The 5 most written about rock acts of 2016
2016 was another huge year in the world of rock music. We saw chart topping new albums from Metallica, Green Day, and RHCP. Guns N’ Roses ended a decade of fighting to reform and tour with their classic line-up. And Iggy Pop surprised us by joining forces with Josh Homme of QOTSA to release the delightful ‘Post Pop Depression’.
So who stole the most headlines this year? Who did the press gush over? As a music curation site MuzeRoom knows which blogs and publications covered which artists. And from the millions of articles published in 2016, here is a list of the 5 rocks acts that were written about the most.
Green Day were all over the web throughout 2016, most notably with the release of their 12th studio album ‘Revolution Radio’. They stunned the crowd at the American Music Awards by getting political and starting an anti Trump chant. And Billie Joe Armstrong starred as an aging punk rocker (aka himself?!) in the rather forgettable feature film “Ordinary World”.
It wasn’t a great start to the year for AC/DC, with singer Brian Johnson ordered by doctors in March to stop touring or face permanent hearing loss. But in a move that shocked the rock world, he was replaced by Guns ‘n Roses front man Axl Rose for the band’s ‘Rock Or Bust’ world tour. It went down well with fans, and the tour secured the band #7 on the Forbes highest paid musicians list for 2016 with $67.5 million in earnings.
It was a strong year for the Deftones as they released their 8th studio album “Gore”, the band’s highest charting release since 2003. Chino Moreno formed yet another new group called Saudade with members of Bad Brains and Cro-Mags. Fans celebrated 10 years since the release of “Saturday Night Wrist”, but Chino publicly slated the album, calling it ‘fragmented’. And in what seems to be a trend these days, the band announced the release of their own beer called “Phantom Bride IPA”. Cheers!
It’s been 2 years since Slipknot’s last record “.5: The Gray Chapter”, but despite no new record to promote, there was still a lot to write about. Corey Taylor got all anti-trump, threw several fans out of shows, and got in a spat with Deicide’s Glen Benton. And finally, it could be a long wait for the next Slipknot record, as we learned the band are unlikely to enter the studio for another 2 years.
Without doubt though, 2016 has to be the year of Metallica. The band returned to deliver their first new music in 10 years, the blistering new album ‘Hardwired… to Self-Destruct’. Not content with just an album, the band decided to release music videos for each of their 12 new songs. They were nominated for another grammy, with ‘Hardwired’ up for best rock song. And who could forget them joining Jimmy Fallon and The Roots to play Enter Sandman on kids instruments?!
So there you have it — the 5 most written about rock acts of 2016. What were your highlights? Let us know in the comments section!
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