Bert McCracken, frontman of The Used, has just announce the upcoming release of his book, In Love and Death: The Lost Notebook. Composed of handwritten lyrics, poems, sketches, and personal reflections from nearly twenty years ago, it will be available in a signed, limited edition beginning late Fall 2025. An unsigned non-slipcase standard edition will also be on sale. Keep reading for more details.
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When We Were Young 2025 Books Panic At The Disco, Blink-182, Weezer, Avril Lavigne, The Offspring, All Time Low, The Used, letlive., Knocked Loose, Bad Religion, Yellowcard, Ice Nine Kills, Beartooth, and More!
Fresh off the sold-out, but challenging festival for 2024, When We Were Young 2025 has booked Panic At The Disco, Blink-182, Weezer, Avril Lavigne, The Offspring, All Time Low, The Used, Knocked Loose, Bad Religion, Yellowcard, Ice Nine Kills, Beartooth, Motionless in White, Pvris, letlive., We Came As Romans, I Prevail, Loathe, Mayday Parade, The Gaslight Anthem and More! Sign up for the presale that starts Friday 11/1 at 10am PT. All tickets start at $19.99 down.Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: The Funeral Portrait – Greetings From Suffocate City
Despite this being only their sophomore release, the emo rock outfit’s previous release, A Moment Of Silence was released almost a decade ago. Since then, The Funeral Portrait have been hard at work, honing their craft putting out singles here and there, all culminating with their second album, Greetings From Suffocate City. Looking to spin a tale across the album, the band are bringing theatrical charm and themes into their works. It’s clear from this that devising a story across the album has eaten most of the years since their last efforts, will this long passage of time be what the band are needing to take their music to the next level into the scene?Continue reading
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY – New Rock and Metal Releases 6-21-24
Download Festival Celebrates a Sold Out 21st Edition – Early Bird Tickets for 2025 On Sale Tomorrow at Noon
This weekend’s Liquid Death Presents Download Festival XXI welcomed over 75,000 attendees to the hallowed grounds of Donington Park. DLXXI celebrated its 21st anniversary with incredible sets from first-time headliners Queens Of The Stone Age and Fall Out Boy, as well as Download favourites Avenged Sevenfold closing out the weekend with a bang. Continue reading
PREVIEW: New Music Friday – New Rock and Metal Releases 6-21-24
Download Festival 2024 (Avenged Sevenfold, QOTSA, Fall Out Boy) Announces Its “Beyond The Bands” Offerings
With only one month to go until Download Festival, DLXXI has unleashed its “Beyond The Bands” offerings, giving Download-goers an even more exciting experience onsite with brand new food, drink, gaming and sport options. This year’s festival will take place on 14-16 June 2024 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire. Tickets are available now at the link below.
The Funeral Portrait Share a New Single and Video “You’re So Ugly When You Cry” – ft. The Used Vocalist Bert McCracken
Theatrical emo rock group The Funeral Portrait have shared the first new music following their 2023 EP Sounds From Beyond The Abyss (Vol. 1) via Better Noise Music. “You’re So Ugly When You Cry” features guest vocals from Bert McCracken of seminal emo rock outfit The Used, The song contrasts upbeat anthemic pop-punk melodies with lyrics about hitting rock bottom. “It’s not about healing, or the come-up later on, it’s about telling people ‘it sucks right now, I don’t like who I am when I’m like this, and I know you’ve felt the same way,” according to The Funeral Portrait vocalist Lee Jennings! Watch the video and stream the single “You’re So Ugly When You Cry (feat. Bert McCracken of The Used)” now!Continue reading
Kerry King, Creeper, Bayside, Soft Play, Bambie Thug, Lowlives, Florence Black, and Mallavora Added to the Bill for Download Festival 2024
Liquid Death presents Download Festival, the greatest rock and metal festival of all time, has today announced eight more artists for this year’s festival, further bolstering a stellar 2024 line-up. The new additions include Kerry King, Creeper, Bayside, Bambie Thug, Soft Play, Lowlives, Florence Black and Kerrang! Radio competition winners Mallavora. This year’s festival will take place on 14-16 June 2024 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire. Tickets are available now at the link below.
Limp Bizkit Has Been Added to the Bill for Download Festival 2024
Download Festival, the greatest rock and metal festival of all time, returns for its 21st edition, reborn and recharged in 2024 as DLXXI. Nu Metal legends Limp Bizkit has been added to the festival bill. This year’s festival will take place on 14-16 June 2024 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire. General tickets are onsale at 9pm on Thursday 9 November at the link below.