Songs of Experience, the 14th studio album from U2, will be released December 1st. Accompanying the announcement of the Songs of Experience release, it was confirmed that U2’s eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour will begin in North America in May 2018. The tour will kick off on Wednesday, May 2nd 2018 in Tulsa at the BOK Center.. ...Read Full Story
Joe Satriani’s brand new track Thunder High On The Mountain was released off his upcoming album What Happens Next, which will launch on January 12 via Sony/Legacy. The guitar virtuoso is joined on the record by his Chickenfoot bandmate and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith along with Black Country Communion’s Glenn Hughes.. ...Read Full Story
Evanescence songstress Amy Lee has scored a legal victory. The 35-year-old lead singer was awarded more than a million dollars in her arbitration case against a former management firm, but according to reports most of the money will go toward her legal costs. . ...Read Full Story
SLIPKNOT has “seven or eight” full songs written for its next studio album, Shawn “The Clown” Crahan has revealed. SLIPKNOT’s touring cycle in support of 2014’s “.5: The Gray Chapter”, ended in November. That album was released following a six-year hiatus during which founding SLIPKNOT bassist Paul Gray died and drummer Joey Jordison was let go.. ...Read Full Story
Courtney Love and daughter Frances Bean Cobain are in the midst of a legal battle against the release of photos of Kurt Cobain’s body following his death. Journalist and conspiracy theorist Richard Lee has spent the last 23 years attempting to prove that Cobain was murdered. Official court documents detail Love and her daughter’s battle to prevent Lee’s attempts to have police photos from the scene of the singer’s death released to the public.. ...Read Full Story
Bryan Adams is set to make his return to Australia in 2018. He announced some regional headline shows as well as two special “A Day On The Green Performances.” Tickets for all shows go on sale on Friday November 10th.. ...Read Full Story
Linkin Park performed an emotional tribute concert celebrating the life of lead singer Chester Bennington, who died this year at age 41. Blink-182, Alanis Morissette, Avenged Sevenfold, No Doubt, Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley and more performed at the emotional tribute show held at the Hollywood Bowl on October 27th.. ...Read Full Story
Metallica led the audience in Manchester through a rendition of local band Oasis’ “Don’t Look Back In Anger” during a concert in the city on Oct. 28. You can watch the video, which shows guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo playing for the crowd. The show took place at the Manchester Arena, where a terrorist attack killed 23 and injured 250 others during an Ariana Grande concert in May.. ...Read Full Story
Guitarist Michael Derks of GWAR has revealed he’s battling a rare form of bone marrow cancer called myelofibrosis. In a statement, Derks shares that he went to the hospital for “extreme fatigue and weakness” this summer while on Warped Tour and was treated for severe anemia. After extensive testing, doctors diagnosed him with the life-threatening disease.. ...Read Full Story
A brand new three-disc box set based on Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan, titled The Voice of Deep Purple: The Gillan Years, will be released next month. The collection includes the 1990 solo album Naked Thunder, the Ian Gillan Band’s 1977 LP Scarabus and 1988’s Accidentally on Purpose, which features Deep Purple bandmate Roger Glover. The Voice of Deep Purple: The Gillan Years will be released on November 17.. ...Read Full Story
The inaugural Loudwire Music Awards concert and ceremony took place at the Novo Theater in downtown Los Angeles October 24. The Loudwire Music Awards brought together the rock and metal communities for a historic night of loud rock ‘n’ roll. . ...Read Full Story
In 1971 John Lennon traded a rare, autographed copy of The Beatles Yesterday And Today compilation record for the infamous Yellow Matter Custard bootleg, a fan-taped reel-to-reel collection of early-Beatles radio performances that had never been commercially released. Now, Lennon’s personal copy of Yesterday And Today is expected to fetch nearly a quarter-million dollars at auction.. ...Read Full Story
Metallica will perform at a fundraiser concert to assist families impacted by the fires in Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake and other North Bay counties. The Band Together Bay Area Benefit Concert is scheduled for Nov. 9 at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Other acts on the bill include Dave Matthews and G-Eazy.. ...Read Full Story
A new Roy Orbison tour is set to kick off in the U.K. next year with a hologram of the star. The tour will feature a full live band including the London Philharmonic on some dates. The tour kicks off at Cardiff Motorpoint Arena on April 8 and will make stops in Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Nottingham, Liverpool, London, and Bournemouth.. ...Read Full Story
