Alice In Chains Guitarist To Launch Solo Tour

Alice In Chains Guitarist To Launch Solo Tour

Jerry Cantrell (Alice In Chains) has announced a solo North American tour in support of “I Want Blood,“ which arrives on the 18th. Filter (Alt. Rock, Industrial Rock, Post Grunge) will support on all dates. “This record (“I Want Blood”) is a serious piece of work.” stated Cantrell of his fifth solo effort. “There’s a confidence…

Iced Earth Guitarist Catches A Break

Iced Earth Guitarist Catches A Break

The U.S. government has requested that Iced Earth leader Jon Schaffer be sentenced to three years of supervised probation, as well as an order that he pay $2,000 in restitution and the mandatory $200 special assessment, in connection with his involvement in the January 6th, ’21 riot at the U.S. Capitol. According to the government’ “Such a sentence…

Crossfade Returns For Festival Dates

Crossfade Returns For Festival Dates

Crossfade will play their first shows since 2012 when they perform at the Sonic Temple and Inkcarceration festivals in Ohio next year. Founding members Ed Sloan (pictured) and Mitch James are confirmed for the festival dates, along with guitarist and keyboardist Les Hall, who joined the group in 2006. While they technically never broke up they…

Monster Magnet Cancels Remaining Tour Dates

Monster Magnet Cancels Remaining Tour Dates

Monster Magnet has been forced to cancel the remaining dates of their 35th-anniversary European tour due to band leader Dave Wyndorf’s illness. “It is with regret that I have to announce cutting this tour short by 10 shows,” said the guitarist/vocalist in a statement. “I started the tour off with a mild cold that worsened to the…

A Day In Rock: October 15th, 1994 – R.E.M.’s “Monster” Rules

A Day In Rock: October 15th, 1994 – R.E.M.’s “Monster” Rules

On this day thirty years ago… R.E.M.’s “Monster” was #1 on the Billboard 200 (on first week sales of 344,000 copies). The band’s ninth studio album featured the song “What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?” – the first of five singles from the album. Drummer Bill Berry was eager to tour (for the first time since 1989) and…

Sophie Lloyd Asks “Won’t You Come”

Sophie Lloyd Asks “Won’t You Come”

Guitarist Sophie Lloyd has dropped the music video for “Won’t You Come”, a collaboration with vocalist Marisa Rodriguez. The track is on last year’s full-length debut album, “Imposter Syndrome.” “I always love working with Marisa.” noted Lloyd. “She’s got one of the most incredible voices and she’s also so creative and passionate about everything she does.” Lloyd added, “It’s very…

Paramore’s Haley Williams Responds To “Toxic Workplace” Complaints

Paramore’s Haley Williams Responds To “Toxic Workplace” Complaints

Paramore’s Haley Williams disputes allegations that a salon she co-founded in Nashville, Fruits Hair Lab, fostered a toxic workplace environment. William made a statement coinciding with World Mental Health Day (10/10 that was posted on one of Williams’ other business ventures, the hair dye company, Good Dye Young. Williams spoke about her own mental health…

Liam Gallagher Not Happy About SNL Skit

Liam Gallagher Not Happy About SNL Skit

Oasis singer Liam Gallagher (picture above right) seems compelled to answer any knock against him, and to a lesser extent the band. His latest outburst was focused on a Saturday Night Live sketch that aired over weekend mocking the Gallagher brothers (Noel and Liam) for their legendary inability to get along.  Inactive since ’09, Oasis…

Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Emerson, Lake & Palmer were noted for Rockin’ classical works (“Hoedown,” “Fanfare For The Common Man” and “Pictures At An Exhibition”) and even the “Peter Gunn Theme” from the late-50’s/early-60’s TV detective series. Emerson, Lake & Palmer were prime exponents of the Art-Rock movement. They were also known for flamboyant performances, extended solos, time signature…

Myles Kennedy’s “The Art Of Letting Go” Has Arrived

Myles Kennedy’s “The Art Of Letting Go” Has Arrived

Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge and Slash featuring Myles Kennedy) has issued his third solo album, “The Art Of Letting Go.” Kennedy is backed by bassist Tim Tournier and drummer Zia Uddin. “The first two solo records were, they were kind of concept records,” Kennedy recently told I-Rock 93.5. “But with this record, I wanted it to be a…