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System Of A Down has announced three stadium events featuring Deftones, Avenged Sevenfold and KoЯn. The performances will take place at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on August 28th with KoЯn; Soldier Field in Chicago, IL on August 31st with Avenged Sevenfold; and at Rogers Stadium in Toronto, on September 3rd with Deftones. Ticket Information System Of A Down’s…
Guns N’ Roses will embark on a European and Middle East Tour in May. The 24-date run includes stadium concerts and festivals with special guests Public Enemy, Rival Sons and Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter on select dates. Guns N’ Roses Tour Dates: Ticket Information May 23 – Riyadh Kingdom Arena, Saudi ArabiaMay 27 – Abu Dhabi Etihad Arena, UAEMay 30…
Within Temptation keyboardist Martijn Spierenburg has announced his departure from the Symphonic Metal band. Spierenburg released a statement via social media: “After 24 incredible years, I have made the bittersweet decision to part ways with Within Temptation.” “Together with my fellow band members, I’ve been able to achieve everything — and even more — than I could…
Following the retirement of long-time member Nicko McBrain, Iron Maiden has announced that Simon Dawson is their touring drummer. Sawson is a former session musician and member of British Lion with Maiden bassist Steve Harris. “A native of Suffolk, England, Simon first teamed up with Steve Harris back in 2012,” Iron Maiden noted in a statement. “He debuted on three…
To Vote for Joan Jett or Another Nominee Go To RockinTown.com Hall of Fame. In every pre-fab Rock outfit there is usually some glimmer of talent. The Runaways, created by producer Kim Foley, to be the female version of the Ramones, featured both Lita Ford and Joan Jett. Despite being big in Japan and recording…
Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain has announced his retirement from touring. The 72-year-old musician, a member of Maiden for more than four decades, concludes his run with a (12/7) concert in Sao Paulo, Brazil. “It is with both sorrow and joy, I announce my decision to take a step back from the grind of the extensive touring lifestyle,” stated…
All That Remains have set “Antifragile,” their tenth studio album, for release on January 31st. It’s the follow-up to 2018’s “Victim Of The New Disease” and will include the four singles that band has already released: “Divine,” “Let You Go,” “No Tomorrow” and “Forever Cold.” “It’s been six years for All That Remain to complete a new album. “It has been a long time coming…
Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal will release the 14-track instrumental album, “Bumblefoot …Returns!,” on January 24th, nearly thirty years after his debut solo instrumental album, “The Adventures Of Bumblefoot.” The lead single is “Simon In Space.” “From an early age, my passions were guitar and astrophysics, cosmology — the song ‘Simon In Space’ merges the two. Simon is my cat, haha;…
12/2 Slipknot Drummer Is #1 Modern Drummer magazine’s readers vote former Sepultura and current Slipknot drummer Eloy Casagrande as the #1 Metal drummer in the publication’s Readers’ Poll. 12/3 Falling In Reverse Cancel U.K. Tour Falling In Reverse are forced to cancel dates of their U.K. Tour after frontman Ronnie Radke (pictured) is denied entry into the country because the…
Sick Puppies: Creature “We are all familiar with what it means to ‘take the bull by the horns,’ but to ‘wave the bull’ is a different take on approaching life’s most difficult times,” wrote the band (pictured above). “To wave the bull is to provoke, embrace, and surrender to the battles that will inevitably scar…