Judas Priest have revealed that their new studio album will be titled Firepower and will launch next year. Rob Halford and the band have announced a run of North American dates for next year and a planned world tour. They’ll be joined on the road by Saxon and Black Star Riders.. ...Read Full Story
AC/DC producer and The Easybeats’ star George Young has died at the age of 70. Born in Scotland and then emigrating to Australia with his family when he was a child, George was the eldest brother of Australian rock legends Malcolm and Angus Young. He shot to fame in the ’60s as a guitarist for the Sydney-based rock band The Easybeats.. ...Read Full Story
Daisy Berkowitz, real name Scott Putesky and best known as the founding guitarist of Marilyn Mason, died after a 4 year battle with stage four colon cancer. Putesky revealed he was diagnosed with cancer back in 2013. He was 49.. ...Read Full Story
Evanescence have released a video for their new track Imperfection. It will appear on the band’s upcoming album Synthesis which will feature reworkings of some of their best-loved songs, with Imperfection one of two new tracks included. The follow-up to Evanescence’s self-titled 2011 record will launch on November 17th.. ...Read Full Story
Whitesnake have announced that they’ll release a new book titled The Purple Tour in December. The Purple Book will be available in two versions, including a fully signed and numbered Signature Edition. The band launched The Purple Album in 2015, which was followed by an extensive tour, which will be documented in the new book. In addition, Whitesnake will release The Purple Tour Live on November 24.. ...Read Full Story
Europe have released a stream of their new track The Siege. It’s the latest material taken from the band’s upcoming album Walk The Earth and follows a video which launched earlier this month. The follow-up to their 2015’s War of Kings will launch tomorrow.. ...Read Full Story
Guns N’ Roses leads in ticket sales data reported with box-office grosses from nineteen shows during the summer 2017 European leg of the band’s “Not In This Lifetime” tour. The group added $112 million in sold ticket revenue to the trek’s overall gross since touring began in April 2016.. ...Read Full Story
Ramones‘ third studio album, Rocket To Russia, is to celebrate its 40-year anniversary with two versions. Rocket To Russia: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition will contain two different mixes of the album: a remastered version of the original and a new 40th Anniversary Tracking Mix by original Rocket To Russia engineer/mixer Ed Stasium. The collection also includes a number of unreleased studio recordings, plus a previously unissued recording of the band’s 1977 concert in Glasgow.. ...Read Full Story
ZZ Top have postponed the remaining dates of their 2017 Tonnage Tour as bassist Dusty Hill takes time off on doctor’s orders to take care of a health issue. Hill is “addressing a tummy ailment and is following a directive to lay low for the next few weeks,” says the band across their social media sites. The Texas trio plan to reschedule the affected dates immediately and will update fans with information when it is available.. ...Read Full Story
Nikki Sixx and SIXX:A.M. announced that the 10th Anniversary editions of ‘The Heroin Diaries’ Memoir and Soundtrack Album will be re-released. To commemorate more than a decade of sobriety, Sixx announced tenth-anniversary editions of the book and album in multiple formats, including digital LP, CD, CD/DVD and special edition vinyl, and graphic novel.. ...Read Full Story
Robert Plant has has once again shot down the possibility of a Led Zeppelin reunion, explaining that “you can’t ever really go back.” Led Zeppelin hasn’t performed together in almost a decade, having last played London’s O2 Arena in December 2007.. ...Read Full Story
Bob Seger’s new album I Knew You When is scheduled to arrive in stores next month. Now the veteran rocker has revealed some of the details surrounding the new LP, including a complete track listing for the regular and deluxe editions. I Knew You When will be released Nov. 17 release and is available to pre-order now. This album will be Seger’s 18th studio release.. ...Read Full Story
Former Cinderella frontman Tom Keifer was rushed to the hospital Saturday after apparently succumbing to heat exhaustion and severe dehydration prior to a solo show in western Pennsylvania. In a later statement it was revealed that Keifer is recovering and should be able to return to the road shortly. Doctors confirmed that he was in stable condition and Keifer after being given fluids. Keifer plans to return to his performance schedule later in the week.. ...Read Full Story
Linkin Park have shared their episode of the Carpool Karaoke series that was filmed just six days before Chester Bennington took his own life. Linkin Park’s Carpool Karaoke episode is part of the Apple Music series rather than the late night staple with James Corden. Comedian Ken Jeong hosts the clip, which shows Bennington in the driver’s seat. Jeong sits on the passenger side while Linkin Park rapper Mike Shinoda and DJ Joe Hahn in the back.. ...Read Full Story
