This Week in Rock

Blink-182 will release “One More Time… Part-2” on September 6th. The eight new tracks expand last year’s “One More Time…,” which went to #1 on the Billboard 200.  “One More Time… Part-2” will arrive in physical and digital configurations, including a two-LP complete limited edition deluxe edition featuring all 27 tracks from “One More Time…” and “Part-2.” “One More Time…,”…

Approximately 50,000 fans attended the inaugural Golden Gate Park Concerts last Saturday, (August 17th) in San Francisco. The concerts aim to make the City By The Bay a music destination. The show marked System Of A Down’s second live appearance of the year following the Sick New World festival last April in Las Vegas. The band opened…

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons was awarded a “Key To The City” of Niagara Falls, NY, along with a downtown street temporarily named in his honor. In an August 18th ceremony Mayor Robert Restaino of Niagara Falls and Mayor Austin Tylec of North Tonawanda presented Simmons with a Key for both municipalities. As part of the event, a Niagara Falls street was temporarily renamed…

Falling In Reverse: Prequel  The follow-up to “All My Life” is from the “Popular Monster” LP. Produced by frontman Ronnie Radke (pictured) and Tyler Smyth, it’s the band’s first full-length set since ’17’s “Coming Home.“ All That Remains: No Tomorrow The track marks the Metal outfit’s third single from an upcoming studio set, following “Divine“ in May and “Let You Go“ in June. LIVE:…

Dark Tranquillity have unfurled their thirteenth studio effort, “Endtime Signals,” featuring “Wayward Eyes” and the lead single “The Last Imagination.” “We’ve gone through quite a lot in order to end up where we find ourselves today,” wrote the band in a statement. “‘The Last Imagination‘ showcases one of many facets of what we feel is our most…

Monster Energy has premiered the skate film “Monsters & Saviors“ with a soundtrack featuring Green Day. The eleven-minute video directed by cinematographer Russell Houghten showcases songs from “Dookie” and “American Idiot” blending the band’s Punk sound with footage of some of the world’s best professional skateboarders. Go to the official Monster Energy YouTube channel to view “Monsters & Saviors.”  Green Day is currently on tour…

Drowning Pool has announced the “No Authority” fall 2024 tour featuring the return of lead singer Ryan McCombs (pictured above), who left the band in ’11 to reunite with SOiL for touring and an album before returning last year. Jason ‘Gong’ Jones (2003 – 05) and Jasen Moreno (2012 – 23) handled vocals in McCombs absence. Since its formation, the…

Jeffrey Hatrix (also known as Jeffrey Nothing), a co-founder and former vocalist for the industrial collective Mushroomhead, has sued the band’s drummer and producer Steve “Skinny” Felton, alleging copyright infringement and failure to pay Hatrix royalties that he is owed. Hatrix (born Jeffrey Lewis Hetrick), who left the band in ’18, claims he wrote or helped write 148…

Former Great White singer Jack Russell died on August 15th at the age of 63. Earlier this year, Russell issued the following statement: “”After a recent diagnosis of Lewy body dementia (LBD) and multiple system atrophy (MSA) in May 2024, I am unable to perform at the level I desire and at the level you deserve. Words cannot…

Marilyn Manson has released “Raise The Red Flag,” a maxi single CD limited to 3,000 copies worldwide. Manson returned to the stage earlier this month as part of Five Finger Death Punch’s summer arena tour. It was his first live performance since the completion of his fall ’19 headlining trek. Over the past three years, Manson has been embroiled…