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Butcher Babies have announced via social media that they parted ways with singer Carla Harvey. The band thanked Harvey for her dedication and Harvey thanked fans for their support. She was with Butcher Babies for fifteen years (5 albums/2 EPs) and plans to continue making music. Butcher Babies formed in ’10 by vocalists Heidi Shepherd, who…
Mark Tremonti has confirmed that the sixth (as yet untitled) set from his solo band Tremonti will drop January 9th. Tremonti’s first solo effort “All I Was,” released in ’12, marked his singing debut. “I wasn’t a good singer. But I wanted to be,” Tremonti said later. “As a new frontman you have to throw yourself to…
“All My Life,” a Country-Rock collaboration between Falling In Reverse (lead vocalist Ronnie Radke pictured above) and Jelly Roll, is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated July 20th). The song had a brisk five-week trip to the top. Falling In Reverse’s “Popular Monster” and “Zombified,” took 16 weeks to reach #1 on Mainstream…
Dorothy: MUD “Our first single off this record (no release date set) is an amalgamation of Hard Rock, Metal, and Country tied together with a trap beat and spicy, heavily layered vocals. It was also my first time attempting a scream” stated Dorothy (pictured above). Flat Black: A Bit Of Lightning The band was formed by…
Deep Purple’s “=1,” containing the tracks “Portable Door” and “Pictures Of You” has dropped. It’s Deep Purple’s first album featuring guitarist Simon McBride, who joined two years ago following Steve Morse’s departure. “Many of the songs… were written in the first sessions and literally came together in 5 or 10 minutes. It all was so easy and natural,” noted…
7/13 Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson (pictured) finally meets the singer he replaced, Paul Di’Anno, for the first time in Croatia. Dickinson, promoting his solo album, “The Mandrake Project,” performs in Zagreb, where Di’Anno is receiving physiotherapy treatments after undergoing major knee surgery nearly two years ago. A fan brings them together. 7/15 Billboard reports that Metallica’s self-titled set, commonly…
Highly Suspect has released its fifth album, “As Above, So Below,” with the lead track “Summertime Voodoo.” “If my life is a book, then this album is the first chapter that truly addresses the central conflict. “The recognition of an ego, the problems it caused, “explained singer/guitarist Johnny Stevens. “‘Summertime Voodoo‘ is the introductory paragraph to this…
The Grateful Dead and Bonnie Raitt will be among the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors in Washington D.C. on December 8th (CBS will broadcast of the ceremony on December 23rd). “To be recognized alongside the artists who have in the past received this honor is beyond humbling,” wrote the four surviving founding members of the Grateful Dead…
Fever 333 have issued “Higher Power.” The song’s chorus reinforces the message of empowerment and unity and calls for recognition of the contributions of Back, Bown and Asian people to the nation. Lyrics include the lines: “There are no diamonds to be produced without pressure” and “No lessons to learn without trials.” “To exist in…
Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted has teamed with Reverb to sell instruments from his personal collection including a bass used on the band’s tour in support of “And Justic For All” and the “Black Album.” “The last 30 or 40 years as I’ve traveled around playing music for people, I’ve gathered some cool shit,” Newsted said…