Category Archives: Music News From ABC News Radio – Active Rock
Avenged Sevenfold pays tribute to "constant influence" Ennio Morricone
Ollie Millington/Getty Images Avenged Sevenfold has paid tribute to the late film composer Ennio Morricone, who died this week at age 91. In an Instagram post, the "Bat Country" metallers laud Morrico...
Jul 07, 2020
Former Kasabian singer pleads guilty to assaulting ex-fiancée
Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty ImagesA day after leaving the band, former Kasabian singer Tom Meighan has now pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-fiancée, Vikki Ager, BBC News reports. On Mon...
Jul 07, 2020
From the guitar-less "16" to the grungy "These Days," Highly Suspect does "whatever's best for the song"
Credit: Shervin Lainez Highly Suspect's current single "These Days" has reached the top 10 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs, following in the footsteps of its predecessor, "16." "16" eventually re...
Jul 07, 2020
Muse shares video of "Man with a Harmonica" cover in tribute to Ennio Morricone
Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty ImagesMuse has shared a video of the band performing Ennio Morricone's "Man with a Harmonica" in honor of the late film composer. The U.K. rock trio would ...
Jul 06, 2020
Motörhead & Scorpions drummer Mikkey Dee reveals he had COVID-19
David Wolff - Patrick/RedfernsLongtime Motörhead and current Scorpions drummer Mikkey Dee has revealed that he was diagnosed with, and has since recovered from, COVID-19. "I did get Corona and wa...
Jul 06, 2020
Listen to acoustic version of Asking Alexandria's "Antisocalist"
Credit: Sanjay ParikhAsking Alexandria has released an acoustic version of "Antisocialist," a track off the band's latest album, Like a House on Fire. The unplugged performance is streaming alongside ...
Jul 06, 2020
Dave Grohl to perform on Ringo Starr's 80th birthday special
Photo: Scott Robert Ritchie; Design: UMeDave Grohl will perform during a concert special celebrating the 80th birthday of Beatles legend Ringo Starr. The Foo Fighters frontman joins a stacked lineup t...
Jul 06, 2020
Metallica pays tribute to late composer Ennio Morricone: "Your career was legendary"
Pier Marco Tacca/Getty ImagesMetallica has shared a tribute to the late composer Ennio Morricone, who died Monday at age 91. The metal legends have long used Morricone's song "The Ecstasy of Gold," wh...
Jul 06, 2020
Linkin Park's "In the End" video hits one billion views
ABC/Jeff NeiraLinkin Park's video for their hit single "In the End" has officially hit one billion views on YouTube. "In the End," of course, was the biggest of several hit singles from LP's giant 200...
Jul 06, 2020
Kasabian lead singer Tom Meighan leaving band due to "personal issues"
Roberto Ricciuti/RedfernsKasabian lead singer Tom Meighan is leaving the band. In a statement, the U.K. rockers say that Meighan, who'd been in Kasabian since the group was founded in 1997, is steppin...
Jul 06, 2020
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