(hennemusic) KISS paused an April 12 concert performance in Manaus, Brazil after bassist Gene Simmons fell ill onstage early in the show. During the opening night of the South American leg of the group's End Of The Road farewell tour - according to a report by G1 - Simmons asked stage assistants to bring him a chair, and he played some of the bass parts to "Say Yeah" sitting down, after which he was attended to by the band's crew.
"We're gonna have to stop," Paul Stanley told the crowd. "You know how much we love Gene, and he's obviously sick. And we're gonna have to stop to take care of him, 'cause we love him, right?" The singer then rallied fans to chant "Gene", before adding, "all right, we'll try to see you all a little bit later." (continue)
(hennemusic) Foo Fighters appear to be teasing new music. In a social media post, the band is streaming an instrumental section of what may be a new song, accompanied by the caption "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
While no further context was provided, the tune may represent the first new Foo Fighters music following the 2022 passing of drummer Taylor Hawkins while on tour in South America. (continue)
Ahead of the release of their highly anticipated album ATUM and North American THE WORLD IS A VAMPIRE TOUR, The Smashing Pumpkins have shared the official music video for 'EMPIRES'.
The video comes as 'EMPIRES' continues to make waves at radio, being the #1 most added song to Active Rock. 'Spellbinding' is also currently the #1 most added to Alternative Rock. ATUM is set for release on May 5 and is the sequel to 1995's Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and 2000's Machina/Machine of God. Featuring 33-tracks in 3 acts ATUM was written and produced by Corgan over the past 4 years. 22 tracks have been released to date, with Beguiled continuing to climb at both Active Rock (peaked at #6) and Alternative Radio Charts (#12). Act 3 will come with a special edition boxset featuring all 33 album tracks plus 10 additional unreleased songs. (continue)
(hennemusic) Rush is streaming a new visualizer video for "The Weapon", a track from the forthcoming 40th anniversary reissues for their 1982 album, "Signals."
The band refers to the song (subtitled as being "Part II of Fear") as "a rumination on personal apprehension and doubt that also serves as a modernized offshoot of the mob-mentality prejudices of 'Witch Hunt' (a.k.a. "Part III of Fear") from 'Moving Pictures'. 'The Weapon' also became another Rush concert favorite featuring a videoscreen-projected introduction courtesy of Count Floyd, one of Joe Flaherty's many notable characters from SCTV." (continue)
(hennemusic) Metallica mastered puppets on the April 12 episode of ABC-TV's Jimmy Kimmel Live. The third night of a week-long residency on the late night program saw the band deliver a punishing performance of "Master Of Puppets" and given the opportunity to participate in a skit related to the iconic title track to their 1986 album.
"Metallica has had a huge surge of popularity among young people after their song 'Master of Puppets' was on 'Stranger Things," explained Kimmel. "So we thought it would be fun to take the band to The Bob Baker Marionette Theater, which is a popular children's puppet spot, to give the guys a chance to master some puppets." (continue)
The Hold Steady have shared the official music video for "Grand Junction," the opening track on their acclaimed ninth studio album, The Price of Progress, available now on their own Positive Jams label via Thirty Tigers.
Shot on location in the United Kingdom at London's Electric Ballroom during the band's Weekender show on March 10, 2023 by photographer/filmmaker Lee Allen, "Grand Junction" is streaming now on YouTube (continue)
U.D.O. is pleased to announce that Peter Baltes has official joined their ranks as a full-time member. Baltes made his live premiere in Australia and Japan last week.
Baltes comments, "Since my departure from Accept, I kept myself very busy writing and recording for film/TV productions and various artists around the globe. That's how I reconnected with Udo working on his solo album My Way, the U.D.O. album We Are One, and the Dirkschneider & The Old Gang album Arising. Since [guitarist] Stefan Kaufmann [ex-Accept drummer] was also involved, it all had a very familiar feeling. (continue)
This year, Ian Donaldson, former frontman of the Scottish new wave band H2O, is celebrating 40 years of the classic single "I Dream To Sleep". In commemoration of this landmark anniversary, Donaldson has reconfigured the band's breakthrough hit with fresh arrangements to create a new version of the song for 2023 that's as nuanced as it is nostalgic, which will be released on May 5th.
Speaking about "I Dream To Sleep" reaching this significant milestone and returning to the track all these years later, Ian Donaldson says: "It would be a shame not to celebrate I Dream to Sleep's birthday. The song has become an old friend, not only to me, but to many other people over the last 40 years. A re-release or remix would have been the easy options. I felt it deserved more. A new recording using different colours. So ... I experimented with harps, acoustic guitar, piano, cello and a fresh vocal. I'm happy with how it turned out. I hope listeners old and new will like it too." (continue)
Metallica: 72 Seasons - Global Premiere has just screened in cinemas in New Zealand and moviegoers there were the first to learn that Metallica's M72 World Tour is set to burst onto the big screen, live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX, in cinemas worldwide on Friday, August 18 and Sunday, August 20.
Titled Metallica: M72 World Tour Live From Arlington, TX - A Two Night Event, this unprecedented global theatrical event will see the band playing two nights with two completely different setlists, with songs spanning the group's 40+ year career, from 1983's classic Kill 'Em All to 2023's long-awaited 72 Seasons. The band won't play a single song twice, making for a total of more than 30 songs across both nights. (continue)
In 1990 and 1991, Eric Clapton played a record-breaking 24 nights at the Royal Albert Hall. These unique shows, featuring blues, rock & orchestral sets, are some of the most ambitious live concerts of Clapton's career - and will now be available to enjoy for the first time on big screens globally from May 17th.
