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PEARL JAM's JEFF AMENT Surprise-Releases 'American Death Squad' Solo EP
While in quarantine, PEARL JAM bassist Jeff Ament has written and recorded a solo EP, which was announced today (June 26). "American Death Squad" features five songs, including "The Divine Perfume", which can be heard below. Half of the EP was performed on guitar, while the other was on piano. "In t...June 26, 2020
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EXODUS Is 'Starting To Talk About Pre-Production' For Next Album
EXODUS bassist Jack Gibson spoke to the "Dabghanistan" podcast about the band's plans to enter the studio to record its long-awaited new album. The San Francisco Bay Area thrashers' next disc will be the follow-up to 2014's "Blood In Blood Out", which was their first release since the departure of t...June 25, 2020
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Watch PEARL JAM Perform 'Dance Of The Clairvoyants' For First Time
PEARL JAM has contributed the inaugural live performance of "Dance Of The Clairvoyants" to "All In WA: A Concert For COVID-19 Relief" today. This marks the first time a track from the band's new album, "Gigaton", has been performed. Watch it below. The concert livestreamed at 7 p.m. PT at allinwa.or...June 25, 2020
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TOMMY LEE Says Success Of 'The Dirt' Movie 'Brought In A Newer Audience' For MÖTLEY CRÜE
Tommy Lee says that 2019's Netflix biopic "The Dirt", about MÖTLEY CRÜE's formative years, sparked a renewed interest from younger fans who wanted to see them live, contributing to the band's decision to renege on its infamous "cessation of touring" contract. After vowing in 2015 never to play toget...June 23, 2020
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KURT COBAIN's Boss DS-1 Distortion Pedal Sells For $9,000
Kurt Cobain's Boss DS-1 distortion pedal sold for nearly $9,000 at Julien's Auctions' "Music Icons" event, which took place on Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20, 2020 live in Beverly Hills and online at JuliensAuctions.com. The orange Boss DS-1 pedal was used by Cobain on stage while performing...June 23, 2020
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SLIPKNOT's JAY WEINBERG Records BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Cover As 'Father's Day' Gift For His Dad
SLIPKNOT drummer Jay Weinberg recorded a cover version of the Bruce Springsteen classic "Candy's Room" as a Father's Day gift for his dad, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND drummer Max Weinberg. He has also created a quarantine-style video for the track featuring Mlny Parsonz (ROYAL THUNDER),...June 21, 2020
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DOKKEN To Be Rejoined By Guitarist REB BEACH For Two Concerts Next Month
DOKKEN has announced a pair of socially distanced concerts next month that will feature special guest guitarist Reb Beach (WINGER, WHITESNAKE). Support at the shows will come from LYNCH MOB, which is led by former DOKKEN guitarist George Lynch. Both dates will include an "encore performance" with Ly...June 21, 2020
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BILLY GIBBONS Discusses ZZ TOP's Next Album, Hints At JEFF BECK Guest Appearance
ZZ TOP is preparing to enter the studio to begin work on its sixteenth studio album. The follow-up to 2012's "La Futura" will reportedly once again be produced by Rick Rubin, who has previously worked with everyone from Adele, Kanye West and Justin Timberlake to METALLICA, AC/DC and Johnny Cash. Ask...June 20, 2020
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EXODUS's GARY HOLT Defends BABYMETAL Against Criticism From Metal Purists
EXODUS guitarist Gary Holt has defended BABYMETAL against the "gimmick" tag given to them by critics. Established in 2010, BABYMETAL is the offshoot of the Japanese pop idol group SAKURA GAKUIN that performs a distinctly Japanese mix of schoolgirl J-pop and heavy metal. BABYMETAL's members — Suzuka...June 20, 2020
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New JOURNEY Drummer NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN To Release 'Immortality' Solo Album In August
Multiple Grammy and Emmy-winning hitmaker Narada Michael Walden, who has produced multi-million-selling smashes for superstars Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and many others, has been signed to Quarto Valley Records. On August 8, he will release the dynamic new solo album, "Immortali...June 19, 2020
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EXODUS To Enter Studio In September
EXODUS will enter the studio in September to begin recording its long-awaited new album. The San Francisco Bay Area thrashers' next disc will be the follow-up to 2014's "Blood In Blood Out", which was their first release since the departure of the group's lead singer of nine years, Rob Dukes, and th...June 18, 2020
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'The Big Rock Summer Tour' Feat. RATT, TOM KEIFER, SKID ROW And SLAUGHTER Officially Canceled
All previously announced "The Big Rock Summer Tour" dates — featuring RATT, CINDERELLA's Tom Keifer, SKID ROW and SLAUGHTER — have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic that is sweeping the globe. RATT said in a statement: "'The Big Rock Summer Tour' will no longer be taking place as origina...June 17, 2020
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'Orange Is The New Black' Actress JESSICA PIMENTEL Returns With New ALEKHINE'S GUN Single '21'
New York's blackened, death metal juggernaut ALEKHINE'S GUN has released an annihilating new single titled "21". The song is the band's first new material in six years, since the release of its 2014 heralded breakout EP "...And Kings Will Fall", and will be featured on a forthcoming EP, "Year Of The...June 17, 2020
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RESIST & BITE Feat. Former TESLA Guitarist TOMMY SKEOCH: Five-Minute EPK Available
An EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for RESIST & BITE, the new band featuring former TESLA guitarist Tommy Skeoch, is available below. Joining him in the group are ex-LYNCH MOB lead vocalist Nathan Utz, guitarist Steve Stokes, drummer David Parks and bassist Brian Powell. During an appearance this pa...June 16, 2020
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Founding BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Members Team Up With DEKO ENTERTAINMENT To Launch ROCKHEART RECORDS
Albert and Joe Bouchard are best known as founding members of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT. The original lineup sold millions of albums for Columbia Records, with such classic songs as "Don't Fear the Reaper" and the No. 1 hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart "Burning For You". Both have contributed to s...June 16, 2020
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