Northern Invasion: Rock & Camping Festival Debuts May 9 In Somerset, WI Featuring Slipknot and…

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Northern Invasion–the newest addition to the World’s Loudest Month festival series–is set for Saturday, May 9 at Somerset Amphitheater in Somerset, WI, just outside the Twin Cities. The new rock and camping festival will feature an unbelievable first-year lineup headlined by global rock juggernauts Slipknot, with a roster of rock heavyweights including Five Finger Death… Read more »


Roadburn Festival 2015: Day Tickets Now On Sale

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Roadburn Festival is pleased to announce that – for the first time since 2007 – day tickets will be available to purchase for the 2015 edition of the festival. For the last few years entrance to Roadburn has been sold as either a three day ticket, or a four day ticket which includes the last day of the… Read more »


JOE PERRY Releases ‘Joe Perry’s Merry Christmas’ Four-Song EP

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Coming off the release of his New York Times best-selling memoir, ROCKS: My Life In and Out of Aerosmith (released October 7 via Simon & Schuster), JOE PERRY has just released a four song EP: JOE PERRY’S MERRY CHRISTMAS (Unison Music Group). PERRY’s first-ever collection of holiday songs features four Christmas classics: “White Christmas,” “Silent… Read more »


Randy Rhoads Birthday Celebration – Birthday Tribute Open House – December 4th – 6th Free Event – Open To The Public – 3pm To 9pm

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Come celebrate the Late, Great Randy Rhoads birthday with his family this week at Kathy Rhoads D’Argenzio and her husband Richard D’Argenzio’s wine tasting room in Burbank. The Randy Rhoads Birthday Tribute weekend starts Thursday, December 4th and ends Saturday, December 6th – open from 3pm to 9pm daily. This will be a weekend to… Read more »


SLASH to receive Les Paul honor/SINBAD to host NAMM TEC Awards

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Iconic guitarist Slash will receive the prestigious Les Paul Award during the 30th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards, to be held Saturday, January 24 in Anaheim, California. Comedian Sinbad will provide the laughs as the evening’s host. The NAMM TEC Awards honors individuals and companies across 30 categories, for outstanding achievement in professional audio technology and production.   The… Read more »


THE EMPTY HEARTS Mourn The Loss Of Ian McLagan

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The Empty Hearts, the band featuring Elliot Easton of The Cars, Clem Burke of Blondie, Wally Palmar of The Romantics and Andy Babiuk of The Chesterfield Kings, have released a statement mourning the loss of keyboard legend Ian McLagan who played on their recently released eponymous debut. Says co-founder Clem Burke on behalf of the… Read more »


Palisades Releasing New Album ‘Mind Games’ January 13

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Rise Records is excited to announce the release of Palisades’ second full-length album, Mind Games, coming January 13, 2015. The six-piece have become well known for their “electronic hardcore” sound after their first album, Outcasts, and Mind Games is sure to continue the hype. Fans will be able to pre-order the album here: http://Palisades.MerchNow.com  … Read more »


FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE Release Teaser for “Epilogue” Video Clip

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Italy’s Symphonic Death Metal horde FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, recently filmed a new promotional video for the song “Epilogue” and have released a teaser for the video here. The track is taken from the band’s latest album Labyrinth. “2014 has been an incredible year for us,” states the band. “We played more than a hundred shows promoting… Read more »


Holiday Mountain’s “Motion Sickness” Video (Wall Street Journal Premiere)

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“It’s a vivid, catchy tune that pairs singer, Laura Patiño’s candy-colored vocals with a thick, buzzing rhythm track and whorls of synthesizers.” – The Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy Colorful psych-dub trio Holiday Mountain have premiered the “first video that will make you trip for free” for their new song, “Motion Sickness,” today on The Wall Street… Read more »


Go Betty Go Reboot out on January 27 / Hear it here!!

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Go Betty Go is back with “Reboot”, first release in nearly 10 years! The idea of recording new music came together after the band reunited for a one-time show. Inspiration and sparks flew with the regrouping and thru Pledge Music and help from fans and friends, “Reboot” was born! An eclectic sound of punk rock… Read more »


Operation: Mindcrime Signs Worldwide Record Deal with Frontiers Music Srl

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OPERATION: MINDCRIME — featuring singer Geoff Tate, bassist Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake), drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC, Dio), guitarist Kelly Gray (Queensryche) and keyboardist Randy Gane (Myth) — has signed a worldwide record deal with Frontiers Music Srl for their forthcoming trilogy project. “All of us in Operation: Mindcrime are looking forward to the new… Read more »


Emphatic’s Break the Ice Tour!

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The textbook definition of perseverance is to remain steadfast and stay the course despite being faced with extreme obstacles. But if you look up the term in a musical dictionary, it may just have a picture of Omaha, Nebraska based hard rockers Emphatic beside it. The group have persevered through countless storms and let nothing… Read more »