As the most current and potentially last leg of the “Not In This Lifetime” tour comes to an end, Guns N’ Roses lead singer, Axl Rose, gave an interview where he was asked who he considers to be the greatest frontman ever. “For me, it’s easy – Queen is the greatest band and Freddie [Mercury] is the […]
Category: Alternative Rock
Weezer Invites Fan Who Sang ‘Island in the Sun’ During Brain Surgery to Their Concert
Weezer invited fan Kira Iaconetti to join them at one of their upcoming 2019 shows after a video of her singing “Island in the Sun” while undergoing brain surgery went viral. “It just felt like a light switch switches in my brain and suddenly I’m tone deaf. I can’t sing. I can’t process the words […]
Shinedown Breaks Record For Most Rock Airplay Top 10s With ‘Get Up’
Shinedown regains sole possession of the most top 10s in the history of Billboard’s Rock Airplay chart, as “Get Up,” the second single from the band’s album Attention Attention, rises 12-10 on the November 24th dated list. “Get Up” becomes the Florida rockers’ 11th top 10, breaking the band out of a tie with Foo […]
Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Clown and Sid Wilson Recorded an entire Album.. but it’s not Slipknot
Clown from Slipknot loves to tease his fans. And in a recent interview with Metal Hammer, he offered quite a tease. The percussionist has revealed that during the recording sessions for All Hope Is Gone, that he, frontman Corey Taylor, guitarist Jim Root and DJ Sid Wilson wrote and recorded an entire album’s worth of […]
Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda explains how Chester’s Death Affected his Solo Album
In the recent interview with Jon Weiderhorn from Loudwire, Linkin Park singer Mike Shinoda explained how he affected by Chester Bennington during he recording his solo first album“Post Traumatic”. Here’s what he had to say. “Actually, the shows have been really great for me and I think that a lot of the songs, although they came […]
The Smashing Pumpkins March On to Make New Music
Billy Corgan thought the Smashing Pumpkins would be recording one song, not an entire album, earlier this year. But he promises that this week’s release of Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1/LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. is the beginning of more to come — and sooner rather than later. “The hope is […]
Bring Me The Horizon are Raffling off Vinyl for a Good Cause
Bring Me The Horizon are partnering with UNICEF to raffle off a special edition pressing of That’s The Spirit. UNICEF describes their mission as working in 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights and help them fulfill their potential. The band posted of the special pressing on Twitter, stating all the […]
Steel Panther is back in the Studio, Announces Heavy Metal Mardi Gras Tour
Steel Panther is in the studio recording the follow-up to their 2017 record Lower The Bar. The record is sure to have tons of sexually charged innuendos, given the title, but we’ll just have to see. Steel Panther will also embark on the Heavy Metal Mardi Gras tour next March for one week, though if […]
Chris Cornell’s Tribute Concert’s Legendary Lineup
Metallica and Foo Fighters are expected to headline Chris Cornell’s tribute concert. Ryan Adams, as well as members from Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog are also performing. The concert will take place at The Forum in Los Angeles, CA. Cornell was a member of Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of the Dog. In addition […]
Slipknot Announce Re Release for 10 Year Anniversary
Slipknot have announced that they will re-release their 2008 album All Hope Is Gone on Dec. 7. The release will feature re-imagined artwork and a live bonus disc containing their 2009 headlining set at Madison Square Garden. (Pre-orders are available for purchase here.) Slipknot released their new song, “All Out Life,” on Oct. 31. In […]