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Babymetal just released their video for “Starlight”, but now the Japanese pop-metal band has announced that it is saying goodbye to Yuimetal, who has chosen to leave the group to pursue a solo career. On the band’s official website, the following statement was posted, saying “Yuimetal had expressed her desire to return performing with the group in the following months after last December’s performance due health concerns. During her absence, both Su-metal and Moametal as well as the entire staff team had been preparing for her awaited return. However, Yuimetal came to a decision that she will not be performing at Babymetal World Tour 2018 in Japan and that she will no longer be a part of Babymetal. We thank her for all of her contributions and wish her all the best in her future endeavors.”  Yui has also posted a message, saying that she wishes to pursue a solo career as Mizuno Yu. . ...Read Full Story

Ozzy Osbourne announced he’s rescheduled the four tour dates he was forced to postpone due to an infection on his right hand. Osbourne ended up in the hospital, and has had surgery twice to fix the issues. Wife and manager Sharon Osbourne spoke about Ozzy’s condition last week on The Talk. “His hand hasn’t healed and it’s one of these things where they go, ‘No, tomorrow you’re going to be fine.’ But it hasn’t been fine and in fact he’s going into the hospital today and he’s going to have another procedure done on his hand. He feels he’s let down his audience but I hope that everyone understands.” New tour dates in Nevada and California have been officially announced and tickets from the canceled shows will be honored at the rescheduled concerts. Refunds are also available at point of purchase for those cannot attend the rescheduled shows.. ...Read Full Story

Disturbed’s seventh studio album, Evolution, arrives today, and the band also just announced their 2019 tour. The tour will include a North American leg with support from Three Days Grace and a European trek, which continue until mid-May. The North American tour begins on Jan. 9, with 27 stops in the United States and Canada. The band will then head to Europe between in April, touring over a dozen countries. Tickets go on sale on Friday, Oct. 26 at 10AM local time. Pre-sale tickets for the United States stops starting on Oct. 22 at 10AM. See the full list of stops below.. ...Read Full Story

A lawsuit filed by four former members of GHOST against Tobias Forge has been dismissed by a Swedish court. Forge, who founded the group eight years ago, was sued by four ex-members in April 2017 who accused the singer of cheating them out of their rightful share of the profits from the band’s album releases and world tours. As a result of the lawsuit, Forge was forced to reveal his identity after years of performing in a mask as “Papa Emeritus.” The lawsuit claimed that a partnership agreement existed between Forge and the four former members, all of whom performed anonymously in the band as “Nameless Ghouls.” The trial lasted for six days, and on Wednesday a 108-page decision was released dismissing the case. The four former GHOST members were also ordered to pay Forge’s legal fees.. ...Read Full Story

Oli Herbert, a guitarist and original member of the rock group All That Remains, has died at 44, his band announced. A cause of death has not been revealed. “We were devastated to learn that Oli Herbert, our friend, guitar player, and founding member of All That Remains, has passed away,” reads a post shared to the All That Remains Facebook page. Herbert, the lead guitarist for All That Remains, founded the group with singer Phil Labonte in Springfield, Mass. in 1998. The rock group has released eight albums over the years and has another, “Victim of the New Disease,” due out on Nov. 9.. ...Read Full Story

Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell will release his new solo album, Kind Heaven, in 2019. The singer makes the announcement after signing an exclusive worldwide deal with BMG. Kind Heaven is also the title of Farrell’s upcoming immersive theater experience in Las Vegas. The album will feature guest musicians such as Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, Jane’s Addiction bassist Chris Chaney, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, Dhani Harrison and many more. Farrell will debut his new band and music at a special concert at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco on December 2, headlining The Festival of Lights benefit in support of the Bill Graham Memorial Foundation. Earlier this year, Farrell announced the Kind Heaven theater experience, which will debut in Las Vegas at The LINQ Promenade sometime in 2019. Learn more about Kind Heaven here.. ...Read Full Story

