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Metallica’s “Screaming Suicide” tops Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart (dated 5/18). It’s the band’s fourth straight #1 – “Too Far Gone?” (November 2023), “72 Seasons” (last July) and “Lux Æterna” (December 2022) were the first three. All four tracks are from “72 Seasons,” Metallica’s 11th studio album. Metallica owns 14 career #1s on Mainstream Rock. Their first…
Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler’s autobiography “Into The Void: From Birth To Black Sabbath – And Beyond,” will be released as a trade paperback on June 18th. A trade paperback is typically of the same size and format as the hardcover version. It’s of higher quality than standard paperbacks and more expensive, When the book dropped last year,…
Richie Kotzen has premiered the music video for his single “Cheap Shots“. The track is part of Kotzen’s upcoming solo album. The audio version dropped two weeks ago. “I really never know how, when or where inspiration will strike for a song idea,” explained The Winery Dogs guitarist. “I never try to force anything because I know ultimately…
One-time platinum recording artist, Marilyn Manson has signed with Nuclear Blast Records, a major independent Metal label. Following sexual allegations against him, Manson was dropped in ’21 by his record label Loma Vista – after twelve albums. Accusations of sexual assault, civil lawsuits and other incidents (blowing his nose on a videographer to a school…
Kevin Parker (pictured) has sold his entire catalog, including his Tame Impala output as well as songs he composed for Lady Gaga, Travis Scott, Dua Lipa and Rihanna, among others, to Sony Music Publishing. The partnership also covers Parker’s future works, whether by Tame Impala or collaborations with other artists. “The idea of passing on…
Godsmack will embark on a fall U.S. tour with support from Halestorm, Dorothy, Nothing More and Flat Back on select dates. Since its formation, Godsmack has released eight studio albums. “Faceless” (’03), “IV,” (’06) and “The Oracle”(’10) were three consecutive #1 albums on the Billboard 200. The band’s most recent album was “Lighting Up The Sky” –…
Rise Against has announced a North American headlining tour that will begin on October 14th in Denver. During the nearly six week-long run the band will perform songs from across its multi-gold and platinum catalog. “Since we’ll be playing some venues we haven’t played in a while, we thought we’d also dust off some songs we…
Upcoming summer tours with the band, name of the tour, background info, dates/locations and ticket information. Beartooth: The Surface Background Info: “We’ve all been working harder than ever to create the best show we’ve ever put on and will stop at nothing to make sure it’s worth every penny and then some,” enthused frontman Caleb Shomo….
Beartooth has scored its second #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated 5/11) with “I Was Alive.” The song follows “Might Love Myself,” which had a one-week rule last November. “I Was Alive” is the second single, after “Might Love Myself,” from “The Surface,” Beartooth’s fifth studio album – which debuted at #1 on the Top Hard…
Former Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach has released his fifth solo album, “Child Within The Man;” The set features “What Do I Got To Lose?” and “Everybody Bleeds.”. According to Bach, it is “an album more than 10 years in the making.” His last solo effort was a decade ago. “If you like the records…