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Metallica have announced the postponement of their 2nd All Within My Hands Helping Hands Concert until September 12th which will remain at the Masonic in San Francisco.. ...Read Full Story

Tickets for Rage Against the Machine‘s reunion tour are on sale, and the band is doing their best to combat ticket scalpers and inflated prices.  According to Rage’s Tom Morello, the band has kept 85% of tickets off the resale market with over $3 million raised for charity.. ...Read Full Story

Drummer Joey Kramer rejoined Aerosmith and appeared with the band at the latest installment of their Las Vegas residency.. ...Read Full Story

Deftones will be hitting the road for a headlining tour of North America this summer, with Gojira and pop metal star Poppy.. ...Read Full Story

Rage Against the Machine — consisting of Tim Commerford, Zack de la Rocha, Brad Wilk and Tom Morello — announced their 2020 reunion tour on Instagram. . ...Read Full Story

The Strokes released their last full-length record, Comedown Machine, seven years ago and haven’t put out any new music since their 2016 EP Future Present Past.  While most members have continued making music under different projects, the band is finally getting back together. . ...Read Full Story

Rich Robinson and Chris Robinson will precede The Black Crowes 30th anniversary summer tour with a short run of winter acoustic dates. The tour kicks off in London and Amsterdam before making its way across the United States, as fans “join the brothers to hear stripped down versions of all your favorites.”. ...Read Full Story

Megadeth and Lamb Of God have announced their plans for a massive North American co-headlining tour, with Trivium and In Flames providing support.. ...Read Full Story

Five Finger Death Punch dropped another track from their forthcoming album “F8”, with the release of a lyric video for the new track “Living The Dream.”  The new song follows the band’s current single “Inside Out,” which landed the band their ninth consecutive no. 1 single. . ...Read Full Story

Code Orange have dropped their second track from their upcoming album Underneath, titled Swallowing The Rabbit Whole.. ...Read Full Story

Dokken’s frontman Don Dokkenn has revealed that after undergoing spinal surgery toward the end of 2019, he has lost the use of his hands and may never be able to play guitar again.. ...Read Full Story

Incubus announced that they are heading out on a joint North American tour with rock bands 311 and Badflower. In addition to the tour, the band revealed they’re releasing an EP this April titled “Trust Fall (Side B).” Their single off that EP, “Love Now,” is available now at the link here.. ...Read Full Story

Carlos Santana has announced that he has extended his residency at the House of Blues Las Vegas at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino this fall.   Santana’s An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live residency show in now in its eight year with previously announced 2020 dates taking place in May.. ...Read Full Story

The Ghost Inside have completed recording their long awaited new studio album, the follow-up to their 2014 effort “Dear Youth.”. ...Read Full Story

System Of A Down, Korn, and Faith No More have announced they will hit the stage for a stadium show in Los Angeles.. ...Read Full Story

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have released a video for the title track to their forthcoming EP, “Blue Moon Rising.”  The video was filmed at the London venue Scala, and features actors Jack O’Connell and Gala Gordon.. ...Read Full Story

Paramore’s Hayley Williams has released a video for her new solo single Leave It Alone. The track is the follow-up to Williams’ first single, Simmer, which was released last week. Leave It Alone is off Hayley’s upcoming album Petals For Armor, which is set to launch on May 8.. ...Read Full Story

Axl Rose dedicated Guns ‘N Roses’ “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” to Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna at this year’s Super Bowl Music Fest in Miami. The festival is a three-day event that led up to the big game, and featured performances by Guns ‘N Roses and Snoop Dogg Friday night (Jan. 31) at the American Airlines Arena.. ...Read Full Story

Andy Gill, guitarist and found member of the post-punk band Gang of Four has died, according to a statement from the band posted on Twitter. Gill reportedly passed away after a short respiratory illness.. ...Read Full Story

Following the release of Pearl Jam’s new single Dance Of The Clairvoyants, the band have unveiled the official video for the track.. ...Read Full Story

Guns N’ Roses have added more new dates to their 2020 tour schedule. The band will play the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on April 11, and Scotland’s Glasgow Green on June 25. The tour launches at the 2020 Bud Light Super Bowl Fest in Miami, FL on January 31, as part of Super Bowl weekend in the city, with a series of Central and South American dates to follow in March and April.. ...Read Full Story

Disturbed have announced that the newly reunited Staind and Bad Wolves will join them on a North American tour in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their hit album “The Sickness”.. ...Read Full Story

Aerosmith have announced their plans to perform a special 50th anniversary stadium concert in their hometown of Boston, MA this fall. The September 18th show will feature guests Extreme.  The band will take the stage at Fenway Park in Boston as part of the milestone celebrations this year marking the 1970 formation of the group.. ...Read Full Story

