Extreme have been forced to cancel their scheduled performance at M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, MD on Saturday, May 6 after guitarist Nuno Bettencourt suffered a knee injury, resulting in his inability to perform this weekend.
Bettencourt shares, "I am seriously bummed out that Extreme are unable to perform for everyone at M3 Rock Festival as we've been looking forward to the festival for several months. We apologize for the inconvenience to fans attending the festival. I can't wait to get back on the stage once I'm all mended up." (continue)
(hennemusic) Ghost won the "Best Hard Rock/Metal" category at the Swedish Grammis Awards on May 3 at Annexet in Stockholm. The band was honored for their 2022 album, "Impera", ahead of fellow nominees Amon Amarth ("The Greatest Heathen Army"), Arch Enemy ("Deceivers"), The Halo Effect ("Days Of The Lost"), and Watain ("The Agony & Ecstasy Of Watain").
"For some reason I thought this would happen earlier in the evening," Ghost leader Tobias Forge said while accepting the award (translated from Swedish). "When I realized it would happen a bit later... as you know, it takes a lot of teamwork to make a record, everything from getting the record together sonically to getting it out in physical form. I've worked with a lot of people and halfway through this evening, I realized we haven't been mentioned yet, our category hasn't been mentioned! I'm gonna be way too drunk!'" (continue)
(hennemusic) Bruce Springsteen is streaming a new lyric video for his 1978 classic, "Badlands." The song is featured in the new Marvel film, "Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3", which opens in North American theaters today.
The third and final installment in the superhero trilogy features a cast that includes Chris Pratt, Zoe Salda-a, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sylvester Stallone and more. (continue)
On the full moon, Friday 5 May, Peter Gabriel releases the next track from his forthcoming album i/o. This month the song is Four Kinds of Horses and first-up is the Bright-Side Mix.
Written by Peter Gabriel and produced by Peter Gabriel and Richard Russell, Four Kinds of Horses was recorded at Real World Studios in Wiltshire, The Beehive and Copper House in London. (continue)
Midtown are back with another brand new tribute from their forthcoming EP, We're Too Old To Write New Songs, So Here's Some Old Songs We Didn't Write. Today, they're paying homage to Elvis Costello with their take on "Pump It Up".
Shares guitarist Tyler Rann: "To this day I can still quote PCU, the underrated Jeremy Piven movie that first introduced me to 'Pump It Up'. But my intro to Elvis Costello is from a far more impactful movie - Fast Times at Ridgemont High. I remember seeing an image of this bizarre looking person on the wall of Damone's room - so strange and uncool (even next to Devo!) that I actually found it appealing. Shortly after, I picked up This Year's Model at my local CD store and found that nerdy guys named Elvis could rock out and play fast and angsty enough to appeal to young teenage punk rockers living in suburban New Jersey. The crossover between pop, new wave and punk completely broadened my horizons. Elvis Costello broke down so many of my misconceptions about what music should sound (and look) like." (continue)
The Duran Duran FUTURE PAST Radio has been launched by SiriusXM, a limited-run channel that will explore the incredible career of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band from England. In celebration of the momentous arena tour kicking off May 27, the channel launched today on the SiriusXM App and will run through June 2. FUTURE PAST Radio will also be available on channel 105 beginning May 18 through May 24.
You will hear it all... from their innumerable smash hits, and all the songs from their 15 studio albums to several special live concert recordings. Duran Duran band members Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, and Roger Taylor will also each talk about their music and the influences that have inspired their sound from the early days through today. (continue)
(hennemusic) Queen rock a mix of vintage 1980s performances of their classic track "Under Pressure" on the latest episode of the weekly series The Greatest Live.
Featuring vocals by Freddie Mercury and David Bowie, the 1981 No.1 UK hit had been recorded during a marathon wine-fuelled 24-hour session at Montreux's Mountain Studios. (continue)
Following the release of their first-ever concert film Live At The Anienne Belgique and their celebrated digital EP One Of A Kind, roots rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck are continuing their prolific year with their studio track "Bring Me Back Home Again," a blistering southern rock song that pairs mind-melting riffs with touching ruminations on love and isolation.
Produced by Kevin Shirley (Iron Maiden, Journey, Black Crowes, Joe Bonamassa) at the legendary Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles, it's the latest taste of a slate of new material the band has been releasing throughout 2023. The single release drops during their tour throughout the southeast of the USA this month. The band tours the UK 13-24 September 2023. (continue)
In celebration of today's release of their new album Seven, Winger have released the music video for their track "Tears of Blood."
The video, shot in Nashville, was directed by Jack Sawyers and is the third official video from Seven following "Proud Desperado" and "It All Comes Back Around." (continue)
The Hu have revealed an acoustic version of their feel-good single "Bii Biyelegee" which celebrates the traditional Mongolian style of "biyelgee" dancing.
Due June 30 via Better Noise Music, RUMBLE OF THUNDER: DELUXE ALBUM will include the album's original track listing along with seven new bonus tracks: four acoustic renditions and three newly recorded songs featuring guest appearances from rock's top musicians including recently released singles "This Is Mongol (feat. William DuVall of Alice In Chains)" and "Black Thunder (feat. Serj Tankian and DL of Bad Wolves)." (continue)
Def Leppard released the video for "Hysteria," the second track off of their upcoming album with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Drastic Symphonies.
The first track from Drastic Symphonies, "Animal," was released on March 30th with the official Director's Cut video. In celebration of the launch of their new album Drastic Symphonies on May 19, Def Leppard are set to play a show at the historic Leadmill, an 850 seat club in the band's hometown of Sheffield. Net proceeds from the show will go directly to the Music Venue Trust in an effort to help save struggling small venues throughout the UK. (continue)
The Smashing Pumpkins today release their highly anticipated album ATUM. The sequel to 1995's Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and 2000's Machina/Machine of God, ATUM features 33-tracks in 3 acts and was written and produced by Corgan over the past 4 years. Act 3 arrives today with a special edition boxset featuring all 33 album tracks plus 10 additional unreleased songs, and is available here.
