Metallica finished the 2024 North American run of the M72 world tour over the weekend with two shows in Seattle, Washington.  With the help of the fans in attendance at Lumen Field, Metallica committed $100,000 to four organizations: Food Lifeline, Elizabeth Gregory Home, Jubilee Women’s Center, and Support+Feed. From the group's press release:  "Food Lifeline is on a mission to end hunger in Western Washington, providing nutritious food to 1.37 million people facing hunger. Distributing through a network of 350 food banks, shelters, and meal programs, the organization provides the equivalent of more than 282K meals every day. Food Lifeline simultaneously works to end

The Ronnie Radke-led Falling In Reverse dropped Popular Monster, their first album since 2017, last week.   Featuring the double-platinum title track (first released in late 2019) and gold-certified singles "ZOMBIFIED" (2022), "Voices in My Head" (2022), and "Watch the World Burn," the album debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Current Rock Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums charts. Popular Monster is No. 12 on the all-genre Billboard 200.    Falling In Reverse recently performed their biggest headlining show yet in Salt Lake City, Utah, for a reported 15,000 fans. Jelly Roll joined the band onstage to perform “All My

Jave Patterson is back on the air.  He tells us he's joined Audacy in Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina as a PT/Weekend/Fill-in talent for Active WTPT and Classic Rock WROG.  "No official press release or statement, but I'm super happy to be back rockin' the airwaves and stream waves," he told #HAPPENS.  Patterson spent close to 25 years with Lotus Radio Corp. in Reno, Nevada, most recently as Operations Manager. 

A Day To Remember kicks off this fall's Couple More Shows tour on October 17 in Las Vegas.  The short trek will see the Florida band supported by August Burns Red and Stand Atlantic.  ADTR (sans the two support acts) will also perform at this year's When We Were Young Festival.  The tour dates are as follows:  10/17 - Las Vegas, NV - Fountainebleau Las Vegas 10/19 - Las Vegas, NV - When We Were Young Festival  10/20 - Las Vegas, NV - When We Were Young Festival  10/23 – Wichita, KS – Wave ICT 10/25 – Cincinnati, OH –

MUSEXPO will honor Mark Beaven with a Lifetime Achievement Award next year.  Beaven will be honored by the global music industry conference and showcase event during a luncheon at Castaway in Burbank, California, on Monday, March 17, 2025. Beaven co-founded Advanced Alternative Media (AAM) with Andrew Kipnes in New York City in 1982. The boutique management firm represents several producers, mixers, and songwriters, including Andy Wallace (Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine, Disturbed), Bob Marlette (Shinedown, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie), Dan Korneff (Paramore, Breaking Benjamin, Pierce The Veil), Jay Baumgardner (Seether, Papa Roach, Three Days Grace) and Josh Wilbur (Lamb Of

DAUGHTRY returns to the top of the Active Rock Chart this week with “Pieces.”    “Pieces” follows “Artificial,” the band’s first No. 1 single in 15 years, which topped the chart in February.    Both songs are set to appear on Daughtry’s Shock to the System (Part One) EP, arriving September 27 via Big Machine Label Group’s Big Machine Rock.    Last week’s No. 1, Wage War’s “MAGNETIC,” drops to No. 2.    This week’s Active Rock Top 10, according to Mediabase:  Daughtry “Pieces” (Big Machine Rock)  Wage War “MAGNETIC” (Fearless/Concord)  Offspring “Make It All Right” (Concord)  Halestorm/I Prevail “can

Back in Black is now 27x (!) platinum in the United States.  The RIAA issued the latest platinum certification for AC/DC's classic 1980 album on August 21, 2024.  The same day, the RIAA awarded an 8x platinum certification to Disturbed's "The Sound of Silence." Disturbed's cover of Simon & Garfunkel's 1964 ballad was released in 2015. 

Boston's ROCK 92.9, along with Dave and Chuck the Freak, will be heard on 92.9 WBOS-FM HD2 106.1 FM, WRCA 1330 AM, and on the ROCK 92.9 App and stream. This follows a switch for 92.9 over to Bloomberg Radio. As ROCK 92.9 program director Adam 12 explained on the station’s website: "After Dave & Chuck the Freak, you’ll still get the most commercial-free rock in Boston. Just without Adam 12 and Hardy. Hardy can still be heard on 98.5 the Sports Hub. As for Adam 12? Well, I’ll tell you. I’m the one writing this, after all. “Listen after