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On this day… Red Hot Chili Peppers were honored with the 2,717th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The star was dedicated in the category of Recording in front of Amoeba Music at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard. There was an emergency street closure called by the LAPD due to the estimated 2,500 fans in attendance. “Our…
The twelfth annual iHeart Radio Music Awards was held on Monday (4/5) at the Dolby Theater in L.A. The winners in the Rock categories are: Rock Artist of the Year: Foo Fighters Rock Album of the Year: Metallica (pictured above) – 72 Seasons Rock Song of the Year: Linkin Park – Lost Alternative Song of…
On this day… Disturbed’s “A Reason To Fight” was #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart becoming the band’s sixth consecutive chart-topper – a record. Disturbed’s five previous #1’s are “The Vengeful One,” “The Light,” “The Sound Of Silence” (the Simon and Garfunkel cover), “Open Your Eyes” and “Are You Ready.” The acoustic-based power ballad about addiction…
AC/DC sold 1.5 million tickets in one day in advance of their European “Power Up” tour scheduled to begin in May. “I woke up at 2:30 or 3 in the morning and Europe had already opened — and we’d sold out some of the shows already,” Chris Dalston told Pollstar. Dalston serves as co-head of…
Sheryl Crow’s 11th album “Evolution” has arrived. Produced by Mike Elizondohe, the set contains the single “Alarm Clock,” which Crow co-wrote with Grammy winning songwriter/performer Emily Weisband. Crow had previously stated that she didn’t intend to release another full-length album following her ’18 release “Threads.” “I started sending just a couple of demos to Mike,…
Sum 41‘s double album, “Heaven :x: Hell,“ has arrived. The band’s eighth album has been presented as their last. “This is the record I’d like to go out on,” noted vocalist Deryck Whibley. “We’ve made a double album of Pop Punk and Metal, and it makes sense. It took a long time for us to pave…
Accept: The Reckoning “We’re thrilled to release ‘The Reckoning’,” said guitarist and last original member, Wolf Hoffmann. ” “It’s one of our favorites from the new album: hard-hitting, solid metal with lyrics about a poignant life theme.” The Exies: For What It’s Worth “I strummed the chorus and I started to sing the melody,” shared vocalist/guitarist…
The Darkness have delivered its eighth studio album, “Dreams On Toast,” which holds the sing[e “I Hate Myself.” “The concept is related to the self-loathing that the song itself lyrically explores.” shared vocalist Justin Hawkins. “And I feel like the visual accompaniment has taken this song to the next level, and it was already my favorite Darkness song ever.” “Dreams…
Arch Enemy have delivered its twelfth studio album, “Blood Dynasty.” “This new album pushes the boundaries of what we’ve done before — it’s everything you’ve come to expect from this band, and then some,” noted founder/guitarist Michael Amott. “We can’t wait for you to hear it and feel the energy we’ve poured into every track.” Last summer Arch Enemy…
Memphis May Fire have released their eighth album, “Shapeshifter,” featuring the track “Overdose,” with a guest appearance from Blindside vocalist Christian Lindskog. Memphis May Fire vocalist Matty Mullins (pictured) said, “Lindskog has always been a bucket list guest vocalist for me and it’s an absolute honor to have his iconic style gracing this track.” “‘Overdose’ is about the intoxicating nature of extremes —…