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Ghost announced a special ‘record release ritual’ this Thursday, March 10th. The event, dubbed ‘Ghost – Live From The Ministry‘, celebrates the release of their fifth studio album “Impera,” which will be out a day later on March 11th.  The event will take place this Thursday, March 10th at 2 p.m. EST on Ghost’s official YouTube channel, ahead of the album’s release on Friday, March 11th.

“Impera” is the following to the band’s 2018 album, “Prequelle” and according to the album synopsis, it “finds Ghost transported literally hundreds of years forward from the 14th century Europe Black Plague era of Prequelle.  The result is the most ambitious and lyrically incisive entry in the GHOST canon: Over the course of Impera’s 12-song cycle, empires rise and fall, would-be messiahs ply their hype (financial and spiritual alike), prophecies are foretold as the skies fill with celestial bodies divine and man-made.”

Pre-order/pre-save IMPERA at the link – here. 

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Alice In Chains and Breaking Benjamin have announced a 2022 U.S. tour this summer and fall, featuring special guest Bush. The 30-city trek is set to kick-off on August 10th at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, PA before wrapping-up on October 8th in Mansfield, MA at the Xfinity Center.

Alice in Chain’s Sean Kinney said: “We’re looking forward to finally hitting the road again this summer. It’s been too long and we can’t wait to get outdoors and share a night of music with our fans again.”

Breaking Benjamin’s Ben Burnley added: “We are so extremely excited to be hitting the road with Alice In Chains and Bush. It’s such an honor to share the stage with such amazing bands that we grew up listening to and have influenced us so very much! We can’t wait to see you all out there!!”

Tickets are set to go on sale to the general public, this Friday, March 11th at 10 AM Local via Ticketmaster.

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Phoebe Bridgers announced her 2022 “Reunion Tour” which includes dates across North America, the UK, and Europe.  The Reunion Tour is in support of Bridgers’ blockbuster 2020 album, Punisher.

The North American part of the tour is split into two separate legs. The first leg will take place in between festival appearances at Coachella, Hangout, and Forecastle this spring; and after playing UK/European festivals over the summer, Bridgers will then return to North America in August for a run of dates on the West Coast.

Registration for a Ticketmaster Verified pre-sale is ongoing now; pre-sales takes place Thursday, March 10th at 12:00 p.m. local time via Ticketmaster. $1 of every headline show ticket sold will be donated to The Mariposa Fund, which helps pay for undocumented people trying to obtain reproductive health services.

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Shinedown have released the cinematic music video for the single “Planet Zero.” The video arrives as the track hits No. 1 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay Chart

Planet Zero is the title track from the band’s seventh studio album, due out April 22nd on Atlantic Records. The song is Shinedown’s 17th No. 1 and sixth consecutive chart-topper, breaking a new record for the most No. 1s in the 40-year history of the chart.

Directed by Charles De Meyer, the video brings to life a glimpse of a dystopian future that warns of the dangerous dehumanizing consequences of cancel culture run rampant.

You can take a look at the video fir Planet Zero – here.

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers have released their new single “Poster Child” from their forthcoming album, “Unlimited Love” due out April 1st.  Poster Child is the follow-up to the single “Black Summer” from the new LP.

“Unlimited Love” is the band’s 12th studio set, and the follow-up to 2016’s “The Getaway.” The album marks the return of guitarist John Frusciante, who rejoined the lineup in 2019 after the outfit parted ways with Josh Klinghoffer.

Take a listen to Poster Child – here.

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Jack White has released more new music from one of his TWO new albums that are set to arrive this year. White dropped his collaboration with Q-Tip titled “Hi-De-Ho” from the first of his two albums, Fear of the Dawn (due out April 8).

White and Q-Tip have collaborated together before; White appeared on A Tribe Called Quest’s final album, ‘We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service’; and the two also performed each other’s songs together at a 2015 Madison Square Garden show.

White will be touring across the U.S. this spring, before heading to Europe for June/July.  Take a listen to “Hi-De-Ho” – here.

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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have released a visual for “Searching For My Love,” the duo’s first official music video in nearly 14 years.  The song was originally written and recorded by Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces.

The duo’s latest album, ‘Raise The Roof’ is currently in its 13th consecutive week at No.1 on the Americana radio charts, following its debut in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200, No.1 on Billboard’s Top Rock, Americana/Folk, Bluegrass, and Independent Albums charts, No.3 on Top Country and Album Sales, and No.5 in the UK.  To buy or stream Raise The Roof, head – here.

Check out the video for “Searching For My Love” – here.

Robert Plant, Alison Krauss Look High and Low in ‘Searching for My Love’ Video

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Ghost have released “Twenties,” the latest offering from their upcoming fifth album IMPERA, set to be released on March 11. You can listen to “Twenties” – here.

Ghost’s Tobias Forge had this to say of the track: “The idea was to paint a picture of an empire, warts and all, and shine a light onto the sort of self-destruction mechanisms within the empire that are sort of per default in there to sort of reassure its ultimate demise. Somehow they have always built each empire that way. It’s painfully clear to us as we talk. Years ago, when, when I got the idea that I wanted to make a record about empires, I also had the idea that I wanted to make a record about the plague. Those two concepts felt diametrically opposed to me in a way, because the plague had more of individual, carnal, divine aspect of the annihilation. Whereas the imperial record that I referred to in my head had more of like a structural society, mechanical annihilation. So those two concepts felt different from each other.”

To pre-order Impera, head here.

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The Offspring have announced that they will be launching their North American Let the Bad Times Roll Tour this spring, featuring special guests Radkey for most dates. The 18-city trek is set to launch on April 26th in San Diego, CA at the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre and will wrap up on May 22nd in Milwaukee, WI.

Radkey will support on the tour from the kick off until May 17th in New York City, NY at Pier 17. Blame My Youth will take over for the shows in Detroit and Chicago.

The Offspring’s tour is in support of their latest album, “Let the Bad Times Roll.” Frontman Dexter Holland had this to say: “This album is probably the most cathartic thing we’ve done. The messages might be dark, but at the end what’s left is that communication is important, working through feelings is important and most of all, hope is important.”

Tickets for the tour are set to go on sale to the general public this Friday, March 4th at 10AM local time on LiveNation.com.

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Greta Van Fleet have announced a 42-city arena tour this fall, kicking off August 16 in Quebec City, QC.  The band will be joined by various artists on their fall tour, including The Pretty Reckless, Houndmouth, Durand Jones & The Indications, Fruit Bats, Robert Finley, Crown Lands, and Hannah Wicklund.

The new arena tour dates follow the band’s upcoming spring tour which sold out in just two days, kicking off on March 10. Greta Van Fleet recently joined Metallica on February 25 in Las Vegas, and also just announced two additional August dates with them.

Presale tickets will be available on March 3, with general tickets available March 4 at 12 p.m. local time. Fans can sign up for presale information at peacefularmy.com.  Visit Greta Van Fleet’s official website for more information.

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