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The big news last week was the Linkin Park reunion. Two shows (in L.A. and New York) sold out in a matter of minutes. With new members, vocalist Emily Armstrong (pictured above) and drummer Colin Brittain, the band will release “From Zero” on November 15th. It’ll be Linkin Park’s first full-length effort since ’17’s “One…

The news around Linkin Park’s return has revolved around the addition of vocalist Emily Armstrong and the new single “The Emptiness Machine.” But there have been other major changes. Drummer Rob Bourdon was absent from the band’s recent reunion event and isn’t returning. He has been replaced by Colin Brittain. According to the band’s Mike…

The Dead Daisies have delivered their seventh album, “Light ‘Em Up.” The first single and title track dropped on May 10.th “It’s a kick-ass, straight-ahead Rock and Roll tune,” enthused frontman John Corabi (pictured above). Corabi, ex-Mötley Crüe, joined The Dead Daisies in early ’15 but after three studio albums, he departed in ’19. Deep Purple’s Glenn Hughes stepped…

Linkin Park has introduced Emily Armstrong, co-founder of Dead Sara, as their new co-vocalist (with Mike Shinoda). The band made the announcement Thursday during a live performance event. Armstrong, born and raised in L.A. started writing songs and playing guitar when she was 11 and began singing when she was 15. By the time Armstrong…

Pinhead Gunpowder, with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, will release “Unt” on October 18th. The set, the band’s first full-length effort since ’97, features the title track. In the interim, the band issued eight EPs – the most recent was ’08’s “West Side Highway. “A new record was only a matter of time, but between the…

Green Day were rushed off stage during their 9/4 concert in Detroit after a drone was spotted flying overhead. The band was playing “Longview” approximately 20 minutes into the concert, when a stagehand ushered Billie Joe Armstrong and company to the back of the stage. “There was an individual that flew a drone into Comerica Park, so Green Day was…

Jelly Roll, a former inmate, took his music the maximum security yard at Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem on Monday (9/2). Yes, the show included a rendition of Johhny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” which he personalized to “Oregon State Prison.”  “For the first time in 20 f—— years they have brought music to the prison…

Filter: Burn Out The Sun  Taken from Filter’s latest album, “The Algorithm”, which came out in August 2023, the clip has animation by Mark Lupo. Storace: Rock This City “(The song) is about a relationship gone wrong saved by a young man’s ability to snap out of his negative state of mind to win back the love of…

9/1 Skillet Say They Are Fine With Politicians Using Their Music “I don’t care who plays my song at their political rally, because I believe in America over party.” explained Skillet’s John Cooper. “I believe in the foundations of this country,” explained Cooper during an On The Road To Rock podcast. 9/2 Oasis Wants To Shut Down…

Queen guitarist Brian May revealed in a video post that he recently suffered a minor stroke. “All of a sudden — out of the blue — I didn’t have any control over this arm. So it was a little scary, I have to say.” The 77-year-old was initially unable to use his left arm but has since regained…