Over 30 years after these incredible shows, fans will now have the opportunity to relive, or experience for the first time, the excitement and musical breadth of the now legendary Royal Albert Hall concerts. Edited from the original footage and remastered in Dolby ATMOS and 5.1 Surround Sound, Across 24 Nights captures Clapton's definitive performances and highlights from both years, bringing fans together to celebrate the ultimate musical event cinema experience. (continue)
Blacklite District (Kyle Pfeiffer) recently released the new XL version of the 2016 hit single, "The Struggle" and today we are excited to premiere the music video for the revamped track.
"The Struggle XL" finds Blacklite District once again teaming up with multi-platinum producer Brett Hestla to create a brand-new elevated version of the mental health anthem that originally enjoyed over 10 million Spotify streams, 1.3 Million official video views, and over 53 Million views on the viral Minecraft-themed video.
Mastermind Kyle Pfeiffer had this to say about the new visual, "I'm so excited to share the new video for The Struggle XL! It's been so exciting releasing these XL versions and seeing the fans engage. It still blows my mind the passion of the Blacklite District fanbase. (continue)
Motley Crue touring guitarist John 5 shared his excitement about playing guitar on a track on country music legend Dolly Parton's forthcoming "rock" album.
Parton shared her intention to record the rock album after it was announced that she was to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year, an honor that she originally declined because she had never recorded a rock song. The album will also feature bass tracks from John 5's Motley Crue bandmate Nikki Sixx. (continue)
On The Blue, one of the leading music cruise experience producers over the past 20 years, has announced the return of the world's greatest classic rock experience at sea, On The Blue Cruise (OTBC), in 2024.
Hosted and headlined by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame artist Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues, and featuring an array of events and musical performances from over twenty-five artists (including 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees The Zombies), this five-day/five-night full-ship charter cruise will set sail out of Miami, FL aboard the Norwegian Pearl next April 5th-10th and visit two beautiful Caribbean ports: Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic and Nassau, Bahamas. (continue)
During an appearance on The Itch Rock Podcast, Arejay Hale of Halestorm and Taylor Carroll of Lit revealed the names and details of the debut releases from their new project KemikalFire, including the track "Dead and Gone," which is scheduled for release this Friday, April 14th.
"I think that 'Dead and Gone' is one that just wrote itself," Hale said when asked about a song they're particularly proud to have written. "It was something that Taylor and I had been holding on to but were maybe too afraid to touch on when we got in a creative songwriting space. 'Cause we were just like, 'Well that sounds kind of conceited.' But no, that's a real human thought. 'How am I gonna be remembered when I die, and am I gonna die satisfied?' It's the most beautiful experience when you start writing a song and the song starts writing itself and you're just chasing it. And that's what that song felt like." (continue)
Public Image Ltd. (PiL) have decided to continue plans to announce their 11th studio album and first album in 8 years, End of World, today, following the sad passing of John's wife of more than 4 decades, Nora Forster, on 5th April. End of World will be released on 11th August 2023 on PiL Official via Cargo UK Distribution, followed by a 38-date UK and European Tour.
Earlier this year, PiL released "Hawaii," the most personal piece of songwriting and accompanying artwork that John Lydon has ever shared. The song is a love letter to John's wife Nora, who sadly passed away from Alzheimer's on Wednesday 5th April. A pensive, personal yet universal love song that has resonated with many since its release in January, the song sees John reflecting on their lifetime well spent and in particular one of their happiest moments together in Hawaii. John said, "Nora loved the album, she wouldn't have wanted us to postpone it or change any of our plans." Previously he has said of "Hawaii," "It is dedicated to everyone going through tough times on the journey of life, with the person they care for the most." (continue)
Blues Traveler and Big Head Todd and the Monsters will be giving audiences a one-two punch this summer as they deliver an onslaught of hits with their much-anticipated "Blue Monsters Tour 2023." Kicking off July 6 in Vail, CO and running through August 20 in Indianapolis, IN, the tour will feature a bevy of songs spanning more than three decades, and feature a smattering of smash singles from each of the bands, as well as more obscure jams seldomly performed live.
Tickets for "Blue Monsters Tour 2023" go on sale Friday, April 14 at 10 AM local time at https://bluestraveler.com. The "Blue Monsters Tour 2023" is not the first time that these two iconic bands have performed together. In fact, since their first appearances at the 1993 H.O.R.D.E Tour, both Blues Traveler and Big Head Todd and the Monsters have spent the past 30 years on many of the same bills. In addition to the 1994, 1997, and 2015 H.O.R.D.E. Tours, they were also part of the A-list lineups for the 2001 "Moondance Jam," the 2002 "One World, One Heart Festival," the 2012 "Last Summer on Earth Tour," and the 2019 "BeachLife Festival." Through these experiences, the groups forged a friendship that transcends both time and music. (continue)
In November 2021, in support of their much acclaimed fifth studio album, 'Ecdysis' (2022), Infected Rain, fronted by multi-talented vocalist Lena Scissorhands - one of the fastest-rising leading ladies of the genre - offered an exclusive concert stream, entitled 'The Devil's Dozen'.
This Friday, on April 14, 2023, Infected Rain will release their memorable live momentum that is 'The Devil's Dozen', in DVD/BluRay + 2CD Digipak formats via Napalm Records! (continue)
Ontario alternative rockers Dammit Goldie just released their new single and video, "Medusa". To celebrate we asked Evan Cannavicci and Josh Smith to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
Evan: I had gotten really tired of the way I wrote music for the subsequent 15 years, so I wasn't writing much at the time. Josh and I recently made the move from Toronto to Hamilton and I was listening to alot of Bring Me The Horizons new album 'Post Human: Survival Horror' which you can hear it's influence all over the song. I think a new city and covid really inspired me to try something different. I had the time to experiment. (continue)
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