Metallica To Headline Sonic Temple

Metallica To Headline Sonic Temple

Metallica will give two performances during the four-day Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival, May 8th through 11th at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, OH. Festival organizers have been trying to land Metallica for five years. The appearance will mark the kick-off of Metallica’s North American tour including the “No Repeat Weekend” with different setlists…

New Rock Music: Tremonti, Jane’s Addiction, Extreme & Poppy

New Rock Music: Tremonti, Jane’s Addiction, Extreme & Poppy

Tremonti: The Mother, The Earth And I  “Throughout mankind, everyone has fought over things like power, religion, and their beliefs,” explained frontman and band namesake Mark Tremonti. “One side believes it’s right and everyone else is wrong. No matter what you believe in though, we all belong to the earth.” Jane’s Addiction: True Love  …

The Darkness Return With “Dreams On Toast”

The Darkness Return With “Dreams On Toast”

The Darkness will release their eighth album, but first album in four years, when “Dreams On Toast” drops next March. The set features “The Longest Kiss.” “You know that thing when God’s breath tickles your soul and tells you to create,” asked frontman Justin Hawkins rhetorically. “God might not be the power she once was, but…

Gin Blossoms
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Gin Blossoms

It’s not unusual for a group to toss a member prior to the recording of their debut album. Whether it’s due to a lack of talent, personality conflict, drug abuse or an aversion to touring, line-up changes are fairly common. What is unusual in the Gin Blossom’s case is the one bounced, guitarist Doug Hopkins,…

Bullet For My Valentine/Trivium: “The Poisoned Ascendancy” Tour

Bullet For My Valentine/Trivium: “The Poisoned Ascendancy” Tour

Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium have announced the “The Poisoned Ascendancy” tour. “We’re going to be celebrating 20 years of our debut album ‘The Poison’ and Trivium’s ‘Ascendancy‘. It’s the Metal tour of 2025, so don’t miss out.” writes Bullet For My Valentine (pictured above). “It’s incredible to think of the impact the albums had when they came out in 2005,”…

All Time Low/I Prevail Collaboration: “Hate This Song”

All Time Low/I Prevail Collaboration: “Hate This Song”

“(‘Hate This Song’) was an opportunity to explore something kind of cheeky and different with a band we have a ton of respect for at the top of their game,” explained All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth (pictured above with the band). “They sent us a track that they wrote and asked if we could spice it…

Jane’s Addiction Cancels Tour

Jane’s Addiction Cancels Tour

Jane’s Addiction has canceled the remainder of its U.S. tour after an onstage scuffle in Boston on September 13th abruptly brought an ended to the concert. Frontman Perry Ferrell, who apparently unhappy with the band’s loud volume, among other issues, confronted guitarist Dave Navarro and attempted to punch him. Roadies and bassist Eric Avery jumped in…

Jelly Roll Sings Tribute Ballad At The Emmys

Jelly Roll Sings Tribute Ballad At The Emmys

Jelly Roll sang “I Am Not Okay” during the In Memoriam tribute segment at Sunday night’s 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. Prior to performing the song, Jelly Roll told the audience: “I believe that music is therapeutic. I believe that music can heal. I also believe that storytelling is just as cathartic.” Some viewer found the performance…

Seether’s “Judas Mind” Tops Mainstream Rock

Seether’s “Judas Mind” Tops Mainstream Rock

Seether’s “Judas Mind” is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart (dated September 14th).It’s also the lead single from the band’s ninth studio effort, “The Surface Seems So Far.” It’s also the lead single from the band’s ninth studio effort, “The Surface Seems So Far.” “‘Judas Mind‘ is a song about reaching an understanding that there are bad…

Jane’s Addiction: Onstage Scuffle (Updated)

Jane’s Addiction: Onstage Scuffle (Updated)

Frontman Perry Farrell assaulted guitarist Dave Navarro during Friday’s (9/13) Jane’s Addiction concert at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston, MA. The incident happened late in the band’s set, near the end of the song “Ocean Size” (a track from ’88’s “Nothing’s Shocking”). Farrell aggressively bumped shoulders with Navarro and got in the guitarist’s face and swore at him. A confused Navarro asked what was…