News blink-182, Deftones, Korn, BMTH and more announced for Aftershock 2025Four days, over 115 bands… this year’s Aftershock in Sacramento, California “is set to be the biggest yet”.
The Cover Story Maynard James Keenan: “If you’re not putting yourself in the space where the breakthrough can happen, you’re not going to have one”After a 60th birthday celebration for the ages and ahead of a Fear Inoculum victory lap around the UK, Maynard James Keenan reflects on a life on the cutting edge of heavy music, how his priorities have changed with age, why he’ll never actually retire, and who would win in a fight between him and Mark Zuckerberg…
News See Tool’s surprise performance of Ænema on Maynard James Keenan’s 60th birthday tourAt the Hollywood Bowl date of his Sessanta Tour with A Perfect Circle, Puscifer and Primus, Maynard James Keenan brought out his Tool bandmates for a run-through of Ænema…
News Here’s the unbelievable line-up for Sick New World 2024System Of A Down and Slipknot are headlining next year’s Sick New World, while the one-day mega-fest also features Bring Me The Horizon, Alice In Chains, Bad Omens, Sleep Token, BABYMETAL, A Perfect Circle and so many more.
News SOAD, Bring Me The Horizon and A Perfect Circle tease Sick New World 2024There’s a Sick New World announcement on the way, and it looks like System Of A Down, Bring Me The Horizon and A Perfect Circle have all signed up for next year.
News Puscifer: Check out new remixes of The Underwhelming and Bullet Train To IowaHear James Iha remix Puscifer’s The Underwhelming, and Billy Howerdel tackle Bullet Train To Iowa – both originally from 2020’s Existential Reckoning album.
Features Billy Howerdel: The 10 songs that changed my lifeWith A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel unveiling his debut solo album, the musician reveals his many musical influences – from Nine Inch Nails to Ozzy to the Grease soundtrack…
Reviews Album review: Billy Howerdel – What Normal WasA Perfect Circle co-founder Billy Howerdel delves deeper into atmospheric electronic rock on wonderful debut What Normal Was…
News A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel releases captivating new single Selfish HeartsBilly Howerdel has unveiled a new single, Selfish Hearts, ahead of the release of his upcoming solo album What Normal Was.
Features Maynard James Keenan: “If you’re going to put on make-up and wear stupid wigs you have to understand the ‘w*nker’ comments are coming”Tool’s Maynard James Keenan talks comedy, A Perfect Circle, his creative process and more…
News Tool's Maynard James Keenan gives COVID update: "Everything's grand"Having contracted coronavirus twice over the past year, Maynard James Keenan says he's not aware of any "lingering effects" now.
Features The 17 greatest songs based on booksInspiration can come in a variety of forms, and for many rock bands, it comes from the pages of a good book…
News Maynard James Keenan contracted COVID-19 for the second timeAfter first contracting coronavirus in February 2020, Maynard James Keenan says he caught it again in mid-November: "Ugly, ugly. Couldn't breathe…"
Features 10 of the best rock and metal remix albumsDiscover a whole new side to your favourite records with these remixed re-imaginings of rock and metal staples…
News Maynard James Keenan Plays King Diamond And KISS To His GrapesThe Tool frontman raises his wines on a diet of King Diamond, AC/DC and KISS…
News Maynard James Keenan On COVID-19 Conspiracy Theorists: “Eat A D*ck”The Tool / A Perfect Circle / Puscifer frontman hits back at those who think he's “being paid” to claim that he had coronavirus.
News Maynard James Keenan Suffering With "Lung Damage" After COVID-19Maynard James Keenan explains how he's "still dealing with the residual effects" of contracting coronavirus earlier this year.