Sammy Hagar has shared a new video message with fans to recap the just completely North American leg of The Best Of All Worlds Tour that celebrated the music of his former band Van Halen.
The Redrocker was joined on the trek by his friend and longtime bandmate Michael Anthony (Van Halen, Chickenfoot), Joe Satriani (Chickenfoot), and drummers Jason Bonham (Led Zeppelin) and Kenny Aronoff. Bonham was forced to leave the trek early due to a family emergency. (continue)
Southern rock icons, Van Zant, have reunited and just released a music video for their new single "There You Are", which comes from their first new album in almost two decades. Titled Always Look Up, the album will also mark the duo's first foray into Christian music, while holding firm to their southern rock roots. Available on CD, vinyl and streaming, Always Look Up will be available everywhere on November 22 via Frontiers Music SRL.
The Van Zant musical dynasty built its foundation firmly on family. Donnie Van Zant co-founded .38 Special and brother Johnny Van Zant is the current lead vocalist for Lynyrd Skynyrd after the passing of their brother Ronnie Van Zant, who fronted and co-founded the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Fame rock band. But throughout their four decades of climbing the southern rock and country charts together and separately, faith has stayed just as important of a factor in the equation, so much so that the guys decided to finally share their inspirational side with the upcoming new album. (continue)
Sevendust have announced that guitarist Clint Lowery is being forced to sit out their upcoming tour celebrating the 21st anniversary of their "Seasons" album, after he suffered a neck injury.
The band explained via social media, "We are excited to get on the road and celebrate the 21st Anniversary of Seasons with you all. Unfortunately due to a recent neck injury and under doctor's advisement, our brother Clint Lowery is going to have to miss these dates. He has been instructed to rest to allow the injury to heal and rocking with you all would work against his recovery from this injury. (continue)
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl took to Instagram on Tuesday (September 10th) to share the news that he recently become the father of a baby girl, but his wife is not the mother of the child.
Grohl shared that the baby was born outside of his marriage to wife, Jordyn Blum, whom he married in 2003 and fathered three daughters with. He said, "I've recently become the father of a new baby daughter, born outside of my marriage. I plan to be a loving and supportive parent to her. (continue)
Following another record-setting year with 75,000 fans attending three days of music, tattoos and haunted attractions, Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival returns to the historic Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio for its 7th year July 18-20, 2025.
Festival producers Danny Wimmer Presents are planning for another record-setting year, with the biggest Inkcarceration yet. Inkcarceration 2024 featured high-octane sets from headliners Shinedown, Godsmack and Breaking Benjamin, as well as The Offspring, Bad Omens, Halestorm, Parkway Drive and many more. Memorable moments from 2024 included Chimaira's first U.S. festival appearance In 14 years, Halestorm and I Prevail exclusively collaborating during each others' sets, Benjamin Burnley's son singing and playing guitar during Breaking Benjamin's set, as well as one of only two reunion shows for All Shall Perish. (continue)
Can Live in Keele 1977 is the newest release in a series of live albums that have been unearthed from the Spoon Records vaults and from fan recordings, then painstakingly assembled by founding member Irmin Schmidt and producer/engineer René Tinner.
The long-awaited recording of Can Live in Keele 1977 - a performance that has been requested the most since the series began - is set for release on vinyl, CD and digitally on November 22, 2024 via Mute and Future Days. (continue)
Billy Morrison, Corey Taylor, and Steve Vai have joined forces on "Incite The Watch," the new single and cutting-edge animated video from Billy's recently released solo album The Morrison Project via TLG | ZOID | Virgin Music Group. Today (September 10), a striking video for the song has been released. It depicts "flying superhero rockstars fighting against the corporate hordes and freeing music, creativity, and the enslaved masses!!" explains Billy.
"Incite The Watch" is an intense, ominous rock track fueled by Taylor's gripping vocals and Vai's massive, virtuosic guitar solo. It was written by Billy, Erik Eldenius, Jeordie White, and Taylor. The release of the single follows Billy's seismic #1 Active Rock Song and smash video "Crack Cocaine" featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Steve Stevens and co-written by the three artists. (continue)
Judas Priest are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their "Rocka Rolla" with the first "artist-approved" remix and remastered version of the album that is set to be released in North America digitally on September 13th followed by CD and vinyl on November 22nd. Chipster sent over the following details:
"It's great to look back and see our future unfurl - from little metal acorns mighty metal oaks do grow. One small step for metal, one giant leap for metalkind - a lifelong metal journey began with these songs. This album lit the eternal metal flame - as real and fresh as ever five decades on" - Rob Halford (continue)
With the worldwide excitement around the recently announced European tour, GRAMMY-winning, progressive music titans Dream Theater are announcing their 40th Anniversary Tour 2024 - 2025 leg for North America. The tour will be An Evening With Dream Theater and will be the first tour of North America since drummer Mike Portnoy's return to the lineup joining vocalist James LaBrie, bassist John Myung, guitarist John Petrucci, and keyboardist Jordan Rudess.
The tour is scheduled for 30 cities across the United States and Canada and kicks off on February 7 in Philadelphia, PA and runs through March 22 for the band's hometown show in New York City. The tour will make stops in Nashville, Los Angeles, Toronto and Boston among others. Dream Theater will be performing classics and fan favorites from their catalog in what promises to be an unforgettable evening of music. (continue)
Jinjer unleash their brand new single "Rogue", showing once more their refusal to conform to the musical genre rule book. Generating millions of streams/views on platforms worldwide, Jinjer have perfected and fine tuned their own unique sound to perfection and are in a league completely their own.
