Category: Rock Daypop

Geddy Lee has announced that he will release a memoir slated for fall 2022. In an Instagram post, the bassist explained that the idea for a memoir came from his lockdown in Toronto during the pandemic. Lee wrote: “So, how did I kill time during the pandemic? Little did I know that as of March 2020 I’d be locked down for over a year and a half — the longest time I’d spent in Toronto since I was 19 and hit the Northern Ontario bar circuit with Rush.” He added: “I began to write. Words, that is.”

Lee also said that the memoir helped him grieve the death of his bandmate Neil Peart, who died months before the pandemic in January 2020. “My friend and collaborator on the Big Beautiful Book of Bass, Daniel Richler, saw how I was struggling in the aftermath of Neil’s passing, and tried coaxing me out of my blues with some funny tales from his youth, daring me to share my own in return,” he wrote. “So I did — reluctantly at first, but then remembering, oh yeah, I like wrestling with words.”

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Dave Grohl has announced a book tour in support of his forthcoming autobiography “The Storyteller.” Grohl will appear onstage at the Savoy Theatre in London, UK, which holds just over 1,000 people, next Monday, September 27; he will bring the tour stateside in October, with Grohl visiting New York City’s Town Hall
on October 5, the Lincoln Theater in Washington DC on October 7, and The Ford in LA, CA on the 12th and 13th.

Tickets for “Dave Grohl: The Storyteller Live And In Person” are on sale now, and are limited to two per transaction. Each ticket purchased includes a copy of “The Storyteller – Tales Of Life And Music”.  For tickets & other info, head here: https://DaveGrohl.lnk.to/TSL

Click here to pre-order The Storyteller.

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Volbeat and Ghost have announced that they are teaming up to launch a U.S. co-headlining tour in 2022 that will feature support from Twin Temple. The 26-date arena tour will be kicking off on January 25th in Reno, NV at the Reno Events Center and will be wrapping up on March 3rd in Anaheim, Ca at the Honda Center.

Volbeat had the following to say about the trekL: “We are so incredibly excited to get back to these cities with a Volbeat headline show, but getting to do it alongside a headline show from our goulish friends in Ghost and bringing the incomparable Twin Temple with us? How soon will it be January already!? Start getting ready, the thunder and lightning is coming to your town in 2022.”

Ticket presale will begin on Thursday, September 23 at 10:00 a.m. through Thursday, September 23 at 10:00 p.m. via Ticketmaster. When prompted, type in the presale code “TOUR2022” to access tickets before the general public. General on-sale will be made available this Friday, September 24 at 10 a.m.

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Bring Me the Horizon are back with a new single “DiE4u.”  According to a press release, “DiE4u” begins the second phase of the band’s series of ‘Post Human’ EPs. The first of the EP series, ‘Post Human: Survival Horror,’ arrived last year.

Said frontman Oli Sykes in a press release: “DiE4u’ is a song about toxic obsessions, vices and things you can’t kick. I think a lot of people went through very similar struggles while in lockdown, coming face to face with yourself and seeing who you really are and what’s important. The song is a triumphant and emotional one for me because it was a time of realization to kick the things that were no good, and to take the choice in bettering myself. It also connects to a deeper theme about us as a society, and how we need to look at the way we treat ourselves, each other as well as the world.”

Bring Me the Horizon will perform at Slipknot’s Knotfest Los Angeles on November 5th, and will hit the road for a tour of the UK in late September.

Check out the video for ‘DiE4u’ – here.

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Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, and bassist Chris Chaney have teamed up to form a new band called “NHC.”  The NHC group name stands for: N for Navarro; H for Hawkins; and C for Chaney.  Jane’s Addiction bassist Chaney and Foo Fighters drummer Hawkins previously played together in Alanis Morissette’s live band in the ’90s, while Chaney is also a part of Hawkins’ solo band ‘The Coattail Riders.’

NHC has recently shared two tracks – ‘Feed The Cruel‘ and ‘Better Move On,’ with Hawkins taking duties for lead vocals and drums, Navarro wielding the axe and Chaney playing bass.

