Today’s Digest of Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, and Hair Bands News and Reviews from PariahRocks.com
- Coldplay’s Guy Berryman Unveils The Story Of How He Decided To Move Another Genre
Coldplay’s bass guitairst Guy Berryman took to his official Instagram account to share a new post and talked about the process of how did he decide to make clothing. In the caption, Guy stated that he has always collected vintage military and utilitarian garments in his life and showed that he always had a passion […]
- HEART’s ANN WILSON Drops Lyric Video For Her Cover Of STEVE EARLE’s ‘The Revolution Starts Now’
Legendary rock musician Ann Wilson has dropped the official lyric video for “The Revolution Starts Now”, her first release in two years. The song is available for digital download on AnnWilson.com. “The Revolution Starts Now” was originally recorded by Steve Earle and first appeared as the title track of his Grammy-nominated 2004 album “The Revolution […]
- How To Support Metal Bands As Covid-19 Drags On
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- Today in Rock History – October 22
1964, EMI sends Kit Lambert a letter of rejection for The High Numbers. That was the original band name for The Who. The rejection letter is later included with the Live At Leeds album. Since the reason the group is rejected is their lack of original material, Kit and Chris Stamp set up Pete with […]
- LIMP BIZKIT, RANCID, THE OFFSPRING, SOCIAL DISTORTION Among Confirmed Artists For AFTERSHOCK 2021
Danny Wimmer Presents has announced the return of Aftershock — the West Coast’s Biggest Rock Festival — to Discovery Park in Sacramento, California on October 7, 8, 9 and 10. The expanded 2021 event will be bigger and better than ever, including the new Thursday night concert, presented by Jack Daniel’s — an epic celebratory […]
- Report: GENE SIMMONS Is Moving To Washington To Escape Tax Burden Of Living In California
According to The Wall Street Journal, Gene Simmons is putting his house in the Benedict Canyon area of Los Angeles on the market for $22 million. The KISS bassist/vocalist and his wife, Shannon Simmons, are moving to a 24-acre estate in Washington, near Mount Rainier, to escape the tax burden of living in California. “California […]
- Mr. Bungle Debut New Song “Sudden Death”
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- Steve Vai Says ‘I Can Not Imagine A Life Without You’ As He Celebrates Birthday Of His Sister
Legendary guitar virtuoso Steve Vai celebrated his sister’s birthday by sharing a new post via his official Instagram account and revealed some of the rare photos from their childhood. Steve stated that he grew up with his younger sister, Lillian, and she was the best friend for him. Furthermore, Steve mentioned their bond by saying […]
- BLACK STONE CHERRY Releases Music Video For New Song ‘In Love With The Pain’
Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY have released the official Mike Rodway-directed music video for their new song “In Love With The Pain”. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming seventh studio album, “The Human Condition”, which is due on October 30 via Mascot Label Group. The collection will be available in digital, deluxe CD […]
- Richie Sambora Explains What He Thinks About Jon Bon Jovi And Clarifies The Reunion Rumors
In an interview with The Daily Mail, former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora talked about his relationship with his ex-bandmate Jon Bon Jovi and unveiled whether there were any reunion plans for the near future. As you may remember, Richie Sambora had been the lead guitarist of Bon Jovi for 30 years until his departure […]
- Smashing Pumpkins Confirm ‘Mellon Collie’ + ‘Machina’ Sequel
The final conceptual chapter is 'in the works.' Continue reading…
- Refused Pull From Swedish House Mafia on ‘Born on the Outs’
It's part of the new EP, 'The Malignant Fire.' Continue reading…
- Steel Panther’s Michael Starr Confesses Something Big About David Lee Roth
In an interview with Rock Titan TV, Steel Panther frontman Michael Starr talked about the tragic loss of the guitar legend Eddie Van Halen and revealed how much he wished to be Van Halen icon David Lee Roth. As you might recall, Van Halen’s co-founder and the legendary lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen sadly passed […]
- David Crosby Responds To Question That Is He Still Loves Neil Young
The iconic vocalist and founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, David Crosby has explained his sincere thoughts about his controversial former bandmate, Neil Young, during a Q&A session. As you might know, David Crosby has been actively using Twitter, both to reveal his political and social opinions during such a tumultuous […]
- Ozzy Osbourne Reveals A Little-Known Fact About Most Successful Black Sabbath Album, Paranoid
Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, known as ‘Prince Of Darkness,’ spoke in a recent interview with Raised On Radio and revealed the interesting detail about the iconic Paranoid album of the band. Paranoid was the second album of Black Sabbath, which was released in 1970, and it includes songs like War Pigs, Iron Man, Paranoid, […]
- Evanescence Singer Amy Lee Tells The Story Of How They Were Embraced By Korn
