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What is happening right now in Rock Music
Ghost and Opeth guitarist Fredrik Åkesson perform Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” at the Polar Music Prize. The ceremony honoring Queen was held at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm (on 5/27). Also performing at the gala were Adam Lambert, who has been touring for the past decade-plus with Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor (Queen + Adam Lambert) as well as Miriam Bryant, and former Skid Row singer Erik Grönwall….
Avatar have released “Captain Goat.” “I think it will be very clear to people hearing ‘Captain Goat‘ that the rules once again have changed,” stated vocalist Johanne Eckerström. “It will always be Metal. It will always be Avatar.” “We will never do the same song twice and we will always find ways to reinvent ourselves,” continued Eckerström. “‘Captain Goat’ uses the…
If Donald Trump wanted a war with Rock, he’s got it. After severely criticizing and even threatening to investigate Bruce Springsteen and U2’s Bono, Trump caught the ire of Tom Morello, Rage Against The Machine guitarist and solo performer, during Sunday’s (5/26) Boston Calling 2025 music festival. Amid ‘F-k Trump’ buttons and ‘F-k ICE’ messages,…
After taking a two-year hiatus, the American Music Awards returned Sunday (5/26) Th pop-oriented event did have three Rock related categories, Linkin Park took the Favorite Rock Song honor with “The Emptiness Machine.” They beat out Green Day’s “Dilemma,” among others. Last year, “The Emptiness Machine” went to #1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock charts. The song was the…
Queens Of The Stone Age will screen “Queens Of The Stone Age: Alive In The Catacombs” on June 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th at theatres in 20 different countries. The audiovisual document of the band’s long-rumored performance in the famed Catacombs of Paris was filmed in ’24. QOTSA frontman Josh Homme had dreamt of staging performance in…
Here is a list of significant Rock albums scheduled to be released in the coming weeks. The month’s releases include and All-Star tribute, a classic album’s deluxe edition, two bands on very different trajectories presenting their fourth albums and a band offering their ninth studio set. 6/6 Turnstile: Never Enough Their fourth album was recorded…
Demi Lovato, a Goo Goo Dolls fan, enlisted the band to play “Iris” for first dance at her wedding this past weekend (5/25). Written for the 1998 film “City Of Angels” soundtrack, “Iris” was included on the Goo Goo Dolls’ sixth album, “DizzyUp The Girl.” The ’98 single peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot…
Linkin Park’s “Up From The Bottom” owns the top spots on Billboard‘s Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock Airplay charts (dated 5/31). It’s the band’s 14th chart topper on Alternative Airplay chart. They now are second with the most #1s on the chart passing Cage The Elephant (14 to 13). Only The Red Hot Chili Peppers have…
Doro Pesch has released “Warriors Of The Sea.” “I wanted to create an anthem that goes straight to the heart,” Doro offered. “It’s a song that brings joy — on land and at sea, especially on one of the many metal cruises — and expresses a strong sense of unity.” Fan Comments: @SusanMilani-c7t: “Another fantastic song from Metal…
5/18 Springsteen Cover Band Gets Cancelled No Surrender, a Bruce Springsteen cover band, were booked for a May 30th show at Riv’s Toms River Hub in Toms River, NJ. But then the venue owner changed his mind after the real Springsteen openly criticized Donald Trump. Tony Rivoli, who owns Riv’s, texted the band’s frontman, Brad Hobicorn…