooves, set for May 25th with pre-orders live on iTunes. Track listing and cover art have been premiered with ...
Meredith Graves Launches ‘Honor Press’, Signs “So Stressed”
Derek Oswald
After serving duties as lead vocalist for one of the most refreshing and musically important noise-rock groups to come out of the New York punk scene in the last few years, Meredith Graves of ...
Stone Temple Pilots’ New Songs ‘Sounding Huge’
Altwire Staff
Guitarist Dean DeLeo and drummer Eric Kretz of Stone Temple Pilots recently spoke with Jonathan Clarke at Q104.3, confirming earlier reports that their new record will be released later this year. The album will ...
Brandon Flowers to Release ‘The Desired Effect’
Altwire Staff
The Killers’ Brandon Flowers has announced his second solo album since 2010’s Flamingo, will be titled The Desired Effect and will be released on May 18th of this year. The announcement was made on his website ...
Atreyu Ready to Come Back in 2015 With New Album
Altwire Staff
Atreyu have reunited in force since their 2011 hiatus, as a recent interview with Music Feeds at Soundwave has revealed that their anticipated ‘comeback’ album teased since 2013 is “essentially done” according to drummer and ...
In This Moment to Tour North America for Black Widow
Altwire Staff
In This Moment are bringing their explosive headlining tour for Black Widow back to North America this April, after a very successful run of dates in Europe with Fearless Vampire Killers and Starlet. Supporting ...
All That Remains’ Phil Labonte and Producer Josh Wilbur On ‘The Order of Things’
Altwire Staff
All That Remains are set to drop their newest album The Order of Things this Tuesday, February 24th, and vocalist Phil Labonte and producer Josh Wilbur have given the last few details in a ...
Shinedown Reveals New Album Details in Twitter Q&A
Altwire Staff
Shinedown’s first new album since Amaryllis in 2012 has been given a hopeful release date of late July to early August by front-man Brent Smith, who has also teased the possibility of a new single ...
Faith No More’s Mike Bordin Discusses “Sol Invictus”
Altwire Staff
In what has been a fantastic year for band reunions so far, Faith No More have returned with their first album in eighteen years; Sol Invictus, which is set to released May 15th. Promoted ...
Linkin Park Gift Fans an Acoustic Version of “Final Masquerade”
Altwire Staff
When Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington injured his ankle in January, leading to the cancellation of most of their North American tour, they found themselves overwhelmed with the support they received for the band while Chester ...
Dean DeLeo and Eric Kretz Discuss Upcoming Stone Temple Pilots Tour
Altwire Staff
Dean DeLeo and Eric Kretz of Stone Temple Pilots recently called in on-air to speak with WAAF-FM’s host Mistress Carrie of Boston, and delivered great news all around for their band, including an update on ...
Blur Release First New Single In Twelve Years
Altwire Staff
The recently reunited members of Blur announced their first album in twelve years this morning in an interview on BBC Radio, then promptly premiered their first single “Go Up” off of The Magic Whip due ...
Lacey Announce Debut Album ‘Under the Brightest Lights’
Altwire Staff
Lacey are set to release their debut album Under the Brightest Lights April 20th, and music video for their first single “Tonight” is now available on YouTube for fans to stream worldwide. The track ...
Halestorm Release “Mayhem” from Into the Wild Life
Altwire Staff
Halestorm have released “Mayhem” from their upcoming album Into the Wild Life set to drop in April, with “Apocalyptic” being the album’s first tease. Fans might recognize the single from their performance in Manchester, ...
Stone Temple Pilots Announce Spring Tour
Altwire Staff
Stone Temple Pilots have announced a thirteen-city spring tour this coming April, pre-sales beginning tomorrow, February 18, at 10:00 AM PST with RSVP codes. Tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, February ...
Apocalyptica Stream New Single “Cold Blood”
Altwire Staff
Heavy metal cellists Apocalyptica have released “Cold Blood” for streaming from their upcoming album Shadowmaker set to drop in April this year. Different from their seven studio albums which included guest vocalists in most, ...
Adelitas Way Release New Single “I Get Around” From Crowdfunded EP
Altwire Staff
Adelitas Way are igniting excitement for their upcoming EP Deserve This (arriving March 17th), with the release of their newest single “I Get Around”. The song and EP are intended to be just the ...
Bullet For My Valentine Announce Jay James’ Departure
Altwire Staff
Bassist Jay James of Bullet For My Valentine has parted ways with the band, with the news being released via a surprise announcement on their Facebook page. Reasons behind his departure were not stated ...
Jack White’s Management Releases Statement on The Oklahoma Daily Report
Altwire Staff
Prior to Jack White’s sold out concert on February 2nd at the McFarland Field House of Oklahoma University, the campus newspaper The Oklahoma Daily released both White’s contract with the university and his tour rider, ...
Danny Worsnop Speaks Out On Leaving Asking Alexandria
Altwire Staff
Danny Worsnop has announced his departure from Asking Alexandria as their lead vocalist, committing entirely to We Are Harlot and a solo album now in development. He spoke out on the decision this week ...
