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KISS’ digital avatar era, meanwhile, is set to begin in 2027.

Plus: a NYC Sinéad O’Connor & Shane MacGowan tribute, Devo, Cattle Decapitation, Bottle Rock 2024, Pissed Jeans, Fat Dog, Bodega and more tour and festival news.

The Zazula Estate Auction includes rare and one of a kind items from Metallica, Anthrax, Ministry, Testament, Venom, S.O.D., KISS, Grateful Dead, and more

Saturday’s NYC-area events include day 2 of Governors Ball, The Kills, Herbie Hancock, Taylor Swift, Kaytranada, Irreversible Entanglements, GWAR, and more.

Plus: Man on Man, Olivia Rodrigo, Haim, The Cure, John Mulaney, Hangout Fest, Primavera L.A., Knocked Loose, The Feelies, and more tour and festival news.

Shannon‘s new album features Ty Segall and will be out in October via Sub Pop.

plus Maha Festival, Lake Street Dive, black midi, Japanese Breakfast, Bright Eyes, Lomelda, Ben Folds, Cold Cave, and more tour and show news.

There’s been no lack of heavy songs this week, including from Mastodon, Touche Amore, Sumac, King Buzzo, The Fall of Troy, The Dillinger Escape Plan’s Greg Puciato, Necrot, Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, Marilyn Manson, Korn, and more…

Listen to new songs from Tricky, Alex Kapranos & Clara Luciani (Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood cover), Brutus, EarthGang’s Olu (Marvin Gaye cover), Crippled Black Phoenix, SUUNS (remix EP) and more.

The Crowbar frontman, Down member, and solo artist made us a self-isolation playlist with some of his favorite classic metal and hard rock songs, track-by-track commentary included…