Guitar Hero: Warriors Of Rock is the newest, and most involved, game in the Guitar Hero franchise. It features something called Quest Mode where you play through all of Rush's epic song "2112." The final part of the Guitar Hero story follows the narrative of "2112" and is even narrated by Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson. Lee said to Rolling Stone that "In our… Read More
Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison is hopefully calming all the fears fans may have regarding the rumors of the band possibly breaking up. In an interview with Fuse TV's Mistress Juliya at the Rockstar Mayhem Festival, Jordison said that there will "absolutely" be a new record. At the Revolver Golden Gods Awards back in April, Jordison said a new album would be out in 2012 and he's sticking to that date. Regarding the death of Slipknot bassist Paul Gray,… Read More
The Virgin Mobile FreeFest, which takes place at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, has announced the lineup for their free event. If you're a fan of indie-rock and dance/electronic music, then this is the festival for ya. As you can see by the giant eagle in the picture up top, the festival goes down on September 25th and features two separate areas. You've got the stage at Merriweather which features acts like Jimmy Eat World, Pavement,… Read More
Over the past year, Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi have been battling over who gets control of the name Black Sabbath. Osbourne even sued Iommi at one point, saying that the Black Sabbath axeman tried to name himself the owner of the name and the brand. How would this battle come to an end?! Apparently with a press conference. Beatcrave reports that the former… Read More
After the success that U2 had from streaming their concert at the Rose Bowl on YouTube, Arcade Fire is taking a cue from the Irish rockers and streaming their show live from Madison Square Garden on August 5th on YouTube as well.
Wolfmother are hitting the dusty U.S. trail this August with their very own tour. It all kicks off on August 8th with their show at the Lollapalooza festival. They'll make their way westward as they also hit the Rock 'N Rev festival in South Dakota and the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco. They'll also make an appearance on the show Lopez Tonight on August 16th which airs on TBS. I don't advise you to watch the whole show, however.… Read More
For anyone that was griping about Guns N' Roses, or the current lineup of random musicians and Axl Rose that travel under the name Guns N' Roses, over the fact that they haven't played the U.S. in a good long while, you can put your gripes away. It was announced today that GnR would headline the Rock 'N Rev festival in Sturgis, South Dakota on August 14th. The five-day festival also takes place along with the famous Sturgis motorcycle rally, which is the… Read More
Iron Maiden's The Final Frontier will be in stores on August 16th. The band has been on tour throughout North America promoting the album but a new bit of hype was just released by the band. The first music video for the album and it's for the title track.
If you need something to do this October, why not go see Dead Kennedys play live? DK are hitting the road this October and playing a short string of dates, according to Punknews.org. The tour will start on October 12th in Portland, Maine and will end on October 23rd in Maui...which is Hawaii...which is where many other bands forget to go. That's gotta be the cool part of being in a rock band. You can… Read More
