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Former Nightwish vocalist Anette Olzon has presented her third album, “Rapture,” featuring the title track, “Day Of Wrath” and “Heed The Call.” Her previous solo albums were “Shine” (’14) and “Strong” (’21). Olzon officially joined Nightwish in early ’07, after being chosen from about 2,000 applicants. She replaced vocalist Tarja Turunen, who was fired. Olzon was…
Powerman 5000 have released its eleventh studio album, “Abandon Ship,” containing the singles, “1999” and “Dancing Like We’re Dead.” Powerman 5000 (PM5K) formed in ’91 and found commercial success with their sophomore set, ’99’s “Tonight The Stars Revolt!,” which peaked at #29 on the Billboard 200 and delivered the singles “When Worlds Collide” and “Nobody’s Real.” Frontman Spider One (Michael…
Was Robert Smith ever happy? At age fourteen, The Cure frontman, stated his ambition was to “sit on a mountain and die.” Don’t set the bar too high there, Robert. Just a scant seven years later (after failing to locate a suitable mountain) he was quoted saying he “didn’t see that there was much point…
Beartooth has scored its second #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated 5/11) with “I Was Alive.” The song follows “Might Love Myself,” which had a one-week rule last November. “I Was Alive” is the second single, after “Might Love Myself,” from “The Surface,” Beartooth’s fifth studio album – which debuted at #1 on the Top Hard…
P.O.D. have release its 11th album, “Veritas.” The set has “Drop,” with a vocal cameo from Lamb Of God singer Randy Blythe, “Afraid To Die,” featuring Jinjer vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk, “I Won’t Bow Down“ and “Lies We Tell Ourselves.” “We’re still here and we’re still creating some of the best music we’ve ever made,” says Marcos Curiel. “When it comes to heart,…
Tracks dropped this week. Black Country Communion: Enlighten The track is taken from the band’s fifth studio album, “V,” due on June 14th. “We make music for the five of us,” stated vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes. “We make music that we love, hoping it registers with everyone else.” Category 7: In Stitches Category 7, featuring former Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel,…
Hall Aflame, a band led by Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, has released sophomore album, “Amplifire.” The album contains the singles “The Same Gutter“ and “1974.” Originally formed in ’89, Hall Aflame released its debut effort which found some success, but they and their album soon got pushed aside by Grunge. The band went on a lengthy hiatus but reunited…
Category 7, featuring former Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel, ex-Adrenaline Mob guitarist Mike Orlando, Armored Saint singer John Bush, Shadows Fall drummer Jason Bittner and Exodus bassist Jack Gibson, will release its self-titled debut album on July 26th. The lead single is “In Stitches.” “Mike (Orlando) had this idea of doing stuff that was a little more mainstream than the heavier stuff that I’ve done. But we didn’t want anything to…
Sammy Hagar has received the 2,779th star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. The Red Rocker and vocalist for Van Hagar (a.k.a. Van Halen) was honored during a 4/30 ceremony at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. Hagar was recognized in the Recording category. Following a stint with Montrose, Hagar embarked on a solo career that is best remembered…
Slipknot’s extensive North American “Here Comes The Pain” tour will get underway in August following next month’s festival dates. As previously stated, the band will play Knotfest Iowa on September 21st. Slipknot recently confirmed that former Sepultura drummer Eloy Casagrandes is an official member. He replaced Jay Weinberg who was fired last year. But the…