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- ‘The Real Enuff Z’Nuff’ feat. Donnie Vie release single “Strangers In My Head” with Chip Z’Nuff on bass
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- Metallica Join Multi-Million Dollar Venture to Buy Song Catalogues and Other IP
It would appear that Metallica are getting into the potentially very-profitable business of owning other artists’ catalogs. From Variety: “Metallica and longtime co-manager Cliff Burnstein are among the parties involved in an intellectual-property acquisition venture that is being headed up by former longtime Morgan Stanley investment banker Paul Donahue, two sources close to the situation confirm to Variety.“The source […]
- Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea Shares His Wrestling Video In Which He’s Jumping Over Other Guy
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ legendary bass guitarist Flea showed off his wrestling skills by sharing a throwback video on his official Instagram account and managed to impress his followers. While being a perfect musician, Flea is also a talented actor who played in movies like Psyhco, Baby Driver, and lastly, Queen & Slim. However, Flea […]
- It Seems Like Kerry King’s Casual Life After Retirement Of Slayer Is Really Boring
Slayer guitarist Kerry King’s wife, Ayesha King, took to her official Instagram account to show how Kerry is spending his free time during his retirement and made everybody smile. After the farewell tour of Slayer in 2018, Kerry King is still living in a retirement life and didn’t make any project after Slayer. Lastly, Kerry […]
- Mötley Crüe Family Still Feel Upset About The Loss Of Vince Neil’s Terrier
Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil‘s girlfriend Rain Hannah posted a new photo of their recently deceased dog, Cali Neil, to celebrate her birthday and Mötley Crüe family was there to give support. As you might recall, Mötley Crüe vocalist Vince Neil and his girlfriend Rain Hannah shared the devastating news of their dog Cali Neil’s […]
- ICED EARTH’s JON SCHAFFER Says COVID-19 Is ‘A Psychological Warfare Campaign More Than It Is A Serious Pandemic’
ICED EARTH leader Jon Schaffer has voiced his controversial views on the coronavirus crisis, claiming that COVID-19 is “a psychological warfare campaign on the people more than it is a serious pandemic.” Schaffer, who raised eyebrows in 2009 when he initially launched his SONS OF LIBERTY project via an appearance on a radio show hosted […]
- The End Of Dormancy – VOIVOD
VOIVOD is quite simply one of a kind. The sci-fi obsessed Canadian band has returned with a three-track, 12-inch vinyl and digital EP titled “The End Of Dormancy”, following 2018’s Juno Award-winning album “The Wake”. The new release is built around a revisioning of “The End Of Dormancy”, a song that originally appeared on “The […]
- AEROSMITH’s 50th-Anniversary Concert Postponed To 2021
AEROSMITH’s previously announced 50th-anniversary concert, which was originally scheduled for September 14 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, has been postponed to next year. “Out of an abundance of love and caution our 50th Anniversary Fenway show is being rescheduled to 14th September 2021,” the band said in a statement. “It’s better to look ahead […]
- SEVENDUST’s LAJON WITHERSPOON Says Covering SOUNDGARDEN’s ‘The Day I Tried To Live’ Was A ‘Very Magical’ Experience
SEVENDUST singer Lajon Witherspoon spoke to Terrie Carr of the Morristown, New Jersey radio station 105.5 WDHA about the band’s decision to cover the SOUNDGARDEN classic “The Day I Tried To Live”. The song, which arrived last month, is the first piece of new music from SEVENDUST since 2018’s critically acclaimed “All I See Is […]
- Eddie Vedder Makes Incredible ‘Trick Shot’ for ALS Challenge
Surf's up, batter's up! Continue reading…
- Avatar Debut New Song + Video, “Colossus”
Avatar have debuted “Colossus,” the third single (after “Silence in the Age of Apes” and “Sick Dreams”) from their forthcoming album, Hunter Gatherer. I’m writing this at 3:45 p.m. EDT, and the video goes live at 4 p.m. EDT, which is to say, I haven’t actually heard the darn thing yet. But let’s assume if […]
- ROB HALFORD, GEEZER BUTLER, DAVE GROHL, Others Pay Tribute To RONNIE JAMES DIO On What Would Have Been His 78th Birthday
The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, founded in memory of the late rock legend, will commemorate what would have been Dio’s 78th birthday on July 10 with a video in which rock music celebrities talk about what Ronnie and his music has meant to them. Dio lost his months-long battle with […]
