Jeffrey Mayer/WireImageNudedragons, an alias previously used by Soundgarden, are set to perform at an upcoming Seattle benefit concert.The show, dubbed SMooCH, takes place Dec. 14 and raises money for the Seattle Children’s Hospital. The SMooCH website teases that “Nudedragons will be returning to the stage … for the first time in 14+ years” for a “brief…… read more »
Interscope RecordsIn a moment nearly 25 years in the making, Fred Durst has actually tasted hot dog-flavored water.The Limp Bizkit frontman was challenged to drink the unappetizing concoction — which, of course, comes from the title of the band’s 2000 album, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water — during an episode of Hot Ones Versus. In…… read more »
Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesGuns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has settled the lawsuit filed in November 2023 by former Penthouse Pet of the Year Sheila Kennedy, who claimed that back in 1989 the rocker sexually assaulted her in his hotel room after they met at a New York nightclub.“Mr. Rose has suffered greatly from this lawsuit, and I am…… read more »
Gary Miller/FilmMagicMy Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero has shared a statement reflecting on his relationship with the band’s former drummer Bob Bryar, who passed away in November at age 44.In an Instagram post, Iero describes Bryar as “an enigma of sorts,” nothing that he “often inhabited both ends of any spectrum at the same time.””He…… read more »
Napalm RecordsTremonti, the side project of Creed and Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti, has premiered the title track off their upcoming album, The End Will Show Us How.You can listen to the song now via digital outlets and watch its accompanying video streaming on YouTube.The album The End Will Show Us How drops Jan. 10. It also includes the…… read more »
Javier Bragado/RedfernsFalling in Reverse has postponed the band’s U.K. tour due to frontman Ronnie Radke’s visa being denied.In a since-expired Instagram Story, FiR writes, “The U.K. is currently refusing entry to visa applicants who served more than 12 months prison time, as Ronnie did in 2008.”Radke’s prison stint was due to violating his probation sentence over…… read more »
Disney/Jennifer PottheiserGibson has unveiled the newest addition to its Jimmy Page guitar collection.The latest is a new replica of the Led Zeppelin rocker’s most recognized guitar, his 1969 EDS-1275 Doubleneck, which he used on such songs as “Stairway to Haven,” “The Song Remains The Same” and “Celebration.”The new Jimmy Page EDS-1275 Doubleneck VOS ’69 Cherry is described as…… read more »
Disney/Robbie KleinJelly Roll keeps rolling to the top of Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart — so much so that he’s now tied a record previously set by The Pretty Reckless.The country rocker’s current single, “Liar,” has hit #1 on Mainstream Rock Airplay, meaning that each of his four singles that have appeared on the chart — “Dead…… read more »
Neil Lupin/RedfernsFormer Killswitch Engage bandmates Adam Dutkiewicz and Howard Jones have given their new band a name.The collaborative project, which the pair has been teasing for over a year, is called Burn Eternal.”It’s been a busy year for us, but we finally have our album mixed,” Jones writes in an Instagram post. “Our schedules have caused this…… read more »
Gibson RecordsGuns N’ Roses rockers Slash and Duff McKagan have lent their musical talents to the new single “I Can Breathe” from Gibson Band, described as “a revolving collective of musicians who join together to make music and raise funds and awareness for worthy causes.” Duff takes lead vocal and lyrics duties on the song, with Slash…… read more »
