Month: July 2022

QUEENSRŸCHE have released the music video for their new track “Forest” from their upcoming album, “Digital Noise Alliance“, which arrives on October 7th.

QUEENSRŸCHE said of the track: “The ballad of the album, ‘Forest’ embodies the sorrow of losing a loved one, trying to cope with such a profound loss, while occasionally feeling that person’s presence around you and asking for a sign. It is a topic very relatable to people, as we will all at some point experience the great loss of a parent, child, sibling, spouse, or dear friend.”

Following the release of “Digital Noise Alliance“, QUEENSRŸCHE will hit the road to open for JUDAS PRIEST on their “50 Heavy Metal Years” tour.   Check out the official video for “Forest” – here.

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Stevie Nicks has added a second leg to her 2022 U.S. tour. Nicks posted on Instagram:  “Here we go! I’m so excited to be back on the road and can’t wait to see everyone. Tickets for the newly announced dates of my fall tour with @vanessacarltonactual go on sale this Friday, July 29 at 10 AM. Visit stevienicksofficial.com for all the info. Link in bio”

A dozen new dates on Nicks’ trek will begin on Sept. 17 in Mansfield, Mass., at the Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park, N.J., followed by several more festival appearances. After performing at the Ohana Festival on Sept. 30, Nicks will make stops in cities including Los Angeles, Phoenix, Nashville, Charlotte and Tampa, before wrapping things up in West Palm Beach on Oct 28.  Singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton will serve as support for all tour dates.

All tickets will go on sale on July 29.  For more information, head to stevienicksofficial.com.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced their second album of the year, Return of the Dream Canteen, will be released on Oct. 14 via Warner Records.  Produced by Rick Rubin, the forthcoming LP comes just six months after the band’s ‘Unlimited Love’ was released (also produced by Rubin.).  Return of the Dream Canteen can be pre-ordered here.

The band wrote in a statement posted to their website:  “We went in search of ourselves as the band that we have somehow always been. Just for the fun of it we jammed and learned some old songs. Before long we started the mysterious process of building new songs. A beautiful bit of chemistry meddling that had befriended us hundreds of times along the way. Once we found that slip stream of sound and vision, we just kept mining. With time turned into an elastic waist band of oversized underwear, we had no reason to stop writing and rocking. It felt like a dream. When all was said and done, our moody love for each other and the magic of music had gifted us with more songs than we knew what to do with. Well we figured it out. Two double albums released back to back. The second of which is easily as meaningful as the first or should that be reversed. Return of the Dream Canteen is everything we are and ever dreamed of being. It’s packed. Made with the blood of our hearts, yours truly, the Red Hot Chili Peppers.”

Red Hot Chili Peppers are also currently on tour across North America, featuring special guests Thundercat, Haim, Beck, the Strokes and King Princess.

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Megadeth have released the new song “Night Stalkers” featuring hip-hop artist Ice-T. The song is the second single from the metal band’s upcoming album The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead! , the follow-up to the track “We’ll Be Back.”

The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead! is scheduled to debut on Sept. 2. This summer, Megadeth will also hit the road this summer with Five Finger Death Punch for a North America run of shows. For tickets, head here.

Listen to “Night Stalkers” and check out the music video – here.

MEGADETH Shares Official Music Video for “Night Stalkers (Featuring Ice T)” From Upcoming Studio Album “The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!”

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A Day to Remember has dropped their new single titled “Miracle,” and has also released the official video (streaming now on YouTube).

“Miracle” is the first new music from  A Day to Remember since their 2021 album, You’re Welcome, which included the singles “Degenerates,” “Resentment” and “Everything We Need.” Earlier this year, the band released a new version of the You’re Welcome cut “Re-Entry” featuring Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus.

A Day to Remember is also gearing up to launch a U.S. tour July 27 in Baltimore, featuring support from Beartooth and The Used on select dates.

You can listen to “Miracle” now at your streaming service of choice.

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The recipients of the 45th Kennedy Center Honors have been announced, with performing artists recognized for their lifetime contributions to American culture.

The list of honorees include four Irish musicians you may know best as the rock band U2; as well as actor and filmmaker George Clooney; contemporary Christian and pop singer Amy Grant; venerable gospel, soul and R&B star Gladys Knight; Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, and conductor and educator Tania León.

In a statement, bandmates Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. said they consider America a home away from home: “In December 1980, we made our first trip across the Atlantic to America. We had big dreams then, fueled in part by the commonly held belief at home that America smiles on Ireland. And it turned out to be true, yet again. But even in the wilder thoughts, we never imagined that 40 years on, we would be invited back to receive one of the nation’s greatest honors. It has been a four-decade love affair with the country and its people, its artists, and culture.”

The Honors are designed to raise money for the Kennedy Center as well as recognize talent. The annual ceremony is slated for Dec. 4, to be broadcast later on CBS and streamed on Paramount +.

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