Day in Rock Report for 03/02/2022

Halestorm have announced a string of U.S. headline dates this spring that they will be launching to promote their brand new album, "Back From The Dead", which arrives on May 6th.

The tour is set to kick off on May 10th in Billings, MT at the First Interstate Arena and will conclude on May 30th in Missoula, MT at the Kettlehouse Amphitheater. (read more)

Slayer legend Dave Lombardo has returned to Testament just in time for the band's The Bay Strikes Back Tour with Exodus and Death Angel that will be launching next month.

Lombardo replaces longtime drummer Gene Hoglan, who announced his departure from the band back in January. Chuck Billy had this to say," I'll state the obvious, We are more than overwhelmed to welcome back Dave Lombardo to play drums with Testament. We are so excited to share the stage again with Lombardo. Dave added immense power when he joined the band for The Gathering (release), and we are ecstatic to see what new flavor he will bring back to Testament." (read more)

(hennemusic) Stewart Copeland joined Eddie Vedder for The Police classic, "Message In A Bottle", during the singer's February 25 show at the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles, CA.

The performance of the lead single from the UK band's 1979 album, "Regatta de Blanc", saw Copeland take over drums from Chad Smith for the tune, before the Red Hot Chili Pepper returned on guitar for the night's final song, Neil Young's "Rockin' In The Free World." (read more)

The Cult, Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver icon Matt Sorum has announced a May 10th release dates for his new memoir "Double Talkin' Jive". We were sent the following details:

Sorum takes music lovers behind the scenes of a remarkable life in rock. Sorum, whose albums have sold tens of millions of copies around the world, provides an honest, engaging account of the highs and lows of superstardom. Sorum recounts his childhood years idolizing Ringo Starr and surviving an abusive stepfather. After leaving high school, Sorum sold pot to get by. Over time, his drug dealing escalated to smuggling large quantities of cocaine, a career that came to a halt following a dramatic shoot-out. Sorum fled his old life and settled in Hollywood, where he'd enjoy a rapid ascension to rock 'n' roll immortality. He caught his big break drumming for the Cult, and only a year later was invited to join Guns N' Roses, with whom he'd record two of rock's most iconic albums: Use Your Illusion 1 and 2. (read more)

Dead Kennedys icon Jello Biafra had made his very first appearance in a music video with the release of the "Sabotage Is Sex" visual. The collaborative track comes from Ministry's latest album "Moral Hygiene".

Frontman Al Jourgensen had this to say about the new video, "Jello and I have been friends and music collaborators for decades. I had no idea he'd never done a video before and I'm honored to pop that creative cherry for him on 'Sabotage Is Sex.' (read more)

Bauhaus (Featuring Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins and David J) have announced a string of western U.S. dates and rescheduled two New York City shows.

The new run of dates are set to take place in May and will include concerts in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Denver and Tempe. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, March 4th at 10AM PT/1PM ET. (read more)

Papa Roach have announced that they will be releasing their new album, "Ego Trip" on April 8th and are celebrating with the release of a brand new single.

The new song is called "Cut The Line" and the band will be premiering a music video for the track this Friday, March 4th at 10am Pacific. The clip is said to bring the band back to the feeling of their original practice space in an intimate, smoky, in your face performance video." (read more)

The Offspring have announced that they will be launching their Let the Bad Times Roll Tour of the U.S. this spring that will feature special guests Radkey for most of the dates.

The 18-city trek is set to launch on April 26th in San Diego, CA at the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre and will wrap up on May 22nd in Milwaukee, WI. (read more)

downcast have premiered a music video for their new single "mistakes that i have made". The track comes from their debut album, "i saw hell when i was with you", which is arrives this Friday, March 4th.

Frontman Liam Edwards had this to say about the track, "This song is about the struggle of trying to be a happier person whilst dealing with bad mental health following trauma and how it can often leave you feeling like you're going around in circles and not making any progress at all. (read more)

Fortune Child are gearing up to release their new album, "Close To The Sun" on March 1st and to celebrate Jon Ward tells us about the track, Tie The Line", which will be on the record. Here is the story:

"Tie The Line" is a bit different from any of the other songs on our upcoming album, "Close To The Sun." It's the longest song on the record, has the most dynamic ups and downs, and the most musical overdubs and extra additions. Originally, it started out as two separate songs. The intro guitar riff and the heavy slide riff that comes in later for the chorus - these were originally separate song ideas that we started trying to write individually. They were in the same key, and somewhere along the line one of us had the idea that the two riffs might fit well in the same song together, if we found the right way to connect them. Once we had that idea, the whole thing kind of took off. I think that combination is why we ended up with the song's big dynamic contrast - the intro was mysterious and tribal sounding, while the chorus riff was thick and aggressive. (continue)