The Allman Betts Family Revival tour officially launched this past weekend with stops in Chicagoland and Minneapolis. Now in its eighth consecutive year, the tour celebrates the enduring legacy of the Allman Brothers Band and travels coast to coast, featuring a stellar lineup of guest performers, including Robert Randolph, Sierra Hull, Grace Bowers, Anders Osborne, and many others.
Making his debut on his father's instrument, Devon Allman has been playing "It's Not My Cross to Bear" on the Hammond B3 organ, taking concert goers on a time-hop back to the glory days of The Allman Brothers. (continue)
Glassjaw and Revelation Records team up to announce the release of the Don Fury Sessions for the first time on vinyl which will arrive with a limited edition release on March 7th.
Recorded in 1998 at Don Fury Studio at 18 Spring Street Nolita NYC, the eight songs were the beginning of the materialization of Glassjaw's full depth of sound and creativity - going on to become the basis of the band's debut album Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Silence. (continue)
When Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown decided to put hugely respected thrash band Pantera back together in 2022 there was only one man they wanted to fill the shoes of guitarist Dimebag Darrell - Dime's longstanding buddy and Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde.
Dime died in 2004 after being shot while performing with his band Damageplan in Columbus, Ohio. His drummer brother Vinnie Paul died of heart failure in 2018, but even before he passed there had already been talk of a Pantera reunion. (continue)
Abilene, TX's Dexter and The Moonrocks' Cinderella story continued its unlikely trajectory this week. The small-town Texas alt rock band who perform "sad cowboy songs" found themselves at the top of the Alternative Radio chart with "Sad in Carolina;" scoring more than two million streams in two weeks and averaging 100,000 streams/day on their cover of Tyler Childers' "Messed Up Kid;" and announcing their first series of tour dates in 2025.
"Sad in Carolina," the band's debut radio single from their EP "Western Space Grunge" (Severance Records/Big Loud Rock), has steadily ascended to the top of the alternative rock radio chart. This week, it surpassed Sum 41 to become the #1 song at the format. (continue)
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AC/DC return to the road in the United States for the first time in nine years on the 2025 Power Up North American Tour! Much to the delight of millions of fans across North America, the legendary GRAMMY Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted band will perform in 13 stadiums coast-to-coast next spring.
This run kicks off on April 10, 2025, in Minneapolis, MN at US Bank Stadium, canvases the continent, and concludes on May 28, 2025, in Cleveland, OH at Huntington Bank Field. Along the way, they will play some of the most iconic and historic stadiums in the world, including the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA on April 18 and Soldier Field in Chicago, IL on May 24. Tickets go on sale December 6 at 12pm local time. (continue)
Lightyear Entertainment announces that it will release a spinoff of the acclaimed "Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal" (2006) titled "Get Thrashed: Around the World" on Tuesday, December 10th.
Nearly 20 years after the release of the original Get Thrashed¸ Lighyear has teamed up with the film's director, Rick Ernst, to create a brand-new feature using a mix of deleted scenes, unused interviews, and updated graphics. "Around The World" takes audiences on a global journey through the thrash metal phenomenon, highlighting lesser-known bands and thrash metal scenes that reveal the genre's international impact. Focusing on individual countries like Germany, France, UK, Norway, Denmark, Brazil, Japan, Australia, and many more, even the most hardcore of thrash metal fans are sure to learn something new. (continue)
Swiss rock legend Marc Storace's band Storace announces the reissue of their first record 'Live And Let Live,' in a special edition including a bonus live album, out on December 13, 2024, via Frontiers Music Srl.
The first single, "Lady Of The Night" and the accompanying visualizer, are also available now. Marc Storace describes the theme of the new single, by saying: "For this song, I was inspired by the Victorian story of 'The Lady With The Lamp,' or Florence Nightingale, a brave volunteer nurse who, against all odds, improved the horrific sanitary conditions to stop (continue)
ECHOS, the alt artist celebrated for her evocative melodies and emotional storytelling, is releasing her new single "OVER AND OVER." This single coincides with the announcement of her forthcoming album, QUIET, IN YOUR SERVICE, set to drop on January 17 via Outlast Records, which is a subsidiary of Sumerian Records.
With over 300 million global streams and viral hits like "Saints," Echos is known for her haunting vocals and introspective lyrics, collaborating with EDM giants like Illenium, Seven Lions, and Dabin. In departing from the dance music realm, QUIET, IN YOUR SERVICE showcases Echos' artistic evolution and commitment to confronting her past, with wailing guitars and raw emotion that explore the depths of emotional pain and healing. (continue)
Celebrated Swedish rock band H.E.A.T are pleased to announce their January 2025 UK Tour. Special guests on all dates are Art Nation and Chez Kane. The tour precedes the band's highly anticipated new studio album released in 2025.
Dates include Bristol Fleece (January 28), Nottingham Rescue Rooms (January 29), Manchester Club Academy (January 30), London Islington Assembly Hall (January 31) and Wolverhampton, KK's Steel Mill (February 1). (continue)
The 45th anniversary of Pink Floyd's epic "The Wall" album is being celebrated by the syndicated radio show In The Studio With Redbeard: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Rock Bands with a two part special.
