The Week In Rock: June 1st – June 7th

Kid Rock w/ A Big Fan

6/2 Trump Endorses Kid Rock’s Restaurant

During the grand opening of Kid Rock’s ‘The Detroit Cowboy’ restaurant in Nashville President Donald Trump takes time to promote the eatery. “I hear it is a very friendly MAGA establishment and look forward to going there sometime soon,” writes Trump on Truth Social.

Metallica

6/3 Metallica’s Blood Drive Announcement

Metallica’s All Within My Hands (AWMH) foundation announces that more than 1,000 blood donations have been collected to date during the band’s North American tour as part of the band’s lifesaving partnership with the American Red Cross.

Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart

6/4 Police Arrest Suspect In Heart Robbery

The Atlantic City Police Department arrest a suspect involved in the theft of a guitar and mandolin from Heart., who are on tour.

“We are deeply grateful to the Atlantic City Police Department, the Hard Rock organization, and everyone who came together to support us in the search for our stolen instruments, states Heart. The instruments were reported stolen on May 30th.

Voivod

6/4 Voivod Performs With Orchestra

The performance with Orchestre Symphonique De Québec is conducted by Dina Gilbert at Grand Théâtre de Québec in Quebec City, Quebec.

The show may be released in some format though no decision has been made.

The Dead Daisies

6/5 The Dead Daisies Doc on FAME

The Dead Daisies share a 20-minute documentary showing how a spontaneous late-night jam session in Muscle Shoals at the legendary FAME Studios, turned into one of the band’s most soul-stirring records – “Lookin’ For Trouble” – the band’s first full-fledged Blues album

The documentary, a heartfelt tribute to the enduring power of the Blues, is part road film and part musical journey.

 “Lookin’ For Trouble” was released in May.

Never Enough

6/6 Turnstile Unfurl “Never Enough”

Their fourth album was recorded between Los Angeles and the band’s Baltimore home, “Never Enough” was produced by Turnstile’s Brendan Yates.

The group’s first full-length release in four years is their first album to not feature guitarist Brady Ebert following his ’22 departure.

Meg Mills makes her debut as an official member (replacing Ebert), after touring with the band from ’23 to ’25.

God Of Angels Trust

6/6 Volbeat Brings “God Of Angels Trust”

“In the past, I’ve taken a long time to write and obsessed over so many elements of the songs before finishing them,” said guitarist/vocalist Michael Poulsen. “This time, I wanted to make a Volbeat record without thinking too much about it. Instead of following any kind of structure I said, ‘Okay, there are no rules. I can do anything I want’. That was freeing for me and made it exciting to write this album.”

It’s Volbeat’s ninth studio effort.

Various Artists: Magic Power – An All-Star Tribute To Triumph

6/6 Various Artists: Magic Power – An All-Star Tribute To Triumph

The 15-track album features DOROTHY, Sebastian Bach, Nancy Wilson, Joey Belladonna, Slash, Nita Strauss. and Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, covering classic Triumph songs.  

Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) cut a version of “Lay It On The Line.” “The first time I heard this song, I was blown away. I’m honored to be a part of this!

 “The music of Triumph will always hold a special place in my heart,” adds Bach. “I’m super proud to pay tribute to one of my favorite bands of all time.”

Jared Leto

6/7 Jared Leto Accused

Air Mail, a weekly digital newsletter, publishes a piece entitled “The Cult of Leto,” with the subtitle: “He has acted in everything from American Psycho to House of Gucci. Now Jared Leto stands accused of impropriety by nine women.” Leto is also the frontman for 30 Seconds To Mars.

According to The Guardian, a British newspaper, “multiple women have accused Leto of impropriety, with some calling the 53-year old actor and musician’s behavior ‘predatory, terrifying and unacceptable.’”

Leto representatives deny the accusations.

Triumph

6/6 Triumph Performs For The First Time In Six Years

Triumph performs at the Rogers Festival At The Final, a free outdoor concert in Edmonton’s ICE District ahead of Game 2 of the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers. 

Six years ago, Triumph played a November 2019 fans-only show in a Toronto suburb.