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
