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“Welcome To Rockville” has unveiled the 2024 festival line-up. The headliners are Mötley Crüe (pictured above), Limp Bizkit, Foo Fighters and Slipknot. “Welcome to Rockville” will take place over the weekend of May 9th – 12th at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL. Over 150 acts are expected to perform during the four-day…
Iron Maiden have announced an epic graphic novel in celebration of the 40th anniversary of their fourth album, “Piece Of Mind.” It’s due out November 21st through Z2. Each of the nine songs on the album, which includes “The Trooper,” “Flight Of Icarus” and “Revelations” has an individual chapter. Frontman Bruce Dickinson contributed to the “Revelations”…
The Killers will release the ‘best of’ album “Rebel Diamonds” on December 8th. The album includes “Mr. Brightside,” “When You Were Young,” “All These Things That I’ve Done” and the new track “Spirit.” There is at least one song from each of the band’s seven studio albums – from “Hot Fuss” to “Pressure Machine.” “Rebel…
U.K.’s Download festival will return as DLXXI (the 21st edition) at Donington Park, Leicestershire. Headliners are Queens Of The Stone Age (pictured above), Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold. In addition, over 70 bands have been scheduled. The festival will take place June 14th-16th. General tickets are available at www.downloadfestival.co.uk.
The Grateful Dead have tied Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra for the most Billboard Top 40 albums. Having previously broken the record as the group with the most Top 40 albums, the band has just earned their 58th album in the Top 40, with the debut of “Dave’s Picks Vol. 48” at #33 on this week’s chart.
Who the hell was Mars Bonfire? He was Dennis Edmonton, a guitarist and composer of “Born To Be Wild,” which was recorded by Steppenwolf. “Born To Be Wild” was a seminal song. Originally written as a ballad it is often considered the first “Heavy Metal song.” (Some claim it was Blue Cheer’s cover of “Summertime…
Rush‘s Geddy Lee, a longtime and passionate baseball fan, will auction items from his “supremely mammoth collection of baseball memorabilia” beginning December 6th through Christie’s. Lee’s collection includes baseballs signed by U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy, Harry Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson. He’s also selling a Hank Aaron’s 500th home run Braves…
Longtime GWAR guitarist Brent Purgason (Pustulus Maximus) has announced his departure from the band. Purgason (pictured) released the following statement: “11 years ago I had the privilege of joining the greatest shock Rock and Roll band in the world. Today, I announce my departure from it.” Purgason joined GWAR in ’12 as the replacement for Cory Smoot, a.k.a. Flattus Maximus, who died in…
“Welcome To The Darkness,” a feature-length documentary about The Darkness, will be in theaters on November 9th for one night only, plus encores. (The film will also be available for digital download and on Blu-ray December 4th.) In ’03, The Darkness scored with the single “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” and their multi-platinum debut album “Permission…
Slipknot has parted ways with longtime drummer Jay Weinberg, who replaced Joey Jordison a decade ago. The band thanked Weinberg for his ten years of dedication and passion before providing an explanation for the move. “No one can ever replace Joey Jordison’s original sound, style or energy, but Jay honored Joey’s parts and contributed to the last three albums and we,…