February 1st – February 7th: Turnstile, Jack White, Green Day & Brad Arnold

2/1 Turnstile Pick Up A Pair Of Grammys

Turnstile take home Grammys for Best Metal Performance (“Birds”) and Best Rock Album (“Never Enough”) during the ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

2/1 Ozzy Osbourne Tribute At The Grammys

Post Malone, along with Guns N’ Roses members Slash and Duff McKagan, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer Chad Smith, and producer Andrew Watt perform a special tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne at the Grammy Awards. They play a version of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs.” Ozzy’s widow Sharon and two of his kids, Kelly and Jack, are in the audience.

Megadeth

2/2 Megadeth Is #1… In Australia

Megadeth earns its first #1 album in Australia with the band’s final self-titled effort.

“Megadeth” debuts at #1 on the ARIA chart beating out Olivia Dean’s “The Art Of Loving.”

KISS

2/2 KISS Top A Billion

KISS announce on social media that “I Was Made For Lovin’ You” music video has surpassed a billion views on YouTube.

“The numbers speak for themselves. This one still dominates,” writes the band on social media.

Guns N’ Roses

2/2 Sweet Child O’ Mine” In Trailer

Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” serves as the ending theme song in the promotional trailer for the latest Gundam series film, “Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery Of Nymph Circe.” “Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway” premiered in theaters in Japan in 2021 and drew attention for its subtle dialogue and psychological portrayal of the characters.

Alkaline Trio

2/2 Atom Willard Leaves Alkaline Trio

Atom Willard announces his departure from Alkaline Trio less than three years after the drummer joined the band on a full-time basis.

“With everything going on, going wrong in the world right now, this may seem insignificant but it’s not for me,” Willard says.

Chuck Negron

2/2 Three Dog Night Vocalist Dies

Chuck Negron, Three Dog Night vocalist, passes away at his home in Studio City, CA at age 83.

Negron co-founded Three Dog Night with Danny Hutton and Cory Wells released 21 consecutive Top 40 hits between 1969 and 1975.

At the height of the band’s career, Negron’ struggled with drug abuse and heroin addiction.

The group disbanded in 1976 and reunited in 1982 before breaking up again in 1985 following Negron’s relapse.

After 37 stints in rehab and 13 years, Negron was able to get clean in 1991.

Brian Burkheiser 

2/5 Ex-I Prevail Vocalist Is Free

Ex-I Prevail vocalist Brian Burkheiser releases a statement via social media: “I’m grateful to share that I am officially a free, independent artist.” Last year, he claimed that “an unresolved dispute” with his former band had prevented him from releasing his new solo music.

Twisted Sister

2/5 Dee Snider Resigns From Twisted Sister

Twisted Sister cancels all of the band’s 50th anniversary reunion shows following the announcement of Dee Snider’s retirement amid the frontman’s worsening health (degenerative arthritis and heart issues).

“A lifetime of legendarily aggressive performing has taken its toll on Dee Snider’s body and soul,” reads a separate band statement on the Twisted Sister website. “Snider “can no longer push the boundaries of Rock ‘n’ Roll fury like he has done for decades.”

Twisted Sister is best known for their 1984 song “We’re Not Gonna Take It.” The song, which appeared on their album “Stay Hungry,” made the band a household name.

2/5 Television Bassist Dies

Fred Smith dies at the age of 77.

He got his start as the bassist for Angel and the Snake, which would later become Blondie. He left Blondie in 1975 to join Television, replacing Richard Hell and stayed with the band until their split in 1978.

2/6 Shinedown Ditch “Rock The Country”

After Shinedown drummer Barry Kerch calls Rapper Ludacris a “coward” for bailing on the Kid Rock headlined “Rock The Country” festival Shinedown decides to do the same.

Shinedown issue a statement on social media: “We feel that we have been given a platform to bring all people together through the power of music and song.”

“Our band’s purpose is to unite, not divide. We know this decision will create differences of opinion. But we do not want to participate in something we believe will create further division.”

This summer’s The Rock The Country festival will feature a rotating lineup of Rock and Country artists.

Jack White

2/6 Jack White Blasts “Racist” Trump

After the White House posts a video depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife and former first lady Michelle, as apes draws widespread bipartisan backlash, former White Stripes frontman Jack White addresses the video at length in an Instagram post:

“This post would basically get anyone, at any job fired immediately… except for arguably the most important position in the world. That’s right, trump (sic) is a racist, a r*pist, a felon, a grifter and a full on dementia sufferer, and yet he has the power to send in gestapo ICE soldiers to kill our citizens.”

The White House subsequently takes down the Obama post.

Green Day

Counting Crows

2/6 Green Day/Counting Crows Play Pre-Super Bowl Bash

Two bands with Bay Area roots — Green Day and Counting Crowes — team up for a special Super Bowl related concert on San Francisco’s Pier 29 on the Embarcadero.

The invite only event marks the third year FanDuel and Spotify have teamed up for a bash celebrating music, community, and the spirit of the Bay Area two days prior to Super Bowl LX.

Hailing from the East Bay, Green Day has been loyal to their hometown, performing in the Bay Area frequently in recent years. To date, they have issued fourteen studio albums.

Counting Crows are from Berkeley, CA and formed in 1991. The band has released eight studio albums.

Green Day

During their set Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong (pictured middle) warns ICE agents that when their duties are over, President Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller and Vice President J.D. are going to drop them “like a bad f***ing habit.” He also criticizes the government’s handling of the Epstein files.

Mammoth

2/7 Mammoth Returns To #1

Mammoth (led by Wolfgang Van Halen) returns to the top spot on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with “The Spell.”

Mammoth have now sent four songs (“Distance,” “Don’t Back Down,” “The End” and “The Spell”) to #1 on Mainstream Rock.

2/7 Brad Arnold Passes Away

The founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down dies following “his courageous battle with cancer,” the band posted on social media. He was 47.

“His music reverberated far beyond the stage, creating moments of connection, joy, faith, and shared experiences that will live on long after the stages he performed on,” writes the band.

Last year, Arnold announced that he was diagnosed with Stage 4 clear cell renal cell carcinoma, a common type of kidney cancer.

The band’s biggest hit was the 2000 song “Kryptonite,” while the band’s first studio album, “The Better Life,” went platinum six times over.