New Music: Epica’s Simone Simon, Smile Empty Soul & Glass Animals

New Music: Epica’s Simone Simon, Smile Empty Soul & Glass Animals

Simone Simon – In Love We Rust The ballad is the second single from the Epica singer’s debut solo album “Vermillion,” which is due August 23rd. The lead single was “Aeterna.” Smile Empty Soul – Savior  The track, from their upcoming EP, “Swan Song, addresses the challenging state of contemporary society. “I feel like people have…

Bon Jovi: “Forever” Has Arrived

Bon Jovi: “Forever” Has Arrived

Bon Jovi’s sixteenth studio album, “Forever,” featuring the lead track “Legendary” and “Living Proof,” has arrived. “The new record, it exudes joy,” enthused Jon Bon Jovi. “From the writing, through the recording process, this is turn-up-the-volume, feel-good Bon Jovi. And more importantly, I found joy again — just a simple pleasure of writing a song.” After…

Falling In Reverse & Jelly Roll – “All My Life”

Falling In Reverse & Jelly Roll – “All My Life”

“All My Life,” a Country-Rock collaboration between Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll, has arrived. The accompanying video leans on Western motifs – bar fight, gun fight and a bank robbery. Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke (pictured above) rides into town on a white, winged horse and gets Jelly Roll out of jail. The…

The Week In Rock: Godsmack’s “Truth,” Draiman’s Award & Slash’s “Orgy”

The Week In Rock: Godsmack’s “Truth,” Draiman’s Award & Slash’s “Orgy”

June 1st – June 7th 6/1 Godsmack’s “Truth” is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart. The track, from the band’s eighth album, “Lighting Up The Sky,” is their 13th song to top the survey.  6/1 Guns N’ Roses guitarist, Slash, debuts at # 1 on Billboard‘s Blues Albums chart with “Orgy Of The Damned.”  It’s…

Slash’s “Orgy” Is On Top

Slash’s “Orgy” Is On Top

Slash is #1 on the Blues Album charts in the U.S. and the U.K. with “Orgy Of The Damned,” which also debuted at #2 on the U.S. Rock Albums Chart. For the album, the Guns N’ Roses guitarist collaborated numerous singers including AC/DC’s Brian Johnson for a cover of Howlin’ Wolf’s “Killing Floor,” featuring Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler on the…

It’s Mayhem In October!

It’s Mayhem In October!

Mayhem festival will return as a single-destination event at Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, CA on October 12th. It’s where Mayhem first began in ’08. Twenty-three bands will be performing including Bad Omens, Jinger, Poppy, Kittie and August Burns Red. Ticket Information The festival went on hiatus after low attendance in ’15. A planned ’20 revival was…

New Music: Category 7, Hammerfall & Poppy

New Music: Category 7, Hammerfall & Poppy

Category 7: Exhausted The band’s second single from their upcoming self-titled debut (scheduled to drop July 26th) features twin lead guitars and thrash beats. The lead single was “In Stitches.”  Hammerfall: The End Justifies The track is from the band’s upcoming album, “Avenge The Fallen,” due on August 9th. “A strong album comes from an album…