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On the day (9/22) Thy Art Is Murder released its sixth album “Godlike,” the band announced the firing of vocalist CJ McMahon (pictured above) having already removed his vocals from the album and re-recorded them with another vocalist. The split was partially due to McMahon’s recent anti-trans comments, which the band noted was only a…
Like countless musicians, Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill earned their musical chops playing in church. Only when their father left the ministry did the Followill’s, along with their cousin Matthew, discover Led Zeppelin, Tom Petty and Rolling Stones. Interestingly, those influences did not dominate. Rather, the Followill’s honed a roots/rustic style that was, in part,…
“Confessions Of The Fallen,” Staind’s eighth studio album, has dropped. The album contains “Lowest In Me,” the band’s fifth single to reach #1 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, following “Not Again,” “So Far Away,” “Right Here” and “It’s Been Awhile.” Additional singles: the power ballad “Here And Now,” “In This Condition” and “Cycle Of…
Marilyn Manson was sentenced to 20 hours of community service and fined Monday after pleading no contest to blowing his nose on a videographer during his ‘19 concert in New Hampshire. Manson was charged with two misdemeanor counts of simple assault stemming from the encounter with the videographer during a concert in Gilford, NH. Prosecutors agreed…
“The Surface,” Beartooth’s fifth studio effort, will arrive October 13th. The set features the track “The Better Me,” a collaboration with Country Rock’s Hardy. The accompanying video has frontman Caleb Shomo and Hardy performing the track in a studio, driving and playing golf. On social media fans liked that the song was positive and…
There are a lot of people who have a passion for the Ronnie James Dio (pictured) led iteration of Black Sabbath. When Ozzy Osbourne left (or was fired) in ’78, the remaining Sabbath members (Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward) recruited Dio. “Heaven & Hell” was released in ’81. The following year saw “Mob…
Guitarist/singer Ayron Jones has the #1 song on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart (dated 9/16) with the power ballad “Blood In The Water.” The track is from “Chronicles Of The Kid.” Jones’ fourth album dropped earlier this year.
Corey Taylor’s sophomore solo album, “CMF2” containing the singles “Talk Sick,” “Beyond,” “Post Traumatic Blues” and “We Are The Rest” has dropped. The Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman recorded the album with his solo band: Christian Martucci (guitar), Zach Throne (guitar) Eliot Lorango (bass) and Dustin Robert (drums). Taylor has said “CMF2” is “the best Rock album of…
Hootie & The Blowfish’s “Cracked Rear View,” released in ’94, was the #3 best-selling debut album of all time, behind Whitney Houston’s self-titled effort and Meatloaf’s “Bat Out Of Hell.” Second and third albums, “Fairweather Johnson” (pictured) and “Musical Chairs,” while not reaching their debut’s rarified heights, still did exceptionally well. Like “Cracked Rear…
Staind has unfurled the power ballad “Here And Now,” a track from “Confessions Of The Fallen,” the band’s first studio album in 12 years. “Confessions Of The Fallen” will drop this Friday (9/15). “Confessions Of The Fallen” Track Listing: 01. Lowest In Me02. Was Any Of It Real?03. In This Condition04. Here And Now05. Out Of Time06. Cycle Of Hurting07. The…