Rock History

Atreyu has released the official music video for “Come Down,” a song from “A Torch In The Dark,” the final installment in a three-part EP series, which dropped last month. “The Hope Of A Spark” and “The Moment You Find Your Flame” were the first two EPs. “Each EP goes through the cycles of life, the seasons of life,…

The Rolling Stones are streaming a lyric video for “Bite My Head Off,” a track from “Hackney Diamonds,” that features Paul McCartney (pictured) on bass. The clip has the Stones playing a live show at New York’s Racket club with cutaways to McCartney playing his part in a studio.

Skid Row has released the music video for “Resurrected,” the fifth single from “The Gang’s All Here.” The video is from an original concept by Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan. “I was very excited when the opportunity to do an animated video was presented to us,” explained Bolan. “I really wanted to give the video a sci-fi feel that would…

By 1987, Punk was over a decade old – a lifetime in pop culture. Funny thing, the same conditions and sense of desperation that initially sparked the movement still existed. In a blue-collar California backwater (Albany) guitarist/vocalist Tim Armstrong and bassist Matt Freeman (aka Matt McCall) started the short-lived Operation Ivy. When that group bit…

“Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” a collection of all Tina Turner’s singles from 1975-2023 , has dropped. The boxset celebrates 50 years since the start of the singer’s career and marks the first time her singles have been released all together. “She was a force of nature, no one had her energy or her voice,…

Following stints in Femme Fatale and the all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens, and being ranked #1 on Guitar World’s list of “10 Female Guitar Players You Should Know,” Nita Strauss landed a 2014 gig as the official in-house guitarist for the L.A. KISS, the arena football team owned by KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. Months later, Alice…

While still in high school, M. Shadows, Zacky Vengeance (guitar), Synyster Gates (guitar), Johnny Christ (bass) and Jimmy Sullivan (drums) – known as The Reverend – shortened to The Rev – founded Avenged Sevenfold. The group developed a Metal/Punk hybrid that got them signed by indie label, Hopeless. Their ‘01 debut “Sounding the Seventh Trumpet…

Bon Jovi‘s original holiday song, “Christmas Isn’t Christmas,“ has arrived. “‘Christmas Isn’t Christmas‘ is a song that I wrote about family,” explained frontman Jon Bon Jovi. “The sentiment that Christmas really isn’t Christmas without YOU which can bring up a lot of memories for people.” For a more uptempo, less serious take, Buckcherry have weighed in with…

Dolly Parton‘s “Rockstar” has arrived. It’s the Country legend’s debut Rock album. The set contains covers of “Open Arms” (Journey), “Purple Rain” (Prince,) (“I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (Rolling Stones), “Stairway To Heaven” (Led Zeppelin) and “Freebird” (Lynyrd Skynyrd). Paul McCartney, Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac), Ann Wilson (Heart) (Steve Perry (Journey), John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival), John 5 (Mötley Crüe) and Nikki Sixx (Mötley Crüe) contributed…

Following the ’95 demise of his band Kyuss, Homme began recording with a number of Seattle based musicians including Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron and Dinosaur Jr.’s Mike Johnson. This loose collection released a number of EPs as Gamma Ray. Homme then reunited with ex-Kyuss drummer Alfredo Hernandez in ’98 for the Queens Of The Stone Age’s…