Month: June 2021

Pearl Jam will release a 25th anniversary 150-gram vinyl edition of their 1996 album, “No Code”, on August 13. This is the first time the album has been available on the format since its original release and the first time the album is being mastered specifically for vinyl.  The reissue will feature recreations of their original packaging, including the set of nine random replica Polaroids/lyric cards

No Code, the band’s fourth studio record, debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and went on to platinum status. The project marked the first full album appearance of drummer Jack Irons in the lineup after he joined the lineup at the end of the “Vitalogy” sessions.

A limited edition clear vinyl version is available exclusively in the Pearl Jam shop which can be found on the  group’s website: https://pearljam.com.

Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx will release a new memoir titled The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx, chronicling his early years before life with the band.  The memoir will be released on October 19th.

Said Sixx in a press release: “You’ve heard the tales of excess and debauchery. All the peaks and the valleys that came with rock and roll stardom and my life in one of the world’s biggest bands. This is the story that you haven’t heard. The one that led up to those stories. It’s the intimate, personal story of how an innocent Idaho farm boy with a burning dream and desire — for music, for love, and for fame — became the notorious Nikki Sixx. I believe our first 21 years have a lot to do with shaping who we become. These are my first 21, and it’s my hope that they thrill and inspire you to invest in your own, biggest dreams.”

Nikki Sixx previously documented his battle with drug addiction in his book The Heroin Diaries, and Mötley Crüe’s life of debauchery was chronicled the book The Dirt, which was turned into a Netflix movie in 2019. The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx will be available in hardcover, eBook, and audio editions, and can be pre-ordered on Amazon.

The Killers and Bruce Springsteen have teamed up on a new song titled “Dustland”.  “Dustland” is a remake of The Killers’ 2008 song “A Dustland Fairytale,” which appeared on the group’s album Day & Age.  You can pre-save the song: here.

In an Instagram post, The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers recalled how Springsteen texted him about working together in February 2020. Flowers said he wrote “A Dustland Fairytale” during his late mom’s battle with cancer, writing: “It was an attempt to better understand my dad, who is sometimes a mystery to me. To grieve for my mother. To acknowledge their sacrifices and maybe even catch a glimpse of just how strong love needs to be to make it in this world. It was my therapy. It was cathartic….I’m grateful to him for opening this door for me. I’m grateful to my parents for their example to me. Now go find something new out about your dad, give your mom a big hug, and for god’s sake listen to Bruce Springsteen.”

The Killers released their sixth studio album, Imploding the Mirage, in August. 71-year-old Springsteen released his 20th album, Letter to You, in October.

Metallica have announced a 2022 European tour dubbed “The Return Of The European Summer Vacation” tour. The band will p0lay seven dates in mainland Europe in June/July 2022, kicking off at Copenhagen’s Copenhell festival on June 15, 2022, and wrapping up at NOS Alive in Lisbon on July 8.

Metallica said in a statement: “We have waited far too long to say these words – we’re getting back out there and are finally announcing our return to Europe in 2022! Needless to say, we cannot wait to see all of you once again as our European ’Tallica Family will finally have a chance to reunite in June and July of next year. We can’t wait to once again take the stage as part of the time-honored tradition of summer music festivals and we’re excited to see some of our friends, both new and old, at Copenhell, Pinkpop, Firenze Rocks, Prague Rocks, Rock Werchter, Mad Cool, and NOS Alive.”

Metallica are already scheduled to play US tour dates im 2021, which will include appearances at the Louder Than Life, Aftershock and Welcome To Rockville festivals.

Faith No More have announced a limited number of North American headlining shows. The band previously announced they’d be playing at Riot Fest in Chicago on September 18th and Slipknot’s Knotfest Iowa on September 25th, and have now added headlining shows in Maryland Heights, Missouri, on September 16th; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 21st; and Newport, Kentucky on September 22nd.

Coheed and Cambria and The Used have announced their co-headlining summer amphitheater tour. The 18-city U.S. trek will begin on Friday, August 27 in Irvine, California and make stops in Phoenix, Dallas, Cleveland, New Jersey, Worcester, and more before wrapping up at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida on September 24.  The tour will feature special guests Meet Me @ The Altar and Carolesdaughter on select dates.

Most tickets for the tour will go on sale to the general public beginning this Friday, June 18 at 10 a.m. local time at LiveNation.com.  A full list of dates, along with additional information can be found at both CoheedAndCambria.com and TheUsed.net.