- BRIAN MAY Says ‘There Is A Chance’ His Collaboration With TONY IOMMI Will See Light Of Day
QUEEN guitarist Brian May has told Guitar World in a new interview that there is still “a chance” that his much-rumored collaboration with BLACK SABBATH’s Tony Iommi will see the light of day. “We do more talking than anything else, but we do a lot of talking,” Brian said. “He is really my dearest friend […]
- Alice Cooper Recalls The Time He Thought Everybody Was Dead Except Him
During the recent interview with Metal Hammer, Alice Cooper revealed the worst drug experience of his life and mentioned the time he thought that everybody was dead beside him. In the conversation, Alice recalled the time he was in the part in Detroit and explained how it felt like to wake up after taking lots […]
- Touring Is Not Gonna Happen For At Least A Year, Guns N’ Roses Guitarist Slash’s GF Says
Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash‘s girlfriend, Meegan Hodges posted a photo of Slash on Instagram taken in a previous show in Paris and revealed that touring of the band wasn’t possible another year. As you might recall, the legendary band Guns N’ Roses was getting ready for their 2020 tour which consisted of 44 shows […]
- Dee Snider To The People Who Refuse Wearing Mask: “You’ll Kill Us With Your Covid Breath!”
Twisted Sister legend Dee Snider shared his opinion about the people who don’t wear masks even though the danger of the coronavirus and criticized them harshly via using his official Twitter account. Right now, the United States of America has the most seen cases of coronavirus with over 3M total cases and 130K deaths. Currently, […]
- 7 Musicians Who Died Before Releasing Their Masterpiece
RIP and thank you. Continue reading…
- GENE SIMMONS And PAUL STANLEY’s ROCK & BREWS In Maui Closes Doors For Good
Rock & Brews, the family-friendly restaurant brand co-founded by KISS leaders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, has closed its location in the beach-side community of Paia on Maui, Hawaii permanently after the COVID-19 pandemic effectively killed the tourist market. Rock & Brews CEO Adam Goldberg told The Maui News that the decision to close for […]
- ALICE COOPER: ‘2021 Is Gonna Be Like A Tidal Wave Of Music’
In a brand new interview with Riki Rachtman for Rock For Relief, legendary rocker Alice Cooper spoke about when fans might be able to see him and his backing band perform live again. He said: “We had a show that was gonna be on Halloween in Mexico City — big outdoor show. And now that’s […]
- Paris Jackson Pays Respect To Jimmy Page While Playing Her New Acoustic Song
Michael Jackson‘s musician daughter Paris Jackson posted several videos via Instagram stories playing an unheard song of her and showing the Jimmy Page poster on her bedroom wall. The King of Pop Michael Jackson’s activist and musician daughter Paris Jackson has recently released the new album of her band, The Soundflowers, which was founded by […]
- Avatar Deliver Dystopian Nightmare With ‘Colossus’ Video
Complete the task at hand … or else. Continue reading…
- Watch AVATAR’s Music Video For New Single ‘Colossus’
Swedish metallers AVATAR have released the official music for a new song called “Colossus”, which serves as the third single from their eighth full-length, “Hunter Gatherer”, due out August 7 via Entertainment One (eOne). Unsettling electronic instrumentation sets the tone as Johannes Eckerström provides the introduction to the track, from which the band bursts into […]
- Ozzy, Sharon + Jack Osbourne to Star in Paranormal TV Series
'The Osbournes Want to Believe' debuts Aug. 2 on Travel Channel. Continue reading…
- Stone Sour Share Rough Demo of Old B-Side
Even big rock and metal bands we think of as holier than thou — such as those featuring the Single Most Important Person in Metal, Corey Taylor — make rough demos of songs that don’t sound all polished and gussied up. With that in mind, it’s fun to listen to this Stone Sour demo that […]
- THE ROLLING STONES: ‘Goats Head Soup’ Reissue To Include Previously Unreleased Studio And Live Material
Another prized jewel in THE ROLLING STONES’ unmatched catalog will be restored to its full glory and more with the September 4 multi-format release of their 1973 classic “Goats Head Soup”. The album will be available in multiple configurations, including four-disc CD and vinyl box set editions, with a treasure trove of unreleased studio and […]
