Metallica shared the news earlier today that Five Finger Death Punch will not be able to join them at their concert this Saturday, April 29th in Amsterdam and will be replaced by Nightwish frontwoman Floor Jansen.
They tweeted, "Due to unforeseen circumstances, -FFDP cannot join us Saturday in Amsterdam... stepping in for them will be -FloorJansen_ from
-NightwishBand performing a solo set in support of her album, "Paragon." Thanks for joining us, Floor - can't wait to see your set!" (continue)
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The recently revealed supergroup Better Lovers have announced that they will be crossing the pond this fall to play their first shows in the UK, following their debut U.S. run his summer as support on Underoath and The Ghost Inside's coheadline tour.
Better Loves features The Dillinger Escape Plan's Greg Puciato, Fit For An Autopsy's Will Putney, and Every Time I Die's Jordan Buckley, Clayton "Goose" Holyoak, and Stephen Micciche. (continue)
(hennemusic) David Lee Roth is streaming video of a Van Halen acoustic performance of their 1984 hit, "Panama", on the latest edition of The Roth Show.
The video is from the band's "The Downtown Sessions" recording, which was featured on a bonus DVD as part of the Deluxe Edition of their 2012 album, "A Different Kind Of Truth." (continue)
Alter Bridge have recruited Mammoth WVH and Sevendust to join them on the just announced summer leg of their North American Pawns & Kings Tour.
The tour kicks off August 1st in Buffalo, NY and end August 31st in Council Bluffs, IA. The tour will make stops in Asbury Park, NJ; Richmond, VA; Quebec City, QC and San Antonio, TX to name a few markets. (continue)
Firefighter Randy Ballinger, 38, fell 25-feet off a two-story row home on South Paxton Street, after putting out a fire on February 25, 2023. Luckily, he was properly wearing his issued helmet which helped to save his life that day. He then spent the next 11 days at the trauma center until he was finally released.
The father of two from the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, PA, suffered a punctured lung, broken pelvis, and fractures in his legs. He also underwent heart surgery. (continue)
Following an extensive festival season last year and having just wrapped a South American tour, the French post black metal two-piece Alcest have taken some time to reflect on their rich past as one of the world's most visionary metal acts.
Today, the band are proud to announce their 'Ecailles De Lune - 10th Anniversary Tour', which had previously been postponed several times. ALCEST's second studio album was released in March 2010 to widespread acclaim, and the tour will honour this milestone in their impressive discography. (continue)
Feral Family let loose on their latest single "Smother", arriving ahead of their debut EP 'PLAYTEST' (due 19 May). A seesawing track that simmers with an apocalyptic sense of angst, "Smother" sees twangy, melodic guitars and clanging, industrial drums caught in a dogfight with roaring and rampageous vocals.
Blending doomy post-punk sensibilities reminiscent of the likes of Fontaines D.C. or IDLES with colossal choruses that recall the enormous indie-rock of Foals, the new track unfurls like a twisted barrage of thoughts set free from an increasingly conflicted brain. (continue)
Arizona-based Joan of Arkansas have just released their single "Final Girl Semifinalist" ahead of their new full-length album, due out in early June. "Final Girl Semifinalist" is a frenetic, raw track with post-punk and alternative styles.
The band shared, "'Final Girl Semi Finalist' started as a writing exercise on that weird pervasive feeling that most of us have in this era: "'What if I'm not the star of the show, but an extra in someone else's movie?' (continue)
Sphere Entertainment Co. and Live Nation today announced dates for 'U2:UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere', a first-of-its-kind live music experience which will see the world's biggest rock band launch the world's most cutting-edge venue, Sphere at The Venetian in Las Vegas.
The long-awaited confirmation of dates comes after U2 dropped the ultimate sneak peek - to a mass global audience - with a Super Bowl commercial back in February which let fans know that the band will return to the stage later this year for a special run of shows marking their first live outing in four years. (continue)
Accept guitarist Philip Shouse, who collapsed on a plane in Lima, Peru from "food poisoning and dehydration," forcing the band to perform without him in Santiago, Chile on Sunday (April 23rd).
The group explained, "Accept guitarist Phil Shouse collapsed on the plane at Lima Peru, and won't be able to join the band stage tonight in Santiago, Chile. Meanwhile, the rest of Accept will march on and deliver a killer show tonight nevertheless. (continue)
Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx explained in a new interview how the band recruited John 5 to replace original guitarist Mick Mars in the band and what it has been like working with the new guitarist.
Sixx made the comments during an interview with Planet Rock, where he also discussed the lawsuit that was recently filed by Mars against the band. (continue)
Falling in Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke issued an apology to fans after he was forced to cancel two performances last week due to vocal issues including an appearance WJRR's Earthday Birthday show in Orlando where they were replaced by Breaking Benjamin, as well as Planet Band Camp in St. Augustine with Beartooth and Bad Wolves.
