Health Issues Force Skid Row Change

Health Issues Force Skid Row Change

Skid Row has parted ways with singer Erik Grönwall. Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale, a longtime friend of the band, will handle vocal duties for upcoming scheduled concerts. Grönwall, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in ’21, decided that the travel and rigors of the road was not conducive to his overall health and recovery. Skid Row wrote that they…

Fozzy Anniversary Tour

Fozzy Anniversary Tour

Fozzy, featuring wrestling’s Chris Jericho, will embark on a 25th-anniversary tour this fall. “It’s hard to believe that a band that was once accused of being a ‘wrestler’s vanity project’, has now amassed six Top 10 Mainstream Rock Radio hits, released eight albums, toured the world in over 20 countries, and earned a GOLD RECORD,”…

“Hate To Love: Nickelback” Documentary In Theaters

“Hate To Love: Nickelback” Documentary In Theaters

The Nickelback documentary “Hate To Love: Nickelback” has a second showing in cinemas worldwide on Saturday, March 30th (the first showing was on Wednesday. March 27th). The film premiered last September at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). In true documentary fashion “Hate To Love: Nickelback” tells the story of a rise from humble beginnings to…

KoЯn Announces Tour

KoЯn Announces Tour

KoЯn has announced a run of shows across North America beginning in September. The special guests will be Gojira and Spiritbox. KoЯn’s sold-out 30th anniversary show, October 5th in L.A, will come in the middle of the tour.   Gojira and Spiritbox are also part of the show’s line-up. KoЯn formed in ’93. Their self-titled debut album arrived a…

Sum 41’s Final Trek

Sum 41’s Final Trek

Sum 41 has announced the official Canadian leg of its “Tour Of The Setting Sum,” their last headlining world trek.  Prior to the Candian jaunt in January of ’25, the band will tour the U.S. in April and May before heading off to Europe in June. Another U.S. leg starts in September. Final album, “Heaven :x: Hell,”…

The Pretty Reckless Support AC/DC

The Pretty Reckless Support AC/DC

The Pretty Reckless will be the support act on AC/DC’s upcoming “PWR Up” European stadium tour starting on May 17th in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The two groups are a study in contrasts. AC/DC released their debut album, “High Voltage,” in ’75 while The Pretty Reckless presented “Light Me Up” in ’10. AC/DC has issued seventeen albums (the first…

A Week Of New Music: Pearl Jam, Daughtry, Avenged Sevenfold & More

A Week Of New Music: Pearl Jam, Daughtry, Avenged Sevenfold & More

Billy Morrison: Crack Cocaine The song features Ozzy Osbourne. “The lyrics just came out of the blue. It was written in about 20 minutes,” said Ozzy on co-writing the song. “The Morrison Project” album will arrive on April 19th. Flat Back: Nothing To Some The track features a guest appearance by Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor. “(Taylor)…

Iron Maiden Frontman A Comic Convention Panelist

Iron Maiden Frontman A Comic Convention Panelist

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson will make his first appearance at a U.S. comic convention on March 30th at WonderCon in Anaheim, CA for a panel discussion on the debut of “The Mandrake Project” comic book series. “The Mandrake Project” is Dickinson’s saga about the century-long battle for the human control of immortality.  Prior to the comic book, “The Mandrake…

Updated Iron Maiden 2024 North American Tour Dates

Updated Iron Maiden 2024 North American Tour Dates

Iron Maiden will return to the United States and Canada with “The Future Past Tour” this fall. According to bassist Steve Harris, the band plans to perform songs which have not been played live for 35 years or even at all before. That will include tracks from “Senjutsu,” Maiden’s most recent effort, and “Somewhere In Time,” the band’s…