This Week in Rock

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…

Metallica were one of many acts honoring Elton John and his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin during a (3/20) tribute concert at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Metallica opened the show with a rendition of “Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” from John’s ’73 double album “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.” Elton and Bernie collected the Library Of Congress Gershwin Prize for their contribution to music at the…

Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder made a surprise appearance onstage with The Who (on 3/20) at the second of the band’s two sold-out Teenage Cancer Trust charity gigs at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Introduced by The Who’s Roger Daltrey as a “stand-up guy,” Vedder joined the band to perform “The Punk And The Godfather,” from the band’s ’73…

Lemmy Kilmister’s ashes will be enshrined at West Hollywood’s famous Rainbow Bar & Grill on April 19th. Fans are invited “to raise a very unique toast to Lemmy and Motörhead with the unveiling of brand new Motörhead Whiskey,” read a Rainbow social media post. When he wasn’t touring or recording the Motörhead bassist/frontman spent most of his…

The Used have announced a summer headlining tour with special guests Story Of The Year. “Stoked to be touring with some of our oldest friends in the industry,” enthused Bert McCracken, The Used vocalist. “We’ve always been huge fans of Big Blue Monkey (the band’s previous name).” “The Used have been big brothers to Story Of The year for…

A Day To Remember will embark on “The Least Anticipated Album Tour” in May. The North American run will include festival appearances. See below for the schedule. A Day To Remember released their latest studio album, “You’re Welcome,” in ’21. The set contained a handful of singles including the #1 Active Rock track “Everything We Need.” A year later,…

Judas Priest’s “Invincible Sheild,” the band’s 19th studio album, entered the official U.K. chart at #2, just behind Ariana Grande’s “Eternal Sunshine.” Released March 6th in the U.K., the album’s lead single was “Panic Attack,” followed by “Trial By Fire,” “Crown Of Horns” and “The Serpent And The King.” “It sounds like a young bunch of Metal heads banging it out,”…

Pearl Jam has returned to #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart for the first time in 26 years with “Dark Matter.” The band last reached the top spot with “Given To Fly” in early ’98. “Dark Matter,” which has already topped Billboard’s Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, is the title track of the band’s 12th studio album (pictured), due…

Creed singer Scott Stapp has released his fourth solo studio album, “Higher Power.” “Tapping into a higher power is an individualized process that requires an open mind and a willingness to flow with a force that’s greater than the individual,” explained Stapp. The set features the hit title track, “What I Deserve” and the acoustic ballad “If These Walls Could Talk,”…