The sludge metal scene sees new tour announcements from Messa for France in late 2026, while The Ocean releases a live video for 'Belligerence'. Meanwhile, Matt Cameron discusses the ongoing mixing of Soundgarden's final album with Chris Cornell and identifies the most challenging song to perform live.

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Mastodon share Brent Hinds tribute “Your Ghost Again,” announce tour w/ Deafheaven & Alcest

Mastodon announce North American tour with Deafheaven and Alcest

Your Ghost Again

Mastodon - Your Ghost Again (Official Visual)

The Ocean : le nouveau line-up

[Concours] Iskandr + Wyatt E. + Wormsand + Yarostan au Chinois (Montreuil, Le Chinois, 6 juin)

"She was looking at her pill bottles. I knew she was going to die so I was like, 'Put it down. Live right now.'" Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher wrote songs for Emperor Of Sand at his mum’s deathbed

Bleeth : nouvel EP en écoute

"Kim, I’m reading a lot of weird s**t on the internet. Somebody posted ‘RIP: Chris Cornell’ on my Facebook page.” Soundgarden's Kim Thayil reveals how he learned the devastating news of Chris Cornell's death

Great new proggy sounds from Green Carnation, The Ocean, A Perfect Circle and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Soundgarden's Kim Thayil Recalls "Unexpected" Death of Chris Cornel

SUN DONT SHINE (avec des membres de CROWBAR et TYPE O NEGATIVE) dévoile le clip vidéo de la chanson « All You Wasted »

"Please experience the increasingly mysterious glow of Pink." Japanese noise legends Boris announce UK and European tour dates to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their Pink album

"Michael Jackson was huge. Whitney Houston was huge. Michael Bolton was huge. There was no place for us in that." Nirvana finished making Nevermind 35 years ago. Here's what Dave Grohl remembers from the 16-day session that changed rock forever

Boris with Michio Kurihara :: Rainbow 2

THE OCEAN : les détails du nouvel album Solaris

Sun Dont Shine (Type O Negative, Crowbar, Down, Silvertomb) : nouveau clip

SOUNDGARDEN fait le point sur son album à partir d’enregistrements inédits réalisés avec Chris Cornell

Mastodon announce North American tour with Deafheaven and Alcest

Mastodon - Your Ghost Again (Official Visual)

[Concours] Iskandr + Wyatt E. + Wormsand + Yarostan au Chinois (Montreuil, Le Chinois, 6 juin)

Bleeth : nouvel EP en écoute

Great new proggy sounds from Green Carnation, The Ocean, A Perfect Circle and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

SUN DONT SHINE (avec des membres de CROWBAR et TYPE O NEGATIVE) dévoile le clip vidéo de la chanson « All You Wasted »

"Please experience the increasingly mysterious glow of Pink." Japanese noise legends Boris announce UK and European tour dates to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their Pink album

Boris with Michio Kurihara :: Rainbow 2

Sun Dont Shine (Type O Negative, Crowbar, Down, Silvertomb) : nouveau clip

Mastodon share Brent Hinds tribute “Your Ghost Again,” announce tour w/ Deafheaven & Alcest

Your Ghost Again

The Ocean : le nouveau line-up

"She was looking at her pill bottles. I knew she was going to die so I was like, 'Put it down. Live right now.'" Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher wrote songs for Emperor Of Sand at his mum’s deathbed

"Kim, I’m reading a lot of weird s**t on the internet. Somebody posted ‘RIP: Chris Cornell’ on my Facebook page.” Soundgarden's Kim Thayil reveals how he learned the devastating news of Chris Cornell's death

Soundgarden's Kim Thayil Recalls "Unexpected" Death of Chris Cornel

"Michael Jackson was huge. Whitney Houston was huge. Michael Bolton was huge. There was no place for us in that." Nirvana finished making Nevermind 35 years ago. Here's what Dave Grohl remembers from the 16-day session that changed rock forever

THE OCEAN : les détails du nouvel album Solaris

SOUNDGARDEN fait le point sur son album à partir d’enregistrements inédits réalisés avec Chris Cornell

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Mastodon announce 2026 North American tour with Deafheaven and Alcest

THE OCEAN dévoile le clip vidéo de la nouvelle chanson « Light Pollution »

Mastodon announce 2026 North American tour with Deafheaven and Alcest

THE OCEAN dévoile le clip vidéo de la nouvelle chanson « Light Pollution »

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