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By: Sharon Sipple In the world of rock ‘n’ roll, there are few names as synonymous with both hard-hitting music and unshakable resilience as Rikki Rockett. As the drummer for Poison, Rockett became a household name in the glam metal scene of the 1980s, and now, as the frontman of his own band, Rockett Mafia, […]
More than four years after releasing its then latest album, Colors II, Between The Buried and Me will release its new record this summer. The band is scheduled to release its new album, The Blue Nowhere Sept. 12 through its new label home, InsideOut Music. In anticipation of the record’s release, the band recently unveiled the album’s lead […]
Two Smashing Pumpkins albums are getting renewed attention. Machina and Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music are set for re-issue Aug. 22 on various platforms. Front man Billy Corgan’s Madame Zuzu’s Tea Shop will offer the albums exclusively in an 80-track vinyl box set that features a 48-snog presentation of Machina plus 32 bonus tracks of demos, outtakes […]
Dropkick Murphys will release its next album, For The People, July 4 on all digital platforms. In celebration of the album’s upcoming digital release, the band has announces a free album release concert July 12 in Quincy, Massachusetts. The concert will be a hometown show for the band, as that is where the band formed way […]
Independent hard rock band Of Limbo is tackling people’s obsession with social media in its latest single and video. The band debuted its new single, ‘Something Real‘ and the song’s companion video Thursday. The song is the third single from the band’s forthcoming album, Unplugged, which is scheduled for release July 18. There is something in the stylistic […]
Queens of the Stone Age will hold a tour in support of its latest record, Alive in the Catacombs, this fall. The band announced Monday, it will launch “The Catacombs Tour” Oct. 2 in Chicago, IL. The tour’s first batch of dates will run through Nov. 21 in New Orleans, LA, according to information in a […]
ZZ Top has added more dates to its Elevation Tour. The band announced Tuesday through a news release, it has expanded its tour past its original finale date of Oct. 10 to Nov. 21. The new dates span Oct. 31 in Las Vegas, NV to Nov. 21 in Baton Rouge, LA. The new dates take […]
Filter’s debut 1995 album, Short Bus is getting renewed attention. Officials with Craft Recordings announced Tuesday, the record will be re-issued Aug. 15 on vinyl to celebrate its 30th anniversary. It will release separately on five color variants — transluscent forest green(Filter official store), Velvet Red (through Barnes & Noble), Crimson Moon (through Vinyl Voice), Bone (through […]
Killswitch Engage premiered the video for its latest single this week. The band debuted the video for its new single, ‘Aftermath’ Tuesday. The song is the latest single from the band’s recently released album, This Consequence. The album released Feb. 21 through Metal Blade Records. The video for the band’s new single delivers a hard-hitting ecological message about […]
Trivium will make its way across North America this fall. The band announced Tuesday, it will launch the “Ascend Above The Ashes Tour” Oct. 31 in Myrtle Beach, SC. The tour, which will also see Jinjer as special guest, is scheduled to run through Dec. 14 in Orlando, FL. It includes stops in cities, such […]
