This Week in Rock

Accept: The Reckoning “We’re thrilled to release ‘The Reckoning’,” said guitarist and last original member, Wolf Hoffmann. ” “It’s one of our favorites from the new album: hard-hitting, solid metal with lyrics about a poignant life theme.” The Exies: For What It’s Worth “I strummed the chorus and I started to sing the melody,” shared vocalist/guitarist…

The Darkness have delivered its eighth studio album, “Dreams On Toast,” which holds the sing[e “I Hate Myself.” “The concept is related to the self-loathing that the song itself lyrically explores.” shared vocalist Justin Hawkins. “And I feel like the visual accompaniment has taken this song to the next level, and it was already my favorite Darkness song ever.” “Dreams…

Arch Enemy have delivered its twelfth studio album, “Blood Dynasty.” “This new album pushes the boundaries of what we’ve done before — it’s everything you’ve come to expect from this band, and then some,” noted founder/guitarist Michael Amott. “We can’t wait for you to hear it and feel the energy we’ve poured into every track.” Last summer Arch Enemy…

Memphis May Fire have released their eighth album, “Shapeshifter,” featuring the track “Overdose,” with a guest appearance from Blindside vocalist Christian Lindskog.   Memphis May Fire vocalist Matty Mullins (pictured) said, “Lindskog has always been a bucket list guest vocalist for me and it’s an absolute honor to have his iconic style gracing this track.” “‘Overdose’ is about the intoxicating nature of extremes —…

Fozzy, featuring wrestling’s Chris Jericho, will embark on a 25th-anniversary tour this fall. “It’s hard to believe that a band that was once accused of being a ‘wrestler’s vanity project’, has now amassed six Top 10 Mainstream Rock Radio hits, released eight albums, toured the world in over 20 countries, and earned a GOLD RECORD,”…

The Nickelback documentary “Hate To Love: Nickelback” has a second showing in cinemas worldwide on Saturday, March 30th (the first showing was on Wednesday. March 27th). The film premiered last September at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). In true documentary fashion “Hate To Love: Nickelback” tells the story of a rise from humble beginnings to…

KoЯn has announced a run of shows across North America beginning in September. The special guests will be Gojira and Spiritbox. KoЯn’s sold-out 30th anniversary show, October 5th in L.A, will come in the middle of the tour.   Gojira and Spiritbox are also part of the show’s line-up. KoЯn formed in ’93. Their self-titled debut album arrived a…

The Dave Matthews Band (Matthews pictured above) leads the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s annual Fan Vote for induction into the Hall with over 377,000 votes of more than 2.8-million cast. Last month, Ozzy Osbourne (pictured) led the pack with over 175,000 votes followed by Foreigner, Peter Frampton and Dave Matthews Band. Foreigner has…

Leaves’ Eyes have released “Myths Of Fate.” The album, fusing elements of Folk, Gothic, and Classical music, celebrates the Symphonic Metal band’s 20th year of existence. Leaves’ Eyes ninth effort has “Realm Of Dark Waves: and “Forged By Fire.” For the album, the band produced a total of five music videos filmed on locations in Iceland, Germany…

Pearl Jam has released “Running,” the second single from the band’s upcoming twelfth studio album, “Dark Matter, ” which will drop April 19th. “’Running’ was one of the last songs recorded for the album. “It was fun to come up with one more uptempo song,” noted guitarist Stone Gossard. “I love the bridge. I don’t know what the…