Ex-Manson Assistant’s Lawsuit To Proceed

Ex-Manson Assistant’s Lawsuit To Proceed

Ashley Walters, a former Marilyn Mason assistant, has won an appeal in court to proceed with her lawsuit against the performer.   In May ’21, Walters sued Manson for sex discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault, interference with the exercise of civil rights, sexual battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The case was dismissed the following…

Kid Rock Says It’s Okay To Drink Bud Light Again

Kid Rock Says It’s Okay To Drink Bud Light Again

Kid Rock says that he is no longer boycotting Anheuser-Busch over the company’s Bud Light teaming up with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney to promote the brand. Rock made headlines in April for using an assault rifle to destroy multiple cases of Bud Light in response to Mulvaney’s social media posts. “They (Anheuser-Busch) deserved a black eye and they got one,” Rock stated in an…

Lacuna Coil “Ignite The Fire” With New Years Day

Lacuna Coil “Ignite The Fire” With New Years Day

Next May, Lacuna Coil will embark on their “Ignite The Fire” U.S. tour. See below for dates and venues. The Goth Metal band has been touring in support of last year’s “Comalies XX,” a “deconstructed and transported” version of original songs from their ’02 release, “Comalies.” New Years Day will perform at all shows except the ones in…

Within Temptation
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Within Temptation

“We consider ourselves more an atmospheric melodic symphonic Metal/Rock band,” stated Within Temptation frontwoman Sharon den Adel.  “In my opinion, we are not a gothic band but we have gothic elements.” Within Temptation formed in South Holland, Netherlands. A year later, in 1997, they released their debut album “Enter,” which established the band in the…

Falling In Reverse Calls Venue’s Cut Of Merch Sales “Criminal”

Falling In Reverse Calls Venue’s Cut Of Merch Sales “Criminal”

Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke (pictured) slammed venues who take a cut of a band’s merchandise sales following a 12/8 show at the Armory in Minneapolis. Radke took to social media to state that the venue’s business practices were so upsetting that he “refused to sell . . .  merch” there. “(They) demanded I…

The Struts
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The Struts

“I was just moving around and somebody was like, ‘you strut around a lot’,” noted The Struts singer/guitarist Luke Spiller. “From then on, we knew we had a great name. We couldn’t believe it hadn’t been taken.” Spiller, who had been playing in bands since his teens, teamed up with guitarist Adam Slack.  In 2012,…

Guns N’ Rose’s “The General”

Guns N’ Roses have released “The General,” the B-side of a limited-edition seven-inch vinyl single (“Perhaps” is the A-side). Like “Perhaps”, “The General” was written during the sessions for the band’s “Chinese Democracy“ album. The song, along with others, were reworked during the pandemic. Additional reworked songs are expected to drop at some as yet undetermined date. GN’R performed “The General“ live for the first…