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Linkin Park’s “Friendly Fire” debuted atop Billboard’s Rock & Alternative Airplay chart dated March 9. According to Luminate, the song logged 7.9 million radio audience impressions in the tracking week February 23-29. Linkin Park now have three of the five No. 1 debuts on the Rock & Alternative Airplay chart since its inception in 2009.…

Keith Richards released a cover of Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground’s “I’m Waiting for the Man,” in commemoration of Reed’s 82nd birthday on March 2. The track is part of an upcoming album, The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed. Vinyl and CD versions of the LP will be available on…

Guy Fieri’s inaugural two-day Flavortown Festival, which was scheduled to to take place on June 1 & 2 in Columbus, Ohi0, has been cancelled due to “unforeseen circumstances.” Rockers Greta Van Fleet and country star Kane Brown had been named the headliners by the festival organizers. Bret Michaels, LOCASH, Niko Moon, and several other acts…

Sum 41 have earned their first No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart in over 20 years, with “Landmines” climbing to the top spot on the tally dated March 9. The Deryck Whibley-fronted band last made it to the top in August 2001 through “Fat lip.” The break of 22 years, five months and three…

Heavy metal band Judas Priest have announced there will be a global Invincible Shield listening party on Thursday (March 7). The band said the party will happen at various metal bars in 30 cities around the world, and there will be giveaways and custom Judas Priest-themed cocktails at several venues. Invincible Shield, which is the…

Twenty One Pilots recently released a new single, “Overcompensate,” along with a video for the song and also announced that their new album, Clancy, will arrive on May 17 via Fueled By Ramen. The “Overcompensate” visual features a shot of an ocean and a seemingly barren island, with a voice croaking “welcome bank to Trench.”…

Van Halen News Desk reports that the upcoming memoir by Alex Van Halen is a “love letter” to his late brother Eddie. The 384-page book, titled “Brothers,” is set for release on October 22 by publisher HarperCollins. The book is described as an “accurate account” of the band’s life and times and as setting the…

Slayer, Slipknot, Iron Maiden and Motley Crue have been announced as headliners of Aftershock Festival 2024. In addition to the headliners, the festival will feature Pantera, Judas Priest, Five Finger Death Punch, Disturbed and more. The four-day fest is set for October 10th-13th at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. “There’s been a lot of excited…

Cage The Elephant frontman Matt Shultz has opened up about the “mental health crisis” he faced before his arrest in 2023. Last January, the singer was charged with criminal possession of firearms after police found Shultz’s guns inside his room at the Bowery Hotel in Lower Manhattan. He later pleaded guilty to three charges of…

Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach has announced plans to embark on the “What Do I Got to Lose?” North American tour this spring and summer. The trek kicks off on May 10 in Jefferson, Louisiana, and wraps up on June 29 in San Diego. Tickets are on sale now. Bach recently released a single,…