This Week in Rock

Pophouse, a Swedish entertainment and music investment firm, has concluded an extensive licensing agreement with KISS. The firm acquired the artist share of the master recordings and publishing rights paying KISS an estimated $300 million. “The band’s enigmatic personas, unparalleled band attributes, and iconic imagery have made them a cultural force and a legendary act with multigenerational appeal,”…

Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale will be fronting Skid Row next month for a brief run of shows. She will be stepping in for Erik Grönwall, who quit the band to focus on his health. Sebastian Bach was the band’s original vocalist back in the late’80s/early 90s when Hale was a big fan. Years later, Halestorm covered Skid Row’s “Slave…

 Black Veil Brides are hosting a virtual blood drive in support of the American Red Cross during their U.S. “Bleeders” tour (inspired by the band’s forthcoming single “Bleeders”). The trek kicks off on April 25th in San Francisco and runs through May 25th in L.A. “As Bleeders, it’s our mission to effect positive change. Help us help others…

The Smashing Pumpkins have added a string of North American headlining performances in addition to a combination of arena and headliner festival dates in Europe and North American stadium performances with Green Day, as part of “The Saviors Tour,“ the band added additional solo arena bookings that run from July through September. Tickets for the new dates are…

The Black Keys have announced the 2024 International Players North American tour in support of their forthcoming album “Ohio Players,” which will drop Friday (4/5). “Ohio Players” is The Black Keys 12th studio album and their first since ‘22’s Dropout Boogie. “We’d never worked harder to make a record,” shared guitarist/vocalist Dan Auerbach. “It’s never…

The twelfth annual iHeart Radio Music Awards was held on Monday (4/5) at the Dolby Theater in L.A. The winners in the Rock categories are: Rock Artist of the Year: Foo Fighters Rock Album of the Year: Metallica (pictured above) – 72 Seasons Rock Song of the Year: Linkin Park  – Lost     Alternative Song of…

3/1 “Half Black Heart,” the fifth album from New Years Day, drops. The album features the previously released tracks “Half Black Heart,” “Vampyre,” “Hurts Like Hell,” “Secrets” and “I Still Believe.” 3/1 Bruce Dickinson‘s “The Mandrake Project” arrives. It is the Iron Maiden frontman’s seventh solo album and his first since “Tyranny Of Souls“ in ’05. 3/1 Mercyful Fate bassist Becky Baldwin takes to social…

Sum 41‘s double album, “Heaven :x: Hell,“ has arrived. The band’s eighth album has been presented as their last. “This is the record I’d like to go out on,” noted vocalist Deryck Whibley. “We’ve made a double album of Pop Punk and Metal, and it makes sense. It took a long time for us to pave…

Accept: The Reckoning “We’re thrilled to release ‘The Reckoning’,” said guitarist and last original member, Wolf Hoffmann. ” “It’s one of our favorites from the new album: hard-hitting, solid metal with lyrics about a poignant life theme.” The Exies: For What It’s Worth “I strummed the chorus and I started to sing the melody,” shared vocalist/guitarist…

Fozzy, featuring wrestling’s Chris Jericho, will embark on a 25th-anniversary tour this fall. “It’s hard to believe that a band that was once accused of being a ‘wrestler’s vanity project’, has now amassed six Top 10 Mainstream Rock Radio hits, released eight albums, toured the world in over 20 countries, and earned a GOLD RECORD,”…