Kittie's Oracle turned 25 on Nov 12, 2026, and the band re-recorded two of its songs. Oracle XXV is out now on Sumerian. It has new versions of "Mouthful of Poison" and "What I Always Wanted", and "Mouthful of Poison XXV" comes with a video. The original album came out Nov 12, 2001. Spit or Oracle? Sources: Revolver (https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-kittie-reimagine-second-album-with-oracle-xxv/), Blabbermouth (https://blabbermouth.net/news/kittie-celebrates-25-years-of-oracle-with-release-of-oracle-xxv-featuring-two-newly-re-recorded-tracks) Photo: Josef Flottmeyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/, edited

Alexisonfire have a new album on the way. Bleed It is out Mar 19, 2027. The first song, "Push the River", is out now. Bleed It has 14 tracks and comes out on Dine Alone. It's their first album since Otherness in 2022. A tour with Poison the Well starts Mar 25, 2027 in Dallas, and Touché Amoré open every date. Which Alexisonfire album is your favorite? Sources: Revolver (https://www.revolvermag.com/news/alexisonfire-announce-album-with-powerful-new-song-push-the-river/), Blabbermouth (https://blabbermouth.net/news/alexisonfire-announces-new-album-bleed-it-shares-lead-single-push-the-river), Louder (https://www.loudersound.com/news/alexisonfire-return-push-the-river-single-announce-bleed-it-album-2026) Photo: Andreas Lawen, Fotandi, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/, edited

Bullet for My Valentine have a new song with Will Ramos of Lorna Shore. It's called "I Don't Trust Tomorrow" and it came out Nov 12, 2026. Matt Tuck says it may be the heaviest song Bullet have made, and Ramos sings clean on it too. It's the second single from Social Apocalypse, out Mar 19, 2027 on Spinefarm. Heaviest Bullet song yet, yes or no? Sources: Revolver (https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-lorna-shores-will-ramos-join-bullet-for-my-valentine-on-new-song-i-dont-trust-tomorrow/), Louder (https://www.loudersound.com/news/bullet-for-my-valentine-tap-lorna-shore-will-ramos-new-single-i-dont-trust-tomorrow-2026), Blabbermouth (https://blabbermouth.net/news/bullet-for-my-valentine-releases-new-single-i-dont-trust-tomorrow-featuring-will-ramos-of-lorna-shore) Photo: Sven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/, edited

Two London blues rock acts go head-to-head! Dire Straits formed in 1977 with a blend of rock, country, folk, and blues, while The Rolling Stones burst onto the scene in 1962. Cast your vote before voting closes! Cast your vote on the contest page, then make your case here — why does your pick take it?

Sheffield's Bring Me The Horizon take on London's legendary trio The Police in this week's alternative rock matchup. Which English band gets your support? Cast your vote before voting closes to make your pick count! Cast your vote on the contest page, then make your case here — why does your pick take it?

Nirvana emerged from Aberdeen, Washington in 1987, while Paramore burst onto the scene from Franklin, Tennessee in 2004. Both alternative rock bands are powered by raw energy in their sound. Cast your vote before voting closes! Cast your vote on the contest page, then make your case here — why does your pick take it?

This was the first time SNW was hosted at this venue, but it appears as though the people running the SNW event, are not very good at logistics, or perhaps the venue did not provide much support. The location of the stages was pretty bad, and traveling between them was a pain. They had the VIP "lounge" entrance bottlenecked down to just 3 lanes. Going from one side of the main stage to the other, you had to climb stairs that were also overcrowded. The VIP viewing areas were off to the side of the stage. Cheaper tickets had a better view. There were next to no seating options for VIP to take a rest. The few seats there were, were always occupied every time i walked passed them. I had to find the general "Garage" area to lay down and rest from the extreme heat. Which brings me to my next point, there was next to no dedicated shaded areas and the ones that were, were also so crowded and occupied, some people were just screwed. 90,000 people attended this concert. The shaded and seating areas probably accomodated 1,000 people at most. The side stages (spiral and diablo) had audio issues. I don't care how popular a band is, every stage should have the same treatment to audio, so the listeners can enjoy a concert they spend 400 to 1,800 dollars on. Sound issues are unacceptable at a concert. The audio is the whole point. They had staff handing out water bottles at some of the stages. I managed to get one of them. That to me, should be bare minimum care for attendees, not considered a "bonus". To get ice cooled water, you had to pay for it. The VIP toilet stalls ran out of toilet paper and were not restocked. The only thing that i considered great about this concert "festival" was the large screens on the sides of the stages that were of good pixel density. I would not attend this festival again, if the logistics remain this bad. There was nearly no grass to sit on, it was either concrete, asphalt, rocks, or a mixture of dead grass and rocks. My feet were absolutely killing me. I had on a brand new pair of Puma shoes, that felt really great to walk in, but standing on hard surfaces all day from 10am to 12pm, was brutal. I would like a partial refund for the audio issues alone.

