This Week in Rock

Five Finger Death Punch has pushed back the release date of the digital deluxe edition of “AfterLife,” the band’s ninth studio album which dropped in ’22, to April 5th from the previously announced February 9th. The deluxe package has “This Is The Way,” featuring late Rapper DMX. “Music is meant to be shared, and it starts…

Incubus (pictured) have announced a summer tour celebrating “Morning View” by performing the ’01 album in its entirety. Support will come Coheed & Cambria. Five singles, including “Wish You Were Here,” were released from the band’s fourth studio effort. “This album helped propel our little art experiment called ‘Incubus’ into a way of life and here we are…

Lamb Of God & Mastodon have announced the co-headlining “Ashes Of Leviathan” tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of two seminal releases: Lamb Of God’s’ “Ashes Of The Wake” and Mastodon’s’ sophomore effort “Leviathan.” Both were released on August 31st, ’04. And each band will perform their respective album in full.  Also, both bands will be supporting a charity of their choice…

The Creed reunion tour is adding a new leg of shows. 3 Doors Down will open most of the concerts while Mammoth WVH and Finger Eleven will perform on select dates, The latest leg, of the “Are You Ready?” tour, begins November 2nd in Oklahoma City and wraps December 5th in Orlando, FL. Creed Tour Dates:…

Disturbed frontman David Draiman called out the Westboro Baptist Church who chose to protest the band’s 2/2 show in Kansas City. After two fans came on stage to talk about the positives of being Disturbed fans, Draiman mentioned that Westboro Baptist Church members were outside the venue protesting the band’s appearance. He mocked those who consider…

Grammy Notes: During a pre-ceremony event Green Day performed “American Idiot.”  Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, as he has done in the past, changed the lyrics from “don’t want a redneck agenda” to “don’t want a MAGA agenda.” Longtime couple, Kelly Osbourne and Slipknot’s Sid Wilson walked the red carpet. Jelly Roll appeared in an Uber…

Beartooth has shared a five-minute official documentary titled “Below The Surface.” In the film, Beartooth’s Caleb Shomo discusses how the pandemic inspired the band’s ’21 album “Below” (the “darkest record in my life”) and how ’23’s “The Surface” (“bringing some new things in my life to the surface, and thankfully, those turned out to be some pretty cool things.”) reflects his…

The Warning’s a new single and animated video for “S!ck,” has dropped.  According to the band “S!ck“ is “a song about fearing that you never lived out your life and desperately wanting to live it.” The Warning, from Monterrey, was formed in ’13 by the Villarreal Vélez sisters: Daniela (guitar, lead and backing vocals, piano), Alejandra (bass guitar,…

MusiCares Person Of The Year benefit gala honoring Bon Jovi founder, namesake and frontman Jon Bon Jovi (pictured center with the band) featured performances by Sammy Hagar and Orianthi covering Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love A Bad Name” while Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth WVH delivered a version of “Have A Nice Day.” The event is held annually prior Grammy Awards telecast….

The 2024 Grammy Awards are February 4th at Crypto.com Arena in L.A. The following are the lists of the nominees in the Rock/Metal categories: Best Rock Performance For vocal/instrumental, duo/group or collaborative Rock recordings. “Lux Æterna,” Metallica (pictured) “Sculptures Of Anything Goes,” Arctic Monkeys “More Than A Love Song,” Black Pumas “Not Strong Enough,” boygenius “Rescued,” Foo…