Falling In Reverse & Jelly Roll Reach #1

Falling In Reverse & Jelly Roll Reach #1

“All My Life,” a Country-Rock collaboration between Falling In Reverse (lead vocalist Ronnie Radke pictured above) and Jelly Roll, is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated July 20th). The song had a brisk five-week trip to the top. Falling In Reverse’s “Popular Monster” and “Zombified,” took 16 weeks to reach #1 on Mainstream…

Deep Purple’s “=1” Has Arrived

Deep Purple’s “=1” Has Arrived

Deep Purple’s “=1,” containing the tracks “Portable Door” and “Pictures Of You” has dropped. It’s Deep Purple’s first album featuring guitarist Simon McBride, who joined two years ago following Steve Morse’s departure. “Many of the songs… were written in the first sessions and literally came together in 5 or 10 minutes. It all was so easy and natural,” noted…

The Week In Rock:  July 13th – July 20th

The Week In Rock: July 13th – July 20th

7/13 Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson (pictured) finally meets the singer he replaced, Paul Di’Anno, for the first time in Croatia. Dickinson, promoting his solo album, “The Mandrake Project,” performs in Zagreb, where Di’Anno is receiving physiotherapy treatments after undergoing major knee surgery nearly two years ago. A fan brings them together. 7/15 Billboard reports that Metallica’s self-titled set, commonly…

Highly Suspect’s “As Above So Below” Arrives

Highly Suspect’s “As Above So Below” Arrives

Highly Suspect has released its fifth album, “As Above, So Below,” with the lead track “Summertime Voodoo.” “If my life is a book, then this album is the first chapter that truly addresses the central conflict.  “The recognition of an ego, the problems it caused, “explained singer/guitarist Johnny Stevens. “‘Summertime Voodoo‘ is the introductory paragraph to this…

The Grateful Dead & Bonnie Raitt To Receive Kennedy Honors In December

The Grateful Dead & Bonnie Raitt To Receive Kennedy Honors In December

The Grateful Dead and Bonnie Raitt will be among the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C. on December 8th (CBS will broadcast of the ceremony on December 23rd).  “To be recognized alongside the artists who have in the past received this honor is beyond humbling,” wrote the four surviving founding members of the Grateful Dead…

New Music From Fever 333

New Music From Fever 333

Fever 333 have issued “Higher Power.” The song’s chorus reinforces the message of empowerment and unity and calls for recognition of the contributions of Back, Bown and Asian people to the nation.   Lyrics include the lines: “There are no diamonds to be produced without pressure” and “No lessons to learn without trials.”  “To exist in…

Former Metallica Bassist To Sell Instruments

Former Metallica Bassist To Sell Instruments

Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted has teamed with Reverb to sell instruments from his personal collection including a bass used on the band’s tour in support of “And Justic For All” and the “Black Album.” “The last 30 or 40 years as I’ve traveled around playing music for people, I’ve gathered some cool shit,” Newsted said…

Queensryche: “The Origins Tour” This Fall

Queensryche: “The Origins Tour” This Fall

“We are thrilled to bring to you ‘The Origins Tour,” said singer Todd La Torre in a statement. “We will once again be performing (the self-titled) EP and (the band’s full-length debut effort) ‘The Warning,’ in their entirety!” Over the years, and there have been many of them, fans have developed a love for the group’s early releases,…