This Week in Rock

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…

Heart‘s Ann Wilson and her band Tripsitter have released “Another Door.”   Tripsitter: Ryan Wariner (guitars), Tom Bukovac (guitars), Paul Moak (guitars & keyboards), Tony Lucido (bass) and Sean T Lane (drums). The set features the ballad single “This Is Now.” Black Stone Cherry has released is eighth studio album “Screamin’ At The Sky,” featuring the title track.  “We envisioned standing around a bonfire and just letting…

Foo Fighters have the triple crown as “Under You” simultaneously rules the Rock & Alternative Airplay, Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock Airplay charts. “Under You,” the Foo’s eleventh #1 on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, is from their eleventh studio album, “But Here We Are.”  It’s also the second song from the album to…

Corey Taylor has scored his second solo #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, with “Beyond.” The track is from Taylor’s sophomore solo studio album, “CMF2″ which was produced by Jay Ruston. He also worked on ’20’s “CMFT.” “We’re not afraid to tell each other if it’s a good idea, or also a bad one; we have that…

Marilyn Manson was sentenced to 20 hours of community service and fined Monday after pleading no contest to blowing his nose on a videographer during his ‘19 concert in New Hampshire. Manson was charged with two misdemeanor counts of simple assault stemming from the encounter with the videographer during a concert in Gilford, NH. Prosecutors agreed…

“The Surface,” Beartooth’s fifth studio effort, will arrive October 13th. The set features the track “The Better Me,” a collaboration with Country Rock’s Hardy. The accompanying video has frontman Caleb Shomo and Hardy performing the track in a studio, driving and playing golf.   On social media fans liked that the song was positive and…

Guitarist/singer Ayron Jones has the #1 song on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart (dated 9/16) with the power ballad “Blood In The Water.”  The track is from “Chronicles Of The Kid.” Jones’ fourth album dropped earlier this year.

Corey Taylor’s sophomore solo album, “CMF2” containing the singles “Talk Sick,” “Beyond,” “Post Traumatic Blues” and “We Are The Rest” has dropped. The Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman recorded the album with his solo band: Christian Martucci (guitar), Zach Throne (guitar) Eliot Lorango (bass) and Dustin Robert (drums). Taylor has said “CMF2” is “the best Rock album of…