August 20th, 2021: Monument Unveiled

Saving Abel appears to be embroiled in a dispute between founding members, singer Jared Weeks and rhythm guitarist Jason Null, who issued a statement via the band’s Facebook that their time with Weeks had come to an end. The band’s post reads: “Our reunion with Jared has ended and he is no longer with the…

Deryck Whibley (Sum 41): Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven And Hell Release Date: 10/8 The memoir covers Whibley’s work with the band plus his trials and tribulations. A decade ago, Whibley (pictured above) collapsed and was rushed to the hospital where doctors revealed his liver and kidneys had failed. He was placed in a…

Grammy Notes: During a pre-ceremony event Green Day performed “American Idiot.”  Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, as he has done in the past, changed the lyrics from “don’t want a redneck agenda” to “don’t want a MAGA agenda.” Longtime couple, Kelly Osbourne and Slipknot’s Sid Wilson walked the red carpet. Jelly Roll appeared in an Uber…

Arch Enemy have “amicably” parted ways with longtime – 9 years – guitarist Jeff Loomis (pictured above). “We respect that he’s in a place and time in life where he needs to step out of Arch Enemy and we all wish him nothing but the best moving forward,” wrote band founder and chief songwriter Michael Amott in a 12/30 post. Amott…

The Warning, the sister-trio from Monterrey, Mexico, have released its fourth full-length album, “Keep Me Fed” with the track “Burnout.” “Throughout the whole process, the work was consuming us. By impacting everything we did, the album kept us fed both creatively and personally,” shared drummer Paulina “Pau” Villarreal. Another featured song is “Hell You Call A…

“I Stand Alone: The Sully Erna Story,” a film based on Godsmack frontman Sully Erna’s life story, is available via Apple TV+ and Amazon Prime Video. Based on Erna’s ’07 memoir ‘The Paths We Choose‘, the documentary was written and produced by Erna, with additional writing and production by Noah Berlow and Troy Smith, who also directed. “I am releasing a documentary on my life story, from zero…