This Week in Rock

Judas Priest have released the official music video for “The Serpent And The King,” the fourth single from their upcoming studio album, “Invincible Shield.” The album’s lead single was “Panic Attack” followed by “Trial By Fire,” and “Crown Of Horns.” “The passion and the power and the love and the dedication and all the other glorious words that you can…

As I Lay Dying has announced a U.S. summer tour. The 26-date trek will kick off July 9th in Santa Cruz, CA. The band, seven studio albums into their career, have three members who joined in ’22: Ken Susi (guitar), Ryan Neff (bass/clean vocals) and Nick Pierce (drums). “Well, (Nick, Ryan and Ken are) new for us, but, obviously, the…

P.O.D. will embark on a headline North American “I Got That Tour“ this spring in support of the band’s 11th album, “Veritas, due on May 3rd. Bad Wolves, Norma Jean and Blind Channel are along for the trek.   “This album is so special to us and we can’t wait to play these new powerful songs and sing…

Ozzy Osbourne (pictured) leads the Fan Vote for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2024. With two months remaining to cast ballots, Ozzy has over 175,000 votes followed by Foreigner (160,000), Peter Frampton (157,000) and Dave Matthews Band (153,000). Ozzy and Frampton are first time nominees. Ozzy was inducted in ’06 as…

Dirty Honey has released a music video for the ballad “Coming Home (Ballad Of The Shire).”  “‘Home’ has become wherever it is that we’re playing music, rather than a particular place,” offered vocalist Marc LaBelle. “We wanted to showcase our separate journeys, knowing full well that the music will always call us back home.” The track is…

Avenged Sevenfold’s immersive interactive concert, created in collaboration with AmazeVR, has been released on Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest.  Frontman M. Shadows said the experience is “a cross between a music video, live concert and first-person video game.” AmazeVR’s Avenged Sevenfold’s concert experience has viewers donning ski goggle-like VR headsets to watch the band’s performance, which was filmed…

Papa Roach’s ballad “Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark)” is their tenth #1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated February 24th). “Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark),” which supports the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s “Talk Away The Dark” campaign, replaces Daughtry’s “Artificial” which only had a one-week run at the…

Arch Enemy singer Alissa White-Gluz has released a music video for the ballad “A Song To Save Us All,“ a rallying cry against the plight of animals ensnared by the fur industry. It’s also the official soundtrack for the award-winning documentary “Ending Real Fur.” “Through ‘A Song To Save Us All’, I aim to amplify the voices of those silenced by…

The trial of three men arrested in July of ‘20, charged with attempting to sell pages of hand-written lyrics to songs from the Eagles’ “Hotel California” album (and allegedly lying about the origins of the ownership) began Wednesday in New York Supreme Court. Craig Inciardi, former curator at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,…

A reunited Slayer is scheduled to perform at Riot Fest in Chicago, September 20th – 22nd, then move on to the Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville, KY September 26th – 29th. Slayer will headline Day 2 (Friday, 9/27) of the four-day Louder Than Life Festival. Riot Fest will announce its full lineup and schedule…