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The Strokes, Florence + The Machine And More To Headline 2019 Governors Ball

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The lineup for the 2019 Governors Ball Music Festival was just announced. The 9th annual edition of the New York City festival will be held from May 31 to June 2 on Randall’s Island Park, and this year’s lineup includes Florence + The Machine, Tyler, The Creator, The Strokes, Lil Wayne, SZA, NAS, The 1975, Kacey Musgraves, Major Lazer, Brockhampton,  Louis The Child, Mitski and more.. ...Read Full Story

Imagine Dragons, Neil Young And Mumford & Sons To Headline BottleRock 2019

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BottleRock has just released their lineup for 2019, announcing that rockers Imagine Dragons are headlining the first night of the May 24-26 festival at the Napa Valley Expo. BottleRock will be headlined Saturday night by Pharrell Williams and Neil Young and his frequent collaborators Promise of the Real, backed by Lukas Nelson, son of country star Willie Nelson. Sunday night will close with Mumford and Sons. This year’s lineup also features two of the greatest living guitarists, Gary Clark Jr. and Carlos Santana.. ...Read Full Story

Megadeth Teases Big Announcement On January 11

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Megadeth is teasing a special announcement that will be delivered on Friday, January 11 via the band’s official web site and social media. A 25-second video featuring Megadeth’s classic track “Take No Prisoners” has been uploaded to the band’s YouTube channel, leading some fans to speculate about the nature of the announcement. Back in November, Mustaine posted footage of drummer Dirk Verbeuren running through a new song, so the debut of the song on the 11th is a possibility.. ...Read Full Story

Iron Maiden’s Original Lineup Back Together For First Time In 40 Years

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Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris recently met up with three of his old Iron Maiden bandmates for the first time in more than four decades. Harris formed the band on Christmas Day 1975, and was pictured with original vocalist Paul Mario Day along with guitarists Dave Sullivan and Terry Rance. The only missing member from the early lineup was drummer Ron ‘Rebel’ Matthews. The picture was taken by Steve ‘Loopy’ Newhouse, and both he and Day uploaded the shot to their Facebook accounts.. ...Read Full Story

Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine Taking Break From Social Media To Focus On Band’s New Album

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This past November, Dave Mustaine shared a short teaser clip of new Megadeth music — and he’s been giving small updates on the band’s progress (though a targeted release date of their new album hasn’t been determined.) Now Mustaine revealed he’s taking a social media break to focus on the band’s follow-up to their 2016 album Dystopia, which brought them their first Grammy award.. ...Read Full Story

Puddle Of Mudd To Release New Album In 2019

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Puddle of Mudd frontman Wes Scantlin last released an album a decade ago, but that’s about to change, and he says a new record will be here soon. Scantlin confirmed the news, stating, “We’re coming out with a new record and it’s really badass. We worked our butt off on it, and I can’t wait to get it out. Coming soon.” Volume 4: Songs in the Key of Love and Hate, Puddle of Mudd’s last full length effort containing original material, was released in 2009. . ...Read Full Story

Paul McCartney’s Teams With Emma Stone In Anti-Bullying Video For ‘Who Cares’

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Paul McCartney has released a video for his song “Who Cares,” taken from latest album Egypt Station. In the six-minute clip, McCartney plays the role of Dr. Lorenz, a behavioral hypnotist and meteorologist who tries to help actress Emma Stone with personal problems relating to being bullied. The film was created in association with non-profit organization Creative Visions, who launched the #WhoCaresIDo hashtag as part of their message.. ...Read Full Story

In Flames Reveal 2019 Tour Plans

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Just days after announcing a late February + March 2019 tour, the group In Flames has announced another short run preceding those dates. In Flames will headline, sharing stages with All That Remains and All Hail the Yeti, on a tour launching Feb. 12 in Houston and continues through March 7 in Pontiac, Mich., which will overlap the band’s other recently announced tour.. ...Read Full Story

Alice In Chains Announce Film Project “Black Antenna”

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Alice In Chains announced that their latest album, Rainier Fog, will not become a film project. The film Black Antenna will use the 10 tracks from the disc as a backdrop for a 90-minute sci-fi epic, produced and directed by filmmaker Adam Mason. The work will be released early next year in episodes, with each one of the 10 segments soundtracked by a tune from Rainier Fog.. ...Read Full Story

Greta Van Fleet Planning On New Music In 2019

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Greta Van Fleet are planning to work on a new album for 2019. Bassist Sam Kiszka revealed the band’s 2019 plans in an interview, saying, “A lot more writing, getting some stuff recorded and start working on the next thing.” Drummer Danny Wagner added when asked if 2019 included new music, “Oh yeah, absolutely. I’ll quit if we don’t,” and frontman Josh Kiszka said, “We’ll all quit; we’re parting ways if we don’t release new music.”. ...Read Full Story

