French metal titans Gojira shocked the world over the weekend, teaming up with opera singer Marina Viotti for an unforgettable performance at the 2024 Olympic Opening Ceremony in Paris. The formidable quartet from Ondres, Landes and Viotti performed a punishing rendition of the French Revolutionary anthem Ah! Ça Ira, outside of Conciergerie Palace. In a new interview,singer-guitarist Joe Duplantier has reflected on the instantly iconic moment and revealed how it all came together in the first place. 

Ocean Grove have shared a nu-metal-inspired new single My Disaster. Released today under their recently launched label Oddworld Records, My Disaster arrives accompanied not only by an official video, but by the news that the beloved Aussie band have signed a deal with SharpTone Records for markets outside of Australia. 

Alien Ant Farm and CKY have announced a co-headlining tour of Australia for February 2025.

High-quality, multi-cam footage of SPEED crushing it at not just one, but two of the most infamous hardcore festivals on the planet This Is Hardcore and Sound & Fury has landed on YouTube, giving newcomers the chance to experience the rare energy of a SPEED live show.

GWAR have reworked Ryan Gosling's emo rock ballad I'm Just Ken from the Barbie movie, performing We're Just GWAR, for AV Club. The first guests to take up the challenge of performing an unexpected cover for the relaunch of the pop-culture publication's iconic cover series Undercover (think triple j's Like A Version, but in the USA), GWAR went all-in on the segment, penning new self-referential lyrics to the song and beefing up the instrumentation with some shock rock chops. As for why the band agreed to the challenge, it seems it came down to vocalist BL0thr's longstanding love for Ryan Gosling.