Rock News Randoms 7-28-21

Rock News Randoms 7-28-21

METALLICA has shared another cool tune with fans. Here’s “Don’t Tread on Me (Pre-Production Rehearsal)”, from the “Pre-Production Rehearsals” CD that will be included in the remastered deluxe box set of “The Black Album”, which will be out on September 10. 

The New York “Homecoming” concert in Central Park will now require proof of vaccination, but masks will be optional.  Some added performers include: The KillersElvis CostelloEarth, Wind & FireBarry ManilowJourneyCarlos Santana, and LL Cool J.  Bruce SpringsteenJennifer Hudson, and Paul Simon were already announced as headliners. The concert is on August 21st.  General admission tickets will be free and available in batches starting on August 2nd.  Head to Homecoming2021.com for more info. 

Did you know the GRATEFUL DEAD once helped the Lithuanian basketball team win a Bronze medal in the Olympics? 
Check out a bunch of fan-filmed videos of STYX performing at the York State Fair in Pennsylvania on July 24.

LYNYRD SKYNYRD guitarist GARY ROSSINGTON is recovering from emergency heart surgery.  He’s the band’s last remaining original member. 

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS frontman ANTHONY KIEDIS is selling his home in Hawaii. for a little less than $10 million. 

GLENN DANZIG‘s quirky film “Death Rider In The House Of Vampires”, will open across the U.S. at select theaters on August 27. 

Here’s some behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the video for AC/DC‘s tune “Witch’s Spell”, plus the video itself.

Guitarist GARY RICHRATH was an integral part of classic rockers REO SPEEDWAGON – as his soaring guitar lines helped propel such classics as “Take It on the Run,” “Golden Country,” and “Ridin’ the Storm Out.” While Gary is sadly no longer with us (having passed away in 2015) his music continues to live on as part of RICHRATH PROJECT 3:13, and a brand new album, ‘L.A. IS MINE.’ The album is set for its worldwide release on Friday, August 6th, 2021 via Dark Star/Sony/Orchard/UMG and the album’s lead-off single/video, “Help Me Save Me from Myself,” can be sampled here: http://bit.ly/313musicvideo. Pre-order the album here: https://smarturl.it/Richrathproject  and pre-order the exclusive Limited Edition Box Set here: https://darkstarrecords.net/2021/07/06/box-set
How long does it take a band to get a check? In a recent interview, DEE SNIDER says that TWISTED SISTER didn’t get their first royalty check from the record label for almost 10 years after “Stay Hungry” came out.
GREEN DAY played a cover of the KISS classic “Rock And Roll All Nite” during a show July 24 in Arlington, Texas.

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