Zakk Wylde and Foreigner To Perform At Hall of Fame Game

System Of A Down has added second shows to their brief upcoming late summer stadium trek. Each stop will have a different band as support. The shows at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ are on August 27th – 28th with KoRn; at Soldier Field in Chicago with Avenged Sevenfold on August 31st – September 1st; and at…

Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor feels music’s lack of importance in today’s world “is a little defeating.”  Reznor made the comment during a recent interview on producer Rick Rubin’s “Tetragrammaton” podcast. “In the context of Nine Inch Nails, in terms of an audience and the culture,” added Reznor, “music used to be the thing that……

Ghost have released a “13 Commandments,” which is basically a “greatest hits” compilation. The set includes “Square Hammer,” “Dance Macabre” and “Phantom Of The Opera,” among others. A complete track listing is below. The set also contains “Zenith,” originally a bonus track on a special edition of ’15’s “Meliora” album. Until now it was unavailable on digital…

On this day thirty-one years ago… Pearl Jam won big with “Jeremy” at the MTV Video Music Awards. Best Video of the Year, Best Group Video and Best Hard Rock Video were among the trophies. Vocalist Eddie Vedder (pictured above) was inspired to write the song’s lyrics from a newspaper article he read about Jeremy…

Paramore’s “This Is Why” has debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums and Top Album Sales charts. The set holds the #2 spot on the Billboard 200. “This Is Why,” featuring the title track, was released February 10th.  Next month, Paramore will embark on a brief South American trek before returning…

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine has confirmed that Teemu Mäntysaari (pictured) will continue as the band’s guitarist for the foreseeable future. Thew announcement came after longtime Megadeth guitarist Kiko Loureiro made his decision to “extend” his absence from the group’s touring activities. “Kiko is a top-notch professional, a maestro — and he did not want to hurt me or Megadeth,” Mustaine explained. “We came up with a solution…