The ferocity of vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk combined with a sonic rollercoaster of chugging riffs, pulverizing bass lines and intricate drums makes JINJER's upcoming outputs some of the most anticipated in heavy music! "Rogue" is another raging reminder that JINJER never minces words when it comes to their music and always keeps the pressure on with each new release. The song arrives with a hefty music video, and is now available on all streaming services worldwide! (continue)
Less Than Jake have today released their new single and music video "Brand New Day", out now via Pure Noise Records. "Brand New Day" and previous single "Not My Problem" make up the band's latest 7" release.
On the latest single, drummer Matt Yonker shares: "Looking back, it always feels like things were less hectic "back in the day", right? Sometimes it feels like we need a positive catalyst to kick start a less stressful life experience; something that will bring us all closer together, and spread the unity we all felt when we were kids." (continue)
Ahead of this Friday the 13th's release of their 10th album, Devourer, via Run For Cover Records, Cursive has shared their new single "Bloodbather." The dynamic and defiant track-which features a soaring interlude that slowly builds to a cacophonous end-is out now alongside a blood-spattered, winking video starring Shannon Purser (Stranger Things, Riverdale, Sierra Burgess Is A Loser) and Aurora Perrineau (Westworld, Kaos), and directed by Chelsea Stardust (Satanic Panic, All That We Destroy).
"'Bloodbather' is the internal dialogue I assume most of us have, the squabbles of conscience to be a more upstanding person when you'd much prefer to wallow in your vices," explains singer/guitarist Tim Kasher. "Chelsea Stardust made an outstanding video for the song starring Aurora Perrineau and Shannon Purser in a prom-gone-wrong that quickly devolves into a fight club." (continue)
From 1991 to 1998, Swedish hardcore punk band Refused revolutionized the genre and inspired legions of hardcore, alt-rock and metal bands to push the boundaries of their artistic expression and political awareness. After reuniting in 2012, today they officially announce the end of their influential run and share plans for a farewell tour that will mark the band's final performances in the United States and Canada.
Refused drummer David Sandstrom muses: "We were supposed to do this in June. Roll out our modest farewell run, starting with the Rosendal Garden Party in Stockholm and then doing a few shows here and there before calling it quits end of year. The rehearsals had been magnificent, the vibe was great and two days before the show we played a secret show at Kulturhuset Femman in Uppsala. There were no pictures taken and it wasn't filmed but it was a great show in front of maybe 60 local scenesters. We hung out afterwards, I had a few beers and me and Dennis, still vegan and basically straight edge, traded stupid stories about bands we love. It was a fine evening. Next morning I get a call from Dennis' wife and a couple of tumultuous hours later it's confirmed that he's had a heart attack at the hotel. (continue)
Planes Mistaken for Stars have released their brand new single "Fix Me". The track comes from the band's forthcoming album, "Do You Still Love Me?" which is set for release on November 1st. another /side sent over the following details:
A harrowing document of life, death and transcendence, Do You Still Love Me? is the fifth album from Planes Mistaken for Stars, the band's second outing for Deathwish and first new music since 2016. It is also the first PMFS release since the death of Gared O'Donnell, whose cancer diagnosis loomed heavily over the recording and whose ghost guided the mix. Chemo and radiation would not stop him from making this masterpiece, in which the band finds itself reeling from the gut-wrenching horrors of their leader's unimaginable absence. (continue)
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Lollapalooza India has revealed the lineup for its third edition featuring headliners Green Day, Shawn Mendes, Louis Tomlinson, and Glass Animals that is taking place next spring.
The festival will return to Mumbai on March 8-9, 2025 and those headliners will be joined by performances from Zedd, John Summit, Nothing But Thieves, Big Boi, Cory Wong, Alok, and many more. (continue)
Steve Hackett has revealed that he will be joined by John Hackett, Steve Rothery and Ray Wilson as special guests at his Royal Albert Hall concert that is taking place next month.
The show is part of Hackett's Genesis Greats, Lamb Highlights & Solo Tour, which has already sold out 10 shows of his 16 date UK tour in October. To mark the 50th anniversary of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Hackett is including a selection of highlights from this iconic Genesis album. (continue)
Motley Crue have announced that they will be going back to where it all began in October with their Hollywood Takeover which will find the band rocking famed clubs across Hollywood.
Going completely old school, they hinted at the special shows with flyers appearing around Labor Day at various locations across Los Angeles promoting shows at The Roxy, Troubadour, and Whisky A Go Go. (continue)
Linkin Park have shared a performance video of their classic hit "In The End" from last week's livestream concert where the band revealed that they have reunited with a new lineup.
Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Phoenix, Joe Hahn recruited new vocalist Emily Armstrong of Dead Sara fame, as well as drummer Colin Brittain [songwriter/producer for G Flip, Illenium, One OK Rock] to record their first new music in seven years and shared the first single from their forthcoming album. (continue)
Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society have released a brand new single and video entitled "The Gallows", as they prepare to launch their very first Berzerkus music festival this weekend.
The inaugural Berzerkus music festival will be taking place this Saturday, September 14 at Poconos Park in Bushkill, Pennsylvania and is set to be coheadlined by Black Label Society and Cody Jinks. (continue)
Tamar Berk just released her new single and video entitled "Good Impression" from her new album "Good Times For A Change", and to celebrate we asked her to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
I was about halfway through writing my new album "Good Times for a Change" when I was struck by the fact that I didn't have a fun, lighthearted danceable song on the album. And I really wanted to! So I just randomly picked a tempo of 140 bpm, and just sort of threw together a basic upbeat pop-rock drum beat. I picked up my guitar, and kinda randomly started chugging on the Eb power chord, and I liked the energy and vibe that it was giving me! (continue)
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