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A California appeals court has rejected Metallica’s lawsuit demanding that Lloyd’s of London cover more than $3 million in losses stemming from cancelled 2020 South American concerts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Weeks prior to the tour’s scheduled launch, COVID-19-related travel restrictions were enacted in all parts of the world, giving Metallica no choice but to postpone the…
Lemmy Kilmister’s ashes will be enshrined at West Hollywood’s famous Rainbow Bar & Grill on April 19th. Fans are invited “to raise a very unique toast to Lemmy and Motörhead with the unveiling of brand new Motörhead Whiskey,” read a Rainbow social media post. When he wasn’t touring or recording the Motörhead bassist/frontman spent most of his…
High On Fire has announced U.S. headlining tour dates in support of the band’s upcoming album, “Cometh The Storm,“ due April 19th. The lead track is “Burning Down.” The band’s ninth studio album is High On Fire’s first new music since ’18’s “Electric Messiah.” The title track won the ’19 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. “Cometh…
The Used have announced a summer headlining tour with special guests Story Of The Year. “Stoked to be touring with some of our oldest friends in the industry,” enthused Bert McCracken, The Used vocalist. “We’ve always been huge fans of Big Blue Monkey (the band’s previous name).” “The Used have been big brothers to Story Of The year for…
A Day To Remember will embark on “The Least Anticipated Album Tour” in May. The North American run will include festival appearances. See below for the schedule. A Day To Remember released their latest studio album, “You’re Welcome,” in ’21. The set contained a handful of singles including the #1 Active Rock track “Everything We Need.” A year later,…
STP (pictured above) and Live have announced “The Jubilee Tour. The co-headlining trek will launch in August marking the 30th anniversary of STP’s “Purple” and “Live’s “Throwing Copper.” STP released “Purple, their sophomore album, in ’94. It debuted #1 on the Billboard album chart, selling more than six million copies, on the strength of singles “Interstate Love Song”…
Judas Priest’s “Invincible Sheild,” the band’s 19th studio album, entered the official U.K. chart at #2, just behind Ariana Grande’s “Eternal Sunshine.” Released March 6th in the U.K., the album’s lead single was “Panic Attack,” followed by “Trial By Fire,” “Crown Of Horns” and “The Serpent And The King.” “It sounds like a young bunch of Metal heads banging it out,”…
Pearl Jam has returned to #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart for the first time in 26 years with “Dark Matter.” The band last reached the top spot with “Given To Fly” in early ’98. “Dark Matter,” which has already topped Billboard’s Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, is the title track of the band’s 12th studio album (pictured), due…
Creed singer Scott Stapp has released his fourth solo studio album, “Higher Power.” “Tapping into a higher power is an individualized process that requires an open mind and a willingness to flow with a force that’s greater than the individual,” explained Stapp. The set features the hit title track, “What I Deserve” and the acoustic ballad “If These Walls Could Talk,”…
KoЯn’s 30th anniversary show scheduled for October 5th at BMO Stadium in L.A. sold out in less than week (tickets went on sale March 8th). In addition to KoЯn, Evanescence, Spiritbox, Gojira, Vended and Scars On Broadway will perform ‘guest’ sets. The stadium has a capacity of 22,000. KoЯn was formed in ’93. Their self-titled debut album…