Former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach is talking about plans for a follow up album to his 2014 release, “Give ‘Em Hell.” Bach says his new album will be less guitar-driven and more vocal. Bach also added that he is “not far at all” into the production for his next album and is “just starting to record demos.”. ...Read Full Story
The members of Foreigner plan to celebrate the band’s 40th anniversary by premiering a new stage musical, set to debut sometime in 2018. The show, titled Juke Box Hero, was announced by Foreigner founder Mick Jones, and stated that the show will open in Canada. He also announced the scheduling of some new Canadian dates on the band’s 40th anniversary tour.. ...Read Full Story
Status Quo announced that they’ll be cutting back their touring activities throughout 2018. They only plan to play a select few summer shows and festivals in 2018, with no traditional winter European tour or Christmas shows in the UK. . ...Read Full Story
Marilyn Manson and Johnny Depp appear in the new not-safe-for-work video for “Say10.” The song appears on Manson’s new album, Heaven Upside Down. Manson’s Heaven Upside Down marks his first album since 2015’s The Pale Emperor. Manson was scheduled to tour North American this month in support of Heaven Upside Down, but was forced to cancel some shows after suffering an on-stage injury.. ...Read Full Story
Richie Sambora definitely isn’t ruling out a reunion with Bon Jovi — if the New Jersey rockers finally win a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. After the band earned their first nomination for the honor since 2011, the 58-year-old guitarist said he would play with former songwriting partner Jon Bon Jovi and the rest of the band at the induction ceremony in April. . ...Read Full Story
Legendary rock band The Who have released a video featuring a live version of their classic 1969 hit Pinball Wizard. The band shot video in April this year, taken from the upcoming DVD release Tommy – Live At The Royal Albert Hall.. ...Read Full Story
MEGADETH has released a teaser clip for the video for their new song “Post American World.’ The full clip, which was filmed in late April, will make its online debut soon. “Post American World” is taken from MEGADETH’s latest album, “Dystopia”, which came out in January.. ...Read Full Story
Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age and more performed at the Cal Jam 17 fest, which paid tribute to the Las Vegas shooting victims and Tom Petty. The Foo Fighters organized the Cal Jam fest in San Bernardino, California which gathered an impressive lineup of 19 forward-leaning rock acts, including Cage the Elephant, the Kills, Royal Blood and Liam Gallagher. . ...Read Full Story
In a statement released by the band on Twitter, German legends The Scorpions have cancelled the remaining five dates of their US tour after singer Klaus Meine was diagnosed with laryngitis. It is unclear if the cancelled shows, also featuring Megadeath, will be rescheduled. The band are still scheduled to start a Russian tour on October 28 before heading to Europe.. ...Read Full Story
Black Sabbath has announced the release date for “The End” concert video. They will release the audio and video on Nov. 17th. They performed the two farewell shows from which The End was taken this past February at the Genting Arena in their hometown of Birmingham, England. The End is directed by Dick Carruthers. . ...Read Full Story
On Friday, October 6th, The Scorpions were to be honored by the Los Angeles City Council in a presentation at the Van Nuys City Hall. This presentation has been canceled due to “illness in the band.” The group were scheduled to be honored for “fifty-two years of excellence in rock ‘n’ roll and said October 6th would be declared “Scorpions Day” in the city of Los Angeles in honor of the German hard rock veterans.. ...Read Full Story
A capacity crowd of 960 people watched Bruce Springsteen’s debut performance of “Springsteen on Broadway” on Tuesday night. The two-hour evening began as Springsteen dedicated the show to his friend Tom Petty and sent out prayers to the late singer’s family and to the Heartbreakers. . ...Read Full Story
Radiohead, Kate Bush, Rage Against The Machine and Depeche Mode are among the music legends leading the nominations for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2018. Joining them are Bon Jovi, Judas Priest, the Cars, Dire Straits, Eurythmics, J. Geils Band, LL Cool J, MC5, the Meters, the Moody Blues, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, Nina Simone, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Link Wray and the Zombies. . ...Read Full Story
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Swedish rockers Europe have released a video for Walk The Earth. The song is the title track to the bands upcoming album which is set to be released on October 20. The upcoming album is the follow-up to 2015’s War of Kings. Europe will join Deep Purple for their UK arena tour later in the year, alongside opening act Cats In Space.. ...Read Full Story
Steven Tyler has offered a health update days after Aerosmith canceled the four remaining shows on their South American tour. In a statement Monday, Tyler downplayed any major health woes. “Sorry to have cut the tour short but I had to have a procedure that only my doc in the States could perform.” Aerosmith currently have no tour dates scheduled.. ...Read Full Story
