Los Angeles progressive rock group PERFECT BEINGS will release its new album, "Vier", on January 19, 2018 via InsideOut Music. The band's current lineup includes Ryan Hurtgen (vocals, piano), Johannes Luley (guitar, bass, production) and Jesse Nason (keyboards) alongside new drummer Sean Reinert (ex-CYNIC, DEATH). A snippet of "A New Pyramid", the first part of ...
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LINKIN PARK's tribute concert to the band's late frontman Chester Bennington was live streamed for free via YouTube and can now be seen in its entirety below. The performance itself took place Friday night (October 27) at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and saw LINKIN PARK return to the stage for the first time ...
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THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX will release its seventh full-length LP, "Force Field", on December 8 via Tee Pee Records. Featuring the powerhouse rhythm section from legendary space lords MONSTER MAGNET, THE ATOMIC BITCHWAX plays balls-to-the-wall rock 'n' roll that smashes space rock and proto-metal into a towering celebration of the riff. Recorded at the Freakshop in ...
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Annerin Theatricals and FOREIGNER announced today that, as part of FOREIGNER's fortieth-anniversary celebration, they are creating a brand-new musical titled "Jukebox Hero". Based on the screenplay written by the prolific writing duo, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, responsible for films "The Commitments" and "Across The Universe", and "The Tracey Ullman TV Show", "Jukebox Hero" ...
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San Francisco-based band LIGHT THIS CITY has reunited to record its first new album in a decade. The group will enter Castle Ultimate Studios with Zack Ohren in December to record its fifth full-length LP. Vocalist Laura Nichol states: "Performing and writing with LIGHT THIS CITY has never stopped being fun. Now that I have ...
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Los Angeles progressive rock group PERFECT BEINGS has signed with InsideOut Music for the release of its new album, due in January 2018. The band's current lineup includes Ryan Hurtgen (vocals, piano), Johannes Luley (guitar, bass, production) and Jesse Nason (keyboards) alongside new drummer Sean Reinert (pictured; ex-CYNIC, DEATH). PERFECT BEINGS commented: "We are very ...
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Chester Bennington's longtime friend Ryan Shuck, who played guitar in Bennington's side project DEAD BY SUNRISE, teamed up with KORN's onetime touring guitarist Wes Geer to perform an acoustic version of the LINKIN PARK song "One More Light" as a tribute to the late LP singer at Rock To Recovery's second annual awareness event and ...
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"Angry Heart", the new video from Las Vegas rockers OTHERWISE, can be seen below. The song is taken from the band's third full-length album, "Sleeping Lions", which is being released today (Friday, September 22) via Century Media. The conceptual clip is a dynamic, new look visually for the band, as they all acted in this ...
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AVENGED SEVENFOLD's M. Shadows and Synyster Gates, KORN's Jonathan Davis, SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan, the members of BLINK-182, BRING ME THE HORIZON's Oli Sykes, YELLOWCARD's Ryan Key, Machine Gun Kelly and Kiiara will perform with the surviving members of LINKIN PARK at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles ...
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There has been a lot of speculation regarding the future of LINKIN PARK following the death last July of singer Chester Bennington, with the surviving band members saying little about it themselves. But co-vocalist Mike Shinoda posted his first Instagram message in more than two weeks on Saturday (September 16), writing, "Good morning. I'm on ...
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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH guitarist Zoltan Bathory is working with Veterans Empowered To Protect African Wildlife (Vetpaw), a U.S.-based nonprofit organization funded by private donations, to help conservation efforts for rhinos and elephants in South Africa. Every year, thousands of rhinos and elephants are killed by poachers in South Africa. With the number of rhinos ...
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STONE SOUR has released an official video for the song "Rose Red Violent Blue (This Song Is Dumb & So Am I)", featured on the band's new album, "Hydrograd". The clip, which was directed by Ryan Valdez, includes a guest appearance by members of STEEL PANTHER. "Hydrograd" was released on June 30 via Roadrunner Records. ...
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MÖTLEY CRÜE and SIXX:A.M. bassist Nikki Sixx flew to Toronto, Ontario, Canada earlier today (Tuesday, September 12) to film his episode of CTV's new six-part original music series "The Launch". The inaugural season of CTV's new original music series will also feature recording superstars Fergie and ONEREPUBLIC's Ryan Tedder, joined by world-renowned music mogul Scott ...
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SOIL frontman Ryan McCombs spoke to Rock Revolt magazine about the lifestyle changes he has had to make nearly three years after he suffered a stoke following the completion of a European tour. "As far as anybody's concerned, come showtime, it's full steam ahead," he said (hear audio below). "But the things that I've had ...
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Canadian singer Avril Lavigne took the stage for the first time in three years last night (Friday, September 8) to perform the song "Rockstar" with NICKELBACK during the band's concert at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Also appearing with them was a fan named Owen, who was plucked out of the audience by ...
