The Foo Fighters were forced to cut the kick off shows to their summer tour short at New York's Citi Field on Wednesday (July 17th) when lighttight storms approached the area mid set.
The band were playing the first show of their U.S. Everything or Nothing at All Tour when about an hour and 20 minutes in, they were told that they had to leave the stage. (continue)
Rolling Stone have shared their list of the "50 Worst Album Covers Of All Time" and some hard rock and metal icons made the list including Metallica, Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne and the Scorpions.
The publications said of the list, "Our selection criteria for the list, other than fugliness: We skewed toward major artists with the resources of professional graphic designers who really should have known better. (Some of rock music's most revered design firms, such as Hipgnosis, are also some of the worst offenders here.) No more than one album per artist. No mercy for the album's music actually being good (that happens more often than you'd think)." (continue)
Oceano have released the official music video for "The Price Of Pain" via Sumerian Records. The track can be found on the band's forthcoming new album 'Living Chaos' out August 30th.
Speaking about "The Price Of Pain", vocalist Adam Warren commented: "'The Price of Pain' unravels a story of inner turmoil, suffering, and sacrifice. Enjoy the song, dig into the lyrics, and witness the rest of the story unfold when our new music video releases! I can't wait for you all to see it!" (continue)
David Kushner surprises fans with his new single and video "Sweet Oblivion." His debut album The Dichotomy arrives August 30 via Miserable Music Group.
The video, directed by Erik Rojas (Dillon Francis, TROYBOI), is a compilation of stunningly rendered disaster scenes. Meteor strikes, wildfires, and tempests crumble the manmade and natural worlds alike. As people and animals flee, Kushner stands among the chaos serenading the freeing nothingness of oblivion with his signature baritone. (continue)
Rock legends Deep Purple have released their brand new studio album, "=1". The new effort, the iconic group's 23rd studio record, is the follow-up to their consecutive No. 1 albums 'Whoosh!' (2020), 'inFinite' (2017) and 'NOW What?!' (2013).
With the legendary Bob Ezrin once again producing, the record evokes the pioneering band's classic sound, without relying on nostalgia. '=1' embodies the essence and attitude of Deep Purple's 1970s incarnation possibly more than any other album in recent memory. (continue)
Iconic ska-punk bands Goldfinger and Less Than Jake released their own rendition of the hit song "I Had Some Help." The original smash hit by Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen has been topping the charts since it came out in May, and this ska version is anticipated to be an instant hit with fans of the genre.
"I've been with my wife for 28 years, and I can sooo relate to this song! My kids haven't stopped listening to it since it came out," shared John Feldmann, lead singer of Goldfinger. "I felt like I needed to do a cover with my friends in Less Than Jake! We've been close for decades and it's an honor to collaborate with them finally! We have toured with them more times than I can count and consider them family."' (continue)
AWOLNATION has released a new single and music video for "I Am Happy" featuring Del The Funky Homosapien, which follows the release of the singles "Panoramic View" and "Jump Sit Stand March" featuring Emily Armstrong. The tracks can be found on the recently announced upcoming new album, 'The Phantom Five', to be released August 30, 2024.
"I hit Del up through my relationship with Dan the Automator," explains Aaron Bruno aka AWOLANTION on the collaboration. "Del goes, "Yeah, send it." and I'm like, "What? Wow, okay. Here we go." I sent Del the song's structure similar to how it is now, but I left one verse longer so he could go as long as he wanted. He sent it back perfect. It was so cool to send him a song with this kind of chorus, about trying to find happiness in a bizarrely upside-down time." (continue)
Atreyu make a passionate return to the hearts of fans everywhere with 'The Pronoia Sessions' - a new collection of eight reimagined greatest hits and two nostalgic tribute covers - due out this fall on Spinefarm. The digital release will begin streaming on October 25th while vinyl and CDs will hit streets on November 8th.
