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Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth (formerly known as Mammoth WVH) has dropped “The End.” “I’ve had the tapping idea on the intro for ‘The End’ since before Mammoth,” explained Van Halen. “I was able to fit it into this world. It’s still over-the-top and shreddy, but it’s also melodic and controlled. Once we finished ‘The End,’ it felt really special to me.”…
If you’re gonna be a big hair & make-up band it might be a good idea to have a licensed cosmetologist in the group. That was the previous calling of Poison’s bassist Bobby Dall (a.k.a. Robert Kuy Kendall). Vocalist Bret Michaels (a.k.a. Bret Michael Sychak) and Dall shot out of their native Pittsburgh to try…
The Tennessee Board of Parole is recommending a pardon for Grammy-nominated Country/Rock star Jelly Roll, a decision that will be up to the state’s Republican Governor Bill Lee. Jelly Roll, a Nashville native, was involved in drug-related crimes and incarceration. He tells the board how he overcame that part of his life as he’s risen to…
Founded in 2005, this year’s Riot Fest at Chicago’s Douglass Park will run September 19th-21st. Blink-182 (pictured), Green Day, Weezer and Jack White. are the headliners. The list of 90 bands scheduled to perform includes the Sex Pistols, Alkaline Trio, Knocked Loose, Bad Religion, and The Hold Steady. “We didn’t plan on making it for…
Linkin Park has notched its eighth #1 and fifth in a row on Billboard‘s Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, with “Up From the Bottom” (dated April 26th). The track leads with 4.7 million radio audience impressions (up 28%) in the previous week. The track was on the chart for a mere three weeks before hitting the…
With over 2,5 million ballots cast, Phish garnered more than 328,000 votes to lead Bad Company (280k votes), Billy Idol (260k), Cyndi Lauper (236k), Joe Cocker (233k) and Soundgarden (232k) in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tally. The Black Crowes (165k), White Stripes (110k) and Oasis (99k) are further down the list. This…
Alice Cooper and Judas Priest will embark on a co-headlining tour across North America. The 22-city run kicks off September 16th in Biloxi, MS and is scheduled to conclude on October 26th at The Woodlands, TX. See below for venues and dates. Judas Priest recently completed the second leg. of their “Invincible Shield“ tour in support of…
Ghost have released the official music video for “Lachryma,” the second single from their sixth album, “Skeletá,” which will arrive April 25th. “It opens with more of a riffage. And I guess now comes off as somewhat of a ‘typical’ Ghost mash-up, where it’s heavy on one end and met with a big, bombastic chorus,” Ghost’s Tobias Forge told…
Aerosmith’s self-titled debut didn’t do much in 1973 nor did the single “Dream On” (it would rise from the ashes a couple years later). A second effort, “Get Your Wings,” also initially failed to garner much attention even though it had “Same Old Song And Dance.” “Toys In The Attic” hit the streets in 1975…
After leaving Guns N’ Roses, Slash (guitar), Duff McKagan (bass) and Matt Sorum (drums) played a charity gig. They realized they still had a great chemistry. Auditions resulted in guitarist Dave Kushner’s addition. Now it was time to find a vocalist. Ex-Stone Temple Pilot vocalist Scott Weiland, one of the 90’s more impressive talents, signed…