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Like countless musicians, Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill earned their musical chops playing in church. Only when their father left the ministry did the Followill’s, along with their cousin Matthew, discover Led Zeppelin, Tom Petty and Rolling Stones. Interestingly, those influences did not dominate. Rather, the Followill’s honed a roots/rustic style that was, in part,…
Sleep Token is #1 on the Billboard 200 (dated 5/24) with its fourth full-length studio release, “Even In Arcadia.” The set, which is the English Rock band’s major-label debut, garnered 127,000 equivalent album units in its first week of release marking it Sleep Token’s best week ever and the biggest week by units for any Rock…
The Memphis band’s debut album contains “Stuck In My Head” their first #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. It was their third song to land on the chart following “Fallout” (#2 last August) and “Numb” (#9) in January ’24). According to their label, Eptaph, “Sleep Theory combine energetic Hard Rock and Metalcore, alongside the powerhouse…
With “By A Monsters’s Hand” atop the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, Volbeat has dropped “Time Will Heal,” another track from the band’s ninth album, “God Of Angels Trust,” which is slated to arrive June 6th. “The important thing is to realize that while nothing can be good forever, do not let the dark side of life…
Within Temptation and Ukrainian artist/Eurovision contestant Jerry Heil have collaborated on the dramatic ballad single “Sing Like A Siren.” “I have been a fan of Within Temptation since my teenage years and never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that one day we would create a song together,” explained Heil. “(Within Temptation singer Sharon den Adel’s) vocal style is…
Crossfade 5/10 Crossfade Returns Crossfade play their first show since 2012. The Alternative Metal/Post-Grunge band delivers a 45-minute set on the Citadel Stage at the Sonic Temple Arts & Music Festival. Despite the lengthy spell oof inactivity the band denies they ever broke up. But have reunited. Kid Rock & Trump 5/10 Kid Rock Shuts…
Volbeat’s “By A Monster’s Hand” is at the top of Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated May 17th). It’s the band’s eleventh song to reach #1 on the chart but first since “Shotgun Blues” in late ’21. “By A Monster’s Hand” is the lead single from “Gods Of Angels Trust,” Volbeat’s ninth studio album, due June 6th….
The Polar Music Prize ceremony, which will honor Queen, is scheduled for May 27th, at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm, Sweden. “Queen, a band synonymous with the very fabric of pop culture, have made an impact on music that spans decades, generations and genres,” noted Marie Ledin, managing director of the Polar Music Prize. “They are…
Mötley Crüe’s John 5 and Richie Kotzen will tour together beginning October 16th in El Cajon, CA. The trek will make over thirty stops across the U.S, “I’ve got a brand-new show and a whole bunch of songs we haven’t played in a long time plus all your favorites,” enthused John 5. whose next full-length studio effort “Ghost”…
There are a lot of valid reasons for skipping the high school prom but being on tour is usually not one of them. With Greta Van Fleet band members still in school, the Frankenmuth, MI, based band signed a recording contract with Lava/Republic Records and embarked on a tour to support their EP “Black Smoke Rising.”…