NHC will make their live debut opening for Pearl Jam at the Ohana Festival in Dana Point, California on October 2.

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THE PRETTY RECKLESS has shared the video for the acoustic version of their latest hit single “Only Love Can Save Me Now.” Check it out – here.   Says singer Taylor Momsen: “It’s always tricky to do an acoustic version of songs that rely heavily on guitar riffs. “With ‘Only Love Can Save Me Now,’ we were pleasantly surprised by how it translated. Someday, I’d like to make a whole acoustic record of our songs.”

“Only Love Can Save Me Now” appears on the band’s new album “Death By Rock And Roll,” which also yielded two back-to-back No. 1 singles — “Death By Rock And Roll” and “And So It Went” (Feat. Tom Morello.)

“Only Love Can Save Me Now” is available for purchase and to stream here.

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Korn have been announced as replacements for Faith No More on System Of A Down’s U.S. tour. Faith No More were originally scheduled to co-headline the tour of the U.S. West Coast, but earlier this week frontman Mike Patton announced that due to mental health issues he would be unable to perform. In a message to fans, Mike’s Faith No More bandmates said that the disappointment of cancelling is​“an understatement”, but that their friend’s wellbeing is their priority.

System of a Down made the announcement on social media: “Our friends in @Korn are now joining us for our upcoming shows in Vegas, Fresno, and Oakland ahead of our @BancStadium weekend. We look forward to seeing you in one month. Head to http://systemofadown.com/tour for tickets.”

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Mastodon and Opeth have announced a co-headlining fall 2021 US tour with support from Zeal & Ardor. The trek kicks off November 16th in Asheville, North Carolina, and heads up the East Coast, down South and the West Coast before wrapping up on December 5th in Denver.

Mastodon will be touring in support of their forthcoming album, ‘Hushed and Grim.’ General tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday (September 17th) via Ticketmaster.

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Static-X announced that they’re road next year for their headlining ‘Rise Of The Machine’ North American Tour, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of their “Machine” album. The tour will also feature Fear Factory and Dope, with support from Muchroomhead and Twizted on select dates. The ‘Rise Of The Machine’ tour kicks-off on February 21, 2022 in Portland, Or at the Hawthorne Theater, wrapping up on April 3rd in San Francisco, CA at The Fillmore.

Static-X said: “We are so excited to finally get back out on the road. We plan to play most of the songs off of both Machine and Wisconsin Death Trip, as well a number of nice surprises that are being incorporated into the set list. It is going to be awesome to have Fear Factory, Dope, & Mushroomhead back out on the road with us to share in all of this nostalgic insanity. All in all, this package is going to be one for the ages and we can’t wait to get out there and celebrate 20 years of our Machine record, while we continue to remember all of the good times that we had with Wayne and to share it live and loud with all of our fans night after night.”

More information including tickets, meet & greets and other VIP experiences for the Rise Of The Machine tour can be found at: https://Static-X.com.

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Mike Patton has canceled his upcoming tour dates with both Faith No More and Mr. Bungle, citing mental health reasons.

Patton said in a statement: “I have issues that were exacerbated by the pandemic that are challenging me right now. I don’t feel I can give what I should at this point and I am not going to give anything less than 100 percent. I am sorry to our fans and hope to make it up to you soon.”  Patton noted that both Faith No More and Mr. Bungle “support me in this decision and we look forward to working through this in a healthy way.”

Members of Faith No More have issued their own statement expressing support of the band’s frontman. “We believe that forging ahead with these dates would have had a profoundly destructive effect on Mike, whose value to us as a brother means more to us than his job as singer. He can count on our 100% support to do what he needs to do to get things right. Just as we also ask for your support right now.”

The concert dates affected include Faith No More’s upcoming US tour, which includes appearances with System of a Down, and festival appearances at Chicago’s Riot Fest, Slipknot’s Knotfest in Iowa, and Aftershock in California. Mr. Bungle’s appearance at Riot Fest and a warm-up gig in Chicago have also been called off.

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