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Last week, Incubus fans took pause when it was reported that frontman Brandon Boyd had mentioned a possible break for the band in the future, but now the band’s manager has stepped forward to clarify the statement. Manager Steve Rennie has confirmed that the band has no plans of actually taking a lengthy hiatus and that the quotes in the interview were misinterpreted a little bit. “Incubus has always taken a
Hatebreed are expressing their outrage via Twitter after a CNN opinion piece written by Lonnie Nasatir included them in a list of white power bands. Following an outpouring of protests from the band and their fans, Hatebreed’s name has since been removed from the article. The piece about the white power music subculture was written in response to the weekend massacre at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. Wade Page, who
There’s nothing better than seeing a band you love in a small club where you can feel every little bit of energy coming from the stage. That’s what a group of lucky Green Day fans got Monday night (Aug. 6) in Los Angeles as the band staged a secret show at the Echoplex. ? The group made the most of their allotted time, working in 24 tracks for the sweaty
Welcome to the Semi Finals of the Extreme Metal Olympics. Beginning with 32 bands competing for glory, we’re now down to four bands after a grueling cycle of eliminations. Your votes will now determine which bands will advance to the Gold Medal Round. In Group 3 of our competition, we showcased acts from Sweden, Poland, Australia, Canada and France, but the band who swept Group 3 come from the beautiful
Fozzy fans proved their loyalty as they fought tooth and nail to lift the band’s latest single, ‘Sandpaper’ featuring M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold, to five consecutive Cage Match victories. With this accomplishment, Fozzy and their tune ‘Sandpaper’ enter the Loudwire Cage Match Hall of Fame. The song ‘Sandpaper,’ which appears on the band’s upcoming album ‘Sin and Bones’ (due Aug. 14), most recently triumphed against Slash’s ‘Standing in the
Legendary Californian hardcore punk band the Circle Jerks will be releasing the documentary, ‘My Career as a Jerk,’ on Sept. 25. The documentary will tell the story of the band’s on-and-off, 21-year career as one of punk’s most influential underground acts. Consisting of original Black Flag vocalist Keith Morris and Bad Religion guitarist Greg Hetson, among others, the Circle Jerks are currently on their third hiatus, which was announced in
In today’s Daily Reload, Loudwire premieres Flyleaf’s new track ‘New Horizons’; Incubus’ Brandon Boyd says the band will probably take a break while he brainstorms a second solo album; and No Use for a Name frontman Tony Sly passes away at 41. Also, Green Day announce the release of a career-encompassing 8-CD box set; Motley Crue’s Vince Neil is set to headline the Tybee Island Pirate Festival; Phil Anselmo discusses