Buckcherry To Join Kid Rock On Arena Tour

Multi-Platinum rock band Buckcherry will join Kid Rock as special guests on the upcoming “Rebel Soul” Tour beginning February 2 in Kansas City, MO.

“’Great American Rock n’ Roll’: Kid Rock and Buckcherry. That’s all you have to say. The baddest rock n’ roll tour with the American badass himself,” says Buckcherry vocalist Josh Todd.

While on the road, Buckcherry will preview new songs from their forthcoming Confessions album, due out in early 2013. This marks the band’s sixth studio album and first U.S. release for Century Media Records. The lyrics for Confessions are tied together by the underlying theme of the Seven Deadly Sins.

Fans will get an early taste of the album when “Gluttony,” the first single from Confessions, is released as an iTunes single on December 11. Look for more information about Confessions to be revealed in the coming weeks.

Buckcherry--Josh Todd (vocals), Keith Nelson (guitar), Stevie D. (guitar), Jimmy Ashhurst (bass), Xavier Muriel (drums)--are one of the premier rock bands of the new millennium, having sold more than three million records in America alone and touring virtually non-stop, playing with everyone from AC/DC to Avenged Sevenfold, touring sold-out arenas alongside Nickelback and KISS, and headlining festivals ranging from the punk rock Ink-N-Iron (also featuring the Misfits and Pennywise) to Sturgis. Radio staples “Lit Up,” “Crazy Bitch” and “Sorry” have cemented the band as one of the most identifiable and sought-after bands on the radio and the live circuits, and Confessions is primed to take the band to even greater heights.

Crashdiet To Release 'The Savage Playground' Next Month

Frontiers Records is excited to announce the release of CRASHDIET’s anticipated new studio album “The Savage Playground” on January 25th in Europe (excl. Scandinavia) and January 22nd in North America.

A leading force in the Swedish "sleaze rock" scene of the 2000s — a revival of the glam metal of the 1980s, but with a more pronounced punk element — CRASHDÏET for the first time manage to release their brand of down and dirty Rock and Roll simultaneously all over the world.

In April of 2010 the band’s third album "Generation Wild" pretty much summed up the extraordinary but yet tragic history of a band, determined to never give up their dream. CRASHDÏET has become known as a band with a huge following of diehard fans, and the massive interest for them never seems to fade.

There has been extensive touring during the course of “Generation Wild” and the absolute highlight saw the band conquer Hollywood and New York City with sold out shows at Whisky A Go Go and Webster Hall. The band also supported their heroes Motley Crue and Ozzy Osbourne. “Supporting Motley Crue in Helsinki and headlining Whisky A Go Go have been the highlights of the Generation Wild tour”, says guitarist Martin Sweet.

With the new studio album “The Savage Playground” recorded during summer/autumn 2012 in native Sweden, the band has their minds set to break through on a world-wide basis with a tour that will see the band going back to the US as well as going to Japan for the first time. “We will put a lot of effort into the US for our new tour. We will start in Scandinavia in February, Then we head to the US & Canada. Coming back end of April to do UK and then Europe and Japan will follow with Festivals in the summer and then South-America to kick off in the autumn” continues Sweet.

The new album sees CRASHDÏET going in a heavier and more live direction musicwise. “THE SAVAGE PLAYGROUND is our playground, its the beginning and the end, its the place where we eat and breed”, tells Martin Sweet. “We thought the time was right for us to do a edgier and not so polished sounding album, kinda like what we sound like live. It's more organic and rough sounding. And of course we're always evolving as musicians and like to try new ways of expressing ourselves, and that can most definitely be heard this album.”

Anticipated by the release of the cracking first single “Cocaine Cowboys” on December 12^th, “The Savage Playground” will include the following tracks: Change The World; Cocaine Cowboys; Anarchy; California; Lickin’ Dog; Circus; Sin City; Got A Reason; Drinkin’ Without You; Snakes In Paradise; Damaged Kid; Excited; Garden Of Babylon.

Steelshine Releases New Song 'Ain't Gettin' Any Younger'

Steelshine has just released a new tune. The band is David Henzerling's side project and the new song is called "Ain't Gettin' Any Younger." The tune features Jeff Scott-Soto on vocals. Dave dropped me an email and here's what he said about the new track:

We just finished another Steelshine song, called "Ain't Gettin' Any Younger." After spending the better part of the summer doing King Kobra's second album for Frontiers (due next year), I'm back to finishing up the rest of the Steelshine songs for a complete package I hope to release in early 2013. This latest song features vocalist Jeff Scott-Soto singing a duet with Steelshine's Seann Nicols."

Check it out and let me know what you think:

Paul Mars Black Has a New Video

Paul Mars Black just released his first video ever for the song "Everybody Rains on My Parade." You might remember Paul from his L.A. Guns days. The video was shot by Anjeanette Stairs.

Check out Paul's Reverbnation page for more music.

Modern Superstar Signs with HVM

Cape Cora, FL rock & rollers Modern Superstar recently signed a new record deal with HVM. The band is winding down the second leg of their Redemption II Tour and then heading into the studio with song writer extraordinaire Chip Z’ Nuff (Enuff Z’Nuff, Adler’s Appetite). New material from Modern Superstar is set to be released first quarter of 2013.

Modern Superstar also lent a helping hand for New Jersey victims of Hurricane Sandy. The band performed at a benefit show at Dingbatz on November 9th helping to raise proceeds to aid those in need. Modern Superstar also performed at Rock Harvest a charity event for FallenBlue.org in Towson, MD on November 10th and turned the heads of many with their hi-intensity set.

Video’s of the performance are now surfacing. Here is Modern Superstar performing ‘Breaking The Chains’ originally by Dokken.

Bret Michaels To Release 'Good Songs & Great Friends'

Bret Michaels is about ready to release another solo album. Good Songs & Great Friends will hit stores February 26.

As the title would suggest, the album features many of Bret's famous friends...doing Bret's songs, most of them from the 80s Poison days, including "Unskinny Bop" and "Talk Dirty to Me." Some of the folks on the record include Phil Collen of Def Leppard, Joe Perry of Aerosmith and even Miley Cyrus. C.C. DeVille is on this record too, but it's an old track: "Party Rock Band," which also happens to feature the drum work of the late Randy Castillo. Too bad Bret just doesn't get together with the rest of Poison to make a new album with the band that made him rich and famous in the first place, but I digress.

Looking For New Year's Eve Plans In Las Vegas?

If you're still looking for something to do this coming New Year's Eve, you might consider heading to Las Vegas. That's because Queensryche, Buckcherry, Quiet Riot and Pop Evil will all converge on Fremont Street for the Downtown Countdown. That's the biggest private New Year's Eve event in Las Vegas.

While not technically a festival, the NYE countdown is basically just that, with the bands performing for something like nine hours of music. There will also be multiple stages. There will also be a countdown at midnight and a virtual fireworks show.

Advance tickets are $30 and Nevada residents get a discount. You can order tickets online now.