Month: August 2021

The Offspring have apparently parted ways with drummer Pete Parada. According to Parada, it’s because he has chosen not to get vaccinated against COVID-19 due to medical reasons. Parada had been the band’s drummer since 2007; he explained his departure on Instagram, saying that his medical history and advice from his doctor has led him to choose not to get vaccinated at this time. He added that, as a result, the rest of the band feels he’s “unsafe to be around, in the studio, and on tour.” Parada’s full statement can be read here.

The Offspring released their latest album, Let the Bad Times Roll, back in April, marking which their first studio LP in nine years. It’s the first Offspring album where Parada played drums on the entire effort, having previously appeared on just four of the tracks on 2012’s Days Go By.

The Offspring are set to play a number of festivals in August and September, as well as Aftershock in October and Welcome to Rockville in November. As of press time, the band has not made any official statement regarding Parada’s exit.

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Weezer have shared their cover of Metallica’s 1991 single “Enter Sandman,” off the forthcoming “The Metallica Blacklist” covers album that is being released on September 10th. The special covers album is being released as part of Metallica’s 20th anniversary celebration of the “Black Album” and features 53 artists covering songs from the classic LP.

Weezer said about their cover: “The Weez takes on “Enter Sandman” by Metallica Listen to it now, and check out Blacklist when it’s out on September. All profits from this song go to Metallica’s All Within My Hands Foundation and California Vipassana Center.”

Check out Weezer’s cover of “Enter Sandman” at the link – here.

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Breaking Benjamin have announced that they will be hitting the road for a short series of live dates next month that will also feature Papa Roach on the majority of the stops, and support from Memphis May Fire. The tour is set to kick off on September 11th Gilford, NH at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, with Papa Roach joining the trek on September 14th in Columbus, OH.

Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, August 6th at 10am local time, with fan club presale for VIP packages and tickets available Wednesday, August 4th and Thursday, August 5th at 10pm local time. For additional information on the fan club, ticket, VIP packages and more, visit BreakingBenjamin.com.

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Coachella cancelled their 2021 festival this year, and turned their focus on holding the festival in 2022. Co-founder Paul Tollett has divulged to the Los Angeles Times that Rage Against The Machine and Travis Scott (both of whom were supposed to headline in 2020) would top the 2022 bill, with a third headliner to be announced at a later date. Frank Ocean is slated to headline in 2023.

“Right now, it’s the Wild West,” said Tollett. “I’m just trying to be as fair as I can to artists and to the fans to make sure that eventually they get to see everyone that we talked about.”  With COVID surging this summer, Tollett assured that safety is their number one priority. “We’re monitoring everything,” he said. “I don’t want to put anything in cement right now, because I just don’t know.”

Coachella will be just one part of Rage Against The Machine’s highly anticipated reunion tour.

A Day to Remember have announced their North American “The Re-Entry Tour,” a six-week trek set to kick off in Rochester, New York on September 28th, heading across the U.S. before wrapping up with two shows in their home state on November 5th in Hollywood, Florida, and November 6th in St. Augustine, Florida. Asking Alexandria and Point North will serve as support on the tour. “The Re-Entry Tour” also marks the band’s first tour since releasing their new album ‘You’re Welcome’ earlier this year.

Tickets for the upcoming shows will be available via Ticketmaster. Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase pre-sale tickets beginning Tuesday August 3rd at 10:00AM local time through Citi Entertainment –www.citientertainment.com. A Spotify presale will begin on August 4th at 10:00AM local time, while local pre-sales kick-off on August 5th at 10:00AM local time. General sale tickets begins Friday August 6th at 10:00AM local time. For further info on the The Re-Entry Tour, visit www.adtr.com.

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Alice In Chains vocalist and guitarist Jerry Cantrell will release a new album titled Brighten, his first solo album in 19 years, due out October 29. Cantrell is now streaming the single “Atone”, and he says of the track: “As a fan of Ennio Morricone scores and Sergio Leone movies, it’s got a bit of that outlaw vibe, with a cool psycho hillbilly stomp. It’s been kicking around in my head for like 20-plus years, haunting me. Sometimes it takes a while for a good idea to find its best form. Such was the case with ‘Atone’.”

The new album features a famous lineup of backing musicians, including Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan), Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses), Gil Sharone (Team Sleep), Abe Laboriel Jr. (Paul McCartney), Tyler Bates, Michael Rozon, Vincent Jones, Jordan Lewis, Lola Bates, and Matias Ambrogi-Torres.

Cantrell’s last solo album, Degradation Trip, was released in June 2002, and then again as an expanded two-volume version in November of that year. His most recent album with Alice in Chains was 2018’s Rainier Fog.

Check out the video for “Atone” at the link here. You can pre-order the album via Jerry Cantrell’s online store or digitally via Amazon.

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