September 2019 | Mountain City Rock Radio

New music from Foo Fighters

by Marvin Matthews in Rock n Roll News Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Hard Rock, Music News, New Music 30 of September, 2019

Dave Grohl let the crowd (and the world) know that the Foo Fighters are preparing to record a brand new album. During the group's headlining set at Brazil's Rock In Rio festival on Saturday (September 28), the Foo Fighters’ frontman revealed that they were going to start recording the follow-up to 2017's ‘Concrete And Gold’ once

Hetfield enters rehab

by Marvin Matthews in Rock n Roll News Hard Rock, James Hetfield, Metallica, Music News 28 of September, 2019

Metallica fans who have been blessed with great news about their band over the last couple of years - hit records, sold-out concerts - were hit with some not-so-great news: The band announced that James Hetfield the band’s frontman, has entered rehab. An announcement came via the band’s website, providing information on

Korn making records

by Marvin Matthews in Rock n Roll News Billboard Charts, Hard Rock, Korn, Music News, New Music, The Nothing 25 of September, 2019

If you asked music fans to list the rock acts that have the most Top 10 albums, chances are one band that most fans wouldn’t think of mentioning is, Korn. According to Billboard, Korn's new album, ‘The Nothing,’ debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard Top 200 chart with 33,000 equivalent album units earned in its first week

Fans to Triumph; saluted on the screen

by Marvin Matthews in Rock n Roll News Classic Rock, Gil Moore, Hard Rock, Music News, Rik Emmett, Triumph 24 of September, 2019

One of Canada’s premier Rock bands, Triumph, is getting the documentary treatment. A collaboration between Banger Films, Revolver Films, and Bell Media's streaming service Crave has resulted in the production of "Triumph: Lay It On The Line," the first-ever feature about the dramatic career of the legendary power trio. The producers are now inviting

October hot with new releases

by Marvin Matthews in Rock n Roll News Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Music News. Def Leppard, New Music, The Kinks, Whitesnake 23 of September, 2019

As October approaches, music fans should be aware of some exciting releases. For the most part, anniversary celebrations dominate the list, but there are also some notable original projects on the way. Classic rocker Neil Young recently completed his first album in seven years with his seminal 1970s band, Crazy Horse. The result is ‘Colorado.’

Queensryche extends tour

by Marvin Matthews in Rock n Roll News Hard Rock, Michael Wilton, Music News, Parker Lundgren, Queensryche, The Verdict 23 of September, 2019

Even though they are currently on tour with dates right to the end of 2019, QUEENSRŸCHE has announced an extension to ‘The Verdict’ tour, with dates into 2020. For this tour, they won’t be going it alone: the band will be joined by special guests John 5 and Eve To Adam starting on January 17 in Ft.

You wanted the biggest band in the world?

by Marvin Matthews in Rock n Roll News Guns N' Roses, Hard Rock, Metallica, Music News, Ozzy Osbourne, Thrash Metal 18 of September, 2019

If you take into account ticket sales and album sales combined, all indications are that the biggest band in the world right now might be, Metallica. And that opinion is shared by many. The music industry trade publication, Pollstar, showed that the music giants have sold more than 22 million concert tickets since 1982, grossing more than $1.4

Ocasek’s cause of death revealed

by Marvin Matthews in Rock n Roll News Classic Rock, Music News, Ric Ocasek, the Cars 17 of September, 2019

It’s now been revealed that Ric Ocasek, the frontman for the Cars, died of heart disease. Ocasek was found dead on September 15 in his New York apartment by his estranged wife, Paulina Porizkova. According to reports, he'd recently undergone an unnamed surgical procedure. Porizkova described his death as "unexpected and untimely," as he

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