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Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and his son Jakob have released a cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes” to commemorate Survivor‘s 50th season, which kicks off in February. The cover marks the first time Billie Joe and Jakob have recorded vocals together.“ “It’s a tough song to do justice – I’m grateful for the opportunity to try,”…

The week’s Rock music news, Heather Taylor and Tommy Lee 1/20 Heather Taylor Seeks Vindication In Tommy Lee Case Heather Taylor refiles her once dropped sexual assault claims against Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, relying on a new California law that opens a new two-year lookback window allowing previously time-barred civil claims against individual defendants…

“The Decay,” a new single from Pop Evil, will be included on the band’s “What Remains (Midnight Edition),” an expanded version of their eighth album, due March 27th. “This song (“The Decay”) is raw, uncomfortable, and honest, an invitation to face the darkness, accept responsibility, and choose to make a difference while you still have…

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus will deliver the deluxe edition of their sixth album, “X’s For Eyes,” on March 6th. The set contains the previously unreleased track, “Angels Cry.” According to RJA singer Ronnie Winter, the power ballad is a “bittersweet story of love and loss in early teenage years. As an adult, I’ve learned these things…

Megadeth have released their self-titled final album. “Puppet Parade.” Megadeth’s seventeenth album contains the singles “Tipping Point,” “I Don’t Care,” “Let There Be Shred” and the most recent track “Puppet Parade (with lyric video). Puppet Parade Tipping Point “We all have different ‘tipping points’ and they may vary from day to day,” offered frontman Dave…

The Funeral Portrait‘s current single, “Dark Thoughts,” is at the top of the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart (dated January 24th).  The track, which features Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria, is off “Greetings From Suffocate City,” The Funeral Portrait’s second studio album. Dark Thoughts In addition to “Dark Thoughts,” The Funeral Portrait have previously reached the #1…

Architects are set to return to the U.S. with a short U.S. headline tour kicking off in Reno, NV on April 28th. The announcement coincides with the release of Architects’ official music video for “Broken Mirror.” The new track plus the previous #1 Mainstream Rock song, “Everything Ends,” are on their eleventh studio album, “The Sky, The…

Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley (pictured above) of KISS will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this June. KISS became one of America’s most successful Rock bands and a pop culture phenomenon. They were known for an extensive career highlighted by the songs “Shout It Out Loud,” “Rock And Roll All Nite” and…

A proposed Poison tour to celebrate the band’s 40th anniversary has been abandoned. Poison drummer Rikki Rockett recently claimed they have given up on the tour because singer Bret Michaels (pictured above) wants the ‘lion’s share’ of the cash. “‘We had a great offer, I thought. But we left the table. It didn’t work.” Poison,…

Jay Weinberg 1/11 Jay Weinberg Leaves Suicidal Tendencies The former Slipknot drummer announces his departure from Suicidal Tendencies after an almost two-year run with the California crossover Thrash/Hardcore Punk band. “I’d like to thank @suicidaltendencies for bringing me onboard for an incredible year and a half of shows,” posts Weinberg, “What an absolute blast.” Ken Susi 1/12…