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Survivor‘s “Eye Of The Tiger” has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify.
Written by the band’s Jim Peterik (rhythm guitar/keyboards) and Frankie Sullivan (lead guitar) the song, released in ’82, was commissioned by Sylvester Stallone to be the theme for “Rocky III.”
Subsequently, the title track from Survivor’s third album spent six weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on its way to selling over 30-million copies worldwide.
System Of A Down’s “Chop Suey!” has passed one-billion streams on Spotify. It is the first System Of A Down track to reach the milestone. However, this comes over two years after the song exceeded the one-billion mark on YouTube. “Chop Suey!” was the first single from System Of A Down’s ’01 second album “Toxicity.” It has been certified as…
U.K.’s Download festival will return as DLXXI (the 21st edition) at Donington Park, Leicestershire. Headliners are Queens Of The Stone Age (pictured above), Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold. In addition, over 70 bands have been scheduled. The festival will take place June 14th-16th. General tickets are available at www.downloadfestival.co.uk.
Delain’s “Dance With The Devil” EP has dropped. The set, a collection of new tracks, live cuts (including three with Italian singer Paolo Ribaldini) and instrumentals. “The video (for the title track) contains a dramatized depiction of the struggle between good and evil — the war we all wage both without and, often times, within…
“Crack Cocaine,” Billy Morrison’s collaboration with Ozzy Osbourne and guitarist Steve Stevens and co-written by all three – is #1 on Mediabase‘s Active Rock Song chart. The track is the second single from Morrison’s third solo album “The Morrison Project.” “Both the song and the album have been so well-received-I couldn’t have asked for more,”…
The Warning, the sister-trio from Monterrey, Mexico, have released its fourth full-length album, “Keep Me Fed” with the track “Burnout.” “Throughout the whole process, the work was consuming us. By impacting everything we did, the album kept us fed both creatively and personally,” shared drummer Paulina “Pau” Villarreal. Another featured song is “Hell You Call A…
Linkin Park’s “Lost” is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (dated 3/18). The band’s ninth #1 on the survey – it’s first in eight and a half years – features vocals by the late Chester Bennington. It was recorded during the sessions for 2003’s “Meteora” but not included on that album. However, the song…