Sammy Hagar revealed that the supergroup The Circle will be hitting the road this summer for a tour, featuring Whitesnake and Night Ranger. Hagar broke the news on the Red Carpet at this year’s MusiCares Person Of The Year gala honoring Aerosmith. He said, “We have an announcement of a 39-, 40-city tour coming up in July. The announcement’s being made on Monday [January 27]. I’m very excited about that.. ...Read Full Story

My Chemical Romance just announced four more shows in Europe – specifically Italy, Russia, Ireland and Germany. Recently, My Chemical Romance announced a UK show which sold out immediately, prompting the band to announce a second date, which also sold out.. ...Read Full Story

James Taylor announced he’s releasing a new album, “American Standard,” with renditions of more than a dozen classic standards, including Almost Like Being In Love, Pennies from Heaven, My Heart Stood Still and It’s Only a Paper Moon.. ...Read Full Story

System of a Down drummer John Dolmayan just dropped a new version of Radiohead’s “Street Spirit” featuring a guitar solo from Tom Morello, that will appear on his upcoming solo debut, These Grey Men, due to be released February 28th.. ...Read Full Story

Death/Cynic drummer Sean Reinert has died at age 48. News of his death began circulating on social media over the weekend, with friends of Reinert memorializing the musician.. ...Read Full Story

Bassist Juan Alderete, who has worked with Marilyn Manson, Lil Peep, the Mars Volta and more, was involved in a serious bicycle accident near his home. The musician sustained serious head trauma known as Traumatic Brain Injury. His specific type of TBI is Diffuse Axonal Injury, and he has fallen into a coma. Alderete’s wife Anne took to social media to update fans, sharing the accident wasn’t caused by other cars or people. She states they’re currently waiting to see the outcome and “[hoping] for the best.”. ...Read Full Story

Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale has revealed that the band has two new EPs coming out. Lzzy discussed Halestorm’s plans after being asked if the band had begun work on the follow-up to 2018’s “Vicious” album.  Lzzy said: “We’ve just been writing for it — we’re demoing and all that stuff. We have a couple of projects coming out during the year that we’ve been recording. I have a couple of collaborations that are gonna be trickled out; you guys are gonna find out about that probably in about a week or so. And we’ve got ShipRocked [cruise] coming up and a small run in April. But other than that, we’re hunkering down and getting some new tunes.”  . ...Read Full Story

Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams had previously announced that new solo music would arrive on Jan. 22 as part of a project called Petals for Armor, and now she is revealing her first solo single is titled “Simmer.”  Williams wrote on Twitter: “my first offering: ‘SIMMER’ drops 1.22.20. see you then.”. ...Read Full Story

Legendary metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne revealed during an interview with ABC’s Good Morning America that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Ozzy and his wife and manager Sharon discussed the diagnoses during an appearance on the popular morning television program. . ...Read Full Story

Radiohead announced via Twitter that it was launching a “public library” which would act as an online archive for Radiohead. The archive resides on their official site and includes rare EPs. Users are able to curate their lists of all things Radiohead being offered.. ...Read Full Story

Legendary rock band Pearl Jam has unveiled the track list for its upcoming studio album, Gigaton, posting the 12 song titles on social media.. ...Read Full Story

Last month rumors started circulating that AC/DC were preparing a comeback with singer Brian Johnson and drummer Phil Rudd. Now, new rumors have come out stating that not only is a new AC/DC album on the way, the band will launch a fall tour in Australia with guitarist Angus Young joining Johnson and Rudd on the road.. ...Read Full Story

Barenaked Ladies have announced that they will be hitting the road across North America later this year for their Last Summer On Earth tour of North America, featuring the Gin Blossoms and Toad the Wet Sprocket.. ...Read Full Story

Poison frontman Bret Michaels shared the news with fans that he will be undergoing a procedure to remove skin cancer that was recently discovered. Bret took to his website share news about the skin cancer discovery, writing:  “After a very recent kickoff to the new year, physical & MRI it has been brought to my attention that I have torn my right shoulder rotator cuff which would answer the question why it looks like a lump or bone was sticking out of my right shoulder.. ...Read Full Story

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have thanked those who have offered their condolences in the wake of Rush drummer Neil Peart’s recent passing.. ...Read Full Story

Sum 41 have also canceled their Jan. 18 show at Les Etoiles in Paris, following the incident of an explosive device being detonated outside the Zenith venue door during load in Jan. 17.. ...Read Full Story

Rammstein are teasing a North American tour for 2020. The legendary German band shared a map on their Facebook page of North America with highlighted states including California, Texas, Minnesota, Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts. As for Canada, the province of Quebec is highlighted, while Mexico City looks to be Rammstein’s destination south of the border.. ...Read Full Story