Radke shared two apology videos. In the first one, following the cancelation of the Earthday concert, he said, "What's up Orlando? I just want to let you guys know one more time that I'm so sorry. I love Orlando, I love the fans there we have a lot of fans there. We haven't played there in a long time. I know there's a lot of you waiting for us. Very sorry to the radio station one more time. (continue)
(hennemusic) Metallica has topped the US album sales charts with their latest release, "72 Seasons." According to Billboard, the project debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart after album sales comprised 134,000 copies to claim top spot for the California band, while delivering the biggest sales week for any rock or hard rock album since Tool's 2019 record "Fear Inoculum" debuted with 248,000 in its first week.
"72 Seasons" also enters the Billboard 200 at No. 2 after selling a combined 146,000 units, with SEA units making up 11,500 (equaling 15.91 million on-demand official streams of the set's 12 songs) and TEA units comprising 500. (continue)
On the heels of the release of his sprawling and expansive live concert film and album 'Tales Of Time,' the three-time GRAMMY-nominated guitarist and 25x Billboard chart-topper Joe Bonamassa has announced a 26-date U.S. Fall Tour, which will take him from coast-to-coast and all points in between. Kicking off at The Cannon Center in Memphis, TN on October 23rd before winding its way throughout the south and Midwest, the tour will feature stops at historic theaters like The Fabulous Fox in St. Louis, MO and The Lyric in Baltimore, MD before culminating with Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL. A special artist pre-sale will begin tomorrow, Tuesday, April 25th at 10am local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday, April 28th at 10am local time.
Bonamassa is currently in Europe on an 18-date tour and will return to the U.S. for a short run of dates beginning on May 26th in Yakima, WA. In addition, Bonamassa has also just announced his first-ever appearance at the iconic Hollywood Bowl to perform an exclusive, one-night-only concert experience alongside an orchestra on August 9th that will be recorded for his next live concert film. A venue and artist pre-sale for Joe's Hollywood Bowl show begins tomorrow, Tuesday, April 25th at 10am local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 2nd at 10am local time. (continue)
George Lynch spoke recently with Vintage Rock Pod about his new record with Stryper vocalist Michael Sweet (Sweet & Lynch's, Heart & Sacrifice). The topic of conversation got on to his former band Dokken and the chances of the classic line-up of he, Don, Mick and Jeff reforming for any projects.
George shares his wish for something to happen, that he's sad not to have a relationship with Mick any more, that he still works regularly with Jeff, and that any project if it were to happen would have to live up to the quality of the 80s version of the band and not just be a "cash grab". (continue)
Obituary share the official "Dying of Everything" music video! The video was filmed live during their recent Winter EU tour. The video was filmed by Natalie Wood & edited by Frank Huang.
The band shared, "As we are working on the setlist, rehearsing the songs and gearing up for the US Tour, the band is proud to unveil the new music video for the title track. Filmed during the European Tour, we love the fact that it is footage shot night after night in multiple cities and countries. This 'Dying of Everything' music video is just the way we like it...live, raw and real." (continue)
Californian Indie-rock group Fellow Robot are releasing sprawling 9-minute song 'Poppy Fields' on 21st April to further tease their upcoming cinematic album "Misanthropioid".
On the decision to release such an epic track in length for a single, lead singer Anthony Pedroza explains, "It's 9 minutes and 46 seconds I'll have you know". "We fully own that it's a long song, but it's got 3 cool sections, starts quiet but ends with this riff barrage our label guy keeps calling 'wizard walk-on music'." (continue)
Rachel McIntyre Smith just released her new EP, "Glory Daze (Acoustic)," and to celebrate we asked her to tell us about the song "The Woulds (Acoustic)". Here is the story:
"Have you ever thought about what it would take to reconcile with your ex?" My best friend asked me that question when we were sitting by a beachside bonfire. I wasn't really sure how to answer that. It hung in my brain for weeks. Every time I would think about it, a new question would pop into my head, so I would jot it down in my notes. It ended up being probably more than 50 questions. A lot of the questions started with would I, would he, would we. I thought that I would have some clarity after I wrote them all down, but it started feeling like I was surrounded by all these swirling questions. I knew there was a song buried in there somewhere, so I took my guitar out onto my parents' front porch and started trying to make something out of that list of questions. I glanced over at the woods next to my parents house, and part of the hook, "I never will so I live in the woulds," just popped in my head. Once I had the hook, the rest fell into place in less than an hour, and "The Woulds" was born. (continue)
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