2025 Sick New World Festival Canceled

2025 Sick New World Festival Canceled

Organizers announced the cancelation in a statement on social media: “It is with great disappointment that we announce that Sick New World will no longer take place in Las Vegas on April 12, 2025.” Apparently, the fees for Metallica and Linkin Park did not match the projected revenue from ticket sales- only one-third of the available tickets…

Linkin Park’s “From Zero” Is #1 In Numerous Countries… But Not In The U.S.

Linkin Park’s “From Zero” Is #1 In Numerous Countries… But Not In The U.S.

Linkin Park’s comeback album, “From Zero,” released November 15th, sits at the top of the Album Charts in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Holland, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand. “This is very cool,” offered the band’s Mike Shinoda. “It’s a big deal to all of us.” The band’s first effort with vocalist Emily…

My Chemical Romance Sells Out

My Chemical Romance Sells Out

My Chemical Romance’s “‘Long Live’: The Black Parade 2025 North American Stadium Tour” has sold 365,000 tickets within hours. “The Black Parade;” released in ’06, was the band’s third studio album. Produced by Rob Cavallo (Goo Goo Dolls, Green Day), the Rock opera/concept album tells the story of “The Patient” and his experiences in the afterlife,…

Sammy Hagar’s “Best Of All Worlds” Vegas Residency

Sammy Hagar’s “Best Of All Worlds” Vegas Residency

Sammy Hagar will launch “The Best Of All Worlds Tour – The Residency” next spring at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas. The residency will feature Hagar, Michael Anthony (bass), Joe Satriani (guitar) and Kenny Aronoff (drums) with an “only in Las Vegas” setlist running April 30th through May 17th. “Instead of traveling all day on tour when there’s no time to…

New Music: Jack White, Hinder, Halestorm & Hellacopters

New Music: Jack White, Hinder, Halestorm & Hellacopters

Jack White: You Got Me Searchin’ This track by the former White Stripes frontman is a non-album B-side to “That’s How I’m Feeling,” a featured track on White recent “No Name” album. Hinder: Everything Is A Cult “While most people in America have much more in common than they might want to admit, we all…

Megadeth Settles Lawsuit

Megadeth Settles Lawsuit

Megadeth and frontman Dave Mustaine have agreed to pay $1.4 million to resolve allegations that they still owed commissions to former manager Cory Brennan after he was “unceremoniously” fired and replaced by Mustaine’s son. The deal resolves claims related to a lawsuit filed last year by Brennan and his Five B Artist Management, which alleged that Mustaine was refusing…

Guns N’ Roses Reach A Billboard Milestone

Guns N’ Roses Reach A Billboard Milestone

Guns N’ Roses’ “Greatest Hits” has now logged 700 weeks on the Billboard 200. The singles compilation was released in 2004. GN’R’s “Greatest Hits” peaked at #3 on the Billboard chart and has bounced in and out (mostly ‘in’) on the survey over the past twenty years. The set includes “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” “Welcome To The…

“Future Of Youth” – Sebastian Bach with Orianthi

“Future Of Youth” – Sebastian Bach with Orianthi

Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach has released the video for “Future Of Youth,“ a track on his fifth and current album “Child Within The Man.” The song features guitarist Orianthi (pictured) and the Las Vegas Academy Of The Arts Choir.  “I fell in love with singing in my own church choir many, many years ago,” offered Bach. “It has always been…

Linkin Park’s “Over Each Other” Has Dropped

Linkin Park’s “Over Each Other” Has Dropped

Linkin Park has released the official music video for “Over Each Other”. The clip was directed by Linkin Park’s Joe Hahn, who has led the filming of a handful of the band’s videos, including “The Emptiness Machine.” The “Over Each Other” is the third single from the band’s upcoming eighth album, “From Zero, due on November 15th. The first two singles were…