Sleep Theory Is #1 On Mainstream Rock

Shinedown has released the ballad “Searchlight,” a song that was first performed live during the band’s Grand Ole Opry debut last month. Shinedown frontman Brent Smith told the audience “we didn’t find this one, it found us.” “‘Searchlight’ is a song about owning your true feelings,” Smith offered following the song’s release. “It’s an awakening of the soul. Lyrically…

Chevelle will embark on a summer tour immediately following appearances at the Inkcarceration and Rock Fest festivals in July. To date, Chevelle has released nine albums. The most recent was ’21’s “NIRATIAS” (an acronym for “Nothing Is Real and This Is a Simulation”) which peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200. It was their first studio album in five…

Tom Morello (pictured above) has released “Adjourn It,” featuring Serj Tankian from System Of A Down and the Rage Against The Machine guitarist’s son, Roman Morello. Clips from the 1954 film “Salt Of The Earth” appear in the “Adjourn It“ music video promoting the theme of resistance in the face of prejudice and injustice. The film was based on a true story of Mexican-American miners fighting…

Ivan Moody leaves Vegas, starts a business and gets a key. 3/4 “Welcome To The Circus” is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart.  The track is from Five Finger Death Punch’s ninth studio album “AfterLife.” 3/8 Vocalist Ivan Moody marks his fifth year of sobriety.  He nearly died due to an alcohol-related seizure and went…