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Chevelle Hit West Coast for Fall 2012 Tour
Chevelle just keep on chugging along with their latest album, ‘Hats Off to the Bull.’ The Windy City rockers are currently one of the top draws on the Carnival of Madness tour, and have just announced their first post-Madness dates for the fall.
Shinedown Groove on New ‘Unity’ Remixes
Shinedown is probably not the first act you think of when it comes to remixes or “the club.” Heck, they’re probably not even in the first hundred or so acts when it comes to that, but if there’s one thing we’ve learned over the past decade, it’s that just about any track can be subject to a remix.
Black Sabbath’s U.S. Return Rules Night One at Lollapalooza
It was a hot Midwestern night at Lollapalooza in Chicago, but that didn’t deter a frenzied crowd from showing their support for metal legends Black Sabbath, who made their U.S. return Friday night (Aug. 3) at Grant Park.
Queensryche Members Seeking Website Control From Geoff Tate
Queensryche and former singer Geoff Tate continue to work out the specifics of their parting in court. The latest issue to come up centers on the band’s websites and social networking hubs.
Toadies Frontman Vaden Todd Lewis Discusses New Album ‘Play.Rock.Music’ + More
The Toadies are making the most of their second chance at music, recently prolonging their stay in the studio to extend their ‘Play.Rock.Music’ EP into a full album. The result is a fresh sounding rock record that fits right in with the top releases of their career.
Green Day Become Third Act Ever to Debut Atop Billboard Rock Songs Chart
Congrats to Green Day! It was a big opening week for the trio, who just became only the third act in Billboard’s Nielsen BDS-based Rock Songs chart to debut at No. 1.
Disturbed’s David Draiman Clarifies ‘Bad Parenting’ Twitter Commentary
Disturbed vocalist David Draiman has added a little more clarification on his weekend Twitter commentary about parents bringing infants to late night movie theater screenings.
Rock Vegas 2012 Festival to Feature Rob Zombie, Godsmack, Marilyn Manson, Shinedown + More
Vegas baby! It’s time to double-down on hard rock, as the Rock Vegas festival will take over Sin City for two days on Sept. 28 and 29 at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Resort. The event will feature such topline acts as Rob Zombie, Shinedown, Marilyn Manson and Godsmack.
Slipknot’s Corey Taylor Calls Paul Gray’s Contributions ‘Almost Orchestral’
Slipknot‘s members may individually be tinkering around with ideas for new music, but singer Corey Taylor tells BBC Radio 1 host Zane Lowe that it will be a difficult task working without the creative force that was bassist Paul Gray.
Rob Zombie Says Entitled Attitude Can Kill a Lot of Music Careers
Rob Zombie has a pretty solid grasp on the music industry at this point, having started with White Zombie and now spending over a decade as a solo artist, so he speaks from a place of knowledge and young rockers would be wise to be taking notes.
Disturbed’s David Draiman Questioning Parents Who Bring Infants to Movie Theaters
The tragic movie theater shooting in Colorado has brought up a number of issues, including the fact that there were small children at the midnight showing of the new ‘Batman’ film, ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’
Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson Calls Out Texting ‘Wanker’ at Indianapolis Show
The lights may be bright and the bands may be putting their full effort into rocking the audience, but here’s a tip for fans especially close to the stage – the band members can still see you.