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10/2 Coal Chamber Cancel Aftershock Festival Appearance Frontman Dez Fafara’s health force the band to skip the October 10th-13th festival in Sacramento. After becoming ill Fafara was to the hospital five days earlier. 10/2 System Of A Down Drummer Ends Endorsement Deal  John Dolmayan ends his endorsement deal with Tama drums. “It’s time to make a change,” posts Dolmayan….

Vixen has parted ways with singer Lorraine Lewis (pictured above), who joined the band in ’19 following the departure of founding member, Janet Gardner. In a statement via her social media Lewis noted that “the band has taken a different direction.” Vixen’s most commercially viable period was in the late-80s/early-90s with the albums “Vixen” (’88),”Rev It Up” (’90) which featured…

Distrurbed‘s David Draiman, who is of Jewish descent, has denounced Hamas’s attack on Israel, which killed over 900 Israelis and wounded over 2,400 others. “There’s no justification for the barbarity and the inhumanity that was on display over the course of the past few days against Jews in Israel, and there’s no justification for the support of…

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”).   

Queen’s legendary catalog has been acquired by Sony Music for £1 billion (approximately $1.27 billion). Sony has also acquired name and likeness rights, but Broadway rights and “other brand monetization” are not part of the deal – including revenue for live performances by founding members Brian May and Roger Taylor, who still tour with singer…

“Journey’s Greatest Hits” has spent 800 weeks on the Billboard 200. It’s the third-longest-charting title on the survey, behind Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side Of The Moon” and Bob Marley’s “Legend.” Released November 15th, ’88, “Greatest Hits” made its debut on the Billboard 200 on December 3rd. The album peaked at #10 on the chart and…