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Former Nightwish vocalist Anette Olzon has presented her third album, “Rapture,” featuring the title track, “Day Of Wrath” and “Heed The Call.” Her previous solo albums were “Shine” (’14) and “Strong” (’21). Olzon officially joined Nightwish in early ’07, after being chosen from about 2,000 applicants. She replaced vocalist Tarja Turunen, who was fired. Olzon was…
Kings Of Leon have issued “Can We Please Have Fun,” with lead single “Mustang.” “I kept telling myself, ‘I really believe we can make something special’,” frontman Caleb Followill explained when talking about recording the album. “Every day it was positive vibes, like ‘Let’s keep it moving. Instead of getting frustrated, write another one. It…
Powerman 5000 have released its eleventh studio album, “Abandon Ship,” containing the singles, “1999” and “Dancing Like We’re Dead.” Powerman 5000 (PM5K) formed in ’91 and found commercial success with their sophomore set, ’99’s “Tonight The Stars Revolt!,” which peaked at #29 on the Billboard 200 and delivered the singles “When Worlds Collide” and “Nobody’s Real.” Frontman Spider One (Michael…
Finland’s Crownshift have delivered its self-titled debut album. The set includes “My Prison,” “A World Beyond Reach” and “If You Dare.” The band consists of former members of notable Finnish Metal bands. “We wouldn’t call it an all-star band but it’s a five-star result of their collective experience from various bands,” wrote Nuclear Blast Records,…
Like Moths To Flames’ “The Cycles Of Trying To Cope,” the band’s sixth album but first in four years., is out. A track from the Metalcore album, “Kintsugi,“ refers to the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with a mixture including powdered gold — mending the cracks with gold. “When things go wrong, I think we…
The following is a list of upcoming Rock festivals with ticket & accommodations links. Sonic Temple Dates: May 16th – 19th Location: Columbus, OH Headliners: Disturbed, Pantera, Slipknot & The Original Misfits FAQ: Historic Crew Stadium is located in the north of the city of Columbus, about 3.5 miles from downtown Columbus and not far…
Voting is underway for the RockinTown Hall of Fame Class of 2025 to be Announced in December. View the Complete Nominees List & Vote for a Hall of Fame Nominee Alice In Chains did everything a Grunge band should do. They formed in Seattle, landed a recording contract (Columbia Records), had drug problems (singer Layne…
Was Robert Smith ever happy? At age fourteen, The Cure frontman, stated his ambition was to “sit on a mountain and die.” Don’t set the bar too high there, Robert. Just a scant seven years later (after failing to locate a suitable mountain) he was quoted saying he “didn’t see that there was much point…
“Silver Surfers,” the final book from late Rush drummer Neil Peart, has arrived. The book chronicles his lifelong passion for cars, the joy of collecting exquisite, rare, and important sports cars, and the joy of driving them. Cars featured in the book include a 1969 Lotus Europa; 1964 Aston Martin DB5; 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray and a…
Blink-182 is the story of a cancer survivor, UFO enthusiast and a publicity maven. Blink formed in Poway, CA. After releasing an EP and a couple of indie CDs, “Buddha” and “Cheshire Cat,” Blink found there was an Irish band with the same name. On top of that, the Irishmen had lawyers and were ready…