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Wage War’s “Magnetic” is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart dated August 24th. The song replaces “All My Life,” a collaboration between Falling In Reverse and Jelly Roll, which had a four-week run at the top. “Magnetic” is the lead track from “Stigma,” the Metalcore band’s fifth studio effort. It dropped last June. Previously,…
Queens Of The Stone Age have canceled all remaining 2024 concerts following frontman Josh Homme’s (pictured) emergency surgery in July. “Josh has been given no choice but to prioritize his health and to receive essential medical care through the remainder of the year,” reads a band statement Previously, QOTSA canceled all July and August concerts of the band’s…
Mötley Crüe will release the “Cancelled” EP on October 4th. The three-song effort contains the tile track, “Dogs Of War” and a cover of the Beastie Boys’ “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!).” “It was really great getting in the studio and working on some tracks together,” the band stated. “What started out as a couple demo…
8/18 KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons is awarded a “Key To The City” of Niagara Falls, NY, along with a downtown street temporarily named in his honor to acknowledge his investment in the local business community. 8/19 People Serving People, a Minnesota organization that provides services to people and families experiencing homelessness, announce that Metallica has donated $40,000 to…
Simone Simons: Cradle To The Grave The song features a guest appearance by Arch Enemy’s Alissa White-Gluz. It’s from Simons debut solo effort, “Vermillion.“ Mötley Crüe: (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party! The track is from the “Cancelled” EP due October 4. The three-song effort contains the title track, “Dogs Of War” and a cover version of the…
Simone Simons, singer for the symphonic Metal band Epica, has released her debut solo effort, “Vermillion.“ It includes the tracks “Aeterna,” “In Love We Rust” and “R.E.D.” “‘Aeterna‘ is the big, epic opener of the album (while) “‘In Love We Rust‘ is quite different, which shows how diverse this album is,” offered Simons. “All songs are brilliant and I like…
On April 28th and 30th, 1978, Cheap Trick performed at Tokyo’s Budokan Hall before a wildly enthusiastic audience. The show was recorded with the idea of releasing a live album for the Japanese market. From their second studio album, “In Color,” they launched into “I Want You To Want Me.” The studio version of this…
On this day seven years ago… Foo Fighters earn platinum awards for their albums “Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace” and “Wasting Light.” Released in ’07 “Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace” sold 168,000 copies in its first week. The album is noted for a blend of regular Rock and acoustic tracks with shifting dynamics, “Wasting Light,” the band’s…
AC/DC’s ’80 breakthrough album “Back In Black” has been certified for U.S. shipments of 27 million copies by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA) making it the third highest-certified album in U.S. history. At #1 is the Eagles compilation, “Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975),” which has moved 38 million units with Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” certified at 34 million units. “Back In…
Vice-Presidential nominee Tim Walz concludes his Democratic Convention speech (on 8/21) by walking off the stage to Neil Young’s “Rockin’ In The Free World.” Walz sought and received Young’s approval to use the song — one of the Minnesota governor’s favorites. Also at the convention… Stevie Wonder delivers a speech and performance of “Higher Ground” in support…