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Yngwie Malmsteen and Glenn Hughes will embark on a tour of the U.S. this summer. Malmsteen will perform his “greatest hits” while Hughes will play a set of classic DEEP PURPLE songs celebrating the 50th anniversary of the “Burn” album.
The dates are as follows:
Aug. 16 – Landis Theater – Vineland, N…

The full music lineup has been announced for Blue Ridge Rock Festival — America’s largest rock & camping festival — which takes place September 7-10, 2023 at VIRginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. Newly announced artists include SLIPKNOT, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, STAIND, DANZIG (perf…

Two weeks ago, METALLICA kicked off its “M72” world tour 2023-2024 with two spectacular performances at Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, Netherlands with support from ARCHITECTS and MAMMOTH WVH on night one and Floor Jansen and ICE NINE KILLS on night two. The career-spanning sets featured the live…

While promoting his upcoming appearance as a guest judge on the music competition series “Banded: The Musician Competition”, MÖTLEY CRÜE singer Vince Neil spoke to AXS TV about the band’s latest addition, former ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5. John 5 joined MÖTLEY CRÜE last fall as the replacement for…

RATT singer Stephen Pearcy has blasted the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame for not inducting more hard rock and heavy metal acts.
Even though artists are eligible for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 25 years after the release of their first album or single, iconic hard rock and metal bands like IRON MAIDE…

FEAR FACTORY played its first headlining concert with new singer Milo Silvestro and touring drummer Pete Webber on May 5 at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. You can now watch multi-camera video of the entire show below, courtesy of the Whisky A Go Go YouTube channel.
FEAR FACTORY’s…

Following 2020’s Hate For Sale, Chrissie Hynde and company deliver a dozen swaggering, attitude-soaked fresh tracks.The Pretenders are back with today’s premiere of the optimistically charged new single, “Let The Sun Come In,” available now via Rhino Records – the band’s return to Warner Music Group after more than two decades having first been signed to Sire Records in America by the legendary Seymour Stein.Marked by the electrifying impulsiveness and attitude that has long defined founder Chrissie Hynde’s eternal spirit, “Let The Sun Come In” heralds the eagerly awaited arrival of The Pretenders’ new studio album, Relentless, arriving everywhere on Friday, September 1. Pre-orders – including digital download, baby pink vinyl, black vinyl, and CD – are available now.“I enjoy seeing the various meanings and origins of a word,” says Chrissie Hynde of the album’s title. “And I liked the definition: ‘showing no abatement of intensity.’ So when it came to an album title, it seemed fitting. You know…to keep doing it. I think anyone in a band is constantly questioning if they should keep going. It starts as a youthful pursuit and eventually, it makes you wonder, why am I doing this? It’s the life of the artist. You never retire. You become relentless.”Pretenders – Let The Sun Come In (Official Audio)Official audio for Let The Sun Come In, taken from Pretenders’ brand new album ‘Relentless’.Pre-order the album ‘Relentless’ here: https://Pretenders.lnk.to/…Produced by multiple Grammy Award-nominee David Wrench (Courtney Barnett, David Byrne) at the famed Battery Studios in Willesden, North West London, Relentless marks the second consecutive full-length songwriting collaboration by Hynde and Pretenders guitarist James Walbourne following 2020’s acclaimed Hate For Sale. The two are joined on the album’s twelve tracks by what Hynde has dubbed “The Pretenders Collective,” including Kris Sonne (drums), Chris Hill (double bass), Dave Page (bass), and Carwyn Ellis (keyboards and guitars). In addition, Relentless features a landmark collaboration with Academy Award-nominated composer Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead, The Smile), who provides the string arrangement and conducted the 12 Ensemble for the album’s stunning closing track, “I Think About You Daily.”“I met Jonny a couple of times and we’re obviously big fans of him because he’s done some incredible music over the years,” Hynde says. “I saw him at the Phantom Thread premiere where the film was running on screen with a live orchestra playing. And we spoke afterward and he expressed an interest in doing something one day. I was thrilled and very surprised. So when we had the idea of getting strings on ‘I Think About You Daily,’ he was first choice. Legend!”The Pretenders will introduce Relentless to fans around the world with an equally uncompromising international live schedule, including intimate headline dates, top-billed festival appearances, and a massive EU/UK stadium run supporting Guns N’ Roses. Dates begin tomorrow, May 12, with a much-anticipated headline performance at Brighton, England’s The Great Escape followed by a sold-out tour of clubs and small venues across the UK and Ireland. Further highlights include a very special festival appearance as direct support to Foo Fighters at the upcoming Ohana Festival, curated by Eddie Vedder and set for October 1 at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, CA. Additional dates will be announced. For updates, please visit thepretenders.com.2020’s Hate For Sale proved yet another triumph for The Pretenders, with Q Magazine hailing the LP as “up there with the best of the early Pretenders albums.” “The New Wave greats haven’t sounded this raw and real since the early Eighties,” agreed Rolling Stone, while The Guardian praised the album for “tight songs that prance insouciantly from genre to genre, scattering wisdom and swagger in their wake.”Tracklist:Losing My Sense Of TasteA LoveDomestic SilenceThe CopaPromise Of LoveMerry WidowLet The Sun Come InLook AwayYour House Is On FireJust Let It GoVaingloriousI Think About You DailyThe Pretenders 2023 Tour DatesMAY12 – Brighton, UK – The Great Escape *13 – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms (SOLD OUT)14 – Cambridge, UK – MASH (SOLD OUT)16 – Frome, UK – Cheese & Grain (SOLD OUT)17 – Stoke, UK – The Sugarmill (SOLD OUT)19 – Limerick, Ireland – Dolans (SOLD OUT)20 – Core, Ireland – Cypress Avenue (SOLD OUT)21 – Dublin, Ireland – Olympia Theatre23 – Belfast, UK – Limelight (SOLD OUT)25 – Stornoway, UK – Midnight Sun Weekender *28 – Derbyshire, UK – Bearded Theory *30- Antwerp, Belgium – De Roma31- Antwerp, Belgium – De RomaJUNE9 – Madrid, Spain – Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano †11 – Oxfordshire, UK – KITE Festival *12 – Vigo, Spain – Estadio Abanca Balaídos †16 – Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain – Azkena Festival *17 – Kent, UK – Black Deer Festival of Americana *27 – Glasgow, UK – Bellahouston Park †30 – London, UK – BST Hyde Park †JULY3 – Frankfurt, Germany – Deutsche Bank Park †5 – Bern, Switzerland – BERNEXPO †8 – Rome, Italy – Circo Massimo †11 – Weert, Netherlands – Evenemententerrein †OCTOBER1 – Dana Point, CA – OHANA Festival ** Festival Appearance† w/ Guns N’ Roses

The dynamic music lineup for ShipRocked 2024 will be led by I PREVAIL and will also feature KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, BEARTOOTH, HIGHLY SUSPECT, CODE ORANGE, BADFLOWER, a special solo performance from Johnny Stevens of HIGHLY SUSPECT and more February 4-10, 2024 onboard Carnival Magic. The 14th sailing of…

In a new interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich spoke about how he and his bandmates came up with the idea of creating the Snake Pit, a standing-only area built into the center of the stage so that a select group of fans could experience the show on a more human scale….