The band shared this about the upcoming release: "This album, to us, was something that initially came from the fans. During Covid, we started toying around with doing acoustic performances for the first time in our career. Since the release of 'Gone (Reimagined),' the outpouring of love and interest from our fans was overwhelming. It got us thinking...what if we didn't just make some of our classics acoustic, what if we took them to a whole new place? We feel with this album we have carved out a new home for these songs to stand on their own. They are new entities in our musical landscape. (continue)
Adam Lambert unleashes his most liberated and unfiltered body of work today with daring new dance-centric EP AFTERS via The Orchard. "With AFTERS, I finally feel like I'm creating exactly what I want without holding back," says Lambert. "I've never felt more empowered and confident in myself and my artist. I hope anyone who listens to this EP feels as liberated and fearless as I did when creating it."
Of his inspirations for the EP, Lambert previously shared: "Creating AFTERS has been such a liberating experience as I chose to craft an EP of house music that's unapologetically queer and sex positive. I throw many house parties and my aim was to create a soundtrack inspired by wild nights, giving a voice to our communities' hedonistic desires and exploits. Feeling more confident than ever, I wanted to get shamelessly raw and real with the listener. AFTERS is meant to make you move, sweat, fantasize and connect!" (continue)
Award winning Canadian music star Vikki Minor just released her new nostalgic single and video "COOL", and to celebrate we asked her to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
The new crush anthem! "COOL" is a 90s-referencing, unabashedly fun-loving, rad track listing all of the cool things about a person I'm crushing on from afar. I wrote the chorus first and fell in love with the hook, then wrote the verses listing the coolest things about a person I could think of and got a bit cheeky in the bridge about how this crush may not last forever, but it's "worth a shot!" L.A.-based producer Zack Burke emailed me last summer saying how much he loved my song "Miss You the Most" and that he wanted to collaborate. I dug his vibe immediately and knew it would be fun making this track with him. I wanted to emulate 90s alternative like Elastica and New Republic, and also bring in classic pop-punk/pop-rock music I grew up with. Songs like "Connection" and "Drop Dead Gorgeous" have this charisma that I just adore, so I hoped to embody the same feeling with "COOL". (continue)
(hennemusic) Metallica is streaming video of their performance of the "72 Seasons" track, "Shadows Follow", from their June 9th concert at Olympiastadion in Helsinki, Finland.
The tune was one of three songs, alongside "If Darkness Had A Son" and the title track that were featured during the second of two shows in the Finnish capital as part of the group's M72 World Tour in support of the 2023 album. The record debuted at No. 1 on the US Album Sales chart upon its release. (continue)
Singer, songwriter, author, Broadway star, and actor Sebastian Bach has confirmed a Friday, July 25 signing at this year's San Diego Comic-Con 2024. Bach will appear as the guest of his Reigning Phoenix Music record label on Friday at 12 Noon at the Reigning Phoenix Music, Stern Pinball And Rebellion Republic Merch booth (#3721). BACH will sign his new album artwork and fans can purchase LPs, CDs, Cassettes and T-shirts as well.
"I have collected comic books since I was five years old," Sebastian says. "I am a proud owner of amazing fantasy number 15 the very first appearance of Spider-Man. My collection of bronze and silver age comics is very large with many key issues and someday I will share it with the world. I have been an avid collector for decades and I am honored to appear at Comic-Con! If only to get a couple new Incredible Hulk shirts! Looking forward to seeing YOU at Comic-Con!!!" (continue)
Vevo, the world's leading music video network, announces the release of Glass Animals' Official Live Performance of "Creatures in Heaven" off their new album I Love You So F***ing Much. Vevo's Official Live Performances are the result of close creative collaboration with artists and their teams, resulting in a series of very special exclusive performances.
Official Live Performances are the flagship original content for Vevo, working with the biggest names in music - they are the result of close creative collaboration with artists and their teams, resulting in a series of very special exclusive performances. Specifically tailored creatives meant to fit the vision of each individual artist chosen, these performances connect artists with their global audience of fans adding to their visual library. (continue)
Qobuz is pleased to announce the launch of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bob Seger's iconic catalog on its high-quality music streaming and download service. Since Qobuz launched in 2007, Bob Seger has been one of the artists most requested by users for addition to the platform.
"Rock is the #1 genre globally on Qobuz streaming," said Qobuz Managing Director Dan Mackta. "Adding Bob Seger's catalog exemplifies our commitment to providing access to the most iconic artists, the richest Hi-Res music library, and all the context around the music that real fans demand." (continue)
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