This Week in Rock

KoЯn will perform a 30th anniversary show on October 5th at BMO Stadium in L.A. The show will also feature performances by Evanescence, Spiritbox, Gojira, Vended and Scars On Broadway. KoЯn was formed in ’93 by three members of the band L.A.P.D. The release of their self-titled debut album a year later launched Nu Metal leading to a…

Black Sabbath has joined Spotify’s “Billions Club” with “Paranoid.” It’s the band’s first song to break the one-billion threshold. “Paranoid” is the title track from the band’s second studio album. The song was written by all four band members: Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward. Billions Club is a playlist first launched in ’20 which includes…

Disturbed has garnered its 19th #1 on the Active Rock radio chart with the power ballad “Don’t Tell Me,” featuring a guest appearance by Heart‘s Ann Wilson. The song is Disturbed’s fourth #1 from the “Divisive” album. “Hey You,” Bad Man” and “Unstoppable” were the first three. It’s the second time Disturbed has earned four #1s from a single album, having previously accomplished…

Halestorm and I Prevail (pictured) will embark on a North American co-headlining summer tour beginning in July.   “This is two worlds colliding under one haven for our collective armies,” Lzzy Hale posted on Instagram. “And bringing you a show unlike any we’ve done before!” Halestorm North American Tour Dates: Ticket Information July 9 — Raleigh,…

U2 closed out their Las Vegas Sphere residency on Saturday.  It was the band’s 40th show at the Sphere since they opened the $2 billion venue last September. The band played “One” with producer Daniel Lanois (three U2 albums) on guitar.  There was also a version of the Crowded House classic “Don’t Dream It’s Over”…

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl will perform during the eighth annual “Love Rocks NYC” benefit concert at the historic Beacon Theatre in New York City on March 7th. Proceeds will go to God’s Love We Deliver, an organization founded during the AIDS pandemic in ’85, that provides medically tailored meals and nutrition services to New Yorkers living…

Bring Me The Horizon took home the Alternative/Rock Act honor, beating out Blur and the Rolling Stones, among others, at Saturday’s BRIT Awards in London. “It’s bloody insane this,” said frontman Oli Sykes (pictured) during an expletive-filled speech. The single “Kool-Aid,” dropped earlier this year as the band worked on “Post Human: NexGen,” the second…

Pearl Jam is #1 on Billboard’s Rock & Alternative Airplay chart (dated March 2nd) for the first time with “Dark Matter.” The song, which earned 5.6 million airplay audience impressions in its second week on the survey, is the title track of the band’s 12th studio album. “There’s the melody and energy of the first couple of records,”…

Paramore has released the music video for the ballad “Thick Skull,” the last track on “This Is Why,” which was released last year following a six-year gap between albums. The video, directed by Turnstile’s Brendan Yates, reflects evolving perceptions. “This job includes being a mirror or a blank screen for people to project onto and…

“Half Black Heart,” the fifth studio album from New Years Day, has dropped. The album features the previously released tracks “Half Black Heart,” “Vampyre,” “Hurts Like Hell,” “Secrets” and “I Still Believe.” “Personally, I felt lost and uncertain about what lay ahead,” explained singer Ash Costello (pictured above).  “‘I Still Believe‘ is a heartfelt anthem dedicated…