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Following the “Keepin’ It Real” U.S. trek this winter, the “Tesla: The Las Vegas Takeover” be held on April 5th, 6th, 10th, 12th and 13th at the House Of Blues inside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. The band plans to visit all sides of their discography which includes eleven albums starting with the ’86 release of…
Next May, Lacuna Coil will embark on their “Ignite The Fire” U.S. tour. See below for dates and venues. The Goth Metal band has been touring in support of last year’s “Comalies XX,” a “deconstructed and transported” version of original songs from their ’02 release, “Comalies.” New Years Day will perform at all shows except the ones in…
Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke (pictured) slammed venues who take a cut of a band’s merchandise sales following a 12/8 show at the Armory in Minneapolis. Radke took to social media to state that the venue’s business practices were so upsetting that he “refused to sell . . . merch” there. “(They) demanded I…
Foo Fighters Dave Grohl partnered with The Big Umbrella Foundation (on 12/8) to serve hundreds of meals to Melbourne’s homeless population. The Foo Fighters are touring Australia in support of their “But Here We Are” album. Grohl “helped hand out the meals for a long shift before he was due to step onto a jet to…
System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian (right) and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi (left), have released a song that will help raise money for imperiled Armenians. “Deconstruction” is the brainchild of Cesar Gueikian, CEO of Gibson Brands, and is coming out under the banner of the Gibson Band via Gibson Records. The song is…
Guns N’ Roses have released “The General,” the B-side of a limited-edition seven-inch vinyl single (“Perhaps” is the A-side). Like “Perhaps”, “The General” was written during the sessions for the band’s “Chinese Democracy“ album. The song, along with others, were reworked during the pandemic. Additional reworked songs are expected to drop at some as yet undetermined date. GN’R performed “The General“ live for the first…
Atreyu‘s ninth studio album, “The Beautiful Dark Of Life,” has dropped. It’s a compilation of the three-part EP series – “The Hope Of A Spark.” “The Moment You Find Your Flame” and “A Torch In The Dark.” “It is the journey we have taken the audience on through the three EPs: the highs, lows, and lessons of…
Aerosmith’s “Dream On” has surpassed a billion streams on Spotify. Aerosmith joins other Rock artists, including Metallica‘s “Nothing Else Matters,” Survivor‘s “Eye Of The Tiger“ and Papa Roach’s “Last Resort“ in Spotify’s Billions Club. Reportedly there are nearly 500 tracks in the club. Billions Club is a playlist first launched in ’20 which includes all of the songs on Spotify that have surpassed…
Def Leppard (pictured) and Journey have announced a 23-city co-headlining stadium tour that will begin next July. Steve Miller Band, Heart and Cheap Trick will trade off as the supporting act. Cheap Trick will play the tour’s first two and last two shows. Steve Miller Band then takes over playing a majority of the…
Green Day‘s “Dilemma“ has dropped. This track is on the band’s 14th studio album “Saviors,” due January 19th. Recorded in London and L.A., “Saviors” was produced by Rob Cavallo. “‘Dilemma‘ was one of those songs that was kind of easy to write because it was so personal to me,” explained frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. “We’ve seen so many of our peers struggle with…