Rock Music News: October

10/1 Hatebreed Answers Former Bassist’s Suit

Hatebreed respond to the lawsuit filed on September 25th by former bassist Chris Beattie with a motion filed by their legal team who ask the court to dismiss four of the six claims that Beattie made in his lawsuit. The two remaining claims concern the band’s merchandising sales.

10/2 Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home” Airs On The BBC

The one-hour film about the “last chapter” of Ozzy Osbourne’s life, was pulled from the BBC’s schedule last August out of respect for his family’s wishes, debuts on BBC One and iPlayer.

“Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home” is “the moving and inspirational account of the last chapter of Ozzy’s life, told through unique and intimate access to the whole Osbourne family.

Living Colour

10/2 Living Colour On Kimmel

Living Colour is the musical guest on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The band plays “Cult Of Personality,“ a pointed, politically charged track which served as their breakthrough song in the late ’90s.

Living Colour singer Corey Glover once said, “I think if it weren’t for that song, I’d be working for UPS.

10/3 Trivium Part Ways With Drummer Alex Bent

“I am beyond grateful for the incredible past nine years with Trivium — filled with unforgettable moments, music, and friendships that I’ll always carry with me,” Bent writes in a statement. “I’m so proud of every record and tour we created together, and I know Trivium will continue to dominate the world.” Trivium recruits Greyson Nekrutman to temporarily play drums. 

10/4 Papa Roach Score 12th Mainstream Rock #1

“Braindead” has guest vocals by H20 vocalist Toby Morse.

“We wanted to create something that felt urgent, honest, and in your face — and bringing Toby in took it to the next level,” explained Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix.

10/4 “My Only Angel” Tops Hot Hard Rock Songs

The song features Yungblud along with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry.

“My Only Angel” score a combination of 2 million official streams plus 1.4 million radio audience impressions and is on the collaborative EP, “One More Time,” due November 21st.

10/6 Ozzy Osbourne Doc Released

The documentary “Ozzy: No Escape From Now” premieres on Paramount+. The film explores the aftermath of Ozzy’s life-changing fall in ’19.

“No Escape From Now” also showcases the comfort Ozzy found in making music — particularly for what would be his final studio album “Patient Number 9” — and his determination to say goodbye to his fans.

10/7 Ozzy’s “Last Rites” Memoir Published

An excerpt from the book reads: “People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything? I’m like, f*** no. If I’d been clean and sober, I wouldn’t be Ozzy. If I’d done normal, sensible things, I wouldn’t be Ozzy.”

In the book, written in Ozzy Osbourne’s own words and completed just prior to his death earlier this year, he calls his last show (“Back To The Beginning” Ozzy/Black Sabbath farewell concert) “the best medicine I’ve had since all my medical shit started back in 2019.”

“There was so much love in that stadium, coming at me in waves… It was the best drug I ever took.”

Rumors Of My Demise

10/7 Evan Dando Memoir Out

“Rumors Of My Demise,” by Evan Dando, front man of The Lemonheads and “poster boy—and prettiest boy—of Gen X” tells the story of his band’s tumultuous history and what it was like to be famous in the pre-internet days. Following the death of Nirvana’s Jurt Cobian, Dando, for a number of reasons, was tagged to be the next to go. Obviously, that didn’t happen.

The Lemonheads formed in Boston in 1986 with Dando as the band’s only constant member.

The Lemonheads’ popularity with a mass audience came in 1992 with the major label album “It’s A Shame About Ray.” It was followed by a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson,” which eventually became one of the band’s most successful singles.

Bruce Dickinson

10/7 Dickinson Sings National Anthem

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson sings the U.S. national anthem when the Los Angeles Kings host the Colorado Avalanche at Crypto.com Arena in L.A. as part of the NHL’s (National Hockey League) first day of regular-season play.

“I’m gonna be banging the drum for the L.A. Kings home opener,” says the singer.

