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A lyric sheet containing Freddie Mercury’s handwritten notes for Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” reveals the song was nearly titled “Mongolian Rhapsody.” The 15 pages of lyrics, written on stationary for a defunct airline, are among the over 1,500 personal items belonging to the Queen singer that are coming up for auction this month, according to an…

Black Veil Brides and HIM frontman Ville Valo have announced a co-headlining North American Tour, featuring Dark Divine. The 31-date tour, presented by Hot Topic, is set to kick off on September 10th at Paristown Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, and conclude with a show at Riverside Municipal Auditorium in Riverside, California, on October 20th. “We…

Steve Vai recently took to social media to announce the dates for the second leg of his North American trek, called the “Inviolate World Tour.” The dates are in addition to the previously announced shows in South America and Mexico. Vai commenced his tour with a performance in Sao Paolo, Brazil on June 3rd. According…

Staind recently released a video for “Lowest In Me,” the first single from their upcoming album, Confessions of the Fallen. The DJay Brawner-directed “Lowest In Me” video is set inside a mental institution, with the dark heaviness of the song fitting the despair of the asylum walls. “There’s a lot of that [on the upcoming…

Legendary rock band KISS have added two U.S. dates to their “End of the Road World Tour.” The additional concerts of the final North American leg of the band’s farewell tour will take place in Cincinnati on October 19 and in Cleveland on October 22. Presale begins on June 5 at 10am local time. Visit…

Queens Of The Stone Age recently released “Carnavoyeur,” a new single from their upcoming eighth studio album In Times New Roman. “When there’s nothing I can do, I smile,” vocalist Josh Homme sings. “We live, we die, we fail, we rise/ I’m a vulture, so I hear goodbyes.” “Carnavoyeur” follows the recently-released “Emotion Sickness.” In…

Queen guitarist Brian May has announced an expanded box set edition of his 1983 mini-album Star Fleet Project. “It’s all here. ALL of it. Every note we played on those two days is right here, on show for the first time. I will take you behind the scenes into that studio with us for two…

Machine Gun Kelly recently released an intense new single, called “Pressure.” “Pressure” sees MGK’s return to the rap genre after he drifted towards pop-punk for his past two albums, Tickets To My Downfall (2020) and Mainstream Sellout (2022). “Everything’s destined, it was inevitable I take on his aggression,” MGK raps in the second verse. “Mad…

Def Leppard and Motley Crue have announced three Australian tour dates this year as part of their 2023 co-headlining “The World Tour.” The celebrated rock legends will bring their electrifying stage shows to Australia beginning with Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on November 8. It will be followed by concerts at Sydney’s Giants Stadium on November 11…

Chevelle and Three Days Grace have announced a Fall 2023 U.S. co-headlining tour. The 23-city tour kicks off on September 8th at Wind Creek Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, making stops across the U.S in Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta and more before wrapping up in Boston at MGM Music Hall at Fenway on October 14.…