Redbeard shared this synopsis for part 1: Upon the album's release in late 1979, one of the more ironic trivia "bricks" in the original limited staging of The Wall by Pink Floyd is that, unbeknownst to hardly anyone then outside the band's tight inner circle, the internal power struggle, dissatisfaction with the contributions of two members, and the thinly-veiled attitude of a third had finally resulted in original Pink Floyd keyboard player Richard Wright being forced out. Ultimately, Wright was hired to play on The Wall tour as a sideman, but The Wall concept creator Roger Waters insisted that Rick's severance include a clause forbidding Wright from ever officially rejoining Pink Floyd again, a barely submerged shoal of contention that would emerge far into the "endless river" of Pink Floyd's future. (read more)
"The Great In Between: An Introduction to Jiu Jitsu," a Maynard James Keenan-hosted introduction to the dynamic sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, debuts on Dec. 13 via Puscifertv.com and a trailer has been released.
Filmed at the Verde Valley Brazilian Jiu Jitsu academy in Cottonwood, Ariz., the 90-minute class offers a hands-on seminar tailored for beginners and the Jiu Jitsu-curious. Led by Keenan and a group of skilled black belts, the team guides viewers through the essential development of stabilizing muscles and myelin connections, building a foundation for success in this confidence-building, puzzle-solving martial art. (continue)
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Ontario's Odd Marshall just released a new single called "Lucky Dragon" and to celebrate we asked him to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
I stopped writing songs for 10 years until I flipped my truck in a snowstorm. I was fine. But I crawled out the passenger window and, while sitting in the back of a cop car, a song came on the radio and it reminded me... I used to do that. For how much I enjoy playing music now, I can't understand how I gave it up for so long. Lucky Dragon was one of the older songs I had to relearn. (continue)
David Lee Roth made a lot of headlines this year and some for the wrong reasons. The Van Halen frontman earned a top 24 story of January 2024 after he shared a new video only where he went after Wolfgang Van Halen for incidents that allegedly happened during Van Halen's final tour that took place almost a decade ago.
For our look back in the Year In Rock we recap how in his "This Crazy Kid" video, Roth criticizes Wolfgang for allegedly have people removed from two concerts on the tour. The frontman said of the New York City stop, "Cut to New York City, glamorous, glistening, shimmering New York City, and we're at Jones Beach with twenty thousand of my closest friends. (continue)
Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager Sharon was the subject of a top 24 story of January 2024 after she revealed that they were working on a new music school in the legendary Black Sabbath frontman's native Birmingham, England. Here is the report in our look back in the Year In Rock:
Sharon made the revelation when she was asked about the couple's plans to permanently relocate to the UK from Los Angeles during a recent interview with Planet Rock. She responded, "We're flip flopping the way we live - we're going to live permanently in England but we'll still come back here (to Los Angeles) to visit family. (continue)
Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley shared his regret in a Rock Candy Mag cover story that the band did not invite him to join them on stage at what was billed as their final concert late last year, which earned him a top 24 story of January 2024 in our look back in the Year In Rock:
The magazine sent over the following details and excerpt: Speaking exclusively to Rock Candy Mag as part of an in-depth 14-page cover story, founder member and much-loved guitarist Ace Frehley explained to writer Andrew Daly why he never made it on stage one last time with Kiss for their final show at Madison Square Garden last December after last leaving the band back in 2002. (continue)
Asking Alexandria founding member Ben Bruce had a top 24 story of January 2024 in our look back in the Year In Rock after he announced that he is leaving the group to focus on family medical situations and wanting to spend time with his children.
Bruce shared via social media, "To my amazing AA family, First and foremost, I want to say thank you to everyone for the years of love and support. It means more to me than you can imagine. I've spent my entire life dedicated to music. It's been my first love since about the age of 2 and the journey I've been on has been absolutely incredible. (continue)
Guns N' Roses went A.I. for the music video for their single "The General" which landed them a top 24 story of January 2024 in our look back in the Year In Rock: The cinematic clip notably stood out as the band's first-ever A.I.-powered music video.
According to the announcement, the video for "The General" intercuts 20 live vignettes with an A.I.-animated psychedelic visual trip. Between the concert footage, it dives into the subconscious of a young boy who stares down the monsters of dark childhood memories, blurring worlds in the process. (continue)
Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil scored a top 24 story of January 2024 after he shared that the band's reunion trek The Stadium Tour, which also featured Def Leppard, drew fans from across the age spectrum.
For our look back in the Year In Rock we recount how Neil appeared on SiriusXM's Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk on January 19th and was asked if the success of their Netflix biopic The Dirt influenced the group's decision to reunite. (continue)
Country music legend Dolly Parton is part of our look back in the Year In Rock after she enjoyed a top 24 story of January 2024 by celebrating her birthday this year by surprising fans with a deluxe version of her genre-bending ROCKSTAR album - ROCKSTAR DELUXE is available now on all digital streaming platforms.
According to True Public Relations, Parton's first-ever Rock album, ROCKSTAR, became her highest performing album in sales during its debut week and accumulated six #1s on the Billboard charts. The 39-song collection features an all-star roster of some of music's greatest artists revisiting 21 classic Rock songs alongside 13 of Parton's own original tracks. (continue)
Joe Bonamassa and Peter Frampton teamed up to release a powerful new version of Humble Pie's "Four Day Creep," which earned the duo a top 24 story of January 2024 in our look back in the Year In Rock:
Noble PR shared the following details at the time, this new rendition, available on all streaming platforms via Joe Bonamassa's own J&R Adventures label, is a testament to the enduring power and influence of classic rock. (continue)
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