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Blink 182‘s “One More Time,” the first album with the complete trio of Travis Barker (drums), Mark Hoppus (bass/vocals) and Tom DeLonge (guitar/vocals) since ’11, is #1 on the Billboard 200. “One More Time” debuted with 125,000 equivalent album units moved in the week ending October 26th. It’s Blink-182‘s third #1 album of their career, following “Take Off Your Pants…
The Rolling Stones “Hackney Diamonds.” has debuted at #3 in the U.S. with opening week sales of 101,000 equivalent album units earned. The lead single was “Angry.“ “Hackney Diamonds,” the Rolling Stones first album of original material since ‘05 (“A Bigger Bang”), is also the first since the death of drummer extraordinaire Charlie Watts, in ’21. Watts is showcased…
Beartooth‘s fifth album, “The Surface,” is #1 on Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums chart (dated October 28th). “This album is the story of my beginnings in the new world I’ve created for myself,” explained singer Caleb Shomo. “At the end of the day, life is short for all of us. We can’t escape the end, so…
Dream Theater have announced the return of drummer and founding member Mike Portnoy who will reunite with guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung. They formed the band in ’85 at the Berklee College Of Music. The line-up also includes longtime members James LaBrie (vocals) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards). Portnoy left Dream Theater in ’10 and was replaced by Mike Mangini. He…
Papa Roach has announced that they have made a $150,000 donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s (AFSP) “Talk Away The Dark” campaign. The donation was presented at the finale performance of Papa Roach’s “The Revolutions Live” tour. During the tour the band debuted a live version of “Leave A Light On.” The ballad originally appeared on “Ego Trip,” Papa…
“Hackney Diamonds,” the Rolling Stones first album of original material since ‘05 (“A Bigger Bang”), is out. It’s also the first album since the death of the band’s fourth member, drummer extraordinaire Charlie Watts, in ’21. The twelve-track set, produced by Andrew Watt, was recorded in L.A., New York, London and Nassau, Bahamas. Watt was…
Staind frontman Aaron Lewis (pictured front and center) took to Instagram earlier this week to post a photo of him and three fellow hunters spelling out “Trump 24” using what appeared to be 32 dead coyotes. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) had a strong response. “How vile and pathetic that a washed-up musician, desperate…
“Atomic City,” the current U2 single, is the band’s fifty-first song to land on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. The track was written as a promotional tie-in to the band’s “Achtung Baby” concert residency in Vegas. U2 holds the record for the most appearances on the chart (51). The band has had 21 Top 10 hits…
Papa Roach‘s “Last Resort“ has joined Spotify’s “Billions Club.” “I feel that that song is a lifeline to a lot of people,” shared frontman Jacoby Shaddix. “I’ve met thousands of kids over the years that have told us, ‘Yo, that song saved my life. That song was there for me in my darkest hour’.” “Last Resort” originally appeared on…
Beartooth’s fifth album, “The Surface,” has arrived. The set features the track “Doubt Me.” “We all have our own struggles that we deal with quietly,” noted Beartooth’s founder/leader Caleb Shomo talking about “Doubt Me.” “In those moments, sometimes you need to just put your head down and fight with all you have, regardless of whatever people say…