- Video: Former Death Members Gene Hoglan, Steve Di Giorgio, and Bobby Koelble Perform “Overactive Imagination”
Former Death/ ongoing Death to All members Gene Hoglan (drums), Steve Di Giorgio (bass), and Bobby Koelble have released a new quarantine cover of “Overactive Imagination,” from 1992’s Individual Thought Patterns. As on many of the DTA tours, Max Phelps (Exist, ex-Cynic) fills in for the late, great Chuck Schuldiner. They sound great, but it’s […]
- Living Colour’s Corey Glover on BLM Uprising: “We’ve Been Talking About This Stuff for a Very Long Time”
Living Colour frontman Corey Glover was our recent guest on The Quarantinecast, and we spoke at length about the recent uprising against racial injustice in America, as well as the current spike in coronavirus infection rates, and the connection between those two issues in how so many continue to deny the severity of the problem. […]
- Linkin Park Singer Mike Shinoda Remembers The Grossest Part of Hollywood
Mike Shinoda, the talented vocalist of Linkin Park, recalled the band’s first times in Hollywood, when they saw the grossest part of the place, and shared his thoughts on their hit song ‘In The End‘ which reached 1 billion views on YouTube lately. On the recent interview made by Rock Sound, Shinoda remembered the terrible […]
- John Petrucci Explains How Reunion with Mike Portnoy for Solo Album Came to Be
Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci’s upcoming second solo album, Terminal Velocity, was already highly anticipated simply because it’s been 15 dang years since his first one came out, and Suspended Animation was (and still is) very much loved by fans. But the announcement that his former bandmate Mike Portnoy plays drums on the thing ratcheted […]
- KILLSWITCH ENGAGE’s JESSE LEACH Says It Was ‘All Quiet’ In Metal Community Following GEORGE FLOYD’s Death
As part of HardDrive Radio’s latest “Roundtable”, MACHINE HEAD’s Robb Flynn and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE’s Jesse Leach joined Lou Brutus to talk about what they’ve been up to during quarantine and their thoughts on the current state of politics in the U.S., as well as their collaboration on MACHINE HEAD’s latest single, “Stop The Bleeding”. The […]
- Listen: The Black Dahlia Murder’s Trevor Strnad Guests on Undeath’s “Lesions of a Different Kind”
Tasty riffs, magnetic hooks, monstrous vocals, and general vibe that just feels goddamn nefarious… sounds like I could be describing The Black Dahlia Murder, don’t it? And I could be! But I’m not!! I’m actually describing Undeath, Prosthetic Records’ latest signees. TBDM frontman Trevor Strnad guests on the title track from their forthcoming full-length debut, […]
- Watch ALICE IN CHAINS’ JERRY CANTRELL On ‘Icons’, Streaming Now On GIBSON TV
Gibson TV, the iconic, American-made guitar maker’s first-ever, award-winning, worldwide online network, features original series from the world’s best storytellers. Gibson TV has premiered the third episode of the new series titled “Icons”, a longform interview series featuring some of the most iconic artists, producers and music business pioneers in the world. In the new […]
- RON KEEL, VINNY APPICE And RUDY SARZO Cover BLACK SABBATH’s ‘Die Young’: Official Music Video
The official music video for the song “Die Young” from EMERALD SABBATH, the ambitious epic rock and classical music tribute to BLACK SABBATH, can be seen below. Founded and produced by Michael Suilleabhain, an Irish nuclear construction safety inspector, EMERALD SABBATH’s “Ninth Star” disc features 10 former members of BLACK SABBATH, The English Chamber Choir […]
- METALLICA’s ‘The Shortest Straw’ Covered By CHRIS KAEL, MIKE PORTNOY, PHIL DEMMEL And DOC COYLE (Video)
Chris Kael (FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH) recently teamed up with Chris Ojeda (BYZANTINE), Doc Coyle (BAD WOLVES), Phil Demmel (VIO-LENCE, MACHINE HEAD) and Mike Portnoy (SONS OF APOLLO, ex-DREAM THEATER) to record a quarantine cover version of METALLICA’s “The Shortest Straw”. Kael uploaded video of the performance to his YouTube channel, writing in an accompanying […]
- Taylor Momsen: The Pretty Reckless’ New Album Is Coming in 2021
'Death By Rock and Roll' will be out next year. Continue reading…
- Why Metallica Open Their Concerts With ‘The Ecstasy of Gold’
The man who made it all happen, Jonny Z, tells Loudwire how it all happened. Continue reading…
- Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler Praises Bobbie Gentry Over A The Beatles Cover
