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The nominees for the 2024 Best Metal Performance Grammy are out. BEST METAL PERFORMANCE Disturbed (pictured above) – “Bad Man“ The track is from the band’s eighth studio album, “Divisive.” Ghost – “Phantom Of The Opera” The cover of an Iron Maiden song appeared on the “Phantomime” EP. Metallica – “72 Seasons” It’s the title…
The Beatles have an incredible catalog but, according to recently released data from kworb.net, they have had only one song cross the billion streams threshold on Spotify. Is it the ballad “Yesterday”? No. It only has 559-million streams. Well then, it has to be The Beatles best-selling single, “Hey Jude.” Wrong again. Obviously, it has…
Three Red Hot Chili Peppers songs have generated over one-billion streams on Spotify. They are: Under The Bridge – 1.235 billion streams (average 909-thousand daily streams) Californication – 1.233 billion (average 859-thousand daily) Can’t Stop – 1.025 billion (average 798-thousand daily) “Under The Bridge” is off RHCP’s fifth studio album, “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” (1991)…
Helmet have released “Left,” the band’s ninth studio album, but first studio effort in seven years. The band’s previous effort was ‘16’s “Dead To The World.” Left contains the track “Gun Fluf.” “Left” Track Listing: 01. Holiday02. Gun Fluf03. NYC Tough Guy04. Make-Up05. Big Shot06. Bombastic07. Reprise08. Dislocated09. Tell Me Again10. Powder Puff11. Resolution Helmet:…
Vixen‘s Brittany Denaro (a.k.a. Britt Lightning) will be honored at the upcoming 2024 She Rocks Awards on January 25th at the Anaheim Convention Center Ballroom in Anaheim, CA. Denaro earned a degree in music business from Northeastern University and continued her education at Berklee School Of Music before embarking on an extensive music career. She joined Vixen in 2017. The…
The Killers will release the ‘best of’ album “Rebel Diamonds” on December 8th. The album includes “Mr. Brightside,” “When You Were Young,” “All These Things That I’ve Done” and the new track “Spirit.” There is at least one song from each of the band’s seven studio albums – from “Hot Fuss” to “Pressure Machine.” “Rebel…
U.K.’s Download festival will return as DLXXI (the 21st edition) at Donington Park, Leicestershire. Headliners are Queens Of The Stone Age (pictured above), Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold. In addition, over 70 bands have been scheduled. The festival will take place June 14th-16th. General tickets are available at www.downloadfestival.co.uk.
Who the hell was Mars Bonfire? He was Dennis Edmonton, a guitarist and composer of “Born To Be Wild,” which was recorded by Steppenwolf. “Born To Be Wild” was a seminal song. Originally written as a ballad it is often considered the first “Heavy Metal song.” (Some claim it was Blue Cheer’s cover of “Summertime…
Rush‘s Geddy Lee, a longtime and passionate baseball fan, will auction items from his “supremely mammoth collection of baseball memorabilia” beginning December 6th through Christie’s. Lee’s collection includes baseballs signed by U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy, Harry Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson. He’s also selling a Hank Aaron’s 500th home run Braves…
Longtime GWAR guitarist Brent Purgason (Pustulus Maximus) has announced his departure from the band. Purgason (pictured) released the following statement: “11 years ago I had the privilege of joining the greatest shock Rock and Roll band in the world. Today, I announce my departure from it.” Purgason joined GWAR in ’12 as the replacement for Cory Smoot, a.k.a. Flattus Maximus, who died in…