Day in Rock Report for 02/11/2022

Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor has shared his cover of the classic hit from the Eddie and The Cruisers movie as the first track from his "CMFB... Sides" EP.

The EP is set to be released on February 25th and is being previewed with Corey's take on the John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band classic "On The Dark Side". (read more)

(hennemusic) Duff McKagan joined Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators for a version of the Guns N' Roses classic, "Nightrain", during a February 9 show at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA.

According Seattle's Classic Rock Station 102.5 KZOK, as McKagan took the stage with his bass for the night's first encore, Kennedy took a break and SMKC bassist Todd Kerns donned a guitar and handled lead vocals on the "Appetite For Destruction" favorite. (read more)

Jack White has shared a music video for his brand new song "Fear Of The Dawn," which is the title track from his first album to be released in 2022.

"Fear Of The Dawn" is the b-side to White's recently-released "Love Is Selfish," which appears on White's second album of the year, Entering Heaven Alive. (read more)

Underoath have recruited vocalist Charlotte Sands to create a reimagined version of their song "Hallelujah", from their latest album "Voyeurist".

Aaron Gillespie had this to say about the collaboration, "So stoked to be able to partner with Charlotte on this tune, she's the real deal, a crazy talent and a great person, she brought a different and really cool environment to this song, super pumped to have to on it." (read more)

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Texas rockers Blacktop Mojo have shared a stream of their bluesy rock take on the immortal 1965 hit "My Girl" from Motown legends The Temptations.

Matt James had this to say, "We all know this song. It's a song that comes on the radio or starts playing in the background as you're in the grocery store and immediately you begin to hum along and have visions of the new girl you're falling head over heels for, and you feel all the warm fuzzy feelings she gives you, welling up inside. (read more)

Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd has released a music video for his new single "A Better Universe", which comes from his forthcoming solo album, "Echoes And Cocoons".

Brandon had this to say about the song, "I suppose I have understood for much of my life that it's through communication and cooperation that we can potentially arrive at a place that is clearer than where we came from. Being in a band for 30 years now has shown me, for better or for worse, so much about what it is to be in a 'chosen' family dynamic. We have our moments of celebration, where we clink glasses, cheer and embrace around shared accomplishments. Then we do our very best to lean into one another around the inevitable moments when things don't go according to plan and we are asked to test our capacities for adaptation. This part is more the rule than it is the exception, and if a family dynamic doesn't learn how to adapt around swiftly changing landscapes they'll be lost in the woods and destined to malfunction and ultimately fade into obscurity. The moments between the peaks and the valleys are of equal importance and I've learned over the decades that these areas of stasis are just as crucial to familiarize oneself with. (read more)

Thomas Rhett has shared his brand new single entitled "Us Someday." The song comes from his forthcoming album, "Where We Started", which will arrive on April 1st.

He had this to say about the new track, "For me, this song is sort of talking to Lauren at 19 years old telling her, 'I know you think this is crazy, but I believe all of these things are going to happen for us.' And now here we are, over 10 years later, and most of those things actually happened, which is just the wildest thing. (read more)

The Head And The Heart have premiered their new single "Virginia (Wind In The Night)." The song comes from their forthcoming fifth studio album, "Every Shade of Blue", which comes out April 29th.

Jonathan Russell had this to say about the track, "Being from Virginia, for me this song represents a long and winding relationship to place - a place that is grounding. (read more)

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has released the trailer for an exclusive, intimate conversation between Vedder and Bruce Springsteen presented by Amazon Music.

In the special, which was filmed on Bruce's farm in New Jersey, the two break down Vedder's new album, Earthling - from production and appearances by Stevie Wonder, Ringo Starr, Elton John and Andrew Watt, to Vedder's songwriting. (read more)

Vitamin String Quartet have given Tool's "Forty Six & 2" a classic makeover, venturing into rock territory following their renditions of Ariana Grande "thank u, next", Maroon 5 "Girls Like You", Shawn Mendes "In My Blood" and Billie Eilish "bad guy".

James Curtiss, Director of A&R/Creative Director at CMH Label Group had this to say about the take on the Tool track, "You know, I woke up with 'Forty Six & 2' stuck in my head? It's true. (read more)

Ed Sheeran and Bring Me The Horizon surprised fans earlier this week at the BRIT Awards when they took the stage together during the event to perform Ed's hit song "Bad Habits", and it appears they may write a song together.

"We're going to write a song together... playing with Bring Me The Horizon was a dream," Sheeran told the Daily Star (via Lambgoat). "I got in touch with Ollie [Sykes] and we were going to write together but then the pandemic happened, so we were in touch - I've been a fan for a long time. (read more)

(hennemusic) Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators performed the Elton John classic, "Rocket Man", on The Howard Stern Show (read more)

Ian McDonald, founding member of King Crimson and Foreigner, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2022 in his home in New York City, surrounded by his family.

