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Swedish hardcore legends Refused have just unleashed the 25th anniversary deluxe edition of their seminal album The Shape of Punk to Come, complete with a bonus tribute LP featuring each of the 12 songs covered by a different artist.

The deluxe reissue and new disc of cover songs arrive ahead of Refused’s impending breakup and North American farewell tour, which kicks off in March (pick up tickets here).

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The Shape of Punk to Come, released in 1998, is widely considered one of the greatest hardcore albums of all time. For the tribute disc, titled The Shape of Punk to Come Obliterated, the chosen bands were invited to “rearrange or deconstruct” each of the album’s tracks.

Among the acts who reimagined Refused songs are Touché Amoré, Ho99o9, Quicksand, Cult of Luna, Fucked Up, and Zulu, among other bands.

Touché Amoré were tasked with covering The Shape...

Touché Amoré have announced a new album, Spiral in a Straight Line, arriving October 11th, as well as a Fall 2024 US tour. The band also offered up the lead single, “Nobody’s.”

The trek kicks off after Touché Amoré’s September 26th appearance at the Louder Than Life festival with a hometown Los Angeles gig on October 9th. The month-long run will hit other major cities such as Chicago, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia before wrapping up on November 3rd in Boston. A loaded support bill includes Soul Glo, Portrayal of Guilt, and Soft Blue Shimmer.

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A Live Nation ticket pre-sale for select dates begins Thursday (July 25th) at 10 a.m. local time using the code Strum. General ticket sales start Friday (July 26th) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Fans can also look for deals or get tickets to sold-out dates via StubHub, where your...

It’s no secret that Julien Baker knows how to orchestrate a killer collab. The boygenius bandmember’s latest joint effort came as a surprise to some lucky concertgoers on Friday night, as Baker joined Touché Amoré onstage for their set opening for Deafheaven at The Novo in Los Angeles.

Performing the band’s track “Reminders” — a tune that topped Heavy Consequence‘s list of the Top 30 Metal & Hard Rock Songs of 2020 — Baker offered up vocal support along with plenty of energized headbanging. Baker has previously collaborated with the post-hardcore Los Angeles outfit, being featured on their Stage Four track “Skyscraper” in 2016.

“Oh, my god. Julien Baker everybody,” Jeremy Bolm gushed as Baker swiftly left the stage at the close of the song. “Thanks to the personal heroes I’ve been copying for over a decade,” Baker wrote on her Instagram story with a photo of she and Bolm performing...

Warning: This post contains Spoilers for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story!

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is full of celebrity cameos, with most of the celebrities playing other notable celebrities from the 70s and 80s. Many comedians, musicians, and frequent Weird Al collaborators appear throughout the film, with many of the cameos being on screen for only a few seconds. There are a ton of cameos in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and all of them need explanation.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is a fictional account of the life of famous parody musician Weird Al Yankovic. Instead of being a traditional musical biopic, Weird is a fictional account of Yankovic's life, with the movie focusing more on making the audience laugh rather than informing them. Because almost nothing in Weird really happened, there is plenty of room for celebrity cameos, so here is every cameo in Weird: The Al...