Guitar Legends Contribute To Charity Single

Guitar Legends Contribute To Charity Single

Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler (pictured) will release a charity single on March 15th to raise funds for the British charity Teenage Cancer Trust. The track is a version of Knopfler’s ’83 song “Going Home (Theme From ‘Local Hero’).” Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Brian May (Queen), Tom Morello (Rage Against…

Beartooth “Below The Surface” Documentry

Beartooth “Below The Surface” Documentry

Beartooth has shared a five-minute official documentary titled “Below The Surface.” In the film, Beartooth’s Caleb Shomo discusses how the pandemic inspired the band’s ’21 album “Below” (the “darkest record in my life”) and how ’23’s “The Surface” (“bringing some new things in my life to the surface, and thankfully, those turned out to be some pretty cool things.”) reflects his…

The Warning’s “S!ck”

The Warning’s “S!ck”

The Warning’s a new single and animated video for “S!ck,” has dropped.  According to the band “S!ck“ is “a song about fearing that you never lived out your life and desperately wanting to live it.” The Warning, from Monterrey, was formed in ’13 by the Villarreal Vélez sisters: Daniela (guitar, lead and backing vocals, piano), Alejandra (bass guitar,…

Arch Enemy Video Has Garnered 100-Million Views

Arch Enemy Video Has Garnered 100-Million Views

Arch Enemy’s video for “The Eagle Flies Alone,” originally released in 2017, has surpassed 100-million views on YouTube.  The song, written by the Melodic Death Metal band’s founding member and guitarist Michael Amott, is on their tenth album, “Will To Power.”  “It’s a testament to the hard work, creativity, and passion that went into creating something we…

Defunct Band Issue Song To Promote Mental Health

Defunct Band Issue Song To Promote Mental Health

The now-defunct Talisman has released a new song called “Save Our Love” as a way of raising awareness of the mental health crisis. “Marcel Jacob founded Talisman in ’89.  They released several studio and live albums before Jacob Unfortunately, Jacob took his own life on July 21st, ’09. “On January 30th, 2024, Marcel Jacob would have turned 60,” noted the band,

Pearl Jam & Ozzy Osbourne To Receive Clio Awards

Pearl Jam & Ozzy Osbourne To Receive Clio Awards

Pearl Jam and Ozzy Osbourne will accept honorary trophies at the 2024 Clio Music Awards in Hollywood on January 31st. Pearl Jam will be honored with a Clio Impact Award in recognition of their diverse creative pursuits including the ongoing practice of creating a unique poster for each individual concert date. The honor also recognizes the band’s impactful philanthropic work…

Bad Omens & Poppy Collaborate

Bad Omens & Poppy Collaborate

Bad Omens and Poppy have issued a collaborative new single “V.A.N.” Written and produced by Bad Omens frontman Noah Sebastian, the song is on upcoming “Concrete Forever” project, an experimental extension of the band’s “The Death Of Peace Of Mind” and the soundtrack to their “Concrete Jungle” comic book universe. “That’s a song that started just with the hook ‘Violence against nature’, explained Sebastian. “With the acronym and seeing…

Evanescence - Bring Me To Life

“Bring Me To Life” Surpasses A Billion Streams

Evanescence has joined Spotify’s “Billions Club” with their ’03 hit “Bring Me To Life.” The album version of “Bring Me To Life” — with guest vocals by Paul McCoy of 12 Stones — was included on the soundtrack of the “Daredevil” film. Evanescence frontwoman explained how the song came about. “I was in a tough place and in a bad relationship. And my husband…

Primary Wave Acquires Scott Weiland Rights

Primary Wave Acquires Scott Weiland Rights

Primary Wave Music has partnered with the estate of Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots/Velvet Revolver). The singer and songwriter’s catalog, including publishing copyrights and recording royalties for Weiland’s repertoire recorded for STP and Velvet Revolver, as well as all songs and recordings from his solo career (four albums). “There are few Rock artists that had the impact that Scott Weiland did on music,”…

Shinedown Land At #1… Again

Shinedown Land At #1… Again

Shinedown’s current single “A Symptom Of Being Human“ has officially landed at #1 on Active Rock – it’s the band’s record-breaking 21st #1 song on the Mediabase Active Rock chart. Last Saturday, “A Symptom Of Being Human“ reached the top of Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. “I have said it before and I will say it again, in Shinedown we…