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Blackened Recordings The bell has been tolling for Metallica's Ride the Lighting for four decades.The metal legends' sophomore album was released July 27, 1984 — 40 years ago Saturday. Following their 1983 debut, Kill 'Em All, Ride the Lightning saw the young 'Tallica — then featuring bassist Cliff Burton alongside frontman James Hetfield, drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist Kirk Hammett — building and expanding upon their thrash metal roots.Ride the Lightning spawned Metallica classics including […]

Gary Miller/Getty Images The Rolling Stones recently wrapped their Hackney Diamonds tour, and they are giving fans a unique way to memorialize their experience at the concert.The band is now selling limited-edition Hackney Diamonds 2024 tour crystal tickets, each individually numbered, with only 1,000 available worldwide.“Forget paper - this isn't your ordinary ticket stub,” reads a description of the unique memento. “Inspired by the tour's name, the design shimmers with a unique […]

After 104 monthly shows over 10 years -- and 1.9 million tickets sold -- Billy Joel finally brought his residency at New York's iconic Madison Square Garden to a close on July 25 ... with help from special guests Jimmy Fallon and Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose.When Billy noted early in the evening that it was the final show of the residency, fans booed -- and Billy responded, "We […]

Kevin Winter/Getty Images Former Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward appears up for a reunion show.In a Facebook post, Ward writes that he's "checking in regarding all the updates on a possible Sabbath show in England.""I'm in for playing some of everyone's old favorites," Ward shares. "Loved playing them then, I'd love to play them one last time."He adds, "I'm not going to talk about my health publicly except to say, […]

Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images While Van Halen had plenty of success with both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar as their frontmen, they couldn’t produce the same magic when Extreme’s Gary Cherone took over the gig. And bassist Michael Anthony is opening up about why it didn’t work out. "It was an interesting time, because the band was really going through a lot personally,” Anthony told Ultimate Guitar. “And as far […]

Paul Morigi/Getty Images Sting is replacing Neil Young at yet another festival.It's already been announced that the former Police frontman would be filling in for Young at Kentucky's Bourbon & Beyond music festival on Sept. 19, and now he's set to do the same at the Eddie Vedder-curated Ohana Festival on Sept. 28. Sting will be taking the stage with guitarist and longtime collaborator Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas.Young canceled his entire tour with backing band Crazy Horse in […]

Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images Hermann Hesse’s classic novel Siddhartha is being reimagined as an illustrated novel and album, authored and composed by Pete Townshend’s wife, Rachel Fuller, with The Who rocker providing additional songs for the album.The project is titled The Seeker, which also happens to be the name of a Who song. The book has been narrated by the late Christopher Plummer and will feature Pete, plus special guests Elton John, Emeli Sandé, South African […]

Interscope Records U2 is revisiting their '90s ZOO TV tour with a new EP coming out in August.ZOO TV – Live In Dublin 1993, dropping Aug. 30, features performances from the band’s two-night hometown stand at RDS Arena in August 1993. This marks the first official release of songs from those shows, with the EP consisting of five performances, including “Mysterious Ways,” "Zoo Station" and “Tryin’ To Throw Your Arms Around […]

Disney/Michael J. Le Brecht II Stevie Nicks took the stage in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday after previously postponing her show in the city, and she explained to fans what kept her from performing in the first place.In fan-shot footage posted to YouTube, Stevie revealed she got an infection that led to her hospitalization.  “When I got here I was just really excited to be in Glasgow,” she told the audience. “And I don’t know […]