Godsmack announced that they’ve postponed their fall 2018 European tour, following the news that guitarist Tony Rombola’s son has died. A message from vocalist Sully Erna stated, “with my deepest regrets, and on behalf of our guitarist Tony and his wife Sue, I am personally writing this message to all of our fans worldwide to inform you that Tony and his family have suffered a loss that no parent should ever have to endure. Tony and Sue’s son Joe Fay passed away last week, unexpectedly, at the young age of 34. He was one of the kindest and most humble guys I had ever met. And most importantly, he was a FAN. Just like all of you. He literally lived the success of Godsmack through his dad. He was always so excited and proud just to be around all of us, and we will all miss him deeply.” Erna stated that the band would resume touring in early 2019, and will honor all the European tour dates they will miss.  The European tour was set to begin on Oct. 29 in Stockholm, Sweden, concluding on Nov. 27 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Show announcements are expected to be revealed soon.. ...Read Full Story

The Experience Hendrix tour, the multi-artist touring event that began back in 2000, will head out on the road across the US once again in early 2019. Celebrating the music Jimi Hendrix, Billy Cox, Jonny Lang and Eric Johnson will be joined by a star-studded lineup of artists on the road trip, which will kick off in Florida on March 3, 2019. Dave Mustaine will make his Experience Hendrix debut along with Joe Satriani, Dweezil Zappa, Dug Pinnick, Chris Clayton, Mato Nanji, Ernie Isley, Kenny Aronoff, Slide Brothers, Henri Brown and Kevin McCormack. Special guests include Taj Mahal, David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas. A total of 30 shows are planned, each lasting three hours. You can see the full list of dates below.. ...Read Full Story

SOULFLY has announced its first tour in support of its upcoming album, “Ritual”. The tour is set to lauch someetime in January/February of 2019, and will feature support from KATAKLYSM, INCITE, CHAOSEUM, ALUKAH and SKINFLINT. Tickets go on sale on Friday, October 19 at 10 a.m. local time. Confirmed dates so far include Albuquerque, NM, Dallas, TX, Austin, TX and New Orleans, LA.  Click below for further information and dates.. ...Read Full Story

Def Leppard revealed they will debut a brand new greatest hits collection entitled “The Story So Far – The Best Of,” arriving in stores and online November 30, 2018. It will be available as either a 2-CD set comprised of 35 tracks, 1-CD comprised of 17 tracks, 2LP vinyl, and digital. Among the tracklist with all of the band’s hits, all four versions feature three new songs, including the official recording of the band’s recent fan favorite Depeche Mode cover ‘Personal Jesus,’ ‘Rock On (Remix),’ and the original holiday song ‘We All Need Christmas.’ As a bonus, the first pressing vinyl copies of “The Story So Far” will feature an exclusive 7′ single of ‘Personal Jesus’ and ‘We All Need Christmas.’ See the full track list below.. ...Read Full Story

Iron Maiden have taken the sixteen albums they released between 1980 and 2015, and have remastered and re-released on vinyl and through iTunes. The metal legends announced that they will be issuing all the albums anew on Digipak CDs as “The Studio Collection – Remastered”. The new Digipak releases will be released chronologically over the next nine months in batches of four, starting on November 16th with the re-release of Iron Maiden, Killers, The Number of the Beast, and Piece of Mind.  Thereafter, Maiden will drop four-disc batches in February, April, and June of 2019. You can see the full details in the article below.. ...Read Full Story

Overkill just finished recording of their follow-up LP to last year’s The Grinding Wheel according to bassist D.D. Verni. Verni announced the news about the currently untitled album in an interview, saying the band expect it to be released in February 2019.  Verni also said that the band will be touring Europe beginning the first week of March, before heading back to the U.S. to tour. Meanwhile, Verni’s debut solo album, Barricade, will be released today, Oct. 12, with guest spots from Jeff Loomis (Arch Enemy, ex-Nevermore), Angus Clark (Trans Siberian Orchestra), Jeff Waters (Annihilator) and many more. . ...Read Full Story

Lindsey Buckingham reveals the controversy surrounding Stevie Nicks and his exit from Fleetwood Mac earlier this year, in a new interview with Rolling Stone. According to Buckingham, Fleetwood Mac’s manager Irving Azoff reportedly contacted him in late January to advise him that Nicks had given the band an ultimatum: either he leaves or she will. Buckingham recalls Azoff saying “Stevie never wants to be on a stage with you again” and then listing off a series of issues Nicks had with Buckingham during a MusiCares benefit show honoring the group a few days earlier – including a disagreement over the group’s intro music, and him allegedly smirking during her speech at the charity event. After failed attempts to address the issues with both Nicks and drummer and founder Mick Fleetwood, Buckingham exited the band.  Nicks’ first public remarks about Buckingham stated the guitarist was holding up the group’s touring plans for a full year. You can read the full interview with Buckingham in the article: here.. ...Read Full Story

