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Between ’70 and ’73, ZZ Top records were huge in the great state of Texas – and nowhere else. They even managed to draw 80,000 fans to Austin for their First Annual Texas Sized Rompin’ Stompin’ Barndance Bar-B-Q. With the release of “Tres Hombres” and the song “La Grange” they began to garner national attention….
It was “Coheed And Cambria Day” on Sunday (4/13) in Nyack, New York, the community that supported the band and gave them their earliest notoriety. Mayor Joe Rand handed the Prog Rock band the key to Nyack during a ceremony that was followed by a brief acoustic set at the Nyack SpringFest Street Fair. Coheed And…
Mötley Crüe have backed out of the upcoming Boardwalk Rock Festival in Ocean City, MD on May 17th. Frontman Vince Neil is still recovering from a recent required medical procedure. He has been “advised by the doctors” not to perform at this time. Last month, the band postponed a planned Las Vegas residency until September….
“Caramel,” the second track released from Sleep Token’s upcoming fourth album “Even In Arcadia,” has dropped. It follows “Emergence,” which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Hard Rock chart, and held the top spot on iTunes. The track garnered 9.9 million official U.S. streams in its first full streaming week and entered the Billboard Hot 100…
William and Margaret Young left Glasgow, Scotland in 1963 for Sydney, Australia. With a low population and abundant resources Australia promised a better life. A decade later their sons Angus and Malcolm Young (lead and rhythm guitar, respectively) launched AC/DC playing their first performance New Year Eve ’73. Their set included covers of the Rolling…
Architects will embark on a summer headline tour in support of their recent album, “The Sky, The Earth & All Between.” Appearances at Rock Fest, Upheaval and Inkcarceration will precede the band’s 21-date headlining trek across the U.S. and Canada. The complete itinerary is below. Architects North American Tour Dates: Ticket Information Jul. 17 – Cadott Rockfest – Cadott, WIJul. 18…
Hinder’s “Back To Life” will arrive May 23rd. The band’s first album in eight years holds the single “Bring Me Back To Life,” which has a special meaning. “After writing an entire album and then throwing it away in 2020, we had become discouraged and decided that we weren’t going to release any new music,…
“There are too many love songs out there about people confessing their love to one another. I wanted to do the exact opposite and confess the misery of being in a bad relationship,” explained Wednesday 13, regarding the new single “In Misery.” “I see it every day, people miserable together. I see it almost as…
Lynch Mob formed by guitarist George Lynch, played its “final” concert on Saturday in Medina, MN. “We played Medina Entertainment Center in Minnesota which we’ve played many, many times,” noted Lynch. “It was a wonderful sold-out show and everyone in the house was aware of the gravity and finality of the performance.” George Lynch formed Lynch Mob…
When the term “Heavy Metal” (taken from the William Burroughs novel “Soft Machine”) was coined in the late-60s it was used to describe loud, earth-shaking guitar-oriented Rock. Black Sabbath may not have entirely embraced the term and all its loutish connotations, but their ominous songs that dwelled on the sinister, occult and macabre defined the…