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Steve Aoki has released the remix "Darker Than The Light That Never Bleeds" (Chester Forever Steve Aoki Remix). The song is a mashup of "Darker Than Blood" and "A Light That Never Comes", two songs he created with LINKIN PARK. Steve made the mashup as his tribute to his late friend Chester Bennington. The remix ...
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The official Jeffrey Sisson-directed video for the song "Infinitesimal To The Infinite" from U.S. extreme metallers ORIGIN can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's latest album, "Unparalleled Universe", which was released on June 30 via Agonia Records in Europe and Nuclear Blast Records in North America. ORIGIN frontman Jason Keyser comments: ...
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Chester Bennington's former bandmates from GREY DAZE and DEAD BY SUNRISE played a three-song acoustic set on Saturday, September 2 at Saxe Theater in Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas during a memorial event for the late LINKIN PARK singer, who passed away in July. Amir Derakh, Mace Beyers and Ryan Shuck performed the songs "Morning ...
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Chicago-based heavy rock outfit SOIL will release "Scream: The Essentials" on September 15 via Pavement Entertainment and AFM Records. Celebrating the band's twenty-year career, this release will feature tracks from their humble beginnings, rise to fame, and also include alternate versions and mixes. A brand-new track, "Gimme Some Lovin'", will be featured on the compilation ...
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PAPA ROACH pulls no punches when it comes to politics. Earlier this year, the California rockers made headlines for taking on Paul Ryan in defense of the Affordable Care Act, but it's "American Dreams", the latest single off the band's ninth LP, "Crooked Teeth", where PAPA ROACH goes all in on the current state of ...
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"The Prestaliis", the debut album from HUNDRED SUNS — the trio featuring Cory Brandan (NORMA JEAN), Ryan Leger (EVERY TIME I DIE) and Chris LeMasters (DEAD & DIVINE) — can be streamed in its entirety in the YouTube playlist below. The disc, which was recorded with producer/engineer Sam Guaiana (LIKE PACIFIC), vocal engineer/producer Jeremy SH ...
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Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Los Angeles Sunday night (August 6) to celebrate the life of late LINKIN PARK frontman Chester Bennington. Bands played LINKIN PARK songs in Bennington's memory at the fan-organized event, which took place more than a week a week after a private service was held for the singer. Two separate ...
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Toni Cornell, the 12-year-old daughter of late SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell, joined the band ONEREPUBLIC onstage earlier today on ABC's "Good Morning America" to perform the Leonard Cohen song "Hallelujah". The performance, which can be seen at ABCNews.go.com, was a celebration the lives of Cornell and late LINKIN PARK frontman Chester Bennington, both ...
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Chester Bennington's friends have told Rolling Stone magazine that the LINKIN PARK singer, had always been open about his struggles with addiction and depression, had a three-day relapse last August, during which he blacked out from alcohol, and had been drinking as recently as October. Chester's longtime friend Ryan Shuck, who played guitar ...
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According to Billboard, LINKIN PARK has a record-breaking 23 titles on Billboard's Hot Rock Songs chart dated August 12 — less than three weeks following the death of the band's lead singer, Chester Bennington. LINKIN PARK's 2001 track "Numb" is at No. 2 this week, followed by "In The End" and "Heavy" at ...
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TMZ has obtained a copy of Chester Bennington's death certificate, which confirms that the LINKIN PARK singer committed suicide with a belt. According to the document, which can be found at this location, the 41-year-old was found dead at 9:08 a.m. on July 20 in his residence in Palos Verdes Estates, ...
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During COLDPLAY's concert on Tuesday (August 1) at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, frontman Chris Martin sat down at the piano and playing a stripped-down version of LINKIN PARK's "Crawling", the Grammy-winning hit off the latter group's debut album, "Hybrid Theory". Towards the end of the gig, Martin told the crowd: "From time ...
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This past weekend, family and close friends celebrated the life of LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington at a private service in Los Angeles, while fans worldwide organized over three hundred band-endorsed memorials to pay homage to his legacy. On Saturday, July 29, the private service at South Coast Botanical Garden in Palos Verdes Estates hosted ...
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Las Vegas rockers OTHERWISE are will release their third full-length album, "Sleeping Lions", on September 22 via Century Media. Two songs from the disc, "Angry Heart" and "Close To The Gods", can be streamed below. OTHERWISE vocalist Adrian Patrick states: "The initial spark for 'Angry Heart' took place on a cross-country flight from New York ...
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ALL THAT REMAINS frontman Phil Labonte was interviewed on the July 14-16 edition of Full Metal Jackie's nationally syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat using the Podbean widget below. Asked what has changed about ALL THAT REMAINS — both musically and personally — since the band's formation nearly two decades ago, ...
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