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7/2 Heart postpones its “Royal Flush” tour so that singer Ann Wilson can undergo cancer treatment. She had undergone an operation to remove “something that, as it turns out, was cancerous.” 7/4 System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian continues his criticism of Imagine Dragons for playing a show in Baku, Azerbaijan because it helped “whitewash the dictatorial regime’s image.”…
Nirvana’s Grunge classic “Nevermind” has become the ninth album to ever spend 700 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart. “Nevermind” was released September 24th, 1991. Just weeks later it knocked Michael Jackson’s “Dangerous” from the top spot on the Billboard 200. Produced by Butch Vig, Nirvana’s second full-length effort was the band’s first major label release and also…
It’s Who You Know:In a business built on connections, Staind almost blew it. The New England group, with a self-released album out, was opening a Hartford, CT, show for Limp Bizkit in ’97. Bizkit’s Fred Durst was given a copy of the album but seeing what he thought were Satanic references in the cover art,…
Motörhead frontman Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister has been enshrined at one of his favorite haunts to relax and socialize — Stringfellows gentlemen’s club in London. A miniature replica of Lemmy’s custom urn containing a portion of his ashes was installed at the club (on 12/18), ensuring Lemmy can permanently hold court at one of his beloved places. Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell…
Arch Enemy have announced a spring 2025 North American tour. The trek will kick off on April 14th in San Diego and run through May 16th in Atlanta, with festival appearances at Sonic Temple, Welcome To Rockville and Milwaukee Metal Fest. “We can’t wait to reconnect with our amazing North American fans this spring,” says Arch Enemy’s founding guitarist Michael…
Kid Rock (Robert James Ritchie) has met with Donald Trump’s Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi to tackle concert ticketing issues. “I look forward to working with her and the whole administration to help fix the fiasco of buying concert tickets,” wrote Rock on social media. “Gonna open a can of whoop ass on the bots,…
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 also #2 on the Top Rock…
Fozzy Fozzy, with Chris Jericho, has announced its “2025th Anniversary Tour.” The trek will kick off in Springfield, MO on April 17th and conclude in Wyandotte, MI on May 12th. Tickets go on sale on Thursday, December 19th at 10 a.m. ET. Tickets/Tour Information Static-X Static-X’s original “Wisconsin Death Trip” lineup of Tony Campos (bass), Koichi Fukuda (guitar) and Ken Jay (drums) along with…
“Spider Lilly” is the first single/video from King Diamond’s forthcoming horror trilogy. Part one is titled “Saint Lucifer’s Hospital 1920.“ The “Spider Lilly” video was filmed at the very haunted Pennhurst Asylum outside of Philadelphia. The filming occurred two days before Halloween. But only King Diamond (the person) and actress Jodi Cachia could participate on that specific day. On the song, King…
Fleetwood Mac’s classic 1977 album, “Rumours.” is the best-selling Rock album on Billboard’s 2024 year-end chart, landing at #34… one spot ahead of Elton John’s 2017 “Diamonds” collection. Only 23 albums on the 200 were by Rock artists and only one, Linkin Park’s “Papercuts,” was released this year. Only 6 albums were not a compilation – Fleetwood Mac,…