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has announced that he will be embarking on a fall tour in the U.S., in support of his latest solo album, “Sweetzerland Manifesto.”  This is Perry’s first full studio record since his 2009 album “Have Guitar, Will Travel.” “Sweetzerland Manifesto” was produced by Perry and Bruce Witkin, with additional help from longtime Aerosmith associate Jack Douglas, who co-wrote and co-produced a number of tracks. Perry collaborates with guest vocalists on the album such as Robin Zander of Cheap Trick, David Johansen and Terry Reid, and others including Johnny Depp, Zak Starkey, and his own sons Tony and Roman Perry. Perry’s 10-date fall trek will open in Sioux City, IA on November 30. You can see the entire list of dates here.. ...Read Full Story

Greta Van Fleet has announced their “March Of The Peaceful Army” world tour and initial headline dates for 2019. This tour is in support of the band’s debut album, “Anthem Of The Peaceful Army”, which is due out October 19.  The band will visit Australia for the first time, beginning in Sydney on January 29. The band then heads to Europe in February and March for 12 dates, followed by four weeks of North American shows from early May to early June. Greta Van Fleet hit the scene in March 2017 with the release of the band’s debut single, “Highway Tune”, which held the No. 1 position on U.S. rock radio chart for five consecutive weeks and on Canada’s active rock radio chart for nine straight weeks.  See the full list of tour dates in the link below.. ...Read Full Story

MEGADETH leader Dave Mustaine said in an interview that the band is planning its own festival event “Kegadeth” to coincide with the release of their next album. Kegadeth is touted as a “metal music and craft beer festival.” MEGADETH’s upcoming effort will mark the group’s first release to feature drummer Dirk Verbeuren, who officially joined the band more than two years ago. 2016’s “Dystopia” was MEGADETH’s first album with guitarist Kiko Loureiro, who was previously best known for his work with ANGRA.  in addition Mustaine mentioned the Megacruise, a Megadeth-themed and curated cruise ship that was teased last week, though more details are still forthcoming.. ...Read Full Story

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced the nominations for 2019 and Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks, Janet Jackson, Rage Against the Machine and Radiohead are among the nominees. Def Leppard and Nicks earned their first-ever nominations, although Nicks was inducted in 1998 as a member of Fleetwood Mac. Also appearing on the ballot for the first time are Devo, John Prine, Roxy Music and Todd Rundgren. The other nominees are Kraftwerk, LL Cool J, the MC5, the Cure, Rufus & Chaka Kahn and the Zombies. Between now and Dec. 9 at 11:59 P.M. fans can go to the R&R Hall of Fame website once per day and make your selections. The top five vote-getters will be on a “fan’s ballot” and included alongside the results from others sent to “more than 1,000 artists, historians and members of the music industry” who make up the Hall’s voting body. The 2019 class will be inducted at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. on March 29, 2019. Full information regarding tickets will be announced in January.. ...Read Full Story

The late musician Chris Cornell was honored at the Seattle Museum of Pop Culture, which unveiled a life-size bronze statue of the late Soundgarden singer. The statute was commissioned by his widow, Vicky Cornell who attended with their children Lily, Toni and Christopher, as well as Cornell’s former bandmates Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron and Ben Shepherd. Vicky Cornell said at the ceremony, “it’s a reflection of his light, a light that shone through his music and touched millions. A light that he used to illuminate our lives, and a light that will continue to inspire those in the future. This statue represents that light — a beautiful, powerful, incomparable presence in a hometown worthy of someone as special as Chris.”  You can view pictures of the statue in the link below.. ...Read Full Story

