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Metallica’s “72 Seasons,” the title track from their most recent album, is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated 7/1).
The song is the second from the “72 “Seasons” album to top the chart. “Lux Æterna” was the first.
Metallica now has twelve Mainstream Rock chart-toppers, which puts them in a three-way tie with Foo Fighters and Godsmack for 5th place on the chart’s tally of most #1’s.
Shinedown, with eighteen #1’s, has the most.
As singer Eric Martin deals with an unspecified vocal issue, Mr. Big has recruited Michele Luppi (Whitesnake) to assist with the lead vocals during the band’s current U.K. tour. “So after these last couple shows with my voice going in and out and struggling to keep it together,” wrote Martin in a post. “I had a crazy idea that…
Guitarist John 5 has released the instrumental “A Hollywood Story.” The accompanying video contains pictures from John 5’s music journey along with performance clips. “‘A Hollywood Story‘ is a look back on my career and how lucky I am to have had the experiences that I’ve had” noted the Mötley Crüe guitarist, who has also worked with Marilyn…
2nd – “Misery Business,” the lead single from Paramore’s ‘07 “Riot!” (pictured above) album, is certified six-times platinum by the RIAA. 3rd – During a Judas Priest concert in Poland frontman Rob Halford voices his support for the Ukraine. Following a statement in support of the Ukraine’s battle to beat back a Russian invasion he chants “Free Ukraine!”…
10/2 Stevie Nicks states, in a published interview, that she sees “no reason” to continue Fleetwood Mac without keyboardist and co-vocalist Christine McVie, who passed away the previous year. 10/5 Play ball! A scheduling conflict forces a change of venue for a Guns N’ Roses concert in Phoenix. The show was originally scheduled to take…
Godsmack has released the official music video for the song “Truth,” taken from “Lighting Up The Sky” which was released this time last year. The power ballad came about after frontman Sully Erna (pictured above) suffered a relationship betrayal that took a lot of processing to get through. Also, Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan has issued…
Not unexpectantly, Three Days Grace and Shinedown continued their battle for the most #1s on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart but Rock really got a shot in the arm when Rapper turned Rocker MG Kelly scored two #1 albums (“Tickets To My Downfall” and “Mainstream Sellout”). New bands like Greta Van Fleet, Dirty Honey, Royal…