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Scenes from Haywire’s explosive pop-up in Times Square

These are 30 essential alternative albums turning 20 this year

Welcome to Rockville’s 2027 lineup has landed, headlined by blink-182, Pierce the Veil, Bad Omens, and Korn

DIIV are taking ZIRP! on a huge tour next year

We caught up with the Used to talk about their night at the Sydney Opera House — how the full-orchestra show came together, and what it took to pull off.

First look inside @WeAreTheUsed world premiere of their concert film ‘A Mid Summer Nights Symphony’ at the Landmark @NuartTheatre in LA. Were you one of the few lucky ones to make it inside and grab merch?

Palaye Royale will return with their new album, Amsterdamage, at the top of next year

The 5 best Evanescence songs, as picked by our readers

Destroy Boys will tour their new album, FOIE GRAS, early next year

More than 60,000 people showed up to see Turnstile play a benefit show at the Washington Monument, echoing Fugazi’s 1993 set on the same stretch of the National Mall 📷 by Harrison Webb

Phoebe Bridgers, the Strokes, and Gracie Abrams will play SNL in the coming weeks

The 5 best songs from My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade, picked by the fans 📷 by Scott Gries/Getty Images

Turning 20 today, My Chemical Romance’s The Black Parade was a call to arms for misfits everywhere. Equal parts Queen, Pink Floyd, and ’70s musicals — an epic story that spans life and death 📷 by Richard Ecclestone/Redferns

Linkin Park’s Joe Hahn tells us about revisiting the archives and the community that made their return possible

Hear two very different songs from Lambrini Girls

Sonic Temple’s 2027 lineup is here, featuring blink-182, Turnstile, Knocked Loose, Drain, Circa Survive, Jimmy Eat World, Underoath, and many others

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RT @riserecords: Grab a copy of the exclusive Niis x @AltPress zine when they play inside Nudie Jeans’ Repair Shop in NYC tomorrow, presented by Nudie Jeans and Alternative Press. Entry is free with RSVP ‘Play Niis’ is out this Friday!

We’re celebrating Niis’ Play Niis EP with an exclusive zine, documenting a period of heartbreak that challenged them to add softness to their scorching punk. Grab a copy at our event tomorrow inside Nudie Jeans’ Repair Shop in NYC. Free entry with RSVP

Zine is made in strictly limited quantities — order yours when it hits our shop on Friday Photos by Josh Beech Art direction by Jacob Alan