Category Archives: Music News From ABC News Radio – Active Rock

Christopher Polk/Getty ImagesLinkin Park is coming to virtual reality. The band's music has been added to Beat Saber, a VR rhythm game in which you're equipped with a pair of lightsaber-type blades th...

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic.comDave Grohl is once again living up to his "Nicest Guy in Rock" title. Over the weekend, the Foo Fighters showed up in the middle of a fan's Instagram Live stream, dubbed "Gro...

Courtesy of Morrison Hotel GalleryOver the weekend, the Morrison Hotel Gallery hosted (De)Tour, a virtual charity concert to raise money for music industry professionals affected by the COVID-19 pande...

Jeff Hahne/Getty ImagesThe Smashing Pumpkins are teasing something. The partially reunited alt-rockers -- now consisting of original members Billy Corgan, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin -- have launch...

Gonzales Photo/Nikolaj Bransholm/ PYMCA-Avalon/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesGet ready for new Smith & Myers. The Shinedown side-project, made up of frontman Brent Smith and guitarist Zac...

Mick Hutson/Redferns/Getty ImagesPete Way, founding bass player for the veteran U.K. hard-rock band UFO, died Friday, August 14, according to a message on his official Facebook page. He was 69. The no...

Linkin Park circa 2001; John Shearer/WireImageThis week, Linkin Park released "She Couldn't," an early, previously unreleased song included in the band's upcoming Hybrid Theory 20th anniversary reissu...

Strange MusicCorey Taylor is once again linking up with Tech N9ne. The Slipknot frontman appears on a new track from the rapper called "B**** Slap." The cut appears on Tech's EP More Fear, which ...

Credit: Frank MaddocksDeftones' social media activity has fans speculating that a new album announcement may be coming soon. On Friday, the band updated the profile and header pictures on their Facebo...

Jeff Hahne/Getty ImagesIncubus frontman Brandon Boyd has been working on a new solo album. Speaking to NME, Boyd says the upcoming record will consists of "mostly covers," which he's been recording wh...