This Week in Rock

Rush‘s Geddy Lee, a longtime and passionate baseball fan, will auction items from his “supremely mammoth collection of baseball memorabilia” beginning December 6th through Christie’s. Lee’s collection includes baseballs signed by U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy, Harry Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson. He’s also selling a Hank Aaron’s 500th home run Braves…

Longtime GWAR guitarist Brent Purgason (Pustulus Maximus) has announced his departure from the band. Purgason (pictured) released the following statement: “11 years ago I had the privilege of joining the greatest shock Rock and Roll band in the world. Today, I announce my departure from it.” Purgason joined GWAR in ’12 as the replacement for Cory Smoot, a.k.a. Flattus Maximus, who died in…

“Welcome To The Darkness,” a feature-length documentary about The Darkness, will be in theaters on November 9th for one night only, plus encores. (The film will also be available for digital download and on Blu-ray December 4th.)   In ’03, The Darkness scored with the single “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” and their multi-platinum debut album “Permission…

Slipknot has parted ways with longtime drummer Jay Weinberg, who replaced Joey Jordison a decade ago. The band thanked Weinberg for his ten years of dedication and passion before providing an explanation for the move. “No one can ever replace Joey Jordison’s original sound, style or energy, but Jay honored Joey’s parts and contributed to the last three albums and we,…

Rage Against The Machine (pictured above), Sheryl Crow, Kate Bush, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson and The Spinners were officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the “performer” category during an 11/3/23 ceremony at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Rage Against The Machine: Known for melding Heavy Metal and Rap with Punk…

Five Finger Death Punch is donating a portion of its upcoming tour ticket revenue to support Covenant House’s programs to house, feed, educate, provide job assistance, mental health services and healthcare to homeless youth across the Americas. The band is supporting Covenant House’s Youth Homelessness Awareness Month campaign by posting important facts and links to resources about…

“Too Far Gone?” is on top of Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock chart (dated November 4th). It’s the third #1 from “72 Seasons,” Metallica’s 11th studio album. The title track and “Lux Æterna,” on top for 11 weeks beginning last December, were the first two. “Too Far Gone?” is Metallica’s 13th Mainstream Rock #1. They’re tied with Van Halen…

Blink 182‘s “One More Time,” the first album with the complete trio of Travis Barker (drums), Mark Hoppus (bass/vocals) and Tom DeLonge (guitar/vocals) since ’11, is #1 on the Billboard 200. “One More Time” debuted with 125,000 equivalent album units moved in the week ending October 26th. It’s Blink-182‘s third #1 album of their career, following “Take Off Your Pants…

The Rolling Stones “Hackney Diamonds.” has debuted at #3 in the U.S. with opening week sales of 101,000 equivalent album units earned. The lead single was “Angry.“ “Hackney Diamonds,” the Rolling Stones first album of original material since ‘05 (“A Bigger Bang”), is also the first since the death of drummer extraordinaire Charlie Watts, in ’21. Watts is showcased…

Beartooth‘s fifth album, “The Surface,” is #1 on Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums chart (dated October 28th). “This album is the story of my beginnings in the new world I’ve created for myself,” explained singer Caleb Shomo. “At the end of the day, life is short for all of us. We can’t escape the end, so…