In honor of their 50th anniversary, The Allman Brothers will release a massive box set entitled Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection.  Watch the box set trailer released by the band at the link: here.. ...Read Full Story

Pearl Jam announced they be kicking off a North American tour in support of their new album, titled Gigaton.. ...Read Full Story

On Wednesday, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame announced their Class of 2020, and the Doobie Brothers and T. Rex are among the artists set to be inducted into the institution. They will be joined by Depeche Mode, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails and The Notorious B.I.G. at the upcoming 35th annual Induction event, to be held this spring.. ...Read Full Story

Foreigner have announced that will hit the road across North America this summer with special guests Kansas and Europe on their Juke Box Heroes 2020 tour. ...Read Full Story

The 2020 Dimebash will take place Thursday, Jan. 16 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California, and in addition to the previously announced Dave Grohl, many new musicians have been added to the lineup. Organizers have revealed that band members from Hellyeah, Stone Sour, Lamb of God, Anthrax and more will be on hand to pay their respects to the late great king of metal groove, Pantera’s Dimebag Darrell. . ...Read Full Story

Code Orange have announced details of their new album Underneath, the long-awaited follow-up to their 2017 album Forever. The album is due for release on March 13.. ...Read Full Story

The Mötley Crüe co-headlining tour with Def Leppard is adding more support to their upcoming stadium tour this summer. In addition to Poison and Joan Jett, the tour is also now including Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts. . ...Read Full Story

Tributes are pouring in from the rock world regarding the death of Rush drummer Neil Peart. Peart has passed away on Tuesday at the age of 67 following a three-year battle with brain cancer. . ...Read Full Story

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine revealed last year that he’d been diagnosed with throat cancer back in June 2019.  However recent updates about his health have been encouraging, with Mustaine posting photos of himself in the studio, as well as announcing a massive European tour with Five Finger Death Punch. . ...Read Full Story

Red Hot Chili Peppers fans were surprised with the news recently that guitarist John Frusciante was rejoining the band. Now, less than a month later, RHCP have confirmed that they’re working on a new album with Frusciante. . ...Read Full Story

YUNGBLUD is about to release his second, full-length album following his debut, 21st Century Liability, and there has been speculation as to whom will be featured on the sophomore record – possibly Post Malone.. ...Read Full Story

Rock band Tool, psychedelic rock act Tame Impala, and singer Lizzo will be the headlining acts at the 2020 Bonnaroo Music Festival. Festival organizers announced a lineup for the four-day festival on social media, with a post reading: “Your 2020 Lineup! …and this doesn’t even include the campground Plazas.”. ...Read Full Story

At the end of 2019, Ozzy Osbourne dropped the first two singles from his upcoming new solo album, Ordinary Man: the power ballad “Under the Graveyard” and the up-tempo “Straight to Hell.”  The latter features Guns N’ Roses’ Slash on guitar, as well as GN’R’s Duff McKagan and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, who play on bass and drums, respectively.. ...Read Full Story

MÖTLEY CRÜE has released a new music video for song “Shout At The Devil,” featuring footage from the band’s highly successful biopic “The Dirt.” Bassist Nikki Sixx comments on the movie: “In the film, we show painful examples of domestic violence, DUI, manslaughter, drug overdose and the loss of a child. We couldn’t possibly have crammed everything from a 430-page book into an-hour-and-50-minute movie, but we felt we achieved our objective of showing the downside of sex drugs and rock and roll.”. ...Read Full Story

Ahead of the release of their new album F8 next month, Five Finger Death Punch have unveiled a brand-new song, Full Circle.. ...Read Full Story

Neil Young is sharing details on some of the archival projects he promised to release in 2020 via a New Year’s Day letter to his fans. The singer/songwriter plans to release Way Down In The Rust Bucket and Greendale Live this year. The latter 2003 performance with his band Crazy Horse will include a live album and a theatre releas. Not much information was released regarding Way Down In The Rust Bucket. News of the performance was first shared in September. . ...Read Full Story

Singer Rod Stewart has been charged with simple battery after punching a security guard at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, on New Year’s Eve. Stewart, 74, told police he and his family were trying to get the children in their group access to a private event at the hotel. The security guard working the event in the children’s area said Stewart’s group was unauthorized to enter and asked them to leave after they “began to get loud and cause a scene,” the affidavit states.. ...Read Full Story

Two weeks after their LA reunion show marking their first live performance since 2012, My Chemical Romance are teasing what appears to be a UK show. The band posted the following to their official Twitter, with just the Union Jack emoji for a caption. ...Read Full Story

The Strokes kicked off 2020 with a one-off show at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.  It was at that show that the band confirmed that a new album will be released this year. The band’s last project was 2016 EP Future Present Past. Their most recent studio album was Comedown Machine, released in 2013.. ...Read Full Story