On Friday, January 9th, 2026- Japanese metalcore queens HANABIE. kicked 2026 off with a ferocious music video for their latest track "ICONIC" via Sony Music Japan. HANABIE. is set to release their upcoming EP 'HOT TOPIC', which will be available on January 28th. You can view the music video to "ICONIC" below. HANABIE. will be kicking off their first North American headlining tour this Spring. The tour is set to begin on March 13th in Boston, Massachusetts and conclude on Apri

Two-stepping and facepalming rocked an Augusta, GA hardcore show on January 8th at Granskis —and not for what it should have: the music. Instead, Charleston based photographer Kayla Boshard is now left with a broken camera and a horrible concert experience. The vocalist for hardcore band Cross of Disbelief can be seen in video swiping Boshard’s camera out of her hands and onto the floor. You can view the video here . Boshard shares her story with us. "It’s hardcore. I’ve been

One of Canada’s best-selling bands of all time, multi-platinum rock outfit Finger Eleven  have released their seventh studio album, Last Night on Earth , via Better Noise Music—the band’s first release with the label. To accompany the album, Finger Eleven are unveiling an ambitious eight-episode video miniseries that brings songs from Last Night on Earth  to life through a series of short science-fiction, fantasy, and adventure films. Rolling out across the band’s social medi

The WinterWonderGrass  bluegrass festival is coming back to Steamboat Springs, Colorado from February 27 - March 1 for its 13th year. This year’s headliners include The Devil Makes Three , Leftover Salmon , and The Infamous Stringdusters . Over 30 bands are on the lineup for 2026. Along with the music, attendees can experience skiing, workshops, food and more, all in the heart of one of America’s best ski towns. The festival itself takes place at the base of Mt. Werner, the c

Montana’s Fire in the Mountains  festival has announced the third wave of performers for its 2026 lineup. The festival will take place on July 23-26 at the Red Eagle Campground in the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. Artists added in this third wave include a reunion show from SubRosa , Full of Hell , Iggor Cavalera  with Navajo/Diné composer Raven Chacon , Old Man Gloom , Savage Oath , El Welk , and Yaotl Mictlan . All announced 2026 artists: 16 Horsepower Enslaved Baroness Bork

Photo by Hunter Wurzelbacher Scott Stapp , best known as the lead singer of Creed , was named as one of the top most-played rock artists on Billboard’s charts for 2025. This is a career-first for Stapp as a solo artist. He was the only solo artists to get this distinction this year. The other bands on the list included Linkin Park , Three Days Grace , Sleep Theory , Nothing More , Papa Roach , Shinedown , Pop Evil , Volbeat , and Ghost . Stapp’s ranking comes largely from his