Metal legends Metallica have announced that their new album is coming out next year. The 12-track album, 72 Seasons, totaling over 77 minutes, will be released on April 14, 2023. Explaining the special meaning of the title, Metallica founding member James Hetfield said, “72 seasons. The first 18 years of our lives that form our…… read more »
Rock legends Def Leppard recently shared the official live “Stadium Tour” video for the song “Kick.” The clip was filmed during the band’s summer 2022 “The Stadium Tour” with Mötley Crüe, Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. “Kick” was the first single from Def Leppard’s latest album, Diamond Star Halos, which arrived in May…… read more »
Pantera have added nine new European festival shows to their 2023 touring slate. New dates are set for May and June in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany and Denmark, bringing the band’s total to 21 confirmed shows so far. In July, Billboard reported that original members Rex Brown and Philip Anselmo were…… read more »
The Criterion Collection has announced that a kaleidoscopic documentary on The Velvet Underground will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on December 13. The Velvet Underground: A Documentary Film, directed by Todd Haynes, features never-before-seen performances by the rock band, interviews, rare recordings, and mind-blowing transmissions from the 1960s avant-garde cinema scene. In this documentary,…… read more »
Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher and Florence + The Machine have been confirmed as headliners of the Boardmasters Festival in 2023. The Boardmasters Festival is set to take place at Watergate Bay and Fistral beach in Newquay, Cornwall, on August 9-13, 2023. Other acts announced at the surfing festival include Little Simz, Four Tet, Bob…… read more »
Roger Waters recently released a new version of the classic Pink Floyd song “Comfortably Numb” via Sony Music. The darker version, which is called “Comfortably Numb 2022,” features a more ominous tone than the original that came out more than four decades ago. “During lockdown, I made a demo of a new version of ‘Comfortably…… read more »
Machine Gun Kelly recently released a video featuring Naomi Wild for “Taurus,” a song that features in the motion picture Tauraus from RLFE Films, a unit of AMC Networks. “I seek you out, slay you alive / One more word and you won’t survive / And I’m not scared of your stolen power / I…… read more »
Metallica’s Helping Hands Concert & Auction, to be held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 16, will livestream On Paramount+. The concert, which will be the rock band’s final show of the year, will benefit their All Within My Hands Foundation. Metallica also announced that Jimmy Kimmel will be joining them to…… read more »
The 15th Stagecoach Festival has announced its Palomino Stage lineup for 2023, which includes ZZ Top, Bryan Adams, Tyler Childers and more. The Stagecoach festival will take place from April 28-30 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, following two weekends of Coachella on the same grounds. Ian Munsick, Melissa Etheridge, Keb’ Mo’, Valerie…… read more »
Rock legends The Doors recently shared a previously unreleased song, “Paris Blues.” “‘Paris Blues’ traveled a long and winding path to its release, taking on a mythic quality among Doors’ fans along the way,” noted a message accompanying the tune. “An original blues song written by the band; the track was recorded during one of…… read more »