This Week in Rock

Linkin Park’s lawyers have filed a motion to dismiss Kyle Christner’s lawsuit against the band seeking credit and unpaid royalties. The bassist claims he collaborated on and recorded numerous songs with Linkin Park in ‘99. In a motion filed Tuesday, Linkin’ Park’s legal team cited a number of “defects” with Christner’s lawsuit, most notably that the statute…

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street band will headline the two-day Sea.Hear.Now festival in Asbury Park, NJ, September 14th and 15 th.  The event will feature more than 25 artists across three stages, art installations, and a professional surf contest. Saturday’s line-up has Noah Kahan the Black Crowes, 311, the Hives and Grace Potter. Springsteen…

The Black Crowes have released the official music video for “Wanting And Waiting.” The track is from “Happiness Bastards,“ the band’s first full-length album of new material in 15 years. The 10-track album, which will drop on March 15th, is the follow-up to ’09’s “Before The Frost… Until The Freeze.”  “This album is a continuation of our story…

Former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg has officially joined Suicidal Tendencies. Suicidal Tendencies’ next scheduled concert is Thursday, March 14th in Osaka, Japan. After performing at Mexico’s Hell and Heaven Festival this past November, Weinberg received a call telling him he was out of the band, just prior to the news appearing on social media. Days later…

In recognition of International Women’s Day, Carhartt is donating proceeds from women’s apparel sales on Carhartt.com to support Metallica’s Scholars Initiative, which operates under the auspices of the band’s All Within My Hands foundation. Carhartt.com and its 43 retail locations will be participating in its 2024 “For The Love Of Labor” grant on March 8th donating up to…

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”…