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...And Justice For All, Metallica's 4th release in 1988, was their first to chart in the Top 10 on BIllboard's Top 200 Albums Chart. The single "One" was the first song ever to win a grammy award for Best Metal Performance . To mark the 30th anniversary of  … And Justice for All, Metallica will release what they're calling the definitive reissue of their metal landmark on November 2. A souped up remastered box set, Justice will feature the original album, a selection of demos …

The Eagles Greatest Hits compilation surpasses Michael Jackson's Thriller to become the best selling album of all time. Since its release in February of 1976, the Eagles Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 album has been a perennial best seller, residing near the top of the sales charts week in and week out. In fact, it spent nearly a decade as the best selling album of all time until Thriller blew past it after Michael Jackson's death in 2009. And that is how the ranking remained until recentl …

August 15, 2018 marks the 49th anniversary of the legendary Woodstock Festival. On an unusually hot August 15, 1969, an estimated 400,000 young people descended on the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, NY to hear sets from Richie Havens, CCR, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Crosby, Stills, & Nash, Santana, Jefferson Airplane, Canned Heat,  Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Sly & The Family Stone, Joe Cocker, The Band, and dozens of other acts. By the end of the festi …

A new Lynyrd Skynyrd documentary which tells the “warts and all” backstory and tragic history of southern rock’s most iconic band, premieres on the Showtime cable network on August 18. If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd, covers the band’s enduring legacy from their birth in Jacksonville, Florida to the plane crash in 1977 that killed lead singer Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, backing vocalist Cassie Gaines, their assistant road manager, and the plane’s crew. …

The long and winding road continues for Sir Paul! Beatles legend Paul McCartney has announced the first dates for his upcoming “Freshen Up” tour, which will support the release of his new solo album Egypt Station. The first leg of the tour begins in Canada where he’ll visit Quebec City, Montreal, Winnipeg, and Edmonton. The first U.K dates have also been announced, with performances slated for London, Glasgow, and Paul’s hometown of Liverpool. His years-long absence from each …

July 13th, 1985: At a sold-out Wembley Stadium in London, Freddie Mercury walked out on stage and gave the crowd at the Live Aid festival what has widely been considered one of the single greatest rock and roll performances of all time, belting out “The Note Heard ‘Round the World”. Now close to 35 years later, that familiar note rings through our television and computer speakers, delivering news of the long-awaited biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody. It’s finally coming. The Bohemian …

If you were looking for a reason to visit Las Vegas, now you have one. Gwen Stefani recently announced she’ll be doing a 25 date residency in Zappos Theatre at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino. The show, Gwen Stefani - I’m Just A Girl, debuts June 27th. She is set to perform three dates this June, and nine more in July. After a short break, the show will pick back up for dates set in December (including New Year’s Eve), and performances in February that extend through mid-March.The highly ant …

Nine Inch Nails recently announced the latest release of their new album, Bad Witch, an EP with six new songs that’s set to debut on June 22. The band also released dates for their US tour of Cold and Black and Infinite that begins this fall with the opening act performance by Jesus and Mary Chain.Bad Witch is the third and final installment to a trilogy that first began in 2016. Originally hoping each album’s release date would be only 8 months apart, the completion of the trilogy took longer t …

Is it the end of an era for classic rock concerts? With recent announcements of farewell tours for baby boomer rock stars, the future for legendary classic rockers on tour does not look promising. Elton John, Neil Diamond and Rush, to name a few, have resigned from performing all within the same week.Whether it’s due to failing health or simply slowing down after years on the road, one thing remains the same: their departure from the concert scene has left promoters wondering who will replace th …

It’s a big day for Guns N Roses fans: the band just announced that they’re amping up their Appetite for Destruction like they never have before - with 3 reissues of their legendary debut. The Deluxe, Super Deluxe and a massive "Locked N' Loaded" versions of GNR’s landmark 1987 album are scheduled for release on June 29th. The new set includes songs that have never been released, a Blu Ray DVD with exclusive music videos, a hardbound book with never-before-seen photos, and more! This box set will …