The Dillinger Escape Plan’s Reunion Celebration

The Dillinger Escape Plan’s Reunion Celebration

The Dillinger Escape Plan will play three reunion shows at the Brooklyn Paramount in New York City on June 21st, 22nd and 23rd to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its ’99 debut album, “Calculating Infinity,” which has been lauded as a landmark release for the band and the Metalcore genre. They will play the album with co-founder and…

Kid Rock Says It’s Okay To Drink Bud Light Again

Kid Rock Says It’s Okay To Drink Bud Light Again

Kid Rock says that he is no longer boycotting Anheuser-Busch over the company’s Bud Light teaming up with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney to promote the brand. Rock made headlines in April for using an assault rifle to destroy multiple cases of Bud Light in response to Mulvaney’s social media posts. “They (Anheuser-Busch) deserved a black eye and they got one,” Rock stated in an…

Lacuna Coil “Ignite The Fire” With New Years Day

Lacuna Coil “Ignite The Fire” With New Years Day

Next May, Lacuna Coil will embark on their “Ignite The Fire” U.S. tour. See below for dates and venues. The Goth Metal band has been touring in support of last year’s “Comalies XX,” a “deconstructed and transported” version of original songs from their ’02 release, “Comalies.” New Years Day will perform at all shows except the ones in…

Within Temptation

Within Temptation

“We consider ourselves more an atmospheric melodic symphonic Metal/Rock band,” stated Within Temptation frontwoman Sharon den Adel.  “In my opinion, we are not a gothic band but we have gothic elements.” Within Temptation formed in South Holland, Netherlands. A year later, in 1997, they released their debut album “Enter,” which established the band in the…

Falling In Reverse Calls Venue’s Cut Of Merch Sales “Criminal”

Falling In Reverse Calls Venue’s Cut Of Merch Sales “Criminal”

Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke (pictured) slammed venues who take a cut of a band’s merchandise sales following a 12/8 show at the Armory in Minneapolis. Radke took to social media to state that the venue’s business practices were so upsetting that he “refused to sell . . .  merch” there. “(They) demanded I…

The Struts

The Struts

“I was just moving around and somebody was like, ‘you strut around a lot’,” noted The Struts singer/guitarist Luke Spiller. “From then on, we knew we had a great name. We couldn’t believe it hadn’t been taken.” Spiller, who had been playing in bands since his teens, teamed up with guitarist Adam Slack.  In 2012,…

Dusty Hill Bass Auctioned

Dusty Hill Bass Auctioned

“The Collection Of Dusty Hill of ZZ Top“ presented by Julien’s Auctions began on Thursday, December 7th. Hill’s signature 1953 Fender Precision bass, the most played instrument by Hill in this collection sold for $393,700. It was the second highest bass sold at auction behind Paul McCartney‘s Yamaha BB-1200 bass that went for $471,900 in ’21 breaking the…