Today's Day in Rock Stories

Foo Fighters Hint At Surprise Music Festival Appearance

"Where were you on our about November 25, 2016?", posted the visitor, implying that the cow could be one of Simmons' children. After seeing the image, one social media user remarked, "That's a beautiful little baby! Please use this opp. to educate folks re: the cruelty that exists 4 some farm animals, glad this one's safe!"

The third single from the group's seventh album, "ReLoad," was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1999, while the project debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 on its way to US sales of more than 4 million copies.

The Rose Bowl concert - which also saw Metallica deliver a tribute to Van Halen in their hometown - marked the band's return to the stage after a two-week break on the summer North American leg of their WorldWired tour in support of 2016's "Hardwired�To Self-Destruct."

Bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes, guitarist Joe Bonamassa, keyboardist Derek Sherinian and drummer Jason Bonham recorded their fourth album at Cave Studios in Los Angeles with producer Kevin Shirley.

"We had around 4 months to write this album, and I think the results speak for themselves," says Hughes. "All four of us wanted to make a record that stood up to the first three albums, however, the new album is more of a progression, as we wanted to be careful not to repeat the previous albums. A lot has happened since we last recorded the Afterglow album in 2013, so, in many ways, the new album shows BCC with a much harder, riffier and bigger and bolder sound. If you're looking for a folk album, this ain't the one.

That special night included a legendary list of special guests including Steven Tyler, Billy F. Gibbons, Jan Hammer, Beth Hart, Jimmy Hall and Buddy Guy.

The massive set list includes a slew of hits from the two time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee's illustrious career and closes with a cover of "Purple Rain," a tribute to Prince, who had passed away a few months before the concert.

When we were all in this hourly practice space working on songs we already had around, Victoria started playing this riff on bass that had us all turn our heads and figure, "We gotta try to see what works with this!" I set out to write some words to it when we had a few different parts and the words themselves didn't happen as fast as I would have liked, but the meaning and the melody kept carrying it along. The thought was to create a meandering, run-on sentence feeling like a rap somehow but keeping intact the idea of our relationship with technology being a double-edged sword.

The first line got the ball rolling. Usually a chorus or some repetitive element is at play in the very beginning, but this time it was a hopeless image with some kind of broken gadget at the onset that inspired what followed. It was, "Meet me in these new thoughts that never breathe. Broke my receiver, the signal lost the feed." Beyond that, the words started to become a tongue-in-cheek "thanks for nothing" to the shades of everyday life that are sometimes more complicated than ever before, coming to a head with the last chorus', "To what do we owe the pleasure?"

Essentially, it started as a metal riff and turned into a bittersweet love song about cell phones and Wifi.

The trek is scheduled to kick off on October 27th in Orlando, FL at the House of Blues and will run until December 6th where it will conclude in Houston, TX at the Warehouse Live.

Arch Enemy guitarist Michael Amott had this to say, "Very much looking forward to returning to North America with this tour! We are aware that it has been long overdue and we appreciate everyone's patience while we've been creating our new Will To Power album. This run will be like a family reunion with our old friends in Trivium; together we'll be crushing city after city with the power of Heavy Metal! Good times ahead, don't miss the fun!"

It's hard to imagine that in three short years James Marshall Hendrix reinvented the sound of the guitar and popular music so much so that it resonates today half a century later. But, what is harder to believe is how close we might have been to never hearing Jimi Hendrix if it wasn't for a chance discovery by Animals bassist Chas Chandler. Hendrix biographer tells In The Studio producer and host Redbeard what he believes Chandler's greatest contribution to Rock was.

The group peppered the song with snippets of "Clint Eastwood," from Gorillaz' self-titled debut album from 2001. The virtual band created by Damon Albarn also appeared at Fuji Rock.

On August 25, Queens of the Stone Age are set to debut their seventh studio album Villains on August 25 and the corresponding tour kicks off September 6 in Port Chester, New York. The spontaneous Gorillaz mash-up reflects the band's high-energy, irreverent spirit on Villains.

To commemorate the 40th anniversary, a limited edition five-disc box set will explore The Jam's celebration of British punk and youth culture. Titled 1977, the box set includes remastered versions of In the City and its follow-up This Is The Modern World, as well as unreleased demos and live recordings.

Kiiara joined friends and fans on social media expressing her shock and grief at Bennington's sudden death last month. Earlier this week, she resumed live performances at New York's Panorama Festival and dedicated two songs to Chester.

"It's been� a pretty rough week," she said. "I don't know what to say and there's nothing really to say to make it better, but these next two songs are for Chester."