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The Black Keys are #1 on the Current Rock Album and Current Alternative Album charts following the release last week of “Ohio Players,” their 12th studio album. The album also is the highest debut of the week on Billboard‘s Top Rock Albums Chart and Top Alternative Albums Chart, debuting at #5 on both. “We’d never…
Five Finger Death Punch – (featuring DMX): This Is The Way “This Is The Way” is #1 on the Billboard Hard Rock Chart. The track is a mash-up of DMX’s ’09 song “The Way It’s Gonna Be” and Five Finger Death Punch’s “Judgement Day,” which is on the band’s ’22 set “AfterLife.” “Music is meant to be…
British guitarist, singer, and songwriter Billy Morrison has released “The Morrison Project.“ Morrison’s third solo album, first since ’15, includes guest performances by Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol, Steve Vai, Linda Perry and John 5 – among others. “Crack Cocaine,” features Ozzy and guitarist Steve Stevens. “I was in the same room as Billy and Steve,” said the legendary vocalist about co-writing the song. “The lyrics just…
Pearl Jam have released “Dark Matter,” containing the title track (which topped Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock chart), “Wreckage” and “Running.“ Finished last November, the band’s 12th studio album, was produced by Andrew Watt. “There’s the melody and energy of the first couple of records,” explained PJ guitarist Mike McCready. “Andrew pushed us to play as hard…
April 13th – April 20th 4/13 Bassist Dan Lilker rejoins Anthrax for the first time in 40 years, appearing onstage at The Metal Fest in Mexico. He steps in for Frank Bello who is sitting out a short run of dates for “personal reasons.” An original Anthrax member, Lilker played on the band’s debut album, “Fistful Of…
Green Day are among the artists whose work will be preserved by the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The band’s “Dookie” album was listed for inclusion during announcement made April 16th. Green Day’s third album, but first on a major label (Reprise Records), dropped in ’94. Viewed as one of the defining albums of the…
Chevelle will embark on a summer tour immediately following appearances at the Inkcarceration and Rock Fest festivals in July. To date, Chevelle has released nine albums. The most recent was ’21’s “NIRATIAS” (an acronym for “Nothing Is Real and This Is a Simulation”) which peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200. It was their first studio album in five…
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ‘fan vote” is over with the announcement of the 2024 Hall inductees to be announced during this Sunday’s edition of American Idol. The top five fan vote artists will comprise a ballot that will be added to the other ballots. The Top 5 Fan Vote Recipients are: Dave…
No Doubt ended their nine-year hiatus with a main stage Coachella set on Saturday (4/13). Frontwoman Gwen Stefani (pictured above) and band rolled out favorites including “Just A Girl,” “Don’t Speak” and “Hella Good,” backed by a brass ensemble. The band performed a rendition of “Total Hate 95,” a song they recorded with the late Sublime…
Linkin Park have delivered a career-spanning ‘greatest hits’ compilation, “Papercuts (Singles Collection 2000–2023.” The twenty-song package includes 18 anthems plus the previously unreleased “Friendly Fire” and “QWERTY,” which appeared only on the band’s fan club-exclusive demo albums. The power ballad “Friendly Fire,” recorded in ’17, features lead vocals by the late Chester Bennington (pictured). “There was a song,…