Rock star Tom Petty, died Monday in California, said Petty’s manager on behalf of the family. Petty was 66. The rock legend suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu early Monday and was taken to UCLA Medical Center, according to Tony Dimitriades, longtime manager of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Petty could not be revived and died at 8:40 p.m. PT surrounded by his family, friends and bandmates. . ...Read Full Story
After suffering injuries following a mid-concert accident in New York on October 1st, rocker Marilyn Manson will be taking some time off while he recuperates at home in Los Angeles. Nine of Manson’s upcoming concerts between Oct. 2 and Oct. 14 have been canceled, according to a rep. Manson intends to reschedule these performances at a later date, though nothing specific has been announced. Manson suffered injuries after a large stage prop fell onto him roughly one hour into his performance at Hammerstein Ballroom over the weekend.. ...Read Full Story
Billy Joel performed another show as part of his long-running residency at Madison Square Garden Saturday night (Sept. 30), and he brought a couple of friends along. Paul Simon and Miley Cyrus performed together with Joel at Madison Square Garden on Sept. 30, 2017 in New York City. Saturday night marked the 45th show of Joel’s MSG residency in which he performs monthly. . ...Read Full Story
Yes have announced that they’ll release a new live album later this year. The new album, titled Topographic Drama: Live Across America, was recorded across 12 dates on the band’s US tour in February . The album will hit shelves on November 24.. ...Read Full Story
Boy George, Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx and Canadian singer Alessia Cara have been signed onto the Canadian TV talent search “The Launch” as mentors. The Launch is a six-part talent search series that sees unsigned musicians battle to create the next chart-topping song, and is being shot in Toronto.. ...Read Full Story
As Bruce Dickinson’s autobiography What Does This Button Do? is prepared to be released, the Iron Maiden singer announced a U.S. book tour as well. The 448-page book will be released in the U.S. on Oct. 31 and the U.S. book tour will make 7 stops for appearances and signings.. ...Read Full Story
Joe Satriani has released Energy, the first single from his new album What Happens Next. Satriani has also announced his upcoming tour plans for G3, which will feature him alongside Dream Theater’s John Petrucci and Def Leppard’s Phil Collen.. ...Read Full Story
Glenn Hughes gave fans an update on his health after he was forced to cut his recent show in New Zealand, short. During the show, Hughes was helped off stage and kept in hospital overnight for observation. Hughes now says dehydration was to blame, and stated that the tour will continue.. ...Read Full Story
The rock band Aerosmith announced on Tuesday it would cancel the remaining four dates of its South American leg due to frontman Steven Tyler’s “unexpected medical issues.” The exact cause of Tyler’s medical issues was not disclosed, but the singer reassured fans in a statement that his condition was not serious.. ...Read Full Story
Gene Simmons has shut down speculation that original guitarist Ace Frehley could return to Kiss. Asked directly about the chances of a return, Simmons told The Cassius Morrow Show, “That’s not gonna happen. Ace has been in and out of the band three different times. That’s enough.”. ...Read Full Story
Former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher announced he and his band High Flying Birds will release their 3rd new LP, Who Built the Moon,? on November 24. Gallagher also revealed his 2018 North American tour dates, beginning February 9th in Detroit and concluding March 12th at Los Angeles’ Orpheum.. ...Read Full Story
Michael Sweet of Christian rock band Stryper had some stern words for the NFL players who decided to kneel during the National Anthem. He posted to his Facebook page:. ...Read Full Story
Foo Fighter’s latest ‘Concrete And Gold’ has been named the number one album on the Billboard 200 chart with 127,000 album units sold last week. This is the Foo Fighters’ first album to hit number one since their 2011 Wasting Light, though they’ve had a total of eight albums in the top ten.. ...Read Full Story
Dave Matthews Band performed at ‘A Concert for Charlottesville,’ at Scott Stadium at the University of Virginia, and brought out Susan Bro to join him. Bro is the mother of Heather Heyer, the 32-year-old local woman killed while protesting in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia.. ...Read Full Story
Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Cheap Trick have announced their new holiday album, “Christmas Christmas” will be released on October 20 on Big Machine Records. This will mark the rock band’s first holiday themed album, and it is the follow-up to their 18th studio album We’re All Alright, that was released this past June.. ...Read Full Story
