This Week in Rock

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…

Disturbed has announced “The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour” to celebrate the band’s influential debut album. Disturbed will play the multi-platinum “The Sickness” in full, followed by a collection of hits. The trek will have special guests – either Three Days Grace, featuring the return of original singer Adam Gontier, on the first half of the tour or Daughtry performing…

Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale will host “Rockstar Kitchen Chronicles,” an unscripted series premiering on VIZIO’s free streaming service WatchFree+ in early 2025. The series is a blend of music, conversation, and culinary exploration with celebrity guests including tennis legend Serena Williams, actress Selma Blair, author and actress Brooke Shields, singer Sir Tom Jones. and actor and comedian Jack McBrayer. They will come…

“Don’t Leave Me In The Dark,” a duet with Ricky Warwick (Thin Lizzy/Black Star Riders) and Lita Ford (The Runaways/solo); has arrived. The track is on Warwick’s upcoming solo album, “Blood Ties,” due March 14th. “This was the first song written for the album and details the intricacies of love and the battles we fight to stay…

Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst has filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group, claiming he is owed millions in unpaid royalties. The suit filed in California federal court accuses the record label of implementing a policy that was “deliberately designed” to conceal royalties from artists and “keep those profits for itself.” Durst claims that he’s never received any royalties from Universal throughout…

Steel Panther’s debut album, “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. “Just in time for the 15th Anniversary, ‘Feel The Steel’ goes GOLD in the U.K.!! Thank you to all the U.K. fans for the incredible support,” posted the band. “Feel The Steel”…

Creed frontman Scott Stapp will perform at the Grand Ole Opry on October 23rd. He will give the first live performance of “If These Walls Could Talk,” featuring Dorothy Martin, frontwoman of Dorothy. The song is on Stapp’s fourth solo album, “Higher Power.” “I am humbled by this invitation and grateful for the Opry’s tradition of including outliers like me,”…

“Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven And Hell,” a memoir by Deryck Whibley, lead singer of Sum 41,” has arrived. The book covers his work with the band plus his trials and tribulations. “A decade ago, Whibley collapsed and was rushed to the hospital where doctors revealed his liver and kidneys had failed. He was placed…

Oasis sold half a million tickets in just an hour last Friday (10.4) for their North American tour. ‘Oasis Live ’25’ reunion tour tickets with shows in Toronto, Chicago, New Jersey, Los Angeles and Mexico City were rapidly snapped up. The band has already sold out 19 stadium shows across the U.K. and Ireland schedule…

Guitarist Daniele Salomone has confirmed that he has joined Lacuna Coil replacing the band’s longtime guitarist Diego Cavallotti, who joined the band in ’16 and exited last June. Salomone made his live debut with Lacuna Coil on August 4th at the Rockstadt Extreme Fest in Romania. Lacuna Coil will release their tenth studio effort, “Sleepless Empire” on February 14th. “‘Sleepless Empire’ captures, through our eyes, the chaos…