Queens Of The Stone Age Cancel European Shows

Queens Of The Stone Age Cancel European Shows

Queens Of The Stone Age have canceled the remaining nine concerts of their European tour because frontman Josh Homme needed to return to the U.S. to undergo ’emergency surgery’. “Every effort was made to push through and play for you, but it is no longer an option to continue,” reads a band statement. QOTSA last performed in Milan, Italy,…

Alice In Chains Guitarist Adds A Drummer

Alice In Chains Guitarist Adds A Drummer

Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour/Ministry) has announced he will sit behind the kit for guitarist Jerry Cantrell’s (Alice In Chains) summer ’24 tour. “I’ll be taking break from Ministry for a while, but I shall return at some point,” explained Mayorga. The trek, headlined by Bush, celebrating its 30th anniversary, will launch on July 26th in Bend, OR and will conclude on…

“Back In Black” Keeps Selling

“Back In Black” Keeps Selling

AC/DC’s ’80 breakthrough album “Back In Black“ has been certified for U.S. shipments of 26-million copies by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA).  The band’s seventh studio effort was their first to feature Brian Johnson (pictured) following the death of Bon Scott, their previous vocalist. “Back In Black” first went platinum in ’80 and had previously been certified 25…

Metallica Frontman Leases Restored Classic Cars To A Museum

Metallica Frontman Leases Restored Classic Cars To A Museum

Six vehicles from James Hetfield’s private collection are being displayed at the American Automobile Experience in Kearney, NE. The cars were transported from the Peterson Automotive Museum (which displayed the cars) in L.A for a year-long loan deal. Blueprint Engines and local Kearney donors reached out to Peterson. Hetfield has gained recognition in the automotive world for his unique…

AC/DC Earns Major Award

AC/DC Earns Major Award

AC/DC have received the Legend Award at this year’s annual O2 Silver Clef Awards on Friday (7/5) in London. They are acknowledged for their five decades as an influential and iconic band. Formed in ’73 by brothers Malcolm (rhythm guitar) and Angus Young (lead guitar), AC/DC has sold over 200 million albums worldwide, roughly 100 million in the U. S….

S.O.A.D.’s Serj Tankian Amps Up Imagine Dragons Criticism

S.O.A.D.’s Serj Tankian Amps Up Imagine Dragons Criticism

Prior to Imagine Dragons’ September ’23 show in Baku, Azerbaijan, System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian, who is Armenian-American, wrote a personal letter to the band asking them to pull out of the show claiming that proceeding would help “whitewash the dictatorial regime’s image.” Imagine Dragons went ahead with the show. Months later in a Rolling…

Visions Of Atlantis: “Pirates II – Armada Has Arrived

Visions Of Atlantis: “Pirates II – Armada Has Arrived

Visions Of Atlantis have released their ninth studio effort, “Pirates II – Armada.” The set features the tracks “Monsters” and “Armada.” Influenced by Nightwish and fascinated by the myth of Atlantis, the band was founded in ’00. Visions Of Atlantis can count 15 former members. As part of the turnover, they went through four female vocalists…

“Ozzfest 2002 Uncensored” Documentary

“Ozzfest 2002 Uncensored” Documentary

The official Ozz Fest YouTube channel has unfurled the documentary “Ozzfest 2002 Uncensored,” a twenty-minute film delving into “the history of Ozzfest from its inception in 1996 to 2001,” with narration by Kurt Loder. Ozzfest was created, in part, to provide a performing platform for Ozzy Osbourne. It came about when Ozzy’s wife/manager Sharon couldn’t…