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“We consider ourselves more an atmospheric melodic symphonic Metal/Rock band,” stated Within Temptation frontwoman Sharon den Adel. “In my opinion, we are not a gothic band but we have gothic elements.” Within Temptation formed in South Holland, Netherlands. A year later, in 1997, they released their debut album “Enter,” which established the band in the…
Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke (pictured) slammed venues who take a cut of a band’s merchandise sales following a 12/8 show at the Armory in Minneapolis. Radke took to social media to state that the venue’s business practices were so upsetting that he “refused to sell . . . merch” there. “(They) demanded I…
Foo Fighters Dave Grohl partnered with The Big Umbrella Foundation (on 12/8) to serve hundreds of meals to Melbourne’s homeless population. The Foo Fighters are touring Australia in support of their “But Here We Are” album. Grohl “helped hand out the meals for a long shift before he was due to step onto a jet to…
The Tom Petty estate has settled their dispute with RR Auction over offering “allegedly stolen” property that belonged to the late singer. The disputed items were offered to the auction house by an undisclosed cosigner. Under threat of legal action filed last May, the items (clothes, autographed pieces and limited editions) were removed from the…
“I was just moving around and somebody was like, ‘you strut around a lot’,” noted The Struts singer/guitarist Luke Spiller. “From then on, we knew we had a great name. We couldn’t believe it hadn’t been taken.” Spiller, who had been playing in bands since his teens, teamed up with guitarist Adam Slack. In 2012,…
“The Collection Of Dusty Hill of ZZ Top“ presented by Julien’s Auctions began on Thursday, December 7th. Hill’s signature 1953 Fender Precision bass, the most played instrument by Hill in this collection sold for $393,700. It was the second highest bass sold at auction behind Paul McCartney‘s Yamaha BB-1200 bass that went for $471,900 in ’21 breaking the…
System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian (right) and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi (left), have released a song that will help raise money for imperiled Armenians. “Deconstruction” is the brainchild of Cesar Gueikian, CEO of Gibson Brands, and is coming out under the banner of the Gibson Band via Gibson Records. The song is…
Guns N’ Roses have released “The General,” the B-side of a limited-edition seven-inch vinyl single (“Perhaps” is the A-side). Like “Perhaps”, “The General” was written during the sessions for the band’s “Chinese Democracy“ album. The song, along with others, were reworked during the pandemic. Additional reworked songs are expected to drop at some as yet undetermined date. GN’R performed “The General“ live for the first…
Queensryche have released “Nocturnal Light,” the eighth video taken from the band’s latest album, “Digital Noise Alliance.” The video was enhanced through the use of AI. “This is a song spawned from the truly catastrophic year of 2020,” the band stated. Beginning with a relentless global pandemic with lockdowns… we had to endure natural disasters, racial injustices,…
Porcupine Tree have issued “Closure/Continuation.Live,” an album documenting the band’s return to the stage in ’22. It was recorded on November 7th, ’22 at Amsterdam’s 17,000-capacity Ziggo Dome. “Closure/Continuation.Live” Track Listing: 01. Blackest Eyes02. Harridan03. Of the New Day04. Rats Return05. Even Less06. Drown With Me07. Dignity08. The Sound Of Muzak09. Last Chance To Evacuate Planet Earth Before It Is Recycled10. Chimera’s Wreck11. Fear Of A Blank Planet12. Buying…