Ozzy Osbourn had to undergo hand surgery as the result of an infection. Osbourn was forced to postpone his Saturday night concert on October 6th at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California for the medical procedure. According to a press release, Osbourne is expected to remain at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles for a few days. A picture of Ozzy’s bandaged hand was posted on his Instagram page. The postponed show has been rescheduled for October 16th, and as of press time Osbourn is expected to return for his Tuesday concert on October 9th in Chula Vista, California.  Following this North American leg of his “No More Tours 2” trek, Osbourne will embark on a winter 2019 tour of Europe with support from fellow metal icons Judas Priest, which kicks off January 30th in Dublin, Ireland. . ...Read Full Story

Former Journey singer Steve Perry has just released his first studio album in 24 years titled Traces. Traces is the follow-up to 1994’s For the Love of Strange Medicine and is co-produced alongside Thom Flowers.  Traces features nine original new tracks in addition to a cover of The Beatles’ “I Need You”.  Perry has stated the album was inspired by the death of his girlfriend in 2013: “I met someone and I fell in love with this person, and I lost this person to breast cancer four years ago. In the midst of that, I had written some songs, and before I met her I had sketched some. And so about a year ago, I started recording.”  Mark Oliver Everett of Eels encouraged Perry’s comeback, and he returned to the stage in 2014 after being absent for nearly 20 years. In 2017, he reunited with Journey for the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame though he opted against joining his former bandmates on stage. You can currently stream Perry’s new album in full via Apple Music and Spotify.. ...Read Full Story

Jon Bon Jovi has announced that he will embark on the Runaway to Paradise cruises via the Norwegian Cruise line taking place in 2019. The first will take place from April 12-16 and go from Miami to Nassau, Bahamas on the Norwegian Jade. The second is a Mediterranean cruise on the Norwegian Pearl, traveling between Barcelona, Spain and Palma on the Spanish island of Majorca from Aug. 26-30. Both will contain performances by Jon Bon Jovi and his Kings of Suburbia band as well as other musical acts who have yet to be announced. “We are beyond excited to host Runaway to Paradise aboard Norwegian Jade and Pearl,” Andy Stuart, president and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line, said. Bon Jovi has made a promotional video for the Runaway to Paradise cruises, which you can see below.. ...Read Full Story

Social media rumors are flying that a Nirvana reunion could take place at the Foo Fighters’ Cal Jam festival in San Bernardino, Calif., this weekend. The surviving members of the band are all on the bill – Dave Grohl and Pat Smear as Foo Fighters members, and Krist Novoselic as part of Giants in the Trees. Joan Jett, who fronted Nirvana at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2014, will also be present, as will Deer Tick singer John McAulay, who also took part in the induction aftershow party performance. A Cal Jam tweet announced that Jett’s new documentary, Bad Reputation, would be screened during the weekend and added, “Wish we were getting the real thing too.” The Foo Fighters retweeted with the comment, “What else could be have up our sleeves? Stay tuned … ” Later, the Foo Fighters shared a video from Nirvana’s Hall of Fame aftershow party, saying simply, “This is a Jam.” . ...Read Full Story

Imagine Dragons announced on Thursday, Oct. 4, that their fourth studio album Origins is due out on Nov. 9.  Already released tracks “Zero” and “Natural” are among the 15 songs on the forthcoming album. “Natural” marked the band’s fourth straight No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. The group also recently shared a new music video for “Zero. You can preorder the new set here. . ...Read Full Story

Nancy Wilson says that “it’s looking really good for a HEART reunion tour” in 2019. During an appearance on the “Let There Be Talk” podcast with rock and roll comedian Dean Delray, Nancy revealed that she has since reconnected with her sister and discussions are underway about a possible comeback next year. “I’ve gotta say, it’s looking really good for a HEART reunion tour,” Nancy said, “There’s a big offer up there on the table. Me and Ann are talking, so we’ll keep talking.” During HEART’s 2016 tour, Nancy and Ann Wilson had a falling out when Ann’s husband, Dean Welter, was arrested for assaulting Nancy’s then-16-year-old twin sons in a backstage altercation at a gig near their hometown of Seattle. He pleaded guilty to two lesser assault charges to avoid jail time. Speaking about the incident, Nancy said: “There was a family drama that was highly uncalled for and unnecessary and hurtful, and it was just one of those things that takes time to get past.” Ann Wilson recently completed a tour with Jeff Beck and Paul Rodgers, and after completing HEART’s last tour, Nancy formed a new band called “Roadcase Royale” and released an album, “First Things First.” . ...Read Full Story

