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STAIND'S AARON LEWIS HITS TOP 5 ON ITUNES CHART

Aaron Lewis, frontman for rock band Staind, is at #11 on the All Genres Chart and has reached #4 on the iTunes Country Chart with his song, "Made in China." It was released only a week ago.

Through a press release he commented about the song and said: "It climbed up and shined like a beacon from the hilltop, showing the truth still matters. In the pursuit of truth, I would consider this a victory."

"Made In China" is the second track from his upcoming album, The Hill, out March 29.


GODSMACK RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR 'TRUTH'

Godsmack released the official music video for the song "Truth." Frontman Sully Erna directed the clip with Francesca Ludikar.

In an interview posted by Blabbermouth.net. Erna said: "If anyone knows anything about me, they know that I always write about real-life events that have affected me on an emotional level, good or bad. And, unfortunately, this wasn't one of the better ones in my life, but it was about as real as it gets."

"Truth" is on Godsmack's latest album, Lighting Up The Sky and the band is currently on the road with their Vibez Tour.


COLLECTIVE SOUL TO RELEASE DOUBLE ALBUM IN MAY

Collective Soul is celebrating their 30th anniversary with the release of a double album, Here to Eternity, due May 17th. Frontman Ed Roland said: "As a kid, I determined that rock n' roll was my life, I dreamed of making a double album, well here you go!"

The band co-produced the 20-song project with Shawn Grove at Elvis Presley's estate in Palm Springs, California. They are the only other artists to ever record there. The location is a historical landmark where Elvis and Priscilla Presley spent their honeymoon in 1967.

On May 30, Collective Soul will hit the road with Hootie & the Blowfish and Edwin McCain.


AVENGED SEVENFOLD RELEASES IMMERSIVE VR CONCERT

The Avenged Sevenfold VR Concert: Looking Inside, has been released.

The 26-minute virtual reality concert raises the standards of one-to-one entertainment and concert experiences.

Lead vocalist, M. Shadows explained: "Lots of our fans already know the intricacies of our performances, but I think they're going to be blown away when they can get closer than ever before."

The App is available via Apple and Meta Quest.


DEF LEPPARD'S PHIL COLLEN COMMENTS ABOUT NEW BOX SET

Def Leppard gives fans a first taste of "Pyromania" 40th anniversary box set on Friday, March 1 by dropping "Photograph -- Rough Mix Version (Unfinished Vocal)" to all streaming platforms. It's one of 22 unreleased tracks -- demos, outtakes, other rough mixes and the outtake "No You Can't Do That" -- featured on the set's second disc, and as the title indicates it's an early version of Def Leppard's first hit single in the U.S. -- No. 1 on what's now known as the Mainstream Rock chart and No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. Guitarist Phil Collen tells us that it displays Def Leppard's working process as the group constructed tracks for "Pyromania" with producer Mutt Lange:

"There was different things, obviously different vocal takes and different mixes and, y'know, lots of stuff, But the one thing that we did do was we'd never write, 'Let's do 30 songs and choose the best 10.' It was always, 'Let's write 10 great songs, or 11 great songs,' and that would be it." :19

The Pyromania box set, which comes out April 26, includes re-mastered and Blu-ray versions of the album and two concert recordings, one from Los Angeles during September of 1983 and one from Germany in December of 1983.

Released during January of 1983 "Pyromania" was Def Leppard's third album. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified Diamond for sales of more than 10 million copies.

Def Leppard will be playing stadiums in North America this summer with Journey -- a repeat of the two bands' joint headlining tour in 2018 -- starting July 6 in St. Louis. Heart, Cheap Trick and the Steve Miller Band will switch off opening spots.

AUDIO: DEF LEPPARD ON WRITING HIT SONGS

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