Godsmack Announce 2019 Headlining Tour With Volbeat

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Godsmack just announced their 2019 North American headlining tour, with Volbeat serving as their supporting act. The 2019 tour will kick off in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena on April 16 and wrap up on June 11 in Quebec at the Videotron Centre. Tickets are currently scheduled to go on sale at a date to be determined, sometime this month. . ...Read Full Story

Breaking Benjamin Announce 2019 North American Tour Along With Skillet, Asking Alexandria And Others

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Breaking Benjamin will be wrapping up their co-headlining arena tour with Five Finger Death Punch this week, but they’ve already announcing their next trek. The band will begin a headlining arena tour next spring throughout North America, starting March 15 in Saginaw, Michigan until the middle of April, where it will wrap up in Kennewick, Washington.. ...Read Full Story

Kid Rock Pays Off $81,000 Worth Of Layaways At Nashville Walmart

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Kid Rock got into the holiday spirit, and following in the footsteps by others this season, is paying off a number of layaway accounts at a Nashville Walmart.  The rocker recently announced he was inspired by similar actions of filmmaker Tyler Perry. Born Robert James Ritchie, Kid Rock paid $81,000 to clear 350 layaway accounts, Tom Meyer, the manager of the store, said on Saturday.  Rock also tweeted about it, thanking Perry for the idea, saying: “@tylerperry Great idea! I followed your lead and paid off the layaway at my local Walmart in Nashville.  Merry Christmas and God Bless You!” . ...Read Full Story

Nikki Sixx Planning ‘Trilogy Project’ For 2019

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Nikki Sixx has three projects in the works for 2019, which will be the first new music from him since 2016, when he released two albums with his band Sixx: AM. Sixx made the announcement on Instagram, saying “Officially start working on a new album tomorrow as part of my trilogy project for 2019. Very excited to be working with a handful of different producers and artists to pull the vision that’s been haunting me together.”. ...Read Full Story

Queens Of The Stone Age Announce Christmas Single

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Queens of the Stone Age have announced plans to offer up a new Christmas single just in time for the holidays. The two-track single features Josh Homme, Dean Fertita and Australian blues songwriter C.W. Stoneking covering “Silent Night” on the A-side, while the B-side finds Homme and the Distillers’ Brody Dalle reading “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” with “their three little elves” (a.k.a. their children).. ...Read Full Story

Motley Crüe’s Biopic ‘The Dirt’ Set To Premiere In March 2019

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The release date for Motley Crüe‘s biopic The Dirt has been confirmed for March 2018. Crue’s frontman Vince Neil shared news of when fans could expect to see The Dirt on Twitter. “Wow!!! Just left Netflix offices,” he wrote. “Just saw The Dirt movie!! F_in’ awesome!! Can’t wait for everyone to see it! Released March 22!! Yea!!!” Netflix representatives have confirmed the release date.. ...Read Full Story

“Faith No More” Confirm They Are Working On New Music

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According to keyboardist Roddy Bottum in a new interview, Faith No More have been working on new music. Despite the difficulties making their comeback record, 2015’s Sol Invictus, Bottum said “It felt really good and it was a really great exercise in taking us and our inner family sort of like creative process to the next level. It was a place that we kind of needed to go to make Sol Invictus. We had spent a lot of time sort of coming back together and getting to know each other again and making music again and playing old songs…”. ...Read Full Story

Dead and Company Announce 2019 U.S. Tour

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The Grateful Dead offshoot band Dead & Company, featuring three of the band’s four surviving members — as well as John Mayer — will be hitting the road next summer. The group announced plans to play 19 shows at amphitheaters and stadiums in 14 U.S. cities, starting on May 31 with the first of two nights at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, concluding with two nights at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado on July 5 and 6.. ...Read Full Story

Def Leppard Debuts Video For Their Cover Of Depeche Mode’s ‘Personal Jesus’

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Def Leppard have premiered the official video for their cover of Depeche Mode’s ‘Personal Jesus’. The black-and-white video combines footage of Rick Savage, Rick Allen, Phil Collen, Vivian Campbell and Joe Elliott performing the track. The band’s cover of ‘Personal Jesus’ appears on their new greatest hits compilation ‘The Story So Far – The Best Of’, which is set to be released on Friday, November 30th. For collectors, the first pressing vinyl copies of ‘The Story So Far’ feature an exclusive 7” single of ‘Personal Jesus’ and ‘We All Need Christmas.’  You can view the video for ‘Personal Jesus’ in the link below.. ...Read Full Story

Metallica To Release ‘Helping Hands’ Live Acoustic Benefit Album

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Metallica will be releasing a live acoustic album, taken from their recent concert to benefit their “All Within My Hands Foundation.” The limited release of the two-LP Helping Hands … Live & Acoustic at the Masonic will arrive Feb. 9, with all of the band’s proceeds going to the organization. The band is taking pre-orders at its web store, with the album available on digital and streaming platforms on the same release date. A press release notes that the money received from sales of Helping Hands will be used to “fight hunger and to assist in creating sustainable communities through workforce education.”. ...Read Full Story