Mark Knopfler, the frontman of the band Dire Straits, praised one of the woman leading figures of the music industry, Bobbie Gentry, on his recent conversation with SiriusXM Radio. Bobbie Lee Gentry, who is known as one of the first female artists to compose her own music and to become excessively successful in the country […]
- Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale Says ‘We’d Lose Our Minds’ While Addressing The New Normal Of Music World
In an interview for ‘Alternative Press’, Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale talked about how busy she had been during the self-quarantine days which prevented her to go insane. As a result of the global pandemic of coronavirus, many events, concerts, and festivals were either postponed or canceled. Therefore, many musicians had to be separated from their […]
- Tom Morello Shares Racist Experiences With Police, the KKK + Fans
'Racism in this country is as American as apple pie and baseball,' says Morello. Continue reading…
- Tommy Lee Announces The Release Date Of His Collaboration Song With Post Malone
The founding member of Mötley Crüe and Methods of Mayhem, Tommy Lee announced on his Instagram account that his new collaboration with Post Malone is coming out on July 10. Lee continued to make new songs in his solo career under the rap-metal genre, which he switched to with his second band, and recently he shared […]
- Today in Rock History – July 9
1967, On a tour supporting The Monkees, The Jimi Hendrix Experience appear at the Convention Hall, Miami, Florida. After it becomes plainly apparent that the group is not suited to teenybopper audiences, the tour’s promoter Dick Clark and Hendrix’s manager Chas Chandler concoct a story saying that the conservative Daughters of the American Revolution group […]
- Badflower Announce Streaming Festival With Dead Sara + Bones UK
Get ready for S.H.I.T. Fest. Continue reading…
- That Time Philip Anselmo Sang for Alice in Chains
Watch Anselmo sing 'Would?' while Duff McKagan plays rhythm guitar. Continue reading…
- BLACK STONE CHERRY And MONSTER TRUCK Join Forces on New Single ‘Love Become Law’
Back in mid-May, as the COVID-19 pandemic was spreading throughout the world and as many of us were deep in lockdown, Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY and Canadian hard-rocking juggernauts MONSTER TRUCK decided that distance wasn’t going to stop them from creating something beautiful for a good cause. Following BLACK STONE CHERRY’s YouTube series the […]
- Rolling Stones Singer Mick Jagger’s Daughter Continues To Emphasize The Importance Of Equality
The Rolling Stones vocalist Mick Jagger’s daughter and gorgeous model, Georgia May Jagger, took to her official Instagram account to show his support to the community once again and touch upon the importance of equality. In the caption, Georgia mentioned that homosexual black people’s rights and equality are lacking in the country and they are still […]
- Van Halen Bassist Wolf Shares The First Taste Of His Debut Solo Album, And It Sounds Great
Wolfgang Van Halen, the son of Eddie Van Halen and the current bassist of the band Van Halen, announced his debut album on his Instagram account and shared the first sounds from the coming album. It has been known for some time that Wolf Van Halen has been working on his solo music. From the […]
- The Top 25 Rock Bands of All Time on YouTube, Ranked by Their Most Popular Video
Ever wondered how various artists from throughout the metal and hard rock communities stack up against one another when it comes to YouTube views, Apple Music streams, pure album sales, ticket sales (back when those were a thing… and when they become so again) and other metrics? Stream N’ Destroy is a newsletter that features all of […]
- NEUROSIS’s STEVE VON TILL Releases New Video ‘Indifferent Eyes’
Steve Von Till has revealed his new single and video, “Indifferent Eyes”, off his forthcoming album, “No Wilderness Deep Enough”. The record’s six pieces of music shape a hallucinatory landscape of sound that plumbs the depths of the natural world’s mysteries and uncertainties — questions that have vexed humanity since the dawn of time asked […]
- THE PRETTY RECKLESS’ ‘Death By Rock And Roll’ Album Probably Won’t Arrive Before Early 2021
THE PRETTY RECKLESS frontwoman Taylor Momsen has confirmed to the “Darry Talks To Bands” podcast that the band’s fourth album, “Death By Rock And Roll”, will likely not arrive before early 2021. “It’s very weird to release music and not be able to back it up with a tour — the circle doesn’t feel complete […]
