Category: Active Rock

Sammy Hagar Says Shelved Van Halen Track May Appear in Future Archival Release

Sammy Hagar recently said a shelved Van Halen track, “Between Us Two,” may end up appearing on a future archival release. The track was originally written in the mid 90s for use in the 1996 film Twister, but was shelved. Two other songs were used in its place in the film. Hagar recently said that […]

Metallica Is Celebrating Megaforce Years With A 1984 Themed Set

On Sunday night, Metallica performed songs off of their first two albums on Sunday night at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida. Their performance was dedicated to Jonny and Marsha Zazula, two figures in the Metal scene who were among the first to hear Metallica’s demo tape, No Life ‘Til Leather. They also played […]

Travis Barker Mourns the Death of His Dog

Travis Barker recently was mourning the death of his family dog Blue on social media on Wednesday, November 3rd. Barker wrote in an Instagram Story, “I’ll miss you Blue, You were the best dog. I was always waiting for you to say something. Love you 4ever boy.” he also chose to tag his daughter Alabama […]

James Hetfield, Metallica Frontman Dressed as Eddie Munson of Stranger Things for Halloween

This Halloween, Metallica frontman James Hetfield, paid tribute to Stranger Things by dressing up as fan-favorite character Eddie Munson, who performed of “Master of Puppets” in a season four episode. Hetfield posted the photo of himself to his Instagram just a few hours after Halloween ended. In the photo Hetfield is seen with two rock […]

Duran Duran Celebrates 40th Anniversary With Announcement of A Documentary Film

Duran Duran is celebrating their 40th anniversary with A Hollywood High, their 75 minute documentary concert film set for release in theatres November third. It will include a collection of their recent rooftop performance as well as gathered up archival footage and exclusive interviews. Bassist John Taylor shared a statement that read, “Duran Duran have […]

Nita Strauss Recruited Alissa White-Gluz For Latest Single

Demi Lovato guitarist, Nita Strauss dropped a new single and music video, “The Wolf You Feed.” The headbanging track features metallic riffs and the insane vocals of Alissa White-Gluz of ARCH ENEMY. Nita commented that, “If you look back at old interviews from the last ten years, any time I was asked about collaborating with […]

Motley Crue Announced John 5 Will Be Replacing Mick Mars

Motley Crue recently announced that John 5 will be replacing Mick Mars in the band’s touring lineup. Motley Crue put out a statement that read, “While change is never easy, we accept Mick’s decision to retire from the band due to the challenges with his health, No doubt will it take an absolutely outstanding musician […]

Nickelback Shares Latest Track ‘Those Days’

According to blabbermouth.net, Nickelback shared their official music video for “Those Days,” the second single off of their new album Get Rollin’, that is set for release on November 18th via BMG. The track reminisces about youthful adventures and is an honest ode to the good times had. Their last single, “San Quentin” has soared […]

Robert Fripp Speaks About Adrian Belew Rift at King Crimson Documentary Showing

According to ultimateclassicrock.com, last weekend’s London screening of the new King Crimson documentary, In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50, brought bandleader Robert Fripp out to address topics for the audience, including his schism with former guitarist Adrian Belew in recent years. Belew first joined King Crimson in 1981 after the […]

Green Day Claims Classic Rock Mantle in Austin

According to ultimateclassicrock.com, Green Day embraced their legacy status during their performance at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas on October 21st, starting off a star studded Formula One Race weekend. The final performance of the band’s two year long global campaign, featured no songs that were newer then 2009. Fans ate up their performance, as […]