This Week in Rock

Marilyn Manson was sentenced to 20 hours of community service and fined Monday after pleading no contest to blowing his nose on a videographer during his ‘19 concert in New Hampshire. Manson was charged with two misdemeanor counts of simple assault stemming from the encounter with the videographer during a concert in Gilford, NH. Prosecutors agreed…

“The Surface,” Beartooth’s fifth studio effort, will arrive October 13th. The set features the track “The Better Me,” a collaboration with Country Rock’s Hardy. The accompanying video has frontman Caleb Shomo and Hardy performing the track in a studio, driving and playing golf.   On social media fans liked that the song was positive and…

Guitarist/singer Ayron Jones has the #1 song on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart (dated 9/16) with the power ballad “Blood In The Water.”  The track is from “Chronicles Of The Kid.” Jones’ fourth album dropped earlier this year.

Corey Taylor’s sophomore solo album, “CMF2” containing the singles “Talk Sick,” “Beyond,” “Post Traumatic Blues” and “We Are The Rest” has dropped. The Slipknot/Stone Sour frontman recorded the album with his solo band: Christian Martucci (guitar), Zach Throne (guitar) Eliot Lorango (bass) and Dustin Robert (drums). Taylor has said “CMF2” is “the best Rock album of…

Staind has unfurled the power ballad “Here And Now,” a track from “Confessions Of The Fallen,” the band’s first studio album in 12 years.   “Confessions Of The Fallen” will drop this Friday (9/15). “Confessions Of The Fallen” Track Listing: 01. Lowest In Me02. Was Any Of It Real?03. In This Condition04. Here And Now05. Out Of Time06. Cycle Of Hurting07. The…

Måneskin’s “THE LONELIEST” took the Best Rock honor at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards (on 9/12) beating out the Foo Fighters (“The Teacher”), Linkin Park (“Lost” – original version), Red Hot Chili Peppers (“Tippa My Tongue”), Metallica (“Lux Æterna) and Muse (“You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”).   

Puddle Of Mudd have canceled September 15th/16th shows at The Machine Shop in Flint, MI. In a statement, the venue blamed frontman Wes Scantlin and forbade Puddle Of Mudd from rescheduling the show, effectively banning the act from the venue. “This is not a ‘due to circumstances beyond our control’ cancellation,” the venue added. “This…

Having beaten COVID-19, which forced an abbreviated “No Repeat Weekend” set on 9/1 and a postponement of 9/3 concert, guitarist/vocalist James Hetfield returned as Metallica made good with a rescheduled performance in Glendale. AZ on 9/9.   Hetfield thanked the fans for coming back when Metallica could “fire on all cylinders,” assuring them that “we…

Ghost‘s single “Mary On A Cross” has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA) for accumulating one million certified units. Also, a slowed down version of “Mary On A Cross“ amassed over one billion TikTok views as the song was used as the soundtrack for thousands of videos on the platform. As a result, Ghost released…

A baby grand piano that once belonged to Queen’s Freddie Mercury has sold for over £1.74 million ($2.2 million) at a Sotheby’s auction. The piano was used to complete the band’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” It was one of over 1,400 items from the late Freddie Mercury’s personal collection up for auction. The 30 collecting categories included fine and decorative arts, stage…