Day in Rock Report for 09/05/2022
The Foo Fighters returned to the stage on Saturday night (August 3rd) to lead an all-star tribute to their late drummer Taylor Hawkins at Wembley Stadium in London.
The evening started with the member of the Foo Fighters taking the stage and frontman Dave Grohl addressing the crowd, he said, "Ladies and gentlemen, tonight we've gathered here to celebrate the life, the music and the love of our dear friend, our bandmate, our brother Taylor Hawkins. (read more)
Ozzy Osbourne and his wife and manager will be returning to reality television with a new show that will document their move back to their native U.K. from Los Angeles.
The famous couple starred in the hit MTV reality show, "The Osbournes", with their daughter Kelly and son Jack, both of whom will be featured in the new series that will be entitled, "Home To Roost". (read more)
32-year-old country music star Luke Bell was found dead in Tucson, Arizona on August 26th, days after he had gone missing in the area. According to his family, Bell suffered from mental illness.
They shared the following statement, "We have lost our beloved son, brother and friend and we are heartbroken. Luke had a gentle heart, a wanderer's spirit and a musical gift that he was fortunate to share with us and the world. We are so grateful to his friends and fans for embracing Luke and his music. We would like to thank all of Luke's fans, friends and family who have been sharing stories and photos of happy times with him." (read more)
Fear Factory have shared a video for "Disobey - Disruptor Remix by Zardonic", which comes from their forthcoming remix album, "Recoded," that will arrive on October 28th.
Dino Cazares had this to say about the album, "It's really cool that after 25 years we are able to release another full-length remix album. 'Adapt Or Die'." (read more)
The Dead Daisies have released a new single called "Face Your Fear". The song comes from their forthcoming album "Radiance", which is set to be released on September 30th.
The album will include the three previously released singles including the US chart hitting "Radiance", the UK "A" playlist "Shine On", the "Hypnotize Yourself" and "Face Your Fear". (read more)
Mongolian rockers The Hu celebrate the release of their new album, "Rumble Of Thunder", by sharing a video for the song "Bie Biyelegee," which features the band dancing in the traditional Mongolian style of "biyelgee."
"'Bie Biyelgee' is about having a good time," share THE HU. "We danced like we never danced before during the video shoot and the movements where we tried to imitate biyelgee were very challenging. (read more)
Blind Guardian have released a music video for their track, "Architects Of Doom", to celebrate the arrival of their new studio album, "The God Machine".
Vocalist Hansi Kursch shared, "Happy Release Day! Finally, finally, the day has come. Good things come to those who wait... I cannot imagine ever longing that intensely for a release date. (read more)
Miami rockers Better Strangers just released the music video for their new single, "Nicotine Dreams" and to celebrate we asked them to tell us about the track. Here is the story:
Following "But I Don't Know Your Name," 'Nicotine Dreams' is the perfect song to showcase what Better Strangers is all about. As heavy as we can get, we can also switch gears and take a more subtle, atmospheric, and emotional approach to our music. Fans have been asking us to release the track for a while now after hearing it at our live shows, so it felt like the obvious choice for our second single. "Nicotine Dreams" begins a very exciting chapter in the band's life and we hope fans and new listeners can relate and connect with the track the same way we do. (continue)