German band RAMMSTEIN are hoping to release their new album in early 2019. Guitarist Paul Landers said: “Right now, it looks like this new record will be coming out next spring, and what we’ve been mainly doing is playing together in a circle, with all the guys in one room. Over the summer, Rammstein revealed that the new record was entering its “final phase” of production. In 2016 and 2017, RAMMSTEIN played a number of concerts where the band opened each show with a brand new song, presently only known as “Ramm 4”. The track contained lyrics that seemed to be a combination of various titles of previous RAMMSTEIN songs.. ...Read Full Story

Smashing Pumpkins will return to the road later this year for a series of dates celebrating the 30th anniversary of the band. Beginning in late November the band plan to set off on a tour of live shows throughout the Midwest and Southwest, starting in Madison, Wisconsin and ending in Phoenix, Arizona. Other destinations include the band’s hometown of Chicago, St. Louis, and San Antonio.  The dates will also serve as a promotional tour for the Smashing Pumpkins’ latest album, Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LLP: No Past. No Future. No Sun., which is due out on November 16th. Tickets to the newly announced dates go on sale Friday, October 5th, and details can be found here.. ...Read Full Story

Shinedown has announced 2019 tour dates, with support from Papa Roach and Asking Alexandria.  The hard rock band just released a new album, “ATTENTION ATTENTION,” and have been touring North American with Godsmack and Like A Storm.  Shinedown’s 2019 tour will begin on Feb. 20 in Estero, Florida. The tour, dubbed part of the band’s ATTENTION ATTENTION World Tour, is slated to close out March 20 in Loveland, Colorado. Along the way, they’ll visit Dayton, Ft. Wayne, Milwaukee, Knoxville, Green Bay, Minneapolis, Fargo and St. Louis, among others. For ticket information, visit Shinedown.com. You can see the full list of tour dates in the link below.. ...Read Full Story

A brand new documentary of the making of the late singer Amy Winehouse’s blockbuster album “Back To Black” is set to be released digitally and on DVD and Blu-Ray by Eagle Vision on November 2nd.  It will include an exclusive bonus feature on all formats from a recently unseen private performance from February 2008, in which Amy performs some highlights from Back To Black and a handful of covers. Amy Winehouse – Back to Black tells the real story of how Amy’s best-known and most celebrated body of work came into being. It features previously unseen footage of Amy, new interviews with producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, the musicians and others who worked on the album with her. Amy herself explains in the opening moments of the documentary (with typical understatement), “I wrote an album that I’m really proud of about a bad situation that I got through…that’s pretty much where it begins and ends for me”.  The release also includes An Intimate Evening in London, footage from a private show Amy hosted in February 2008 at Riverside Studios, West London, which has never been seen. You can see the trailer for the documentary in the link below.. ...Read Full Story

The first trailer for the Elton John biopic “Rocketman” was just released, The film is directed by Dexter Fletcher and starring Taron Egerton as Elton John. The trailer depicts Elton John in his more formative years with all the glamorous and opulent costumes from back then. The teaser also depicts the dark side of the 71-year-old star, as well as the trials and tribulations that come with being a famous artist. The teaser also provides a look at the psychedelic nature of the film, which reinforces that it is not a straightforward biopic. The teaser ends by stating the film is, “Based on a true fantasy.” Elton John himself took to Twitter to call the film an “epic musical fantasy.” You can view the teaser for “Rocket Man” below.. ...Read Full Story

The Cranberries have unveiled a previously unreleased demo, titled Íosa. The song was recorded by the band for their debut album “Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?” – but it never made on to the tracklist.  Released 25 years ago, the group was planning on re-issuing the album on it’s silver anniversary, before the untimely death of singer Dolores O’Roirdan in January.  However, the band is still continuing ahead with the special release, which contains more rarities, on October 19, as well as finalizing plans for their final studio album next year. “We will do this album and then that will be it,” guitarist Noel Hogan recently said in an interview. “There is no need to continue.”  Íosa, which translates as Jesus in Irish, is the band’s only recording in the language and takes influences from Catholocism and church singing. You can listen to the track below.. ...Read Full Story