BEARTOOTH's "Hated" was just certified GOLD by the RIAA.  The band, masterminded by frontman Caleb Shomo (who plays all of the instruments on their albums), previously earned a gold plaque with "In Between" in 2020. That song, released in 2014, was eventually certified platinum in September 2024.  "Hated" appears on Bearooth's 2016 Red Bull Records album, Aggressive.  Beartooth will co-headline this year's inaugural Summer of Loud tour alongside I Prevail, Parkway Drive, and Killswitch Engage. Support on the trek on various dates comes from The Devil Wears Prada, The Amity Affliction, TX2, Alphawolf, Kingdom of Giants, and Dark Divine.   

Las Vegas hard rock band OTHERWISE earned their first gold single on Valentine’s Day last week, with the RIAA certification of “Soldiers.” The song was the first-ever from an unsigned artist to go to No. 1 on SiriusXM’s Octane. The track eventually appeared on the band’s True Love Never Dies album, released by Century Media Records in 2012.

This week, SLEEP THEORY’s “Stuck In My Head” is No. 1 on Mediabase’s Active Rock chart. The band’s debut album, Afterglow, is out May 16 on Epitaph Records.  

Ghost has two new certifications from the RIAA: 2016's "Square Hammer" is now platinum, and 2018's "Rats" is now gold. Loma Vista released both singles. 

Drive 96.9/94.9 KHDR Lenwood/Barstow and KHRQ Baker, California is now Highway Rock. The stations cover the 1-15 corridor between Southern California and Las Vegas, with increased coverage over Las Vegas via 99.7 KHYZ-HD3.  Learn more about Highway Rock here. 

Mistress Carrie, a 22-year Boston radio veteran, has joined Lazer 99.3 & 98.5 WLZX Springfield, MA, for mornings starting Friday, February 14th. Carrie hosts The Mistress Carrie Podcast, Cocktails in the War Room, and The Mistress Carrie Radio Show.  "Big announcement!' Carrie wrote on Instagram. "I'm taking over the world one stock station at a time! ‘Mornings with Mistress Carrie’ starts tomorrow."     

This week’s Hot Hard Rock Songs. Launched by Billboard in 2020, the chart measures streaming, airplay, and sales.   Hollywood Undead and Shavo (with Ice Nine Kills) are back on the chart this week, and both will be at #HAPPENS in Las Vegas later this month! Linkin Park “Heavy is the Crown” Linkin Park “The Emptiness Machine” Breaking Benjamin “Awaken” Three Days Grace “Mayday” Papa Roach “Even If It Kills Me” Falling In Reverse “Bad Guy” ft. Saraya Shinedown “Dance, Kid, Dance” Sleep Theory “Stuck In My Head” Falling In Reverse & Jelly Roll “All My Life” Electric Callboy “Elevator

There are two new interviews up in the INTERVIEWS section.  One is with the Demented Duo, Twiztid, about their latest rock single and forthcoming album, welcome to your funeral.  The other is with Ryan Clark, frontman for Demon Hunter, about his new collaboration with the band Set The Sun, "Falling Apart."  You can check them both out in the INTERVIEWS section, where you can also see Q&As with Mark Tremonti, Zero 9:36, Myles Kennedy, and many others.