A master multi-instrumentalist, McDonald's musicianship was an integral part of launching celebrated progressive rock band King Crimson. His keyboard and woodwind contributions led to the breakout success of the band's debut album In The Court Of The Crimson King, which is considered one of the most influential albums of the genre. Blending elements of classical, jazz, and symphonic music, The Who's Pete Townshend called it "an uncanny masterpiece". (read more)

Trey Anastasio Band, The Black Crowes, Billy Strings, and Joe Russo's Almost Dead will headline the 10th anniversary of The Peach Music Festival.

They will be joined by Goose, the Revivalists, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, and the reunion of The Word featuring Robert Randolph, John Medeski, Luther Dickinson, Cody Dickinson, and Chris Chew. (read more)

UK punkers Weatherstate released their new album, "Never Better", today (February 11th) and to celebrate we asked them to tell us about the effort:

Going into this record we really wanted to put more focus on the songwriting and mix things up from our usual approach to going into the record. We found that when working with Alan Day. Traditionally we are a scrappy punk band who jam together in a garage, and we intended to try that again initially on this record. That changed when the pandemic hit as we were about to make plans for recording this record. Initially we were looking to work in the US alongside Alan in person, but with flight restrictions we had to adapt working on opposite sides of the Atlantic over Zoom, which isn't typically the most punk rock approach to writing music. Saying that, I do think it helped in the long run. We really did get the chance to analyze everything in pre- production to its best potential because we had so much time on our hands. It had it's difficulties though. We'd typically have to work late because of the time difference and some nights we'd be working on a song until 3am when we'd be up for work the next day. (read more)

Prog rock legends Yes have premiered a music video for their new single "A Living Island". The track comes from their latest album, "The Quest", which arrived last fall.

The album was produced by Steve Howe and he said of the making of the studio effort, "Much of the music was written in late 2019 with the rest in 2020. (read more)

Chris Young dominates the nominations for this year's Academy of Country Music Awards, which were revealed on Thursday (February 10th) morning.

Young had the most nominations with a total of seven, including the coveted Album of the Year (Artist and Producer - Famous Friends), and Single of the Year categories (Artist and Producer - "Famous Friends"). (read more)

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), Universal Music Group's global music publishing division, announced the acquisition of 17-time Grammy Award winner Sting's career catalog of music.

This historic, comprehensive worldwide agreement for the catalog of one of the most commercially successful and critically-acclaimed songwriters of the last half-century encompasses the entirety of both Sting's solo works as well as those with The Police, including "Roxanne," "Every Breath You Take," "Shape Of My Heart," "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You," "Fields Of Gold," "Desert Rose," "Message in a Bottle," "Englishman in New York" and "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic," among countless other global hits. (read more)

Orgy have announced that they will be hitting the road this spring for the Revival Tour, which will featured varied special guests September Mourning, Oh! The Horror, Death Valley High and Black Satellite.

Jay Gordon had this to say, "So excited to hit stages all over America at last! ORGY will be playing with some really cool artists. We are excited to come and show people how f***ing happy we are that the world is experiencing live music again!! (read more)

The KISS Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley episode of the REELZ television network series Frontman will premiere this Saturday, February 12th at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT.

Here is the synopsis: "A band is almost always defined by its frontman and normally there is only one of them because of the ego, talent and chemistry that define the role. But KISS has always been different. They have two frontmen in Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley who somehow shared the stage and gave fans a spectacle like no other with fire bombs, smoking guitars and spitting blood all part of their famed act. (read more)

Killing Joke have shared a lyric video for their "Lord Of Chaos". The song is the title track to their forthcoming "Lord Of Chaos EP," which is set to arrive on March 25th.

The EP will be released in various formats including CD, digital, and three vinyl variations and will include featuring two brand new recordings, plus two re-workings of songs from their 2015 album "Pylon. (read more)

Upon Wings and Annè Autumn Erickson recently released their new single, "Scars," and to celebrate, we have asked Annè Autumn to tell us about the track. Here is the story behind "Scars:"

"Scars" is a different song for us, both musically and thematically. Musically, our music is often very guitar-driven, with soaring guitar solos, but this song features a hot, catchy beats track from Kevin Jardine, bringing a hip-hop flavor into the mix. I was super inspired to try something new. The beat recalls greats such as Eminem and Dr. Dre, and Jardine really knocked it out of the park with it. Vocally, some are comparing "Scars" to Katy Perry, Rihanna and Ariana Grande, which is really flattering. (continue)