Though many casual listeners primarily associate House Of Pain with their massive 1992 hit “Jump Around,” the platinum-certified hip-hop group also played an early role in helping bridge the worlds of rap, metal, and alternative music during the rise of rap-rock in the early 1990s. In a newly surfaced interview on ‘Rock & Roll High School With Pete Ganbarg,’ Everlast looked back on several key moments from that era — including helping introduce Rage Against The Machine to a wider audience by bringing them out on their very first national tour. At the time, House Of Pain were experimenting with…
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Multi-platinum nü-metal veterans Papa Roach have officially premiered their new collaboration with rising Indian rapper Hanumankind. The track, titled “See U In Hell”, was created for the upcoming second season of Netflix’s animated adaptation of the ‘Devil May Cry’ franchise. The new season of the hit animated series is scheduled to premiere on May 12th and will once again feature a soundtrack packed with familiar names from the nü-metal and alternative rock worlds. Earlier this week, it was revealed that the soundtrack will include music from artists such as Korn, Evanescence, Drowning Pool, and more, with several tracks reportedly appearing…
New details have surfaced in the ongoing murder trial surrounding the 2025 prison killing of former Lostprophets vocalist Ian Watkins. According to reports from the BBC, prosecutors allege that Watkins was fatally stabbed inside his cell at HMP Wakefield prison on October 11th, 2025, while serving a 29-year prison sentence for multiple child sex offenses. Watkins had been incarcerated since his 2013 conviction. The prosecution claims that fellow inmate Rashid Gedel, 25, entered Watkins’ unlocked cell during the morning hours and stabbed him multiple times in the head and neck using an improvised weapon. Authorities further allege that another inmate,…
Former Stray From The Path drummer and ‘The Downbeat’ podcast host Craig Reynolds has opened up about the personal issues that led to his recent absence from social media and vlogging. While episodes of his podcast continued to roll out in recent months, Reynolds had largely stepped away from sharing updates from his day-to-day life. Last week, he finally explained why, revealing that an ice storm in Nashville, TN severely damaged the house he had been renting while he was overseas visiting family for Christmas. According to Reynolds, the storm hit while he was back home in the UK spending…
Slaughter To Prevail frontman Alex Terrible stepped both into the ring and onto the stage yesterday, May 6th, during the inaugural ‘Blood4Blood’ event in Daytona Beach, FL. The hybrid event — launched in partnership with Danny Wimmer Presents and Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship — combined live metal performances with bare knuckle fighting at the Ocean Center. In addition to performing with his band, Terrible also competed in a bare knuckle bout against Camreon “The Bull” Delano, ultimately suffering a loss and bringing his bare knuckle record to 2-2. Delano now improves to a 2-0 record following the victory. Despite the…
Australian metalcore outfit Melting have unleashed a new music video for their latest single, “The Sword”, continuing the rollout for their upcoming EP, ‘A Pathetic Excuse For A Life’, due out May 29th. Clocking in at just over a minute in length, the track delivers a short but aggressive preview of the band’s forthcoming material. Guitarist Alex Bertuna explained that the song was written as a direct response to complacency and self-doubt, stating: “The EP as a whole tackles some very personal, dark and heavy topics for Xavier, but I wrote ‘The Sword’ to be something of a ‘stop letting…
Psych/doom outfit REZN have officially announced their new studio album, ‘Cycles In The Infinite Dream’, which is set to arrive July 24th through Sargent House. Alongside the announcement, the band have debuted the album’s lead single, “Cloudfall”, complete with a newly released music video directed by Chris Owsiany and Tom Conway. According to the band, the song explores themes tied to sleep paralysis and altered states of consciousness. Expanding on the conceptual direction behind the upcoming record, the group shared: “We moved towards the dream and subconscious state as a lyrical concept and melodic theme. The pseudo-waking state is a…
Rising metalcore standouts Knocked Loose and multi-platinum post-hardcore outfit Pierce The Veil have officially been announced as the headliners for the 2026 edition of ‘Four Chord Music Fest’. The two-day festival is scheduled to take place September 25th and 26th at F.N.B. Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA. Organizers have stacked this year’s lineup with a mix of metalcore, pop-punk, hardcore, and post-hardcore heavyweights, including Underoath, Kublai Khan TX, Saosin, Counterparts, Mayday Parade, Finch, and more. Tickets for the event are set to go on sale tomorrow, May 08th at 10:00am EDT. Friday, September 25th Knocked LooseUnderoathKublai Khan TXWe Came As RomansSaosinSuperheavenCounterpartsHaywireMilitarie…
Welsh post-hardcore band Holding Absence have once again encountered travel complications and will no longer be able to perform during tomorrow’s, May 7th, edition of Welcome To Rockville in Daytona Beach, FL. Stepping in as a replacement will be progressive metalcore outfit Born Of Osiris, who have officially joined the festival lineup for the day. This isn’t the first time visa and travel restrictions have disrupted plans for Holding Absence in the United States. Last year, members of Boundaries were recruited to fill in for the band at both When We Were Young in Las Vegas, NV and a Warped…
Cybergrind innovators Genghis Tron have released a new single titled “Born Prey,” marking the second preview from their upcoming album ‘Signal Fire’. The record is set for release on June 12th via Relapse Records, and follows their 2021 return ‘Dream Weapon’, which leaned heavily into atmospheric and hypnotic textures. This time around, the band say they’re revisiting a more aggressive, unpredictable edge. “Born Prey” is also being framed as a stylistic throwback to their earlier era, with the band highlighting it as their first major “ripper” in years while still pushing into new structural territory. The group commented on the…