Amy Lee, the frontwoman of the legendary band Evanescence, revealed the band’s early days, their first album Fallen, and how iconic band Korn supported them while they were touring together back then during an interview with FM99 WNOR. Fallen was the debut studio album by Evanescence and released on 4 March 2003. It is the […]
- TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA Announces ‘Christmas Eve & Other Stories Livestream Event’
TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA (TSO), the multi-platinum, critically acclaimed progressive rock group, has announced the “Christmas Eve & Other Stories Livestream Event”, set to take place on December 18 at 8 p.m. ET. Tickets for the show, which will be held in Nashville without an in-person audience, are $30 and are available at link text. “This is […]
- The 15 Most Expensive Guitars of All Time
From Clapton to Cobain, these axes drew hefty price tags. Continue reading…
- Sammy Hagar’s Daughter Confesses Being The Most Jealous Psychopath On The Earth
Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar‘s lovely daughter Kama Hagar posted a new photo on Instagram to announce her new article about being less jealous and revealed how crazy jealous she used to be. As you may know, ex-Van Halen icon Sammy Hagar has been happily married to Kari Hagar and the couple has two […]
- Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale Says She Wants To Tour With Alestorm
Halestorm’s iconic frontwoman Lzzy Hale posted some following tweets about the heavy metal band Alestorm and revealed that she would actually love to perform with them on a tour. As you might remember, a few days ago, Lzzy Hale took her Twitter account for another series of her well-known ‘Ask Lzzy Anything‘ hashtag. During her interactive […]
- Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page Reveals The Song With The Most Unique Arrangement Of Musicians
The official Instagram account of Led Zeppelin icon Jimmy Page posted a photo of the Yardbirds taken soon after the release of their song ‘Happenings Ten Years Time Ago’ and shared the unknown details about its recording. As you may recall, the co-founder and guitarist of Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page had his initial experience of […]
- MR. BUNGLE Releases ‘Sudden Death’, Latest Single From ‘The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo’
MR. BUNGLE will release “The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo” on October 30 via Ipecac Recordings. As was the case with MR. BUNGLE’s live performances this past February, original MR. BUNGLE members Trevor Dunn, Mike Patton and Trey Spruance are joined by Scott Ian (ANTHRAX, S.O.D.) and Dave Lombardo (DEAD CROSS, SLAYER, SUICIDAL […]
- ROB HALFORD Is Still Open To Singing TIM ‘RIPPER’ OWENS-Era JUDAS PRIEST Songs: ‘That Day May Yet Come’
In a new interview with “The SDR Show”, Rob Halford explained why he has yet to listen to the two albums JUDAS PRIEST made with his replacement, Tim “Ripper” Owens, 1997’s “Jugulator” and 2001’s “Demolition”. “Those two PRIEST records, it’s not just because it’s not my voice, because that would be a silly thing to […]
- AC/DC’s CLIFF WILLIAMS Says He Has Only Committed To Playing ‘A Few Shows’ In Support Of ‘Power Up’
Cliff Williams spoke to Dean Delray’s “Let There Be Talk” podcast about his decision to return to AC/DC for the making of the band’s upcoming album, “Power Up”. The bassist announced his retirement at the end of AC/DC’s 2015-2016 “Rock Or Bust” tour, which also saw vocalist Brian Johnson leaving because of hearing problems (he […]
- Cynic Frontman: “Sebastian Bach Did the Right Thing” to Leave Interview After Homophobic Rob Halford Comment
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- BUSH’s GAVIN ROSSDALE Recalls Meeting EDDIE VAN HALEN: ‘He Was A Sweetheart’
BUSH frontman Gavin Rossdale has reflected on the passing of Eddie Van Halen, saying he was a sweetheart and a “virtuoso” who put “decades” into his guitar playing. The legendary VAN HALEN axeman died on October 6 at the age of 65 after a long battle with cancer. Speaking to Marci Wiser of the 95.5 […]
- Forgotten Days – PALLBEARER
It didn’t take long for PALLBEARER to perfect their masterful mix of melancholy and beauty after their 2012 debut, “Sorrow and Extinction”. Heck, that mix was damn near perfect coming out of the starting gate. It’s been a testament to their mastery of songcraft and melodic doom metal that even through minor tweaks here and […]
- SEBASTIAN BACH Announces Spring/Summer 2021 North American Tour Celebrating 30th Anniversary Of SKID ROW’s Debut Album
Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach has announced the newly rescheduled dates for the second leg of the U.S. tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of the band’s self-titled debut album. The trek will now take place starting on May 26, 2021 and run through July 18, 2021, with special guests STITCHED UP HEART. All dates […]
- Tom Morello Shows The Most Important Tool Of His Huge Guitar Arsenal
Tom Morello, widely known for his tenure with Rage Against the Machine and then Audioslave, shared a video on his official Instagram page and revealed his most important tool since the beginning of his career, wah pedal. A wah pedal or wah-wah pedal is a tone filter, also known as an envelope filter, that a […]
- DAVID CROSBY Says He Is ‘An Old Idiot’ After His Dismissive EDDIE VAN HALEN Tweet
