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“Atomic City,” the current U2 single, is the band’s fifty-first song to land on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. The track was written as a promotional tie-in to the band’s “Achtung Baby” concert residency in Vegas. U2 holds the record for the most appearances on the chart (51). The band has had 21 Top 10 hits…
Papa Roach‘s “Last Resort“ has joined Spotify’s “Billions Club.” “I feel that that song is a lifeline to a lot of people,” shared frontman Jacoby Shaddix. “I’ve met thousands of kids over the years that have told us, ‘Yo, that song saved my life. That song was there for me in my darkest hour’.” “Last Resort” originally appeared on…
Beartooth’s fifth album, “The Surface,” has arrived. The set features the track “Doubt Me.” “We all have our own struggles that we deal with quietly,” noted Beartooth’s founder/leader Caleb Shomo talking about “Doubt Me.” “In those moments, sometimes you need to just put your head down and fight with all you have, regardless of whatever people say…
The family of late KISS guitar tech Fran Stueber, who died in ‘21 while quarantining after contracting COVID during the band’s “End Of The Road” World Tour, filed a wrongful death suit in L.A. on Wednesday, claiming both negligence and wrongful death. Stueber had served as Paul Stanley’s guitar tech for decades. KISS founding members…
Distrurbed‘s David Draiman, who is of Jewish descent, has denounced Hamas’s attack on Israel, which killed over 900 Israelis and wounded over 2,400 others. “There’s no justification for the barbarity and the inhumanity that was on display over the course of the past few days against Jews in Israel, and there’s no justification for the support of…
This seems like stretch… but the Texas Rangers saw their season turn around when they started playing Creed in the clubhouse prior to games. The Rangers sat at 38-33 at the summer’s All-Star break, then they started playing Creed, ending the season with a 90-72 record, tying the American League West division rivals Houston Astros. Listening…
Guns N’ Roses will play the legendary Hollywood Bowl for the first time on November 1st and 2nd. The Black Keys are slated to be special guests. Presale will begin on Tuesday, October 10th. General on-sale starts October 13th at 10 a.m. local time on gunsnroses.com. A portion of the proceeds from every ticket will…
On the 10/6 edition of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Paramore’s Haley Williams talked about the physical impact of her long-term headbang to songs during concerts. The vocalist had to undergo physical therapy to reduce neck pain due to her eroding cervical vertebrae. The band is selling a shirt that shows Williams’ neck X-rays….
“Psycho” is Asking Alexandria‘s second #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. The song follows the one-week reign of “Alone Again” in ‘21. Asking Alexandria guitarist Ben Bruce wrote “Psycho” with singer Danny Worsnop, drummer James Cassells, touring guitarist Paul Bartolomé and the track’s producer, Matt Good. “(‘Psycho’ is about) ‘being stuck in a relationship…
Avenged Sevenfold has released “We Love You Moar,” a new version of the band’s “We Love You” from the “Life Is But A Dream…” album. The track features Pussy Riot‘s Nadya Tolokonnikova on guest vocals. Also, Avenged Sevenfold and Pussy Riot have collaborated on a special and limited-edition balaclava, featuring the logos of both bands, with all proceeds going toward aiding the LGBTQ+ community in Russia’s…