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A recent survey showed that 22% of Americans would like to see Bruce Springsteen re-write the U.S. national anthem. So how about you? What rock band/artist from your country would you want to re-write your national anthem? Leave a comment or a video response.

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Serj Tankian is giving us another glimpse into his forthcoming solo album, Harakiri , with his new single called "Cornucopia". You can check out the lyric video down below. Tankian is offering up what appears to be a song for the environmentalists to use as an anthem. The song talks about how we have managed to mess up the Earth and, because of it, we are doomed to natural disasters aplenty. What's interesting, however, is that Tankian takes the image of the Earth and makes it a woman that he wants to fall [...]

The Killers have released a trailer for their forthcoming album, Battleborn , which will be released this coming fall. You can check out the trailer down below. It may not be as exciting or as provoking as the trailer Muse put out but it should start to get your fan juices flowing a bit.

Down below you can check out the video for the kick ass single from The Gaslight Anthem, "453. It's off of their forthcoming album, Handwritten , which is in stores on July 24th. You should also know that Gaslight is also touring with Rise Against and Hot Water Music later this fall. Those tour dates can be seen at the band's official website.

Muse has revealed a trailer for their forthcoming album, The 2nd Law , which comes out in September. The trailer reveals some new music that has a dubstep sound. Is going embracing Dubstep for their new album? What are your thoughts on that? Leave a comment or a video response.

Behold. Sigur Rós has released another music video in support of their new album, Valtari . This time, the track "Varúð" gets the video treatment. It was put together by artist Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir who also did the album's artwork. The end result looks like a painting that you can fall into with the help of the music compelling you to just stare at it. Enjoy.

Muse has released a new trailer for their forthcoming album entitled The 2nd Law . You can check it out down below and if the trailer is any indication as to what we can expect then prepare yourself for Muse going a bit dubstep. Watch for yourself and get ready for more developments with this album.

One of Jay-Z's favorite indie-rock bands is back on the scene. Grizzly Bear, whose last album was 20092s Veckatimest , is back with a brand new single and a new album. Down below you can check out "Sleeping Ute" from their forthcoming album which will be released on September 18th. The title of the album still hasn't been released but the tracklisting is down below along with the band's tour dates. Tracklisting for new album: 1. Sleeping Ute 2. Speak In Rounds [...]

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The upcoming movie about legendary NYC venue, CBGB's, is adding a legitimate rock star to its cast. Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins is set to play Iggy Pop in the film. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Hawkins will portray the Stooges frontman and has a few more cast confirmations as well. We already know that Alan Rickman will play owner Hilly Krystal while Malin Akerman and Rupert Grint will play Blondie singer Debbie Harry and Dead Boys guitarist Cheetah Chrome. Now the cast includes Johnny Galecki ( [...]

Didn't get a chance to see Jack White in concert yet? Well you're an idiot and I'm sure he knows that. Which is why Mr. White has added more dates for you so you can get your lazy ass to a venue and watch him set everything on fire. Following what should be his giant performance at Lollapalooza, White will head west for a few more dates this coming August. All the dates can be seen down below so look them over, see which one you want to attend and get there by any [...]

Slipknot fans in the U.S. are getting their band back in a big way this year. Not only is Slipknot headlining the Mayhem festival but they've announced that they're hosting their own music festival called Knotfest this August. Knotfest will take place on August 17th in the band's home state of Iowa and then on August 18th in the town of Somerset which is on the border of Wisconsin and Minnesota. Slipknot will headline both nights and filling out the rest of the bill includes Deftones, Lamb Of God, Serj Tankian, Dethklok, The Urge, Cannibal [...]

Sunday night was a big night for television. It was a night where everyone gathered around their respective sets and tuned in for some of the best entertainment this year has offered up thus far. Of course I'm talking about the season finale of Game Of Thrones . However, the MTV Movie Awards also happened on Sunday night and a few standout moments took place. One in particular was Johnny Depp accepting the Generation Award aka an award he'll probably use for a door stop. Following his acceptance, however, he decided to [...]

What rock song or band would you affiliate with your pet? Leave a comment or video response for today's episode.

You should be excited that the new double-album from Baroness, Yellow and Green , is coming out on July 17th. If not, then this should get you started. A few weeks ago, I posted their kick ass single , "Take My Bones Away". Well now the band is kind enough to let all of you download it for absolutely free. If you need a reminder of its awesomeness, hit play down below to stream it. Then proceed to download it to kick off your weekend.

Some music videos make you scratch your head in confusion. Some make you utter, "WTF?". The new video from the Black Keys does both. Down below you can check out an insane video from the blues-rock duo for their single "Gold On The Ceiling" off of El Camino . The video was directed by Harmony Korine and from the look of things, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney are babies that also have twins. We also know that it looks to have been shot on an old-school video camera and.....that's really all I [...]

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The no-longer-on-hiatus Bloc Party is releasing its fourth studio album, its first in four years, and it's called Four . Down below you can check out a trailer for the album which will be released on August 21st. The band will also be touring North America this coming August in support of the album. Those dates can also be seen down below. Bloc Party tour dates: 7/30 – Honolulu, HI, The Republik 8/3 – Los Angeles, CA, HARD Summer Music Fest [...]

Think a new album from Red Hot Chili Peppers was enough new music? Think again, junior. RHCP has a plan to release some new music over the next few months for all of us to wrap our ears around. Consequence of Sound came across a tweet from bassist Flea which reads, "we have been writing stuff while touring. we are also going to put out 18 new songs over the next 6 months on 7 inch and digi." Add to that a tweet from drummer Chad Smith who [...]