Author: Jon Paice

U2 paid tribute to Russian opposition leader Alexei during the band’s residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Navalny was imprisoned in a Russian penal colony where he died suddenly on 2/16, Navalny was detained by Russian authorities on what are widely regarded as fabricated charges of corruption intended to silence his criticism of Putin….

Daughtry’s “Artificial” is #1 Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated 2/17). The band has had eight entries in seventeen years but this is their first to top the survey. Prior to “Artificial,” currently a standalone single, Daughtry’s highest ranking song on Mainstream Rock Airplay was #4 with “Heavy Is The Crown” in ’21. Following Chris…

Sleep Token have signed with RCA Records. They announced their association with the label on Valentine’s Day.   Led by vocalist Vessel, the band said the RCA signing represents a “new era,” but didn’t spell out what that means. Sleep Token’s third and most recent album, “Take Me Back To Eden,” released last year, was on…

Guitarist Sophie Lloyd has shared a music video for her single “Let It Hurt.” The track, which is on Lloyd’s first full-length album “Imposter Syndrome,“ features Black Stone Cherry frontman Chris Robertson. “‘Let It Hurt‘ is one of my favorite songs on the album,” stated Lloyd. “We knew we wanted a really powerful Blues/Rock vocalist on this song and Chris Robertson just…

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 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 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’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…

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…