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Queens Of The Stone Age have canceled the remaining nine concerts of their European tour because frontman Josh Homme needed to return to the U.S. to undergo ’emergency surgery’. “Every effort was made to push through and play for you, but it is no longer an option to continue,” reads a band statement. QOTSA last performed in Milan, Italy,…
Roy Mayorga (Stone Sour/Ministry) has announced he will sit behind the kit for guitarist Jerry Cantrell’s (Alice In Chains) summer ’24 tour. “I’ll be taking break from Ministry for a while, but I shall return at some point,” explained Mayorga. The trek, headlined by Bush, celebrating its 30th anniversary, will launch on July 26th in Bend, OR and will conclude on…
AC/DC’s ’80 breakthrough album “Back In Black“ has been certified for U.S. shipments of 26-million copies by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA). The band’s seventh studio effort was their first to feature Brian Johnson (pictured) following the death of Bon Scott, their previous vocalist. “Back In Black” first went platinum in ’80 and had previously been certified 25…
The recently released Bon Jovi album “Forever” peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 in its debut week but dropped off the chart one week later. Unless there’s a major single to drive sales or a label promotion that brings the set to the forefront “Forever” will be the Bon Jovi album with the shortest stay…
The official Ozz Fest YouTube channel has unfurled the documentary “Ozzfest 2002 Uncensored,” a twenty-minute film delving into “the history of Ozzfest from its inception in 1996 to 2001,” with narration by Kurt Loder. Ozzfest was created, in part, to provide a performing platform for Ozzy Osbourne. It came about when Ozzy’s wife/manager Sharon couldn’t…
“Volbeat’s gonna enter the studio later this year,” stated frontman Michael Poulsen. “There’s gonna be a new Volbeat record out next year.” The band also has plans for European and North American tours. The songs for the band’s ninth album are almost completed with them entering the studio later this year. Next year’s album will be the…
Visions Of Atlantis” Tonight I’m Alive It’s the third single from their upcoming studio album, “Pirates II – Armada“, which is set for release on July 5h. Hammerfall: Freedom The third single from their upcoming album, “Avenge The Fallen,” which is due on August 9th. Dizzy Reed (Guns N’ Roses) featuring Spencer Krasch: D.I.B The song from…
“You Shook Me All Night Long” and “Thunderstruck” are alive and well on Billboard’s Hard Rock charts. “You Shook Me All Night Long,” released in ’80, is #9 this week on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart and #3 on the Hard Rock Streaming Songs list. Meanwhile, “Thunderstruck,” issued in ’90, holds the #13…
“There’s really one message that is a thread through all of my music, and that is that the world is not going to change itself,” Tom Morelllo stated during a Hellfest press conference over the weekend. “That is up to you. And by you.” The guitarist performed a solo set on Friday during the festival…
On this day… Pearl Jam raised $3 million for the Robin Hood Foundation, an anti-poverty charity, by playing a private benefit show at New York’s Beacon Theater. Pearl Jam rolled through an eclectic set before a capacity crowd of 2,800 – with floor-level seat tickets running as high a $2,250. The group played seated for…