Tarja Releases Second Track From “Frisson Noir”

I Prevail’s new single, “Paradise,” has dropped.” “As of now, it’s a standalone song that we wrote after we finished [the latest I Prevail album] ‘Violent Nature’,” says band vocalist Eric Vanlerberghe. The track features Nu Metal/Alt. Rock songstress Amira Elfeky. “I was taken aback [when I first heard her singing on it], but not because I didn’t expect it. It…

Pearl Jam has returned to #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart for the first time in 26 years with “Dark Matter.” The band last reached the top spot with “Given To Fly” in early ’98. “Dark Matter,” which has already topped Billboard’s Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, is the title track of the band’s 12th studio album (pictured), due…

After cancelling their appearance at the ALTer Ego festival in L.A. earlier this month, Paramore has bailed on festival appearances in Mexico City, Bogata and Sao Paulo. The band posted the following on Instagram: “Due to unforeseen circumstances, Paramore can no longer attend and perform at Vive Latino in Mexico City, Festival Estero Picnic in…

“An Ocean Of Strange Islands,” the third single from Nightwish’s upcoming album, “Yesterwynde,” is out. It’s the band’s tenth studio LP is due on September 20 th. “The song ‘An Ocean Of Strange Islands‘ gives you sheer heaviness with its massive guitars, epic orchestrations and phenomenal vocals by Floor Jansen,” enthused Nightwish keyboardist and main composer Tuomas Holopainen. “Classic Nightwish at its…

The music video for The Black Crowes’ “Profane Prophecy” has dropped. The track is from the band’s “A Pound Of Feathers,” which is due March 13th. “We made this record in eight to ten days,” said Crowes singer Chris Robinson. “Bringing the high and inspiration from ‘Happiness Bastards’ into this album, it was a natural progression. We experimented more, we wrote…