Legendary vocalist and 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Lou Gramm, best known as the iconic voice of Foreigner, has released “Long Hard Look,” the powerful second single from his forthcoming solo album Released, set to drop on March 27.

A brooding, mid-tempo rock anthem driven by muscular guitars and Gramm’s unmistakable, commanding vocals, “Long Hard Look” channels the dramatic intensity and melodic sweep that defined the arena-rock era.

Anchored by a gritty, introspective lyric and a towering chorus, the track proves that one of rock’s most distinctive voices remains as forceful and emotionally resonant as ever.

Written by Gramm and longtime collaborator and former Black Sheep bandmate Bruce Turgon, “Long Hard Look” is both defiant and reflective. Over soaring lead guitar from Alex Garcia and a thunderous rhythm section featuring Tony Franklin on bass and Ben Gramm on drums, Gramm delivers one of his most impassioned performances in years.

Released marks the long-awaited completion of a pivotal chapter in Gramm’s solo catalog. Produced by Gramm with associate producer Matthew Gramm, the album features ten original songs co-written with Turgon.

The album will be available on CD through HNE Recordings and Cherry Red Records, on limited-edition Ruby Red vinyl via Friday Music, and across digital and Dolby Atmos formats via Rhino Records.

Gramm will tour throughout 2026 in support of Released, including solo dates and special appearances with Foreigner. Full tour dates will be announced soon.

Released Tracklist:

1. Young Love

2. Lightning Strikes

3. Walk The Walk

4. Long Gone

5. Heart And Soul

6. Long Hard Look

7. True Blue Love (Unplugged)

8. Deeper Side of Love

9. Time Heals The Pain

10. Word Gets Around

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More than half a century after it set them on the path to superstardom, Queen’s majestic second album, Queen II, has been remixed, remastered and expanded in a lavish 5CD+2LP box set Queen II Collector’s Edition for release on March 27.

The Queen II box set will also be released as 2xCD Deluxe Edition, Vinyl LP, Vinyl Picture Disc LP, 1xCD and cassette formats, all featuring a brand new 2026 mix. The box set is available to pre-order here.

Queen II was originally released in 1974 and widely heralded as their first true masterpiece.

The 5CD+2LP Queen II Collector’s Edition box set features the 2026 mix of the album, plus intimate fly-on-the-wall audio of Queen in the recording studio, previously unheard outtakes and demos, live tracks and radio sessions.

The Queen II Collector’s Edition box set also comes with a 112-page book featuring previously unseen photographs, handwritten lyrics, diary entries, and special memorabilia, as well as memories of writing and recording the album from the band members.

“Queen II was the single biggest leap we ever made,” says Brian May. “That’s when we really started making music the way we wanted to, rather than the way we were being pushed into recording it.”

“With Queen II, I couldn’t believe how much work we put into it,” adds Roger Taylor. “I think we felt we were evolving our own sound. We were pioneering this sort of multitracking thing. It gave you a tremendous pallet, massive choral effects with just three of us singing.”

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The Who’s Tommy is coming to IMAX for two nights on March 17 and 18 in the U.S. and Canada only.

Tommy, a film adaptation of The Who’s rock opera, will make its IMAX debut in celebration of the movie’s 50th anniversary. Tickets are on sale now.

The movie was written and directed by Ken Russell. It stars Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Roger Daltry, Elton John, Eric Clapton, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Paul Nicholas, Jack Nicholson, Robert Powell, Pete Townshend, and Tina Turner.

“Your senses will never be the same. See me, feel me . . . in IMAX!” the band shares.

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On Ash Wednesday, legendary rock band U2 released a brand new standalone 6-track EP, U2 – Days Of Ash.

In advance of a new album in late 2026, the U2 – Days Of Ash EP is a self-contained collection of five new songs and a poem – “American Obituary”, “The Tears Of Things”, “Song Of The Future”, “Wildpeace”, “One Life At A Time” and “Yours Eternally” (ft. Ed Sheeran & Taras Topolia) – an immediate response to current events and inspired by the many extraordinary and courageous people fighting on the frontlines of freedom.

Four of the five tracks are about individuals – a mother, a father, a teenage girl whose lives were brutally cut short – and a soldier who’d rather be singing but is ready to die for the freedom of his country.

“It’s been a thrill having the four of us back together in the studio over the last year,’ explains U2 founding member Bono. “The songs on Days of Ash are very different in mood and theme to the ones we’re going to put on our album later in the year. These EP tracks couldn’t wait; these songs were impatient to be out in the world. They are songs of defiance and dismay…”

“Who needs to hear a new record from us?” asks Larry Mullen Jr. “It just depends on whether we’re making music we feel deserves to be heard. I believe these new songs stand up to our best work. We talk a lot about when to release new tracks. You don’t always know… the way the world is now feels like the right moment.”

U2 – Days Of Ash is available to listen to here, while six lyric videos for the songs are available here.

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Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has assured his fans that he’s “not dying” after the legendary rock band recently canceled their planned 50th-anniversary concerts after Snider resigned, citing health issues.

Snider recently shared a video on the Facebook page of his long-running “House Of Hair” radio show in which he said, “Hey, everybody. It’s me, Dee Snider, and I’m not dying. No, not never – I mean, we’re all dying, but not immediately.”

“My announcement about canceling the tour for health reasons, problems with my heart, arthritis, things like that, the rumors have run wild that I am on my deathbed,” he continued. “I am not. I just can’t do those things that I did in my twenties, thirties, forties, fifties and even sixties. All right? Otherwise, I’m alive and well. I’m enjoying life. I’m here for the ‘House Of Hair.’ I’m directing a movie. I’ll be writing things.”

The band announced plans for a 50th anniversary tour in September, dubbed “Twisted Forever, Forever Twisted.” In February, though, they pulled the plug over Snider’s health issues.

“Due to the sudden and unexpected resignation of Twisted Sister’s lead singer Dee Snider brought on by a series of health challenges, the band has been forced to cancel all shows scheduled,” they said at the time. “A lifetime of legendarily aggressive performing has taken its toll on Dee Snider’s body and soul. Adding insult to injury, Dee has recently found out the level of intensity he has dedicated to his life’s work has taken its toll on his heart as well. He can no longer push the boundaries of rock ‘n’ roll fury like he has done for decades.”

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