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By ’79 AC/DC had produced three albums. The Rolling Stone Record Guide published that year, roundly dismissed AC/DC as both sonically and visually offensive. Their albums, one of which was “Powerage,” got the lowest possible rating. A rating that questioned AC/DC’s musical competency. Even ABBA who was alphabetically listed just above, got a two-star rating for most…
Tool Live In The Sand The all-inclusive luxury destination festival takes place at the five-star Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Royalton Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, from March 7th-9th, 2025. Headlined by Tool there will be performances by Primus, Mastodon, Eagles Of Death Metal and Coheed And Cambria. For Information & Tickets. Visions…
Linkin Park has released the official music video for “Over Each Other”. The clip was directed by Linkin Park’s Joe Hahn, who has led the filming of a handful of the band’s videos, including “The Emptiness Machine.” The “Over Each Other” is the third single from the band’s upcoming eighth album, “From Zero, due on November 15th. The first two singles were…
Avenged Sevenfold: Skulls In celebration of Halloween the band has shared its cover of the classic Misfits song. Since ’21 band members have released a Halloween oriented songs. Epica: The Ghost In Me (Danse Macabre) (Vocalist Simone Simons pictured above) The song is a collaboration with Netherlands’s De Efteling theme park and their much-anticipated new attraction, Danse Macabre. “Working this…
Five Finger Death Punch has donated $200,000 from a portion of ticket sales from the band’s past summer/fall North American tour. The funds will be split between two charities handpicked by singer Ivan Moody and guitarist Zoltan Bathory. Moody selected Covenant House, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping homeless, trafficked, and exploited youth and young families. “Our commitment to…
Guitarist Ken Susi and drummer Nick Pierce have separately announced their departure from As I Lay Dying. It comes just six days after bassist/vocalist Ryan Neff said he was leaving. “My time playing with As I Lay Dying has come to an end today (10/24),” wrote Susi on social media, “Unfortunately, my personal morals have recently been tested to a breaking point,…
The Grateful Dead have been named the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year. Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and the late Jery Garcia will all be honored at the all-star event at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 31st. This is only the third time a band has received MusiCares’ annual a award, following…
The fourth Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival will be held May 8th through May11th at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH. Over 100 acts will perform during the four-day event. Festival Headliners: May 8th: KoЯn (pictured) with support from Bad Omens and Three Days Grace May 9th: Metallica with support from Rob Zombie and Alice…
The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Karen O’s (Ozolek) vocal and stage antics made her impossible to ignore. Prone to dumping beer all over herself while performing, Karen O’s style owed at least something to Wendy O. Williams and Iggy Pop. Guitarist Nick Zinner and drummer Brian Chase delivered a raw Garage Rock din. In ’02, Yeah…
Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger have announced an acoustic tour playing versions of Halestorm songs and select covers. “Halestorm’s Lzzy And Joe: The Living Room Sessions“ tour consists of 12 dates in January. See below. “It would be like hanging with Joe and me in our living room: picking up instruments, telling stories, chatting about songs that helped shaped…