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Ghost made an immediate impression. Papa Emeritus wore a skull mask and dressed like a “demonic anti-Pope. He was backed by the Nameless Ghouls who were hidden behind silver masks with horns, satanic symbols and full-length hooded robes. It was a visual borne from a “love of horror films and the traditions of Scandinavian Metal.”…
The 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fan vote has ended. Over 6-million votes were cast. The Top 5 artists are: The Top 5 artists will gain one extra vote added to the official votes cast by members of the Rock Hall, which includes musicians, business leaders and other industry professionals. George Michael, a…
On the strength of a three-song demo Nine Inch Nails got signed by TVT Records. “Industrial Nation,” released in ’88, was a powerful debut. However, the TVT label boss didn’t think much of it and couldn’t sell it. “Pretty Hate Machine” rolled out next with “Head Like A Hole.” Frantic, dense, driving and lyrically dark,…
3rd – Foo Fighters play the first of a pair of tribute concerts honoring their late drummer Taylor Hawkins (pictured) at London’s Wembley Stadium. Special guests include Lars Ulrich (Metallica), Brian Johnson (AC/DC), Liam Gallagher (Oasis), Josh Homme (QOTSA), Brian May (Queen) and Wolfgang Van Halen, among others. 6th – “Cheap Trick: This Band Has No Past”…
7th – The Pretty Reckless announce the cancelation of three concerts on its co-headlining tour with Halestorm after singer Taylor Momsen tests positive for COVID-19. “Despite our best efforts, COVID finally bit,” reads the band’s statement. 8th – King’s X cancels its planned European tour due to guitarist Ty Tabor’s “unforeseen medical issue,” “I recently went in for some…
1st – Red Hot Chili Peppers launch an exclusive SiriusXM music channel, Whole Lotta Red Hot. The launch coincides with release of the band’s album “Unlimited Love.” 4th – Travis Barker (Blink-182) and celebrity Kourtney Kardashian get married in Las Vegas following Barker’s performance at the Grammys backing H.E.R.’s on her version of the Lenny Kravitz song “Are You Gonna My Way.” …
“Lux Æterna,” the lead track from Metallica’s upcoming “72 Seasons” album (pictured) is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart. 2022 The song was played live for the first time on December 16th during Metallica’s “Helping Hands Concert & Auction“ at the Microsoft Theater in L.A. The third edition of the concert/auction opened with a set…
Queen amassed 2.3 billion song streams this year via Spotify. According to Spotify Wrapped’s year-end survey Queen had 120.7 million fans spending over 139.2 million hours listening to the band’s music via the streaming service. The only other Rock act with more than a billion streams this year was Machine Gun Kelly (1.7 billion streams). …
Finally, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has inducted Judas Priest! Reunited with guitarist K.K. Downing and drummer Les Binks, Priest performed a three-song medley of “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’,” “Breaking The Law” and “Living After Midnight” at the Hall of Fame ceremony (November 5th) at the Microsoft Theater in L.A. Priest members inducted, with Alice Cooper handling the honors,…
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