The Week In Rock: October 6th – October 13th

10/7 Lacuna Coil’s New Guitarist

Guitarist Daniele Salomone confirms that he has joined Lacuna Coil replacing the band’s longtime guitarist Diego Cavallotti.

Salomone made his live debut with Lacuna Coil at the Rockstadt Extreme Fest last August in Romania.

10/7 Decide Bails On Tour Ahead Of Hurricane

Decide cancels the last three shows of their North American tour so they cam go home to Florida “to protect” their “families and properties” as Hurricane Milton heads for the Gulf Coast.

10/8 Steel Panther Goes Gold

Steel Panther announce that their debut set, “Feel The Steel,” has been certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales in excess of 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom.

10/8 Fred Durst Sues Universal

Limp Bizkit frontman files a lawsuit against Universal Music Group, claiming he is owed millions in unpaid royalties.

Durst claims that he’s never received any royalties from Universal throughout his career; He and his bandmates are seeking $20 million in damages.

10/8 Gene Simmons Bombs As A Judge

He is a guest judge on Dancing With The Stars during the ‘Hair Metal Night’ episode. Instead of offering solid critiques of dance routines the KISS singer spends his time commenting on contestant’s looks. Viewers are appalled. The next day, Simmons says he “stands by every word.”

10/11 Myles Kennedy Prsents “The Art Of Letting Go

Release Date: 10/11

It’s Kennedy’s (Alter Bridge/Slash featuring Myles Kennedy) third solo album, He is backed by bassist Tim Tournier and drummer Zia Uddin.

“There were tunes I had sitting around for a few years that just didn’t have a home and didn’t fit the (previous album’s) storyline,” noted Kennedy/

10/11 The Offspring Are “Supercharged”

“Supercharged” is the band’s first album with drummer Brandon Pertzborn. He replaced Pete Parada who was fired in ’21 for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination for health reasons.

The lead single was “Make It All Right.”