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L.A. GUNS, featuring singer Phil Lewis and guitarist Tracii Guns, will release its new studio album, "Black Diamonds", on April 14. This will be the fourth studio album since the much-welcome reunion of the band's core foundation of Lewis and Guns. It will follow the well-received studio albums "The Missing Peace", "The Devil You Know" and "Checkered Past", plus the live release "Made In Milan", and a covers EP "Another […]

MÖTLEY CRÜE will begin rehearsals this week for its first shows with new touring guitarist John 5. The former ROB ZOMBIE and MARILYN MANSON axeman joined CRÜE as the replacement for founding guitarist Mick Mars, who announced last October he would no longer tour with the legendary rock act because of his long struggles with degenerative disease ankylosing spondylitis. Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the spine joints and ligaments and can lead to […]

KANSAS, America's legendary progressive rock band, will embark on its 50th-anniversary tour this spring. Dubbed "Another Fork In The Road", which is also the title of the group's recently released career-spanning compilation, the trek will kick off June 2 in Pittsburgh and run through January 28, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. "Our entire career has been a winding journey," KANSAS guitarist Richard Williams said in a press release. "Whether it's been the 'original' lineup signing […]

Acclaimed rock band NICKELBACK has announced the 2023 "Get Rollin'" tour, in support of their most recent 10th studio album, "Get Rollin'". Produced by Live Nation, the massive run will hit 38 cities this summer, kicking off on Monday, June 12 in Quebec City, Quebec at Videotron Centre, with stops across North America in Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Nashville and more before wrapping up on Wednesday, August 30 in Belmont Park, New […]

Primary Wave Music, the leading independent publisher of iconic and legendary music in the world, has finalized an agreement to acquire the rights of Robby Krieger and the late Ray Manzarek as they pertain to the critically acclaimed band THE DOORS. The monumental acquisition includes their interests in THE DOORS' music publishing catalog, recordings, trademarks, and merchandise rights and income, among other things. The Jim Morrison entities and the legendary band's drummer John Densmore retain their interests separately from Primary Wave. […]

Multi-platinum, chart-topping band SHINEDOWN has announced their upcoming "The Revolutions Live" tour (co-produced by FPC Live and Live Nation) with support from fellow chart-toppers THREE DAYS GRACE and FROM ASHES TO NEW. "The Revolutions Live" tour starts in Saginaw, Michigan on April 3, kicking off a 21-date U.S. run of spring shows that will see the record-breaking band bring their hit album "Planet Zero" to life live from coast to coast. Public on-sale begins this Friday January 27 at 10 a.m. local at […]

SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor has entered the studio to begin recording his second solo album. Helming the sessions once again is producer Jay Ruston, who has previously worked with STEEL PANTHER and ANTHRAX, among others. Earlier this week, Corey's bassist Eliot Lorango shared a few photos from the final pre-studio rehearsal and first day of recording for Taylor's new LP. Check out the pictures below. Last August, Corey discussed his plans for his second solo album during an appearance on SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation […]

JOURNEY keyboardist Jonathan Cain has filed a lawsuit against Neal Schon, alleging that the guitarist caused over $1 million in personal expenses to be charged to the band's shared American Express card, including $400,000 in a single month last year. Cain's allegations come more than two months after Schon filed a lawsuit against his longtime bandmate, contending that he was being denied access to the American Express card. In a countersuit filed last week in California state court, Cain said that […]

ICE NINE KILLS has released a music video for the title track of its latest album, "The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood". The clip heralds the latest installment in the gore-soaked slasher franchise that began in 2018 with the announcement of the band's album "The Silver Scream". The censored version of the "Welcome To Horrorwood" music video premiered on the enormously popular horror YouTube channel Dead Meat and can be viewed below. Speaking on the latest display of […]

ORGY has just released a new single, "Empty" The band's frontman Jay Gordon stated about the new track: "I'm excited to finally start getting these tracks out for ORGY again. As we move toward a new direction musically speaking, I wanted to put a track out that has a bit of that signature ORGY sound, and hint at what's coming next. Hope everyone will see the big picture and enjoy this track called 'Empty' about being drained from always trying […]