Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson has revealed that he will be not be taking part in the band's upcoming reunion tour, but he has been involved with the making of their forthcoming comeback album, "From Zero" (out Nov 15th).
The band announced their return and new lineup during a special livestreamed event last Thursday in Los Angeles. Guitarist Alex Feder took Delson's place at the event, joining Mike Shinoda, Phoenix, Joe Hahn, and new vocalist Emily Armstrong of Dead Sara fame, and new drummer Colin Brittain. (continue)
Guns N' Roses legend Slash has released the special limited edition album Slash Music Of Universal Studios Hollywood - Halloween Horror Nights, via Snakepit Records LLC/Deko Entertainment, just in time for Halloween. This limited edition 11-song vinyl-only album comprised of Slash's original compositions over the last six years for the Halloween Horror Nights 'Universal Monsters' haunted house, is sold exclusively onsite at Universal Studios Hollywood from September 5 through November 3. 300 alternate color vinyl that are hand signed by SLASH will be placed in stores at Universal Studios Hollywood until they are sold out, and only 100 are available online via Deko Entertainment here.
"As a longtime fan of horror movies and of 'Halloween Horror Nights,' I jumped at the chance to once again collaborate with Universal Studios Hollywood to produce a soundtrack for the Universal Monsters haunted house," says SLASH. "Similar to the way music affects a film, I composed this score for the legions of infamous characters in these haunted houses to elicit a sense of emotional terror." (continue)
Weezer kicked off the first show of their highly anticipated "Voyage To The Blue Plant" North American tour, with a sold out performance in Saint Paul, Minnesota at Xcel Energy Center on Thursday night (Sept 5).
This tour celebrates the 30th anniversary of the groups debut album "Weezer", also known as the 'Blue Album'. Opening acts Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. started the show with exciting performances, delivering high energy and setting the tone for the rest of the evening. Weezer took the stage, playing their top hits like "Beverly Hills", "Island in the Sun", "Hash Pipe" and many more. The group ended the night on a high note with a standout live performance of 'Weezer,' playing the album in its entirety. (continue)
Oasis and Vevo debut a new installment of Footnotes, taking viewers behind the scenes of "Live Forever", their first UK top-ten hit and the third single from their debut album Definitely Maybe. Following the announcement of their long-awaited reunion tour, the legendary British rock band saw a major increase in average daily music video views worldwide, by 804% in the UK and 531% in the US. Iconic videos like "Champagne Supernova", "Don't Look Back In Anger", and "Wonderwall" experienced the highest spikes in viewership.
In the episode, viewers celebrate the 30th anniversary of Oasis's critically-acclaimed debut album, Definitely Maybe, released on August 29, 1994. The album's third single, "Live Forever," became the band's first to break into the UK Top 10, becoming an anthem of defiance and strength. Written by Noel Gallagher before he joined Oasis, the track is often credited as the song that changed everything for the band. (continue)
Knotfest Iowa is just two weeks away! On September 21, the globally renowned event returns to its hometown of Des Moines, Iowa. Festival headliners and founders SLIPKNOT will perform a unique set drawing heavily from their 1999 S/T debut which catapulted the band 25 years ago.
This singular moment will be amplified with the event's stacked lineup - Till Lindemann from Rammstein, Kentucky's hardcore/metal forerunners Knocked Loose, metalcore influencers Hatebreed and Poison The Well, heavy metal icons GWAR, Iowa natives Vended, in addition to Dying Wish, Zulu, Twin Temple, Holy Wars, Swollen Teeth and Spine, and Dose. Set times have been revealed! (continue)
Legendary South African blues rock, roots, Americana, rock guitarist and singer songwriter, Steve Louw celebrates the release of his new album "Between Time", Louw by sharing a music video for "Cruel Hand of Fate" featuring Joe Bonamassa; the fourth single taken from the new album.
"Before highways and cars people travelled by foot, horse and then train if you could afford it, or of you could jump on board," says Louw about the new single "Cruel Hand of Fate." (continue)
Ripped To Shreds' new full-length album 'Sanshi' is out September 27th! The band has shared the third single and official lyric video for " (Visions of Sin, Mirror of Darkness)".
Frontman Andrew Lee Comments: "In the depths of hell exists a mirror, which reflects all your earthly deeds and transgressions. You can't hide from it, deceive it, or destroy it. All are judged and accordingly damned." (continue)
Steve Hill just released his new single "World's Gone Insane", which was recorded at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 and produced by 10X Grammy Winner Darrell Thorp. To celebrate we asked Steve to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
Funny how thinking that the World's Gone Insane seems to be pretty normal these days. Fed left and right by opposite points of view filtered through algorithms makes it pretty hard to know what is true and what is false. You can easily get to the point where you ask yourself the song's chorus: "is the whole world gone insane or is it happening in my brain?" (continue)
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