Posts Tagged ‘billboard’

Three Days Grace + Papa Roach Score High Debuts on Billboard 200 Album Chart

Mary Ouellette, SheWillShootYou.com Three Days Grace and Papa Roach  make strong showings on the latest Billboard 200 album chart, as both bands’ new discs debut in the Top 20. ‘Transit of Venus’ from Three Days Grace lands at No. 5 in its first week, selling 48,000 copies. Our review of the album states, “They’ve stepped out of their comfort zone, ditched the formula, and went all in, holding nothing back in the true spirit of rock. The reward clearly outweighed the risk on this one and the additional elements enhance the songs without taking them hostage and the identity that Three Days Grace has forged for the past 20 years is clearly better for it.” Papa Roach’s new album ‘The Connection’ also debuted in the upper echelon of Billboard 200, coming in at No. 17 with 22,000 copies sold. Our review  of ‘The Connection’ reads, “The band mines the well of interpersonal connections again with their latest record. Jacoby Shaddix, a master at baring his soul in tracks like ‘Last Resort,’ ‘Scars,’ and ‘Broken Home,’ puts his heart clearly on his sleeve with the standout track ‘ Before I Die .’ ” After debuting at No. 2 last week, Green Day ‘s ‘ ¡Uno! ‘ slips to No. 11 this week, selling another 29,000 copies. Topping the album chart this week is ‘Babel’ from Mumford and Sons, followed by Muse’s ‘The 2nd Law.’ New albums from Between the Buried and Me ,  Converge and  Nonpoint were all released this week, and we’ll see how they do on next week’s Billboard 200.

Can You Guess Whose Tattoos These Are?

Mary Ouellette, SheWillShootYou.com This tattooed rocker is giving us a lot to feast our eyes on including a few words and phrases permanently etched into his skin. His upper arm reads ‘Driven By Music’ while the word ‘Strength’ works its way down the lower part of his arm. Taking up real estate on the inside of the arm, it’s easy to see how these tats provide constant inspiration for this singer as he hits the stage every night. And he’s not kidding about that ‘Driven By Music’ thing, his band’s latest disc was released at the beginning of 2012 and debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 4, marking a career high. Think you know which rocker is sporting this ink? Click below to find out who it is: [button href=”http://loudwire.com/tattoo-reveal-24″ title=”Find Out Whose Tattoos These Are” align=”center”]

Lamb of God’s Chris Adler on Randy Blythe Case: ‘Justice Will Sort Itself Out’

Lamb of God had a memorable summer for mostly the wrong reasons, but drummer Chris Adler has a positive state of mind about how things will turn out for singer Randy Blythe relating to his alleged manslaughter case in Prague. The drummer tells Billboard, “Obviously this tragedy happened, but how they’re going to go about prosecuting is a mystery to us. Not knowing how their justice system works and being

Hellyeah’s Vinnie Paul and Chad Gray Talk ‘Band of Brothers,’ Touring + More

On July 17, Hellyeah released their third studio album, ‘Band of Brothers.’ In its first week of release, the album landed at No. 19 on the Billboard 200 album chart. To help them celebrate the release of their heaviest record to date — and because we’ll make any excuse to chat with them — we recently caught up with vocalist Chad Gray and drummer Vinnie Paul to talk all things

Primus Promise 3D Head Trip for Fall 2012 Tour

Primus tend to put on interesting shows as is, but this fall Les Claypool and company are pulling out the stops on a tour the singer/bassist says is “for the head.” The legendary bassist tells Billboard that their fall tour will utilize a 3-D system, much like the kind he debuted at the group’s 2008 New Year’s Eve performance in San Francisco. The 3D Live company, an offshoot of George

Shinedown Rack Up 16th No. 1 Active Rock Single With ‘Unity’

Shinedown promised a rock n’ roll revolution with the release of their latest disc ‘Amaryllis’ and that’s exactly what they delivered. Released back in March, ‘Amaryllis’ marks Shinedown’s biggest chart debut to date clocking it at the top of Billboard’s ‘Rock Albums’ chart and No. 4 overall on the Billboard 200. It has since spawned three singles with the anthemic, all for one and one for all rocker ‘Bully,’ followed

Fozzy vs. Linkin Park – Cage Match

Fozzy beat Papa Roach in the last Cage Match but can frontman Chris Jericho and his gang do it again against today’s multiplatinum opponent? Linkin Park enter the Cage Match with their latest single ‘Lost in the Echo’ off of their new disc ‘Living Things,’ which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Linkin Park are set to co-headline the Honda Civic tour with Incubus. For a full