Weekly Music News 29.06.25
Updated: 11 hours ago
The band "Foo Fighters" celebrates 30 years with a new single, "Today's Song", released this week with a message of personal growth and perseverance over the years. Earlier this week, the band released a cover of "Minor Threat"'s "I Don't Wanna Hear It", with a video showing rare photos from throughout its career. Now, it completes the circle with a new song.
This is the band's first single since the end of the tour for its 2023 album, "But Here We Are".
The band "Halestorm" releases an official video this week for "Darkness Always Wins", the single released three months ago.
Following the huge success of the surprise physical-only album (yes, on vinyl only) "Big Ole Album Vol. 1", released earlier this year, the band "A Day To Remember" returns with a wild new video for the successful single "All My Friends", now in the Top 20 on American radio.
After a long absence, the band "Good Charlotte" returns with a new single, "Rejects", from its upcoming eighth album, "Motel Du Cap".
In a new interview, singer Joel Madden shared his feelings about the band's return to the studio and to music:
"It became an obsessive creative project for us," he said. "Working with bands through MDDN renewed my inspiration and reminded me why I started in the first place."
The band "Judas Priest" releases a powerful cover of "War Pigs" as a tribute to its friends in "Black Sabbath".
In a post accompanying the release, the band wrote:
"We are honored to express our love for Ozzy and Black Sabbath through our tribute to 'War Pigs'. It is a song we play at every show around the world, and the audience always sings along, strengthening our shared love for the legendary Prince of Darkness...!!" The band has used "War Pigs" as its entrance music for more than a decade.
This coming Saturday, "Black Sabbath" and "Ozzy Osbourne" will reunite for their very last show, a historic event bringing together names such as Metallica, Mastodon, Guns N' Roses, Gojira, Tool, Slayer, Pantera, Halestorm, Alice In Chains and many others on one stage.
And the really good news: you can watch the whole show live as it unfolds before your eyes, a farewell celebration marking the end of an era in metal worldwide.
A ticket to the show's livestream is available on the official website for just NIS 50.06.
The band "Hot Milk" releases its second album, "Corporation P.O.P", this week, two years after its debut, "A Call to the Void".
Listen on: Spotify, Apple Music
We all share the same dream: our favorite band inviting us onstage to play with it (some of us even practice at home). So once you get onstage, you must not mess it up!!!
During a show this week in Luxembourg at "Luxexpo Open Air", the band "Green Day" kicked a fan offstage after he played "Oasis"'s "Wonderwall" instead of the expected "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)". It happened at the end of the show, when the band, as usual, invited a fan up to play the closing song. To everyone's surprise, he began playing the British hit instead of the "Green Day" classic, causing confusion and bringing his time onstage to a quick end.
The band "Slipknot" launches a mysterious new website with a countdown, and something big seems to be in the air.
After launching the website "youcantkillme.com" in spring 2024 to promote an intimate California show for its 25th-anniversary tour, the band now seems to be shifting into another gear.
The homepage reads "Worse forwards than backwards", with a text box and an "Enter" button, sparking plenty of curiosity among fans.
This past May, it was revealed that the band "I Prevail" had parted ways with singer Brian Burkheiser. Now, he addresses his departure for the first time in an extensive series of Instagram stories. His posts discuss communication problems within the band, and he acknowledges a "breakdown" between himself and the other members.
Most of his posts, however, focused on a positive message to the audience. Burkheiser asked fans not to take sides or split into camps, but to keep supporting the band and make sure its upcoming shows are packed.
Among his posts, Burkheiser expressed deep appreciation for fellow vocalist Eric Vanlerberghe, sharing a clip of "Into Hell" as a tribute. He thanked the band's production crew and spoke honestly about the difficulty of maintaining relationships within a band over time. Despite everything, he hinted at a possible future reconciliation, saying he believes differences can be overcome, reinforcing the message of unity he is trying to send fans.
The band "Foreigner", which announced a farewell tour in 2022, is changing direction: it does not really intend to say goodbye.
In a new Billboard interview, bassist Jeff Pilson said that discovering a new singer among the band's members prompted the decision to keep going. "There is a lot of forward momentum, and the band is very excited," Pilson said. "What started as a farewell tour has actually become Kelly's farewell tour, and the band is moving forward."
It seems that former guitarist of the band "Mastodon", Brent Hinds, is publicly speaking out against his former bandmates in comments posted from his personal Instagram account.
Responding to a celebratory post marking the anniversary of "Once More 'Round the Sun", Hinds made harsh comments, including calling the band members "horrible people". Despite the band's friendly statement about his departure, the atmosphere behind the scenes now seems to have been less cordial than first presented. His latest comments point to deeper tensions than had previously been revealed.
The band "Dropkick Murphys" returns with "For the People", the American Celtic punk band's 13th studio album. Physical editions will include five bonus tracks unavailable on streaming. The album also marks the return of longtime singer Al Barr, appearing on just one song, for the first time since 2021's "Turn Up That Dial".
Listen to the album on: Spotify, Apple Music
"Linkin Park" made a huge return this week with a historic show at London's Wembley Stadium before 75,000 people!! It was the first time the band had played to such a huge crowd since reuniting and returning to action, with a setlist combining major hits from every era and songs from its new material.
"Iron Maiden" launches its first-ever fashion collaboration, with premium streetwear brand "Represent". The collection includes 18 pieces inspired by the aesthetics of the 1980s, celebrating the legendary band's 50th anniversary. The parties describe it as an "undeniably historic move", connecting classic metal with contemporary fashion.
Honestly, we were waiting to see when this would happen and what its impact would be. Is this the end of the age of innocence? Are the rules changing?
And here it is, in the form of a psychedelic rock band that is not human at all: "The Velvet Sundown".
The act was created entirely by artificial intelligence and gained more than 400,000 monthly listeners on Spotify in less than a month after first appearing.
The "band" released two albums: "Floating On Echoes" on June 5 and "Dust And Silence" on June 20. All writing, production and performance credits are listed under the band's name alone. And the official bio? Full of vague phrases...
The project is part of an initiative by producer "Timbaland", who recently launched "Stage Zero", a label focused on AI-based artists, raising fundamental questions about creativity, identity and ethics in the music world of the future.
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