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

Shinedown offers new album update: "We never rush the creative process"
Credit: Sanjay ParikhShinedown has shared an update on the status of the band's next album. In an Instagram post, frontman Brent Smith writes that he and his band mates are "primarily focusing on writ...
ABC Audio Mar 25, 2021

Weezer announces streaming concert featuring full 'OK Human' album performance
Credit: Brendan WalterWeezer has announced a streaming concert featuring a front-to-back performance of the band's new album, OK Human. The virtual event will air April 16 for the U.S., and April 17 f...
ABC Audio Mar 25, 2021

Two claims in Vicky Cornell & Soundgarden lawsuit should be dismissed, judge says
Jason Merritt/Getty ImagesWe have a new turn in the ongoing legal battle between Soundgarden and the late Chris Cornell's widow, Vicky Cornell. According to Billboard, U.S. District Judge Michelle Pet...
ABC Audio Mar 25, 2021

Giant cockroaches & talking toilet paper invade The Offspring's new "Let the Bad Times Roll" video
Credit: Daveed BenitoThe Offspring has premiered the video for the band's new single, "Let the Bad Times Roll." The clip reflects the world's collective mental state amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with s...
ABC Audio Mar 25, 2021

We Came As Romans announces 'To Plant a Seed' concert stream
Courtesy of Sharptone RecordsWe Came As Romans has announced a concert stream celebrating the 10th anniversary of the band's 2009 debut album, To Plant a Seed. The virtual show, which will feature a f...
ABC Audio Mar 25, 2021

The Offspring teases "Let the Bad Times Roll" video, premiering Thursday
Credit: Daveed BenitoThe Offspring's bad times will continue to roll this week. The video for the "Self Esteem" rockers' new single "Let the Bad Times Roll" is set to drop this Thursday, March 25, at ...
ABC Audio Mar 24, 2021

Metallica's Kirk Hammett to be featured on upcoming Carolos Santana album
Credit: Roberto FinizioMetallica's Kirk Hammett is guesting on an upcoming album from Carlos Santana. Speaking with ABC Audio, the "Black Magic Woman" rocker reveals that he has three albums on the wa...
ABC Audio Mar 24, 2021

Watch Lamb of God's quarantine performance of "Routes," featuring Chuck Billy
Credit: Travis ShinnLamb of God has released a quarantine performance of "Routes," a song off the band's new, self-titled album. The clip shows the each member of the Virginia metallers rocking out to...
ABC Audio Mar 24, 2021

Kardashians fan Shavo Odadjian "used to be very good friends" with Kanye West
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty ImagesSystem of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian says he "used to be very good friends" with rapper Kanye West. That news comes out of an interview Odadjian did with the website Pur...
ABC Audio Mar 24, 2021

Death from Above 1979 turned down opportunity to open for Daft Punk's last tour
Credit: Norman WongWith Daft Punk announcing their breakup last month, many music fans are regretting that they missed the chance to see the influential electronic duo live. But for Death from Above 1...
ABC Audio Mar 24, 2021
What's the WORST part of going to a concert in Nashville now?
Parking costs more than the ticket
Waiting 45 minutes for an Uber that smells like weed
Post-show traffic that somehow still exists at 11pm on a Tuesday
The “convenience fee” being more inconvenient than convenient
Trying to leave Bridgestone with 18,000 other people at once
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