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Slipknot, KoЯn, Nickelback and Smashing Pumpkins are among the artists included in Kentucky senator Rand Paul’s (12/23) annual report on wasteful government spending. The report identified $900 billion in federal waste this year, including monies provided to “dozens of famous music artists” under the Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant designed to “provide a lifeline to small entertainment…
Paramore – in sickness and in health Paramore’s “This Is Why” (released 2/10) debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums and Top Album Sales charts. The set held the #2 spot on the Billboard 200. It was the band’s first album in six years and featured the title track. Paramore postponed…
The Slipknot frontman had an impressive year as a solo artist. Corey Taylor scored a solo #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, with “Beyond.” Released his sophomore solo album, “CMF2” containing the singles “Talk Sick,” “Beyond,” “Post Traumatic Blues” and “We Are The Rest.” Both Taylor and Slipknot announced tours slated for 2024. Taylor will launch…
Metallica’s “72 Seasons” was released amid a very busy year. NCAA bans Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” during the first round NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in March. The Virginia Tech Hokies use the song as entrance music. The ban was to keep the Virginia Tech’s Cassell Coliseum venue ‘neutral’. No matter. Virginia Tech fans respond by loudly chanting “Enter…
Bring Me The Horizon have parted ways with Jordan Fish, who was with the band since ’12. Fish performed on the band’s ’13 album, “Sempiternal,” which he helped co-write. “That’s The Spirit,” “Amo” and “Post Human: Survival Horror” followed with Fish contributing programming, backing vocals and percussion. “I’m really grateful for my 11 years with the band, and extremely…
Spencer Elden, who appeared as a naked 4-month-old baby swimming toward a dollar bill on the cover of Nirvana’s iconic ‘91 “Nevermind” album, can proceed with his legal claim of child pornography against the band following a federal appeals court ruling (on 12/21). The Ninth Circuit wrote “this conclusion is consistent with the Supreme Court’s…
The “Crue Year’s Eve” 2023 concert scheduled to take place at Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms, CA has been canceled. “The very short time frame to produce the event resulted in issues beyond our control,” wrote the band in a post. No action is required by ticket holders to obtain a refund. They will be…
A signed Eddie Van Halen Peavey EVH Wolfgang guitar that went on the auction block December 14th has sold for $110,000 by Guernsey’s auction house in New York City. The guitar formerly belonged to Jason Becker, a rising guitar phenom who recorded two albums and had stints with David Lee Roth, before being diagnosed with ALS…
Doro Pesch has announced the digital release of “True Metal Maniacs“ with live footage from Wacken Open Air, the Monsters Of Rock Festival in Brazil and her 40th anniversary show in Düsseldorf. “The song expresses the strong unity and shared love of music and tells of a deep bond,” Doro stated. “True Metal Maniacs” is one of the five bonus tracks…
Swedish Metalcore band Imminence will embark on a U.S. tour in April. This year alone the band issued a series of singles, the most recent of which is “Death By A Thousand Cuts.” They plan to include those singles on their upcoming album (no release date has been announced). The group consists of vocalist Eddie…