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4/6 The Beatles Original Drummer Retires Pete Best (pictured on the far left) announces he is stepping away from public appearances and performances “due to personal circumstances.” He was The Beatles drummer before Ringo Starr. In fact, he was sacked by the band in favor of Ringo, “And at that time, I didn’t think they’d go…
Epica has release its ninth studio album, “Aspiral.” The title, referencing renewal and inspiration, is derived from the eponymous sculpture created in ’65 by Polish sculptor and painter Stanisław Szukalski. “(Producer) Joost Van Den Broek became a little bit like the seventh Epica bandmember,” noted vocalist Simone Simons (pictured above). “And it’s great working with him. Yeah, we were…
Disturbed‘s “I Will Not Break” is #1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated April 12th), giving the band its 13th chart topper. “I Will Not Break,” currently a standalone single, follows the band’s eighth studio album, “Divisive,” which debuted at #1 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart in December ’22 and has moved 184,000 equivalent…
Looking ahead, Creed has announced the 2026 edition of the Summer Of ’99 & Beyond Cruise, sailing April 17th-21st, from Miami, FL to Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas. Creed — comprised of vocalist Scott Stapp, guitarist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips — will perform two pool deck sets on the Norwegian Joy cruise ship, The line-up also include…
Blink-182’s bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus has released his memoir, “Fahrenheit-182,“ via the Dey Street Books. Co-authored by Dan Ozzi, the book is described as a “memoir that paints a vivid picture of what it was like to come of age in the 1980s as a latchkey kid hooked on Punk Rock, skateboards, and MTV.” Hoppus also writes about the formation…
Turnstile will release its fourth album “Never Enough” on June 6th. It will be the band’s first full-length effort in four years. It’s also Turnstiles first album to not feature founding member and former guitarist Brady Ebert following his ’22 departure, and the first to feature guitarist Meg Mills as an official member, after touring…
Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Drace will co-headline a 21-date run that kicks off on August 29th at Thunder Ridge Nature Arena in Ridgedale, MO and concludes on October 12th at Choctaw Grand Theater in Durant, OK. Breaking Benjamin will close each night of the tour. Breaking Benjamin’s latest single “Awaken” went to #1 on the Billboard Mainstream…
Metallica’s All Within My Hands foundation (AWMH) and the American Red Cross are urging fans to give blood at select Metallica tour stops across the U.S. to help ensure vital blood supplies are available for hospital patients. The need for blood is constant and even tends to ramp up around summer holidays. “The Red Cross is incredibly appreciative that Metallica…
Slayer has announced a one-night-only show on September 20th in Hershey, Pennsylvania’s 30,000-seat Hersheypark Stadium. In addition to Slayer, Knocked Loose, Suicidal Tendencies, Power Trip, Cavalera (performing Sepultura’s “Chaos A.D.” album) and Exodus are slotted to perform. This will be the first time Slayer shares a stage with Power Trip or Knocked Loose. “Last year, Slayer played only two shows,…
The video for “Rock And Roll Party Cowboy,” a track from the recently released “Dreams On Toast;” has arrived. The clip was co-directed by drummer Rufus “Tiger” Taylor and Darri3D. “Only three things embody what it is to be a Rock n’ Roll party cowboy these days,” offered Taylor. “My dog, Don Vito. The international live music band group, The…