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On this day… The owners of The Station, Jeffrey and Michael Derderian, and Great White tour manager Dan Biechele are each charged with involuntary manslaughter. One hundred people were killed the previous February in a fire at the West Warwick, Rhode Island club after Biechele lit the pyrotechnics that sparked the blaze during a Great…
Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain has announced his retirement from touring. The 72-year-old musician, a member of Maiden for more than four decades, concludes his run with a (12/7) concert in Sao Paulo, Brazil. “It is with both sorrow and joy, I announce my decision to take a step back from the grind of the extensive touring lifestyle,” stated…
Breaking Benjamin has shared the official lyric video for its latest single, “Awaken.” “Working on this song has been something new and exciting for all of us, I believe,” offered guitarist Jasen Rauch. “We’ve been able to explore more of who we are traditionally while at the same time push boundaries and try things we haven’t done…
Guns N’ Roses’ Slash (guitar) and Duff McKagan (bass/vocals) are special guests on the track “I Can Breathe” by Gibson Band, a revolving collective of musicians who make music to raise funds and awareness for worthy causes. “The musical slant and Progressive Rock-ness of this huge epic pushed me in a whole new direction. I…
Spiritbox has announced a 24-date “Tsunami Sea” North American tour that will launch April 3rd in Dallas. The tour is in support of the band’s sophomore set “Tsunami Sea,” which will arrive on March 7th. “(A tsunami) is a single wave or series of waves, (a tsunami sea) is the metaphor of an ocean entirely made up of the…
Breaking Benjamin (pictured above) and Staind have announced their co-headlining “Awaken The Fallen” tour. The 20-city tour kicks off on April 26th in Brandon, MS followed by concerts in Nashville, Tampa and Cincinnati, among others, before wrapping up in Kansas City, on June 1st. “Awaken The Fallen” Tour Dates: Ticket Information Apr. 26 – Brandon, MS – Brandon AmphitheaterApr. 27…
Metallica are this year’s National Jukebox Day ambassadors. The honor was presented by TouchTunes, the global leader in digital jukebox entertainment found in bars and restaurants. In conjunction with the announcement TouchTunes has launched a sweepstakes that runs through December 8th. Users can play any Metallica song on TouchTunes jukeboxes (with up to 250 entries per user). More Sweepstakes…
On this day… The three surviving members of Led Zeppelin— John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page (the latter two pictured above)— received Kennedy Center Honors during a ceremony in Washington D.C. “We owe a large debt to the vitality and variety of the music of the American people,” Jones, Plant and Page offered…
Following years of allegations and lawsuits, Marilyn Manson has dropped his suit against Evan Rachel Wood (pictured above), who entered into a relationship with the musician when she was eighteen. Manson was seeking to revive his defamation claim against the actress. Manson also agreed to pay $327,000 for Wood’s legal fees – to seemingly conclude…
Gibson representatives have announced the seizure of over 3,000 counterfeit Gibson guitars by federal authorities. The suggested retail price for the guitars, had they been genuine, would be over $18,742,820 (USD). The guitars were intercepted arriving in ocean containers from Asia. Authentic Gibson guitars are made in the U.S.A. only. The seizure was made by the U.S. Customs and Border…