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Getty ImagesL.A. Foo Fighters fans are in luck with the band’s rescheduled Forum dates now announced. The band, which was forced to scrap its July 17th gig at the venue after a member of the band’s team tested positive for Covid, has rolled out a make-up date set for August 26th. Blabbermouth posted, “Tickets will…

Getty ImagesComing on September 3rd is Iron Maiden’s 17th studio set, the double-CD, triple-LP, Senjutsu. The record, which marks the band’s first in six years, was recorded in Paris with longstanding producer Kevin Shirley and co-produced by Steve Harris. Out now is the animated video for the album’s lead single, “The Writing On The Wall,”…

PRPhotos.comBono’s 21-year-old son Elijah Hewson is sitting on top the UK charts with his band Inhaler’s debut album, It Won’t Always Be Like This. AceShowbiz.com reported the album debuted at Number One on Friday (July 16th), replacing pop star Olivia Rodrigo in the top position. The new chart placing marks the first time an Irish…

Getty ImagesRon Wood revealed that the Rolling Stones have been busy prepping a 40th anniversary edition of their 1981 chart-topper, Tattoo You album. During a new chat with The Times, Wood — as is his custom — spilled the beans on both the Stones’ project as well as the Faces’ first sessions since 1974. Wood…

PRPhotos.comJourney has just tagged on a pair of dates to its 2021 itinerary. New on the books is an August 22nd gig in Grantville, Pennsylvania at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course. Also added is a December 18th show at Las Vegas with a full symphony orchestra at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Blabbermouth…

Getty ImagesRobby Steinhardt, the co-founding violinist of Kansas, died on July 17th from complications of acute pancreatitis at the age of 71. Steinhardt, who was born in Lawrence, Kansas, co-founded an early version of Kansas in 1970 when his band Saratoga merged with White Clover. Steinhardt’s tenure in Kansas spanned two runs — from 1973…

Getty ImagesPaul Stanley let it be known load and clear that the chances of Ace Frehley and Peter Criss returning as permanent members of Kiss is an impossibility. While chatting on SiriusXM’s Jim & Sam Show, Paul Stanley laid out why the third time with Frehley and Criss would absolutely not prove to be “the…

Getty ImagesTwisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has nothing but raves about Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl. Metealheadzone.com posted excerpts from Snider’s appearance on The Jasta Show, which showed how much Snider has dug Grohl’s work across the board, saying, “Dave Grohl. I’ve got so much admiration for him and respect, a true fan of metal.…

Getty ImagesThe long mystery over the lyrics of Bruce Springsteen’s 1975 Born To Run opener has finally been put to rest, according to Rolling Stone. Back on July 3rd, noted New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman was waiting for “The Boss” to begin that night’s Springsteen On Broadway appearance she tweeted the opening line to…

PRPhotos.comThe future of Stone Temple Pilots is still up in the air, according to Guitar World’s new interview with bass player Robert DeLeo. When asked what’s next he said, “We’re still trying to figure that out. These are interesting times. The people that are in this business of entertainment are the last to kind of…