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The current spate of wildfires in Canada led to a number of musicians including the Black Keys, John Mellencamp and Sebastian Bach to postpone shows in the U.S. Health alerts have been issued in a number of American areas as a result of smoke spreading from over 800 blazes north of the border. With 30 new fires identified in the past 24 hours, hazard warnings have been issued in Chicago, Grand Rapids, Pittsburgh and Toledo in Ohio, while New York citizens were also advised to stay indoors.

UPDATE: Poppy has issued a statement via Instagram Story explaining her onstage absence at Upheaval Festival. The article below has been updated to include her response. At the Upheaval Festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Poppy's band took the stage and performed a nearly hour-long set without her. In the video below, Poppy's backing band can be seen wearing respirator masks beneath their theatrical stage mask, which is commonly used to filter particulate matter in the air.

Here are rock bands that have been together for over 40 years and never broke up. Band breakups are a pretty common phenomena in rock 'n' roll. There have been some really dramatic fights and internal disputes between members, some groups called it quits after one of their bandmates died and others just decided to move on and pursue other endeavors.

Did grunge really kill hair metal? The answer isn't as cut-and-dry as you've been led to believe, according to veteran rock producer Howard Benson. In an exclusive interview with Loudwire, Benson details some of the vast changes the music industry has undergone since the big-money days of the '80s and '90s — some for better, some for worse.

Metallica are looking ahead to their Las Vegas Sphere residency after an exhausting three years of the M72 world tour and Evanescence's Amy Lee looks back on opening for the metal legends in late 2025. That November, Evanescence and Suicidal Tendencies were tabbed as the special guests on a brief run of five dates in Australia and one in New Zealand. Although the trek was short, the memories will last a lifetime.

System of a Down apparently changed the title of a song on their beloved 2001 album Toxicity, but why? A fan shared a screenshot on the System of a Down Reddit page earlier this week pointing out that the final track on the album on Spotify, which has always been known as "Arto," now shows the name "Der Voghormia," which translates from Armenian to "Lord Have Mercy." "I don't remember it being called this," the person who shared the post wrote in the description.

Thursday was smoky, very smoky in New York State due to the wildfires in Canada. The air quality in New York was so bad that it was the worst on the entire planet. Yesterday's smoke was very bad across parts of New York State. That smoke from the Canadian wildfires had a major impact on the air quality. Some of the world's worst air was found in New York yesterday, and that is expected to continue today. We are not going to get much relief from the smoke today.

Wing lovers in Downtown Buffalo will have one less place to grab wings. One of the most popular wing spots announced it will be closing its downtown Buffalo location. The owners of Wingnutz took to social media to announce they will be shutting down their downtown Buffalo location. The spot was take-out-only and located at 279 North Street. The good news is that the other two locations in Western New York will remain open.

This weekend won't be a boring one here in Western New York. There are plenty of things going on around the 716 to keep you busy. Best Events This Weekend In Western New York Mafia Con - Bills Mafia will have a chance to hang out, meet players, and get ready for the upcoming season on Saturday at Seneca One Tower. Mafia Con runs from 10:30 am until 5:30 pm. Old Home Days - Today is the final day of Old Home Days in Williamsville. There will be vendors, live music, and more.

We're back after a little bit of a lull with 18 new rock and metal tours announced this past week. If you love your heavy music, you'll be thrilled to know that Cradle of Filth are heading back out this fall on a run that will include support from Moonspell, Worm and Black Satellite. Slaughter to Prevail are also back out for an extensive fall tour with support from DJ Paul and Rev3rent. Meanwhile, Soulfly are making it a family affair taking with Nailbomb and Incite joining for a fall run.