This Week in Rock

A comeback album, a #1 song and a dust-up with PETA. 7/25 Staind is #1 on Billboard’s Active Rock survey with “Lowest In Me.” The single, the band’s first since ’11, is from their eighth studio album, “Confessions Of The Fallen.” 8/5  “Lowest In Me” is #1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.  It’s the band’s fifth single to…

Black Flag has announced the 2024 leg of its “My War” tour. The two-set concert will open with their ’84 album “My War” played in its entirety with the second set drawing primarily from the band’s ’79 – ’81 period. Black Flag‘s ’24 lineup has founding guitarist Greg Ginn (pictured above), singer Mike Vallely, the band’s fifth vocalist who joined in ’14,…

The Tom. Mark and Travis Show gets rolling again. Blink 182‘s “One More Time,” the first album with the complete trio of Travis Barker (drums), Mark Hoppus (bass/vocals) and Tom DeLonge (guitar/vocals) since ’11, is #1 on the Billboard 200 (dated 11/4) – the only Rock album to top that chart in ’23. The album held “Fell In Love,” “One More…

The rumors of his death have been greatly exaggerated… “(They have YouTube clips reporting on) ‘People who have died… and they put it on that I died,” Ozzy Osbourne explained on a newly released episode of the revived “The Osbournes” podcast. “I’m not dead. I’m not really dead. Just a little flesh wound.” Ozzy has struggled with a number…

The Mötley Crüe/Def Leppard joint “Stadium Tour” wins the Rock Tour of the Year at the Pollstar Awards ceremony in L.A. The twice-postponed North American “Stadium Tour” was one of the highest grossing tours of ’22, earning over $173 million.   What killed Hair Metal way back when? Ratt‘s Stephen Pearcy weighs in saying “The whole world…

The year’s news begins and ends with Jay Weinberg. 4/1 Drummer Jay Weinberg debuts a new mask. Weinberg worked with Japanese artist Solid Blackline to create a new mask specially for Knotfest Japan shows.  6/7 Just prior to the start of a European tour, Slipknot co-founder and percussionist M. Shawn Crahan (a.k.a. Clown) states that he will…

Slipknot, KoЯn, Nickelback and Smashing Pumpkins are among the artists included in Kentucky senator Rand Paul’s (12/23) annual report on wasteful government spending. The report identified $900 billion in federal waste this year, including monies provided to “dozens of famous music artists” under the Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant designed to “provide a lifeline to small entertainment…

Paramore – in sickness and in health Paramore’s “This Is Why” (released 2/10) debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums and Top Album Sales charts. The set held the #2 spot on the Billboard 200. It was the band’s first album in six years and featured the title track. Paramore postponed…

The Slipknot frontman had an impressive year as a solo artist. Corey Taylor scored a solo #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, with “Beyond.” Released his sophomore solo album, “CMF2” containing the singles “Talk Sick,” “Beyond,” “Post Traumatic Blues” and “We Are The Rest.” Both Taylor and Slipknot announced tours slated for 2024. Taylor will launch…

Metallica’s “72 Seasons” was released amid a very busy year. NCAA bans Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” during the first round NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in March. The Virginia Tech Hokies use the song as entrance music.  The ban was to keep the Virginia Tech’s Cassell Coliseum venue ‘neutral’.  No matter. Virginia Tech fans respond by loudly chanting “Enter…