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Metal News: Sleep Theory Premiere Their Cover Of *NSYNC's 'Bye Bye Bye'

It had become a fan favorite at Sleep Theory live shows.

Sleep Theory have a thing for turn-of-the-century boy bands, we’ve known this since the band started posting vids of themselves harmonizing Backstreet Boys songs. Today (June 18th), they’re bringing their *NSYNC stanning into the limelight with a rock-heavy revamp of that group’s “Bye Bye Bye.” The new cover is a reasonably faithful take on the chart-smashing No Strings Attached single, though Sleep Theory surge triplet-chugged and double-kicked metal moments into the pop song. Vocalist Cullen Moore shares the mic with his bandmates as they adopt the *NSYNC harmonic dynamic. Moore, naturally, takes the lead as the Justin Timberlake stand-in, while bassist Paolo Vergara hits the mic like JC Chasez. A press release further describes their “Bye Bye Bye” as “a sharp showcase for a band with a knack for turning nostalgia into something fresh. Ain’t no lie, that’d be Sleep Theory’s full-blown *NSYNC cover in the pop-and-lockin performance video up above. Sleep Theory continue supporting last year’s Afterglow album with a series of fest appearances, plus a few headlines shows. You’ll find their North American show info below, and their overseas dates over here. Sleep Theory North American tour dates 2026:7/18 Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration7/19 Tinley Park, IL – Summer of ’99 and Beyond fest7/28 Kansas City, MO The Truman7/30 Green Bay, WI Epic Event Center8/1 Omaha, NE Admiral Theater8/2 Springfield, MO The Regency Live8/21 Montreal, QC Warped Tour8/22 El Reno, OK KATTFEST9/12-13 Mexico City, MEX Warped Tour9/20 Louisville, KY Louder Than Life10/4 Sacramento, CA Aftershock10/17 Nashville, TN Ceremony Festival10/24 Fort Worth, TX Sick New World .

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Memphis, Tennessee hard rockers SLEEP THEORY have released their cover version of "Bye Bye Bye", the 2000 pop classic from the boy band *NSYNC. SLEEP THEORY's version is a fan favorite and a staple of the band's live set. Their reimagining always has heads nodding and bodies dancing at their shows —...

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MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee has released "Tommyland Rides Again" via BMG today (Friday, May 22),a bold reimagining of his second solo album, the 2005 classic "Tommyland: The Ride". Newly mixed by Tommy and Smiley Sean at Tommy's own Dolby Atmos-certified studio, the refreshed edition brings new d...

Mötley Crüe icon Tommy Lee released Tommyland Rides Again today (May 22nd), a newly refreshed and reimagined version of his 2005 solo album, Tommyland: The Ride. The release was remixed by Lee and Smiley Sean at Lee’s Dolby Atmos-certified studio and is now available on digital streaming platforms for the first time, including in Dolby Atmos format. The updated edition also includes a new bonus track, “Stupid World,” featuring Chad Tepper. A former pro skateboarder turned alt-rock artist, Tepper notably referenced the Crüe legend on his 2023 single “Rockstar Dreams Like Tommy Lee,” making the team-up something of a full-circle moment. The collab arrived today accompanied by a fittingly unhinged music video, which Revolver is premiering right here right now. Originally released in 2005 alongside Lee’s memoir Tommyland and the NBC reality series Tommy Lee Goes to College, Tommyland: The Ride featured a wide range of collaborators across rock, pop and punk, including Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden, Nickelback s Chad Kroeger and Backstreet Boys Nick Carter. Tommyland Rides Again will be available on physical formats — including CD and, for the first time, vinyl — on September 18th. In the meantime, fans can enter Tommyland’s Hall of Mirrors with a special TikTok filter. Next up for Lee, Mötley Crüe are set to kick off “The Return of the Carnival of Sins” North American tour, celebrating the band s 45th anniversary, this July. Get all the details here.