Month: March 2022

AEROSMITH drummer Joey Kramer has "regrettably made the decision to sit out the band's concerts in 2022 so he can focus his full attention on his family during these uncertain times," according to a statement from the legendary rockers. While Kramer "takes a temporary leave of absence" from AEROSMITH, he will once again be replaced by his drum tech, John Douglas. "[Kramer] and the band look forward to his future performances with AEROSMITH," the statement adds. Two years […]

The official music video for DEF LEPPARD's new single, "Kick", will make its online debut this Friday, March 25 at 7:00 a.m. PDT. The clip was helmed by Anuk Rohde, a Berlin-based director with Spanish roots, who has demonstrated her capacity for creating a distinctive visual language in music videos she has directed for Alice Merton, SE SO NEON, RAMMSTEIN and others. "Kick" is the first single from DEF LEPPARD's upcoming album, "Diamond Star Halos", which will arrive on May […]

SKID ROW has parted ways with singer ZP Theart and has replaced him with ex-H.E.A.T. vocalist Erik Grönwall (pictured). Grönwall will make his recording debut with SKID ROW on the band's upcoming album, "The Gang's All Here", due on October 14 via earMUSIC. The LP's first single, the title track, will be made available on Friday, March 25. A snippet of "The Gang's All Here", which received its world premiere earlier today (Wednesday, March 23) on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", can be heard […]

In a new interview with "Chris Akin Presents..." , TESLA guitarist Frank Hannon was asked if there are any plans for the band to work on a full-length album following the release of the "Cold Blue Steel" single, which came out last August. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Right now, after we did the 'Shock' album [in 2019] and the way things are right now, we're only gonna concentrate on one song at a time. We're pushing late 50s, mid […]

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS will release another new single, "Not The One", on Friday, March 25. The song is taken from the band's upcoming album, "Unlimited Love", which will arrive on April 1 via Warner. A short snippet of "Not The One" is available below. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS's first new LP with guitarist John Frusciante since 2006's "Stadium Arcadium" was once again produced by Rick Rubin who previously worked on "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" (1991), "Californication" (1999), "By The Way" (2002) and the aforementioned "Stadium Arcadium". The band […]

In a recent interview with Midwest Beatdown, SEVENDUST frontman Lajon Witherspoon spoke about the progress of the songwriting and recording sessions for his long-in-the-works debut solo album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm still working on it. I was just recently in Nashville. I got to write some music with my buddy Jimmie Allen, which is a country artist. Yeah, man, I'm just taking my time on that. I'll be doing some more stuff on that […]

METALLICA and The Coda Collection have unveiled an extensive upcoming slate of live performance and documentary films set to arrive exclusively on the platform this spring. The partnership will bring seven titles to streaming for the first time ever, establishing a career-spanning catalog of content that sheds a light on METALLICA's four-decade history together and allows fans to relive some of their most iconic performances to date. Kicking off today with the release of "Cunning […]

FOO FIGHTERS have been added to the list of artists who will perform at the 64th annual Grammy Awards. Once again hosted by Trevor Noah, the ceremony will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Twelve-time Grammy winners FOO FIGHTERS earned three nominations this year for "Best Rock Performance" ("Making A […]

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame later this month. The ceremony will be held on Thursday, March 31 at 11:30 a.m. PT at 6212 Hollywood Boulevard, adjacent to Amoeba Records. The CHILI PEPPERS star will be unveiled by George Clinton, who produced the band's 1985 record "Freaky Styley", alongside Woody Harrelson, Bob Forrest and Hollywood Chamber Of Commerce chairwoman Nicole Mihalka. Hollywood Walk Of Fame producer Ana Martinez said in a statement: "Our hometown Hollywood […]