Answer in the comments, or make your own post. Photos and reviews go here now. People who couldn't make it want to see them. Built a schedule for Saturday? Open the My Lineup tab, open your schedule and tap Build my recap. Tick the sets you caught and you get a card to share, with a taste label like Night Owl or Stage Roamer. Didn't plan one? Tap Start building, add the sets you saw, then do the same. Lost something? Lost & Found is at the box office (west side, outside Gates 3 and 4) today from 10am to 4pm, and the festival's online Lost & Found lets you search what's been turned in.

Answer in the comments, or make your own post. Photos from the crowd are welcome, and so is anything useful for people still walking in, like where the water line is short. Blue and Gold sit side by side and take turns all day. From 5pm it's Knocked Loose 5:00 (Gold), Marilyn Manson 6:05 (Blue), Evanescence 7:10 (Gold), Slayer 8:20 (Blue), Deftones 9:20 (Gold), then System of a Down at 10:35 (Blue). Pace yourself. If your phone is dying, ChargeFuze rents chargers east of Diablo and west of Spiral. The official map marks water and shade. Set time changes go here too, so everyone else sees them.

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Chicago's Fall Out Boy burst onto the scene in 2001, while My Chemical Romance exploded in the early 2000s as a defining alternative rock force. Now, these two pop-punk acts go head-to-head in this week's matchup. Make your voice heard and cast your vote before voting closes! Cast your vote on the contest page, then make your case here — why does your pick take it?

My Chemical Romance are heading back to the stage this fall, hitting the Hollywood Bowl on October 23, October 24, October 30, and October 31, 2026. After wrapping up the Halloween shows in Hollywood, the band heads overseas to perform at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on November 10, 2026. The opening Hollywood night also aligns with the release of the expanded 20th-anniversary reissue of The Black Parade on October 23, 2026. Which of these upcoming dates are you planning to attend?

Everyone talks about the massive 90s comeback or the Armageddon soundtrack, but early 70s Aerosmith out of Boston was entirely different. They were gritty, unpolished, and arguably the most dangerous rock band in America at the time. Look at any live shot from the 'Toys in the Attic' or 'Rocks' era—it's pure chaos. Are we in agreement that 1975-1976 was their absolute creative peak, or does someone want to make a serious argument for the late 80s 'Pump' era?

In 1968, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham crammed into a tiny basement room on Gerrard Street in London. Page was just trying to salvage the remains of the Yardbirds. They ripped through "Train Kept A-Rollin'" and, according to Page, immediately realized it was a life-changing musical communion. Within weeks, they were touring Scandinavia. Within months, they were recording the debut album that changed rock forever. The official "Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin" photo book has actual shots of these earliest gigs, showing them sweating it out in small clubs before they became stadium gods. What other band had a first rehearsal or early gig where they instantly knew they had lightning in a bottle? Drop the stories below.

Before getting hired by Circus magazine, Mark Weiss was just a high school kid stuffing a camera under a baggy sweatshirt and paying the Madison Square Garden door guy three bucks to sneak in. He was literally selling 8x10s out of his locker before landing a gig shooting Van Halen at the Asbury Park Convention Hall on August 11, 1979. He eventually became their go-to guy. By the 1982 Hide Your Sheep tour in Chicago, David Lee Roth was calling Weiss's hotel room to demand he come take photos of him climbing a tree to rescue a stuck kite. It makes you wonder how much incredible, unauthorized rock history is still sitting in some guy's attic because he snuck a camera into a legendary gig. Who are the modern-day rogue photographers doing this right now at your local venues? Drop their names, I want to dig through their archives.