Since the release of Act 1, ATUM has been making waves at radio, with 'Beguiled' continuing to climb at both Active Rock (peaked at #6) and Alternative Radio Charts (#12). 'EMPIRES' from Act 2, which recently saw its video released became the #3 most added song to Active Rock, while 'Spellbinding' from Act 3 recently became the #1 most added to Alternative Rock. (continue)
Depeche Mode has released Ghosts Again (Remixes), a collection of Martin Gore and Dave Gahan-approved reinterpretations of the Billboard Hot Trending Songs #1 and AAA, Alternative and Rock top 10 charting single from the band's universally acclaimed 15th studio album, Memento Mori (Columbia Records). Available now across digital platforms, Ghosts Again (Remixes) showcases myriad new dimensions of the "deliciously unfussy" (Pitchfork) Memento Mori lead single hailed for "its smoldering take on the fleeting qualities of time and the illusory nature of death" (Salon).
Ghosts Again (Remixes) finds some of the most exciting names in the electronic music space covering a diverse range of sonic terrain-from the melodic techno of rising star Massano to the big Berghain vibes of a collaboration between legends Chris Liebing and Luke Slater. "I have been a big fan of Depeche Mode for so many years. They have influenced the way that I think about music and DJ," said Liebling. "I'm extremely grateful that I could not only do another remix, but that I also got to do it with one of the biggest legends in Techno world [Luke Slater]." Slater added, "When I was a kid I was buying Depeche Mode 7-inches, the early ones. I remember that well... What I love about Depeche Mode is that over the years they have just formed a world of themselves... They've kind of covered this timeless zone and I think that's really special" (continue)
Matchbox Twenty have released "Don't Get Me Wrong," a second track from their highly anticipated fifth studio album Where The Light Goes (arriving May 26th via Atlantic Records). Produced by Gregg Wattenberg with Paul Doucette and Kyle Cook, the album finds the band surging with energy for another great batch of real, relevant, and relatable songs.
"A lot of times, when people have been together for years, you can have arguments that get really heated and keep you on edge. It's only natural for someone to sometimes think it may be the end. This song was just someone saying, 'I know I get mad sometimes, but I'm not going anywhere'" - Rob Thomas (continue)
"Face Down" the latest song from platinum-selling alternative-industrial rock pioneers Filter, will be available digitally today via Golden Robot Records.
"Face Down" follows the release of "For the Beaten", which was the first Filter track to be issued by Golden Robot in October 2022. Written by Filter founder Richard Patrick, "Face Down" is classic Filter - a tight song with loads going on, including some killer drum fills and a restrained vocal delivery that seems ready to explode at any given point as the song progresses. The track lets you know early on where it is headed and locks you in from the start without ever becoming predictable. It will appear on Filter's upcoming album, which is expected to arrive in 2023. (continue)
Unearth are celebrating the release of their new album, "The Wretched; The Ruinous" by sharing a video for their new track "Dawn Of The Militant'.
Trevor Phipps explains, "'Dawn of the Militant' is a song drenched in thrash metal and heavy hardcore that is unrelenting from start to finish. The thrash meets hardcore bulk of the song hits a crescendo in the last 39 seconds with possibly the heaviest piece of music we've ever laid down on record. (continue)
Florida quartet The Haunt release their epic new break-up track and music video for "I'm Done" today with Nettwerk. The uptempo alt-rock song perfectly pairs siblings Anastasia Grace Haunt [vocals] and Maxamillion "Max" Haunt [vocals, guitar, production] gritty, powerful vocals with synths and guitar riffs worthy of a riot.
The track was co-produced by Maxamillion Haunt, and Nick Lewert [drums, production] and mixed and mastered by Kevin Thrasher [Blink-182, Oliver Tree, Avril Lavigne, Machine Gun Kelly], the video was inspired by the classic horror film Poltergeist. (continue)
Story Of The Year have announced that they're hitting the road this summer to support Yellowcard and the 20th anniversary of Ocean Avenue. Story Of The Year is on select dates alongside Mayday Parade and This Wild Life, making stops in Baltimore, New York City, Detroit, Chicago, Atlanta, Tampa, and more.
The band recently released their long-awaited sixth studio album Tear Me To Pieces, out now via SharpTone Records. Featuring eleven new tracks - including previous singles "Real Life," "Tear Me To Pieces," "Take The Ride," "War," and "2005" - the new album is distinctly, invitingly, loudly Story Of The Year. Heartache, desperation, motivation, toxic relationships, pain, loss, anger - all of the essential ingredients of the classic Story Of The Year sound propel Tear Me to Pieces in dazzling new ways. (continue)
Emerging with a sharp signature style and an unrivaled live presence proven one gig at a time, platinum-certified rising Texas-based country rock band Pecos & The Rooftops release their new single entitled "Last Thing I Remember" today.
It paves the way for the hard workin', hard rockin' sextet's anxiously awaited self-titled full-length debut album, Pecos & The Rooftops, arriving on June 23 via Warner Records. (continue)
Hungary metal band Heedless Elegance recently released their new single "The Way of Every Loss." We asked Samuel Konter to tell us about the song to celebrate. Here is the story:
"The Way of Every Loss" gives the audience their first glimpse of the storyline from our upcoming concept album. As with the universe we created with "Libra", we are determined to continuously grow our story through the different lives of the main character. (continue)
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