Rock History

Bruce Springsteen received the Ivors Academy fellowship Thursday (5/23) night in London. He is the first international songwriter, 27th person overall, to be inducted into the fellowship, which is the awards’ highest honor. Sir Paul McCartney led the induction ceremony joking that “unlike Bruce’s concerts” he would “keep this brief.” The Academy is one of…

Iron Butterfly founding member, organist, primary composer and lead vocalist Doug Ingle died on 5/24 at the age of 78. Ingle wrote, sang and played organ on the psychedelic Rock band’s best-known song – the 1968 classic “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.” Ingle was the last surviving member of Iron Butterfly’s classic “Vida-era” line-up. Following the release of Iron Butterfly’s debut album “Heavy,” the…

Sevendust will return to the road this September to celebrate the 21st anniversary of their “Seasons” album. The fourth album in the band’s catalog spawned the enormously popular “Enemy“ with “Face To Face” becoming a concert staple. “Seasons” was the band’s final album with TVT Records and was dedicated to the memory to both Dave Williams (Drowning Pool’s original…

Clown, the founding Slipknot percussionist. missed the band’s headlining appearance at the Sonic Temple festival on Sunday,   “Clown, yesterday, broke a tooth and had to have it removed,” frontman Corey Taylor told the audience. “There’s an issue. He had to stay home for medical reasons. But he insisted that we come here and fucking…

Lzzy Hale (Halestorm) played the first of four shows Friday fronting Skid Row. She replaced Erik Grönwall who quit the band to focus on his health. When the pairing of Hale and Skid Row was announced last month, the Halestorm frontwoman took to Instagram. “I started listening to Skid Row when I was a teenager growing up…

Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash has released the “Blues-oriented” album, “Orgy Of The Damned.” The effort has notable guest vocalists (see the track list below). The lead single was a cover of Howlin’ Wolf’s “Killing Floor,” featuring vocals by AC/DC’s Brian Johnson with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler on the harmonica. “It was one of the first songs I learned in my very first band,” shared…

Nothing More will release their seventh album, “Carnal,” on June 28th. The album contains the newly released “Angel Song,” featuring Disturbed’s David Draiman. “The power of the track is undeniable,” enthused Draiman. “I’ve been a fan of the band since the very beginning.” “‘Angel Song‘ is the haunting sound of our past selves melting into a…

Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler’s autobiography “Into The Void: From Birth To Black Sabbath – And Beyond,” will be released as a trade paperback on June 18th. A trade paperback is typically of the same size and format as the hardcover version. It’s of higher quality than standard paperbacks and more expensive, When the book dropped last year,…

Former Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach has released his fifth solo album, “Child Within The Man;” The set features “What Do I Got To Lose?” and “Everybody Bleeds.”. According to Bach, it is “an album more than 10 years in the making.” His last solo effort was a decade ago. “If you like the records…

Former Nightwish vocalist Anette Olzon has presented her third album, “Rapture,” featuring the title track, “Day Of Wrath” and “Heed The Call.” Her previous solo albums were “Shine” (’14) and “Strong” (’21). Olzon officially joined Nightwish in early ’07, after being chosen from about 2,000 applicants. She replaced vocalist Tarja Turunen, who was fired.  Olzon was…