Ex-Nightwish Members Are “Left On Mars”

Ex-Nightwish Members Are “Left On Mars”

Former Nightwish members Marko “Marco” Hietala and Tarja Turunen have collaborated on the power ballad “Left On Mars.“ It’s “a love song to my wife which ends up uniting two old friends.” explained Hietala. “It was a strong one immediately,” said guitarist/song producer Tuomas Wäinölä. “I think Marko had the idea of it being a duet too, straight from the beginning. Turunen, an original…

New Found Glory To Launch “Catalyst” Anniversary Tour

New Found Glory To Launch “Catalyst” Anniversary Tour

This summer, New Found Glory will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Catalyst” with a two-leg North American tour where they will be playing “All Downhill From Here,” “Truth Of My Youth“ and “Failure’s Not Flattering“… among others (of course). Tour Dates: Ticket Information: Aug. 16 – Orlando, FL @ House of BluesAug. 17 – Atlanta, GA @ The MasqueradeAug. 18…

Slash’s S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Tour

Slash’s S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Tour

Slash (Guns N’ Roses) will support his upcoming Blues covers album “Orgy Of The Damned” with the inaugural S.E.R.P.E.N.T. festival tour. The roadshow, which will launch in July, gets its name from an acronym that stands for “Solidarity, Engagement, Restore, Equality N’ Tolerance.” There will be several different lineups throughout the six-week run, featuring Blues and Rock artists with support from Warren…

Movie News: Ozzy, Sharon & Mars

Movie News: Ozzy, Sharon & Mars

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have confirmed that their upcoming biopic is currently in development. The film, which will focus on the love story between the Black Sabbath frontman and his wife and manager, will be scripted by Lee Hall, who worked on Elton John’s “Rocketman.” Music from Black Sabbath and Qzzy’s solo career will be featured in the film. On a recent episode of The Osbournes…

Weezer’s “Voyage To The Blue Planet”

Weezer’s “Voyage To The Blue Planet”

Weezer will commemorate the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut album – known as the “Blue Album” by playing the entire album on their upcoming “Voyage To The Blue Planet” tour that begins on September 4th in Saint Paul, MN. The Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr. are along to provide support. Released in May ’94, the “Blue…

311’s “Unity Tour”

311’s “Unity Tour”

311 has announced a summer ’24 “Unity Tour” with special guests Awolnation and Neon Trees. 311 achieved breakthrough success with their ’95 triple platinum self-title album, which reached #12 on the Billboard 200. “Transistor” (’97) went platinum while “Soundsystem” (’99) and “From Chaos” (’01) both went gold. The band’s most recent studio album, ’19’s Voyager,”…

Nuclear Blast Records Artist Trivia Question

Nuclear Blast Records Artist Trivia Question

Who was Nuclear Blast Records’ managing director Marcus Hammer talking about when he said: “It’s an honor to renew this partnership to continue writing music history. We’re more than proud to carry on the collaboration with this exceptionally gifted group of musicians?” A. Accept B. Nightwish C. Anthrax D. In Flames Answer: Nightwish, who have been with Nuclear Blast since…

Staind + Breaking Benjamin Fall Tour

Staind + Breaking Benjamin Fall Tour

Staind (pictured) and Breaking Benjamin have announced a co-headline U.S. tour that will kick off on September 10th at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, PA.  Daughtry are also aboard as direct support. Staind’s most recent effort, “Confessions Of The Fallen,” was the band’s eighth studio album but first full-length effort in twelve years….