Masks from the Wikimetal campaign sell out, and the money is donated to help backstage professionals.
"The generous donation made by Wikimetal will have a great impact," commented the coordinator of the Invisible Backstage project.
Designer creates outfit for post-pandemic shows; see it here.
Designer Miguel Risueño designed a safe and versatile outfit for people to enjoy concerts at…
Tel Aviv, in Israel, held its first concert since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic; watch it here.
The show, which had 3,000 people in attendance, was approved by the police; however, there were reports of people disregarding social distancing. Continue Reading →
NGO advises that "punk mosh pits" be banned at post-pandemic concerts; learn more.
According to the document, moshing, crowd surfing, or any similar activity should be absolutely prohibited.
Live Nation plans to have "normal" concerts starting in early 2021; learn more here.
The company's CEO, Michael Rapino, shared with investors his plans to bring back live shows soon, in a little while…
A show in Arkansas could be the first since the start of the pandemic.
American singer Travis McCready's show may be the first to show what concerts will be like in the COVID-19 era. Find out more here! Continue Reading →
Danish singer performs drive-in style concert; see more here.
Mads Langer sang to a legion of cars that had bought tickets to his show, and even managed to interact with his…
Corey Taylor auctions off guitars to help fight COVID-19.
The Slipknot vocalist joined the trend of decluttering during quarantine, but for a perfectly legitimate reason. Find out more…
Amoeba Music needs financial help and has to move from its legendary Hollywood location.
The largest independent record store chain in the United States has already raised over $200,000, but will have to say goodbye to its most famous location. Continue Reading →
Alter Bridge releases music video in tribute to those on the front lines fighting COVID-19; watch it.
The track "You Will Be Remembered," from Alter Bridge's 2016 album, was chosen as the soundtrack…
Lamb Of God postpones release of new album.
The group's tenth album, scheduled for release on May 8th, has been postponed to May 19th…
Slipknot, Korn, Green Day and others will perform at an online festival; learn more here.
The event, organized by Warner, will feature 72 hours of music starting this Friday (24). The line-up includes big names in rock, pop and hip-hop. Continue Reading →
Chris Cornell's 15-year-old daughter sings her father's classic song and receives praise from Tom Morello; watch.
Toni Cornell has released an acoustic version of "Hunger Strike," a classic by Temple of the Dog, the band of the late Chris Cornell.
Nightwish postpones Latin American tour to 2021; find out more here.
Heavy metal giants Nightwish have rescheduled their highly anticipated Latin American tour dates for January 2021. Learn more…
The Graspop Metal Meeting 2020 festival has been cancelled; learn more here.
Due to restrictions on gatherings in Belgium until the end of August, this year's Graspop Metal Meeting festival has been cancelled. Learn more here. Continue Reading →
Wacken Open Air Festival 2020 is cancelled; learn more here.
The 2020 edition of the Wacken Open Air Festival has been cancelled due to restrictions in Germany prohibiting events with…
Joan Jett and Alice Cooper will perform in a special for American TV today; find out more here.
To help fight COVID-19 in Cleveland, USA, Alice Cooper and Joan Jett will be performing today…
The 69 Eyes reschedules São Paulo show for 2021; learn more here.
Legendary glam rock band The 69 Eyes has rescheduled its Latin American tour for 2021 and will perform in São Paulo in early February. Continue Reading →
UFO: Latin American tour postponed to 2021
Legends of heavy metal and hard rock, the band UFO has postponed its Latin American tour this year, rescheduling it for 2021.
KISS releases t-shirt encouraging social isolation in support of an NGO; see it here.
To help Crew Nation, a Live Nation NGO that will assist technical professionals at their shows, KISS launched…
Health expert says concerts and festivals are not expected to return until October 2021.
Zeke Emanuel, in an interview with the New York Times, stated that he doesn't understand why concert promoters are rescheduling events for later this year. Continue Reading →
[Wikimetal Quarantine] Are you killing it with covers at home? Send them to us!
Following the spirit of the "Covers: Rock and Heavy Metal" playlist, Wikimetal wants to see the covers you're doing…
French authorities cancel Hellfest after postponement announcement.
"Aware that the risk of COVID-19 contagion will still be high in June, it would be irresponsible to allow Hellfest 2020."
Greta Van Fleet donates money every day of the week to 5 organizations fighting Covid-19.
Greta Van Fleet has chosen 5 organizations that operate both in the US and around the world and said she hopes others will help as well. Continue Reading →
Slipknot's performance at Download Festival will be streamed in its entirety; watch it now.
During the live stream of the show, it will be possible to chat with Slipknot's bassist, Alessandro Venturella, aka VMan.
David Ellefson will be holding an online festival this Saturday; learn more here.
David Ellefson of Megadeth will host the online festival 'Oh Say You Can Stream' this Saturday, the 11th, to raise donations…
Opeth postpones one-off show in Brazil to 2021.
Opeth is the latest band to postpone their tour in Brazil due to the coronavirus pandemic. See the new date here. Continue Reading →
Kamelot's shows in Brazil have been postponed, and Turilli/Lione Rhapsody will be performing on the new dates.
Due to the crisis caused by the new coronavirus pandemic, Kamelot had to postpone the dates of their Brazilian tour to…
Anthrax members revive their former band, Stormtroopers of Death, in a video; watch it here.
Thrash metal band reunites (virtually) during quarantine and performs the track "March of the SOD" in a video. Watch…
Hal Willner, producer of 'Lulu', dies at 64 and Metallica pays tribute.
Music producer Hal Willner, one of the creative minds behind the album Lulu, a collaboration between Metallica and Lou Reed in 2011, has passed away at the age of 64. Continue Reading →