This Week in Rock

Papa Roach‘s “Last Resort“ has joined Spotify’s “Billions Club.” “I feel that that song is a lifeline to a lot of people,” shared frontman Jacoby Shaddix.  “I’ve met thousands of kids over the years that have told us, ‘Yo, that song saved my life. That song was there for me in my darkest hour’.” “Last Resort” originally appeared on…

Beartooth’s fifth album, “The Surface,” has arrived. The set features the track “Doubt Me.” “We all have our own struggles that we deal with quietly,” noted Beartooth’s founder/leader Caleb Shomo talking about “Doubt Me.” “In those moments, sometimes you need to just put your head down and fight with all you have, regardless of whatever people say…

This seems like stretch… but the Texas Rangers saw their season turn around when they started playing Creed in the clubhouse prior to games. The Rangers sat at 38-33 at the summer’s All-Star break, then they started playing Creed, ending the season with a 90-72 record, tying the American League West division rivals Houston Astros. Listening…

Guns N’ Roses will play the legendary Hollywood Bowl for the first time on November 1st and 2nd. The Black Keys are slated to be special guests.  Presale will begin on Tuesday, October 10th. General on-sale starts October 13th at 10 a.m. local time on gunsnroses.com.     A portion of the proceeds from every ticket will…

On the 10/6 edition of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Paramore’s Haley Williams talked about the physical impact of her long-term headbang to songs during concerts. The vocalist had to undergo physical therapy to reduce neck pain due to her eroding cervical vertebrae. The band is selling a shirt that shows Williams’ neck X-rays….

“Psycho” is Asking Alexandria‘s second #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. The song follows the one-week reign of “Alone Again” in ‘21. Asking Alexandria guitarist Ben Bruce wrote “Psycho” with singer Danny Worsnop, drummer James Cassells, touring guitarist Paul Bartolomé and the track’s producer, Matt Good.  “(‘Psycho’ is about) ‘being stuck in a relationship…

Heart‘s Ann Wilson and her band Tripsitter have released “Another Door.”   Tripsitter: Ryan Wariner (guitars), Tom Bukovac (guitars), Paul Moak (guitars & keyboards), Tony Lucido (bass) and Sean T Lane (drums). The set features the ballad single “This Is Now.” Black Stone Cherry has released is eighth studio album “Screamin’ At The Sky,” featuring the title track.  “We envisioned standing around a bonfire and just letting…

Foo Fighters have the triple crown as “Under You” simultaneously rules the Rock & Alternative Airplay, Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock Airplay charts. “Under You,” the Foo’s eleventh #1 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, is from their eleventh studio album, “But Here We Are.”  It’s also the second song from the album to…

Corey Taylor has scored his second solo #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, with “Beyond.” The track is from Taylor’s sophomore solo studio album, “CMF2″ which was produced by Jay Ruston. He also worked on ’20’s “CMFT.” “We’re not afraid to tell each other if it’s a good idea, or also a bad one; we have that…

Marilyn Manson was sentenced to 20 hours of community service and fined Monday after pleading no contest to blowing his nose on a videographer during his ‘19 concert in New Hampshire. Manson was charged with two misdemeanor counts of simple assault stemming from the encounter with the videographer during a concert in Gilford, NH. Prosecutors agreed…