Legendary singer-songwriter and guitarist David Crosby says that he was branded an “old idiot” by members of his own family over his dismissive tweet about Eddie Van Halen. A week after the VAN HALEN axeman’s death, Crosby seemingly minimized Van Halen’s talents, replying simply “Meh ….” when asked for his opinion of the Eddie’s guitar-playing […]
- Bring Me the Horizon’s New Song Will Bring “Teardrops” to Your Eyes
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- OVERKILL Probably Won’t Play Any Socially Distanced Or Drive-In Concerts: Our Singer Is ‘Immune System Compromised’
OVERKILL drummer Jason Bittner has told That Metal Interview that fans shouldn’t expect to see his band playing any socially distanced or drive-in gigs any time in the near future. “You won’t see us anywhere on a stage or live until we’re comfortable enough to step on a stage,” he said (hear audio below). “We […]
- CRADLE OF FILTH Postpones Livestream Concert
British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH have been forced to postpone their livestream concert, originally scheduled for October 30 at St. Mary’s Church, Colchester Art Centre, England. Says the band: “Due to the ongoing Covid crisis and the uncertainty of travel, we unfortunately need to move the date of our live stream event. With band […]
- Ozzy Osbourne Reschedules 2022 European Tour Dates with Judas Priest
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- Trivium’s Matt Heafy: How I Learned to Scream
From hearing extreme vocals to the first time, to a vocal blowout to being a seasoned pro. Continue reading…
- Van Halen ‘Eruption’ Played on Stylophone Is Surprisingly Heavy
Talk about an imaginative (and faithful) cover! Continue reading…
- Jack White Gifts Busker $4K Guitar After Street Attack
The street performer had his guitar smashed by a woman during a confrontation. Continue reading…
- Metallica, My Chem + Limp Bizkit to Headline 2021 Aftershock Fest
California's rumbling. Continue reading…
- The 50 Most Popular Metal Bands Right Now, According to the Internet
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- CRADLE OF FILTH’s Upcoming Album Is ‘About Existential Terror,’ Says DANI FILTH
Vocalist Dani Filth of British extreme metallers CRADLE OF FILTH spoke to Metal Injection about the progress of the making of the band’s follow-up to 2017’s “Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay” LP. He said: “Well, we were actually just at the beginning of the mix. At the moment, the engineer is just doing the […]
- Pearl Jam Singer Eddie Vedder Says ‘Last Chance To Win’ While Announcing A Super-Exciting Event With Fans
Eddie Vedder, the lead vocalist, primary lyricist of Pearl Jam, and multi-instrumentalist, shared a post on his official Instagram page and announced to his fans that they can have the opportunity to hang out with him and the bassist Jeff Ament at the Pearl Jam Exhibit in Seattle. Pearl Jam was formed in 1990 in […]
- WENDY DIO Gives Updates On RONNIE JAMES DIO Documentary, Autobiography
Wendy Dio, widow and longtime manager of Ronnie James Dio, spoke to the WSOU radio station about the upcoming career-spanning documentary on the life and times of the legendary rock icon. It is the first documentary about Dio to be fully authorized by the artist’s estate. BMG is both financier and executive producer of the […]
- Rush Frontman Geddy Lee Is In Huge Pain After Losing An Iconic Star
Geddy Lee, the lead vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for Rush shared a post on his official Instagram page and wrote an emotional message for the guitarist Spencer Davis after he passed away a few days ago. Spencer Davis, multi-instrumentalist and the founder of The Spencer Davis Group, who had huge hits like Keep On Running […]
- OZZY OSBOURNE Announces 2022 European Tour With JUDAS PRIEST
Ozzy Osbourne has once again announced the rescheduled dates for the European leg of his “No More Tours 2”. Due to the unprecedented and ever-changing situation, the six-week trek previously slated for October 2020 will move to early 2022. The rescheduled 19-date arena tour, with lifelong friends JUDAS PRIEST as special guests, will kick off […]
- Mark Hoppus: This Green Day Song Inspired ‘What’s My Age Again’
It all starts with a wicked bass line. Continue reading…
- Listen To 2020 Mix Of PANTERA’s ‘Goddamn Electric’ From ‘Reinventing The Steel’ 20th-Anniversary Reissue
A 2020 Terry Date mix of PANTERA’s song “Goddamn Electric”, taken from the upcoming 20th-anniversary reissue of the band’s final opus, “Reinventing The Steel”, can be streamed below. “Reinventing The Steel” represented a recommitment to everything the band loved about heavy metal. Released in 2000 at the peak of nu-metal’s popularity, the album’s back-to-basics approach […]
- Watch Miley Cyrus Cover Pearl Jam on ‘MTV Unplugged’
The colorful pop star channels the grunge titans. Continue reading…
- David Crosby: ‘I Am an Old Idiot’ + Eddie Van Halen Was ‘Amazing’
At least one wrong in this world has been righted. Continue reading…
- HEART’s NANCY WILSON Covers BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN’s ‘The Rising’ (Video)
Nancy Wilson is celebrated as a seminal musician in rock ‘n’ roll history. Nancy and her sister Ann lead the multi-platinum rock group HEART. After 35 million albums sold worldwide, HEART was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2012. Ahead of her first-ever solo album, Nancy decided to release her stunning […]
