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Yungblud’s remix of “Zombie” features The Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan, who sings the song’s second verse before closing out the track with the Brit singer. “’Zombie’ (is) deeply personal and it was heavily influenced by The Smashing Pumpkins’ ability to mix emotion, cinema and heavy guitars,” noted Yungblud. “I sent Billy an email, asking if…
Clint Lowery Sevendust Guitarist Clint Lowery Will Skip Some European Tour Dates “Unfortunately, I’m not gonna be able to make the front half of this tour (which launches 1/15). First off, family commitments. I made a promise to my kids years ago I would not be gone a certain amount of time anymore. Secondly, I had a couple…
Roger Waters Diss Shirt 12/1 Roger Waters Gets Dissed The Ozzy Osbourne merchandise store launches a limited-edition Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) diss shirt depicting the Prince of Darkness peeing a rainbow on a wall resembling the cover art on Pink Floyd’s “The Wall.” The text on the clip reads, “Another Pr-ck in the Wall Tee available for 48 hours…
In 2025, 27 songs reached the top of the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. The following has the #1s listed by the length of time at the top, 5 Weeks: Mayday – Three Days Grace: First Week At #1: 1/11 The band’s 18th #1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart was their first single since the…
#10. Volbeat: God Of Angels Trust Volbeat: God Of Angels Trust Release Date: 6/6 “In the past, I’ve taken a long time to write and obsessed over so many elements of the songs before finishing them,” said guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen. “This time, I wanted to make a Volbeat record without thinking too much about it. Instead of following…
The songs on the chart are listed by the date they reached #1, song title, artist and a brief description. In 2025, Three Days Grace had the longest run at #1. Papa Roach, Disturbed and The Funeral Portrait all had three week runs at the top. Nothing More, Sleep Theory and Linkin Park hit #1…
Top Rock stories of 2025 include wildfire relief efforts in L.A. County, Rock Hall of Fame Inductions and the passing of Ozzy Osbourne. The following is a month-by-month recap of what happened in 2025. January 1/13 Metallica Announces Major Donation Metallica’s All Within My Hands (AWMH) foundation grants $500,000 for Los Angeles area wildfire relief efforts carried…
#10. Poppy, Amy Lee & Courtney LaPlante – End Of You The song was produced by Jordan Fish. “I knew he was friends with Amy, and I thought she would really be a great person to meet and get to talk to,” Poppy says. “It was mine and Jordan’s idea to start with, and then…
“Let There Be Shred” is the most recent single from Megadeth’s self-titled final album, due on January 23rd. “When Megadeth started, we said we would be fast and furious… we said so on the flyers we handed out,” frontman Dave Mustaine (pictured above) remembered. “This song is fast and furious. Know it! It has a very hooky chorus…
“The riffs on this song were inspired by the early ’80s Metal records I grew up on — Judas Priest, Riot, Maiden, Dio, etc., etc.,” explained Axe Dragger guitarist Bob Balch discussing the band’s self-title debut track. Axe Dragger consists of long-time Metal vets: Terry Glaze (vocals), Bob Balch (guitar), Fredrik Isaksson (bass) and Pete Campbell (drums). “The…