Pearl Jam’s “Dark Matter” Tops Alt. Rock Chart

Pearl Jam’s “Dark Matter” Tops Alt. Rock Chart

Pearl Jam is #1 on Billboard’s Rock & Alternative Airplay chart (dated March 2nd) for the first time with “Dark Matter.” The song, which earned 5.6 million airplay audience impressions in its second week on the survey, is the title track of the band’s 12th studio album. “There’s the melody and energy of the first couple of records,”…

Mercyful Fate Bassist Battling ‘Face Blindness’

Mercyful Fate Bassist Battling ‘Face Blindness’

Mercyful Fate bassist Becky Baldwin is battling with prosopagnosia, a condition where the brain can’t recognize faces or facial expressions making it hard to recognize familiar faces, despite having normal vision. “With the nature of my work meeting a lot of people, with sometimes years between seeing them… I started to realise this was a problem that I…

New Years Day Deliver “Half Black Heart”

New Years Day Deliver “Half Black Heart”

“Half Black Heart,” the fifth studio album from New Years Day, has dropped. The album features the previously released tracks “Half Black Heart,” “Vampyre,” “Hurts Like Hell,” “Secrets” and “I Still Believe.” “Personally, I felt lost and uncertain about what lay ahead,” explained singer Ash Costello (pictured above).  “‘I Still Believe‘ is a heartfelt anthem dedicated…

Bruce Dickinson Presents “The Mandrake Project”

Bruce Dickinson Presents “The Mandrake Project”

Bruce Dickinson‘s “The Mandrake Project” has arrived. It is the Iron Maiden frontman’s seventh solo album and his first since “Tyranny Of Souls“ in ’05. The lead single was “Afterglow Of Ragnarok.” “The Mandrake Project” Track Listing: 01. Afterglow Of Ragnarok02. Many Doors To Hell 03. Rain On The Graves 04. Resurrection Men 05. Fingers In The Wounds 06. Eternity Has Failed 07. Mistress Of Mercy 08. Face In The Mirror 09. Shadow Of The Gods 10. Sonata…

New Single: “The Serpent And The King”

New Single: “The Serpent And The King”

Judas Priest have released the official music video for “The Serpent And The King,” the fourth single from their upcoming studio album, “Invincible Shield.” The album’s lead single was “Panic Attack” followed by “Trial By Fire,” and “Crown Of Horns.” “The passion and the power and the love and the dedication and all the other glorious words that you can…

Aftershock Presents Slayer, Pantera & Slipknot

Aftershock Presents Slayer, Pantera & Slipknot

The 12th Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA will be October 10th-13th. The headliners at the “largest Rock and Metal festival ever put together in California” are Slayer (pictured) and Pantera (Thursday-10/10), Slipknot and Five Finger Death Punch (Friday), Iron Maiden and Judas Priest (Saturday) and Disturbed and Mötley Crüe, making its first…

Elton John/Bernie Taupin To Be Honored – Metallica Will Be There

Elton John/Bernie Taupin To Be Honored – Metallica Will Be There

Elton John (pictured left) and Bernie Taupin (right) will receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song on Wednesday, March 20th in Washington D.C. “Their careers stand out for the quality and broad appeal of their music and their influence on their fellow artists,” said Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress.  Metallica will be among the artists…