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OUTSIDE LANDS ANNOUNCES 2026 LINEUP WITH HEADLINERS CHARLI XCX, RÜFÜS DU SOL, AND THE STROKES

March 3, 2026

FAN-FIRST LOYALTY PRESALE BEGINS TODAY AT 12 PM PT SIGN UP HERE BY 11 AM PT TODAY TO ACCESS CHASE CARDHOLDER PRESALE BEGINS TODAY AT 12 PM PT FOR ALL CHASE CARDHOLDERS, NO SIGNUP REQUIRED RANGER PRESALE BEGINS TOMORROW, MARCH 4 AT 12 PM PT SIGN UP HERE BY 4 PM PT TODAY TO PARTICIPATE GENERAL ON SALE BEGINS THURSDAY, MARCH 5 AT 12PM PT Outside Lands, now in its 18th year, is returning to celebrate the finest music, food, wine, beer, cocktails, art and cannabis in Golden Gate Park on August 7-9. Outside Lands continues to be the largest independently owned festival in the United States, always innovating to provide the most unique and special experiences for any live event globally. Festival founders, Another Planet Entertainment and Superfly, are excited to unveil the 2026 lineup, featuring three-time Grammy Award-winning cultural icon Charli xcx, who will be making her long-awaited Outside Lands debut. She will be joined by Australian electronic superstars and Grammy Award-winning trio RÜFÜS DU SOL. The festival will also welcome back the Grammy Award-winning band The Strokes. Known for pushing boundaries and always delivering [Read More]

Metalcore

Motionless In White – live at the Zenith in Munich

February 26, 2026

It’s only been a year since Motionless In White last made a stop in Munich during their European tour. While 10 years ago they played small clubs in Germany, they managed to go from a mid-size venue in 2025 to the second biggest we have around here with a capacity of about 5.800 people. Many popular acts play here regularly, like f.e. Bullet For My Valentine, Yungblud, Architects, Landmvrks, Alter Bridge. Not every act that plays there also manages to play a full house, but Motionless In White did it! In fact all of the four German shows are sold out! Which is no small wonder, because fans can expect an incredible show. It may have taken a while longer to build up their fan base in Germany, but right now they have a solid one. Doors were at 5.30 pm, which is early, but it was a weekday, so it’s perfectly fine, though people came in later than usual.  First band to play were Make Them Suffer from Australia. They started at 7 pm [Read More]

New Music

TX2 – debut album out today!

February 13, 2026

Alt-rock phenom, TX2 released his long-awaited and highly-anticipated debut album “End Of Us”today via Hopeless Records. With 1 million monthly Spotify listeners and 1.3 million TikTok followers, TX2 has built one of alternative music’s most devoted and polarizing fanbases through relentless touring and the X Movement, a Discord-based mental health community. His debut album “End Of Us” features collaborations with Black Veil Brides, Magnolia Park, DeathbyRomy, Ekoh, and Ice Nine Kills’ Spencer Charnas. ABOUT TX2 TX2 has spent years earning co-signs from scene veterans. Beartooth’s Caleb Shomo has publicly praised his “passion, hard work, and talent”, his track ” MAD” featuring Ice Nine Kills’ Spencer Charnas generated over 10,000 TikTok video creations, and From First to Last joined him on “THIS ISN’T ABOUT DRUGS (I SWEAR).” His debut album, ‘End Of Us’ collects previously released singles alongside new material, including recent tracks “The Rain,” ” HOSTAGE (they will not erase us),” ” Feed” featuring DeathbyRomy, and “Nice Guy” featuring Ekoh. Between them, these previously released songs have racked up a staggering 100 million streams, 42 [Read More]

New Music

Story Of The Year release their new record “A.R.S.O.N.” today!

February 13, 2026

Story Of The Year released their 8th studio album “A.R.S.O.N.” today via SharpTone Records. “A.R.S.O.N.” marks the next evolution of Story Of The Year’s signature sound and raw, personal lyricism – elements that have earned the band a dedicated global following. An acronym for “All Rage, Still Only Numb,” the album channels their trademark energy into a powerful exploration of anxiety, emotional turmoil, and inner darkness. With a dynamic blend of modern post-hardcore, polished production, and nods to their emo roots, “A.R.S.O.N.” delivers a compelling, storied sonic journey through the fight to make it through this life. “In a lot of ways, “A.R.S.O.N.” picks up where “Tear me to Pieces” left off”, shares the band. “We used the same team – Colin Brittain producing again, with the main objective of simply writing great songs. Nothing was forced, no trends were chased, it was simply about getting to the essence of what makes SOTY sound like SOTY: Big guitars, snappy drums, and Dan’s ability to seamlessly oscillate between screaming & singing songs about desperation, loss, and [Read More]

Metalcore

The Amity Affliction share new song and announce new album

February 8, 2026

The Amity Affliction released a new song last Friday. Have you checked out “House Of Cards” yet? “House Of Cards” is a song penned by Joel Birch (singer) for his brother and sister (and himself), taking stock of the relationship shared with their mother; a central figure at the heart of the album. Open about the difficult nature of the relationship shared between mother and children, Birch unpacks the thematic nature of ‘House Of Cards’, “Our mother died in 2024 and none of us had a healthy relationship with her. She was very self-involved, aggressive, abusive in our early years and in her later years, spent a good amount of time trying to put a wedge between the three of us. Thankfully once she passed, the three of us actually became closer as we realised we had individual, but shared trauma related to her.” The new song came with the long-awaited announcement of a new album. “House Of Cards” will be the first full-length record with the band’s new clean vocalist Jonny Reeves, who became [Read More]

Concerts

Girl Tones Bring Raw, High Energy to the Cornerstone

January 30, 2026

We had a chance to catch Girl Tones opening for Dexter and the Moonrocks  at the Cornerstone in Berkeley, and we were especially excited to see them in such a small, intimate venue. Knowing they’re on a serious upward rise, it felt like one of those “right place, right time” moments. The two-girl group immediately brings to mind that raw, stripped-down energy reminiscent of the White Stripes — a drummer and a guitarist/singer, with both of them sharing vocal duties. From the moment they hit the stage, they delivered an incredibly high-energy set that had the crowd moving and dancing from start to finish. Their chemistry was undeniable, and they absolutely owned the room. We can’t wait to catch them again at this year’s BottleRock Festival in Napa, where we’ll be bringing you full coverage — and hopefully an interview as well. Dexter and The Moonrocks hit the stage and the energy continued on. The crowd was dancing and singing along from start to finish. Make sure to visit the social media sites and stay [Read More]

Melodic Death Metal

Avatar share US-tour dates for spring 2026

January 28, 2026

After a one-month tour through the US in November/December 2025, Swedish melodic death-metal band Avatar recently announced further US tour dates for 2026, starting April 16th in Sacramento, CA, and ending May 20th in Hampton Beach, NH. They will be joined by Fleshgod Apocalypse and Frozen Soul. But first off, Avatar will be playing European stages again, starting next week, February 5th in Stockholm, Sweden. The final date will be March 13th in Hamburg, Germany. Tickets are selling fast, so better be quick and get yours HERE. For the European/UK leg, they will be joined by Alien Weaponry, Witch Club Satan, and Agabas. Avatar released their latest album “Don’t Go In The Forest” on October 31st, 2025. “The secret ingredient is that we still feel like we’re just getting started,” says vocalist Johannes Eckerström. “Don’t Go In The Forest is an album filled to the brim with stuff we’ve never done before. It’s all songs and concepts we haven’t been close to touch until now. The mind is wild and we have lost ourselves in [Read More]