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April 13th – April 20th 4/13 Bassist Dan Lilker rejoins Anthrax for the first time in 40 years, appearing onstage at The Metal Fest in Mexico. He steps in for Frank Bello who is sitting out a short run of dates for “personal reasons.” An original Anthrax member, Lilker played on the band’s debut album, “Fistful Of…
“Friendly Fire” is Linkin Park’s 10th #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated 4/20). The song displaces Foo Fighters’ “The Glass,” which lasted only a week at the top. “Friendly Fire” was recorded during the sessions for “One More Light” but was not included on the ’17 album. The ballad is now on “Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000-2023),”…
My Dying Bride have delivered their 15th studio album, “A Mortal Binding.” The set contains the single “Her Dominion.” “The video very closely represents the downward spiral the song itself is portraying,” founding guitarist Andrew Craighan commented. “A twisted internal division masquerading as beauty.” The album was recorded last year, between July to September, in…
Creed played its first show in 12 years on 4/18 as the headliners of the sold-out Summer Of ’99 cruise. The fourteen-song set opened with “Are You Ready?,” from the “Human Clay” album and closed with “My Sacrifice,” off the band’s third studio effort, “Weathered.” Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti, Brian Marshall and Scott Phillips will play a second show during the cruise, which…
Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has launched his own official website – officialaxlrose.com. What does this mean for humanity? Hard to say, except for a quote reading, “You gotta live to learn and run, or you’ll die trying.” This is a work in progress (hopefully), with draggable photos of the singer and video clips….
Green Day are among the artists whose work will be preserved by the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The band’s “Dookie” album was listed for inclusion during announcement made April 16th. Green Day’s third album, but first on a major label (Reprise Records), dropped in ’94. Viewed as one of the defining albums of the…
“Journey’s Greatest Hits” has spent 800 weeks on the Billboard 200. It’s the third-longest-charting title on the survey, behind Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side Of The Moon” and Bob Marley’s “Legend.” Released November 15th, ’88, “Greatest Hits” made its debut on the Billboard 200 on December 3rd. The album peaked at #10 on the chart and…
Chevelle will embark on a summer tour immediately following appearances at the Inkcarceration and Rock Fest festivals in July. To date, Chevelle has released nine albums. The most recent was ’21’s “NIRATIAS” (an acronym for “Nothing Is Real and This Is a Simulation”) which peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200. It was their first studio album in five…
Extreme has announced the addition of fifteen dates to their “Thicker Than Blood” tour with special guests Living Colour. This tour leg starts in the U.S. and concludes in Canada. General on-sale will be Friday, April 19th at 10 a.m. local. Extreme’s sixth and most recent album was “Six,” their first studio album since “Saudades de Rock” in ’08….
Demon has announced the release of “Invincible“, due on May 17th. The album’s lead single is “Face The Master.” “The song was written by (drummer) Neil Ogden and myself,” offered vocalist Dave Hill. Both are fans of classic horror films, “where there always seems to be an uncontrollable power of the master throughout.” “Invincible“ will be the band’s…