Day in Rock Report for 02/09/2022

Circa Survive have announced that they have decided to cancel their Blue Sky Noise Anniversary Tour in part due to the mental health struggles of frontman Anthony Green.

The band had this to say, "It breaks our hearts to announce that we are officially cancelling the BSN Anniversary Tour. This includes the dates that were being rescheduled for the summer as well. (read more)

The Lumineers have announced that they will be launching a North American leg of their Brightside World Tour this spring in support of their new album, "Brightside".

The trek is set to kick off on May 18th in Jacksonville, FL at the Daily's Place and will wrap up on September 6th in Grand Rapids, MI at the Van Andel Arena, with more dates still to be announced. (read more)

(hennemusic) Queensryche are sharing updates on the progress that they are making with the recording sessions for the follow-up to their 2019 album, "The Verdict."

The band confirmed last month that they had begun work with producer Zeuss on the project, which will mark the recording debut of touring drummer Casey Grillo, who's been in the lineup since 2017 (singer Todd La Torre handled drums on the 2019 album). (read more)

(hennemusic) Guitarist Scott Gorham is sharing details on his recent exit from Black Star Riders as he continues preparations for the relaunch of Thin Lizzy. Gorham announced his departure from Black Star Riders last fall as part of a plan to return a new Thin Lizzy lineup to the stage.

In a new interview with The Hook Rocks! podcast, the rocker reveals some of the details behind his decision. "It was right in the beginning of the whole pandemic thing," Gorham begins. "I know Ricky (Warwick / vocals) wanted to do an album straight off the bat, and I said, 'Well, I can't and I won't get on a plane right now, for god's sakes. We've got this thing raging around all of us. It's kind of impossible.' And I did not wanna do an album by Zoom; I didn't even wanna contemplate that. Plus, I did wanna start concentrating on Thin Lizzy, to get out there and show people these really great songs. (read more)

(hennemusic) Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators are streaming the third episode of a video series sharing a behind the scenes look at their forthcoming album, "4".

The group recorded the set with producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile) at the historic RCA Studio A to Nashville, TN, capturing the new material with a series of full band performances live in the studio. (read more)

Dark Funeral have premiered a music video for their brand new single "Nightfall." The track comes from their forthcoming album, "We Are The Apocalypse," which arrive on March 18th.

Lord Ahriman had this to say, "With 'Nightfall', we continue to push the boundaries and go faster than anything we have ever done before. I wanted to create the feeling of levitating above the soundscape and into my own dark and twisted world. (read more)

(hennemusic) Heart frontman Ann Wilson is streaming a music video for her new track "Greed", the lead single from her newly-announced forthcoming album, "Fierce Bliss."

"'Greed' is that thing in our animal nature that makes us want MORE," explains the Heart vocalist, "whether it be money, sex, power, or ecstasy. It fires our craving! It happens with all of us. When you turn around and catch yourself making decisions because you want the money, or because you're caught in the headlights of glory, well, those are greedy moments. People who claim to have made every decision from the root of pure idealism,-and never done anything dark or greedy, are lying. (read more)

Destruction have announced that they will be launching a North American headline tour this spring to promote their forthcoming album, "Diabolical", which will be released on April 8th.

Nervosa will be providing direct support and the tour will also feature additional support from guests Sunlord and VX36. It will kick off on April 28th in Brooklyn. (read more)

Rufus Wainwright has announced that he will be launching a North American tour this spring in support of his 2020 album, "Unfollow The Rules".

The trek will include stops in Canada, as well as a few western U.S. appearances and he will be kicking things off on April 13th in Regina at the Conexus Arts Centre. (read more)

Bowling For Soup have announced that they will be releasing a brand new single called "I Wanna Be Brad Pitt", on February 25th and frontman Jaret Reddick has explained the track.

Jaret shared, ""Everyone who knows me, knows I love Brad Pitt. I got this chorus in my head while driving one day, and really, the rest kinda just wrote itself. (read more)

Plasi just released his sophomore album "Foreign Sea" and to celebrate we asked him to tell us about the track "How Do You Know" featuring Aisha Badru. Here is the story:

From the thirteen songs on my new album, this one stands out in how it's written and changed its meaning to me when it, later on, was turned into a music video. A song that traveled to many places, even before it was released. Pre-pandemic, I was of the firm belief that co-writing should be done in person. As traveling got more challenging and the number of restrictions increased, we reached a point where not even the collaboration next door could happen. Inevitably we had to switch most of our processes online, which came with its challenges but at the same time opened up the world to collaborations that otherwise might not have happened. (continue)

Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett has announced that he will be releasing debut solo effort, an four-song EP entitled "Portals", which will arrive April 23rd.

The instrumental effort will be released by Metallica's Blacked Recording in various formats including digitally, on CD, and as a Record Store Day Exclusive Ocean Blue Vinyl EP (including a download card). (read more)

(hennemusic) KISS have announced the postponement of rescheduled dates for the 2022 Australian leg of the band's End Of The Road farewell tour. Originally scheduled for 2021, the series was first changed to March of this year and they will now be moved a second time due to pandemic protocols in the region.

"With the recent announcement that Western Australia's borders will remain closed for an indefinite period of time, One World Entertainment and TEG Live have been forced to postpone the KISS 'End of the Road' tour until August / September 2022," shared KISS. "We are passionate and determined to perform for all our Australian fans - we do not want to leave Perth out of the equation. (read more)

Misery Index shared the very sad news via social media Tuesday morning (Feb 8th) that former guitarist Bruce Greig (Dying Fetus, Fear of God) has passed away.

The band had this to say, "This is really hard to write. We are absolutely gutted to learn about the passing of Bruce Greig. As a member of the M.I. Family, He was a one of a kind riff master, and an overall infectiously positive dude...and we will miss him deeply. (read more)

Budweiser have shared an extended version of their upcoming Super Bowl LVI commercial that features the music of Gary Clark Jr. and was directed by Chloe Zhao.

The ad, entitled "A Clydesdale's Journey", is set to Clark's version of the National Anthem and his original song, "Numb," sees a Budweiser Clydesdale running across a high mountain plain as Gary's haunting slide guitar sets the tone. (read more)

Pierce Turner just released his new single "Love From Angels", from his forthcoming album "Terrible Good" (which he made with David Bowie guitarist Gerry Leonard), and to celebrate we asked Peirce to tell us about the song. Here is the story:

Growing up in Ireland and working in my parents record shop, I became a huge fan of Brit rock, and the Irish Bands that were influenced by that, from The Undertones to Fontaines DC. (continue)