This Week in Rock

The mockumentary comedy, the follow-up to the 1984 classic “This Is Spinal Tap”, is in theaters. Directed by Rob Reiner, the sequel features Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer reprising their roles as members of Spinal Tap, a fictional Heavy Metal Band.  Paul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks make cameo appearances as themselves. Fran…

November 14th is the release date for The Black Crowes deluxe reissue of their third album “Amorica.’ Brothers Chris and Rich Robinson are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their 1994 album. The box set features “Bitter, Bitter You,” an unreleased track from the “Amorica“ era. Bitter, Bitter You Amorica “‘Amorica’ was about breaking free and doing things on our own terms,”…

Testament’s “Shadow People” is the second single from the band’s upcoming fourteenth album “Para Bellum,” The album is slated for an October 10th release. “This album captures many different sides of the band through the years, along with some fresh new sounds,” Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick noted. “There’s a little something for everyone. You will not…

Limp Bizkit has released a new single, “Making Love To Morgan Wallen,” the band’s first new material since 2021’s “Still Sucks” album., The song is available via EA Games/Hollywood Records and is included in the upcoming first-person shooter video game “Battlefield 6,” which is scheduled for release on October 10th. Making Love To Morgan Wallen A remix of Limp Bizkit’s 1999 hit “Break Stuff“ was…

Perry Farrell (pictured above) has responded to a lawsuit filed earlier this year by his Jane’s Addiction bandmates Dave Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins over the singer’s onstage altercation last year (9/13/24) with Navarro that led the cancelation of Jane’s Additions reunion tour. Navaro/Farrell Onstage Confrontation Farrell said he acted in “good faith and…

The Devil Wears Prada have unleashed “So Low,” a track from their ninth album, “Flowers, which will drop November 14th. “To me, ‘So Low’ is almost fighting the mundane, when everything feels flat or meaningless,” commented vocalist Mike Hranica. “You just want to set it all on fire and blow it up to get a reaction. It’s…

Bad Omens have unfurled “Impose.” The single is accompanied by an indie film-inspired video directed by Bad Omens vocalist Noah Sebastian and filmmaker Nico Poalillo. Impose “Impose follows “Specter,” which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot Hard Rock Songs chart, and topping the Rock, Hard Rock, and Alternative Digital Song Sales charts. The track has amassed over 24 million…

“Into The Void: Life, Death & Heavy Metal,” a new eight-part docuseries premieres on Hulu on September 22nd. Created by Jason Eisner and Evan Husney, the series features episodes on guitar great and Ozzy Osbourne side-man Randy Rhoads (pictured above), Judas Priest on trial and Wendy O’ Williams, the leader of the Punk/Metal Plasmatics, among others. Into The Void Into…

Mammoth (formerly Mammoth WVH) created by songwriter, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and producer Wolfgang Van Halen, will release its third album, “The End,” on October 24th, The third single from the album “I Really Wanna” has arrived. I Really Wanna The first two singles were the title track and “The Spell.’ The End The Soell For the album, Van Halen demoed…

Haley Williams Parachute Haley Williams: Parachute The track is from Williams’ third solo album “Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party.” The video has just dropped. Directed, filmed, and edited by Zachary Gray, the “Parachute” video was partially shot in the U.K. The Paramore singer recently teamed with David Byrne (Talking Heads) on his latest album…