Author: Jon Paice

Marking the 40th anniversary of Accept’s “Balls To The Wall” album, the band’s founding member and former frontman Udo Dirkschneider has reimaged tracks from the album set to be released on February 28th, A featured track is the recently released “Winter Dreams” with German Metal Queen Doro Pesch. “Doro and I have spent so many years together in the…

The “Fire Aid” concerts in L.A. (1/30) were an essential step toward recovery from the devastation and cost of the wildfires that raged through SoCal in mid-January. Numerous performers played at two venues to raise money to aid in rebuilding. Performers at the newly opened Intuit Dome included Jelly Roll. Rod Stewart and Stevie Wonder. …

Ardent Donald Trump supporter Kid Rock was one of the musical acts onstage during the “Make America Great Again” Rally (1/19) in Washington D.C. (on the eve of the presidential inauguration). The show also featured Country singers Lee Greenwood and Billy Ray Cyrus plus the Village People doing “Y.M.C. A.” – a Trump favorite. Kid…

Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee doesn’t think much of musicians who are promoting their tours and album releases while wildfires leveled areas of Los Angeles. “Makes me f*cking sick to see most people just caring on posting on lame ass social media,” wrote Lee Monday on Instagram. “Guys right now nobody gives a flying f*ck when your…

Three Days Grace have scored their 18th #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with “Mayday” (dated 1/11). It’s the band’s first single since the return of original frontman Adam Gontier – sharing lead vocals with Matt Walst. Of Three Days Grace’s 18 Mainstream Rock Airplay #1s, 11 have been with Gontier, beginning with “Just Like You”…

Cyhra, the band featuring vocalist Jake E (ex-Amaranthe) and guitarist Jesper Strömblad (The Halo Effect/ex-In Flames) has released a new single, “Superman.” “Sometimes life tests our limits, but when we choose to rise, to dream and to believe, we find the strength to be unstoppable. Because deep down, we all have a ‘Superman’ within us,” shared the band. After working with a handful…

Cold will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their second album, “13 Ways To Bleed On Stage” and 25th anniversary of their fourth LP, “A Different Kind Of Pain,” on a spring 2025 U.S. tour. At the turn of the century, Cold unveiled “13 Ways To Bleed On Stage,” which went gold and yielded hits “Just Got Wicked,” No One” and “End…

11/1 The Cure’s New Album “Songs Of A Lost World” contains the ethereal track “Alone.” Frontman Robert Smith (pictured center) has stated “Alone” “unlocked the record.” “As soon as we had that piece of music recorded, I knew it was the opening song – and I felt the whole album come into focus,” Smith concluded. 11/2…

9/1 Skillet Say They Are Fine With Politicians Using Their Music “I don’t care who plays my song at their political rally, because I believe in America over party.” explained Skillet’s John Cooper. “I believe in the foundations of this country,” explained Cooper during an On The Road To Rock podcast. 9/2 Oasis Want To Shut Down…

6/1 Godsmack’s “Truth” is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart. The track, from the band’s eighth album, “Lighting Up The Sky,” is their 13th song to top the survey.  6/1 Guns N’ Roses guitarist, Slash, debuts at #1 on Billboard‘s Blues Albums chart with “Orgy Of The Damned.”  It’s also #2 on the Top Rock…