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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…
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,…
STP (pictured above) and Live have announced “The Jubilee Tour. The co-headlining trek will launch in August marking the 30th anniversary of STP’s “Purple” and “Live’s “Throwing Copper.” STP released “Purple, their sophomore album, in ’94. It debuted #1 on the Billboard album chart, selling more than six million copies, on the strength of singles “Interstate Love Song”…
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,”…