This Week in Rock

From To Ashes To New have announced a headlining U.S. tour. “The Blackout Tour Pt. 2“ will kick off Tuesday, April 30th in Albany, New York and run through Thursday, June 13th in Lincoln, NE. The band will also appear at Inkcarceration, Rock Fest, Upheaval Fest and Louder Than Life. Tour dates are below. From Ashes To New…

Fall Out Boy released a new music video for “So Much (for) Stardust,” the title track from their album released eleven months ago. The video stars six-time NBA All-Star, Miami Heat forward, Jimmy Butler. “So Much (for) Stardust,” Fall Out Boy’s eighth studio album, debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 (#1 on the Rock…

Judas Priest have released the official music video for “The Serpent And The King,” the fourth single from their upcoming studio album, “Invincible Shield.” The album’s lead single was “Panic Attack” followed by “Trial By Fire,” and “Crown Of Horns.” “The passion and the power and the love and the dedication and all the other glorious words that you can…

The 12th Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA will be October 10th-13th. The headliners at the “largest Rock and Metal festival ever put together in California” are Slayer (pictured) and Pantera (Thursday-10/10), Slipknot and Five Finger Death Punch (Friday), Iron Maiden and Judas Priest (Saturday) and Disturbed and Mötley Crüe, making its first…

2/1 Former Hootie & The Blowfish frontman turned Country star, Darius Rucker, is arrested for possession of a controlled substance in the Middle Tennessee area. “Darius Rucker is fully cooperating with authorities related to misdemeanor drug charges,” states Rucker’s lawyer. The singer is released on a bond of $10,500. 2/2  MusiCares Person Of The Year benefit gala honors…

As I Lay Dying has announced a U.S. summer tour. The 26-date trek will kick off July 9th in Santa Cruz, CA. The band, seven studio albums into their career, have three members who joined in ’22: Ken Susi (guitar), Ryan Neff (bass/clean vocals) and Nick Pierce (drums). “Well, (Nick, Ryan and Ken are) new for us, but, obviously, the…

P.O.D. will embark on a headline North American “I Got That Tour“ this spring in support of the band’s 11th album, “Veritas, due on May 3rd. Bad Wolves, Norma Jean and Blind Channel are along for the trek.   “This album is so special to us and we can’t wait to play these new powerful songs and sing…

Ozzy Osbourne (pictured) leads the Fan Vote for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2024. With two months remaining to cast ballots, Ozzy has over 175,000 votes followed by Foreigner (160,000), Peter Frampton (157,000) and Dave Matthews Band (153,000). Ozzy and Frampton are first time nominees. Ozzy was inducted in ’06 as…

Dirty Honey has released a music video for the ballad “Coming Home (Ballad Of The Shire).”  “‘Home’ has become wherever it is that we’re playing music, rather than a particular place,” offered vocalist Marc LaBelle. “We wanted to showcase our separate journeys, knowing full well that the music will always call us back home.” The track is…

Avenged Sevenfold’s immersive interactive concert, created in collaboration with AmazeVR, has been released on Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest.  Frontman M. Shadows said the experience is “a cross between a music video, live concert and first-person video game.” AmazeVR’s Avenged Sevenfold’s concert experience has viewers donning ski goggle-like VR headsets to watch the band’s performance, which was filmed…