Gene Simmons

10/7 KISS Bassist In Accident

Gene Simmons is “recovering at home” after he allegedly passes out (or faints) behind the wheel of his car on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, CA.

A spokesperson for the Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station says that the accident happened just before 1 p.m. and “involved a vehicle that struck a parked vehicle.” The driver (Simmons) was transported to the hospital by L.A. County Fire for further treatment.”

Simmons reportedly suffers from atrial fibrillation.

10/9 Def Leppard On The Walk Of Fame

Def Leppard are honored with the 2,825th star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.  

“Honored to share that we will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame,” states the band.

10/9 Gojira Receive National Award

Gojira are among the winners at Les Foudres, the first ceremony dedicated to French Metal, which was held at the Bataclan in Paris.

The band walks away with the Live Performance Of The Year honor for their performance the previous summer at the Carcassonne festival.

10/9 My Dying Bride Part Ways With Singer

Doom metal pioneers My Dying Bride officially part ways with vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe. The news comes less than a year after the band recruited singer Mikko Kotamäki for its live appearances in 2025.

Last summer, guitarist Andrew Craighan stated, “Aaron has distanced himself from the band.”

Brad Dailor, Troy Sanders & Calina Walker

10/10 Mastodon’s Drummer/Vocalist Gets Hitched

Friends and family are in attendance as Mastodon’s Brad Dailor marries Calina Walker in Georgia.

The couple tie the knot during a ceremony at Sceptre Brewing Arts in Decatur during a “private event.”

Presiding over the ceremony was Dailor’s Mastodon bandmate Troy Sanders. Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher, Deftones Chino Moreno and Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe are in attendance. 

Dailor was previously married to Susanne Gibboney.

Shinedown

10/10 Shinedown Play The Grand Ole Opry

Shinedown make its debut at Nashville’s famed Country music venue. They are introduced by Grand Ole Opry member Carrie Underwood. “I saw these guys back in concert in 2004 when I was a wee college student and basically, they have not been able to get rid of me ever since,” enthuses Underwood.

Shinedown introduce a new song, “Searchlight.”

John Lodge

10/10 Moody Blues’ John Lodge Dies

It’s announced that John Lodge, bassist, songwriter and vocalist for The Moody Blues, and inductee of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, dies at the age of 82.

The Moody Blues, who formed in 1964 have sold more than 70 million records worldwide.

10/11 Former Lostprophets Singer Killed In Prison

48-year-old Ian Watkins was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offenses at British maximum-security prison when he had his throat slashed after inmates were unlocked from their cells.

Watkins’s attackers reportedly slashed the singer’s jugular, causing him to die from blood loss. Two men are arrested on suspicion of murder.

Gene Simmons, Carla Harvey and Charlie Benante

10/12 Pantera Drummer Marries

Anthrax/Pantera drummer Charlie Benante and his longtime girlfriend, former Butcher Babies vocalist Carla Harvey, tie the knot at The Secret Garden in Las Vegas.

KISS bassist and co-lead singer Gene Simmons officiates the ceremony, which is attended by more than 200 guests.

Billie Joe Armstrong

Dua Lipa

The performance occurred toward the end of Dua Lipa’s show at the Chase Center.

Every night on her Radical Optimism Tour, Lipa performed a cover of a local artist’s song – but this night was extra special as the frontman of her chosen band was there to perform it with her.

“I immediately thought about San Francisco, and I thought about all of the incredible music that has come out of here. I thought about one band in particular that would be perfect tonight.”

The 3x Grammy winning singer is on her global Radical Optimism Tour.

10/13 Santana Shoots Down Fake Posts

Following viral Facebook posts claiming that Carlos Santana slammed the NFL’s choice of having Bad Bunny headline next year’s Super Bowl, the legendary guitarist put out a statement.

Michael Sweet & Lisa

10/15 Stryper Frontman Announces New Foundation

Michael Sweet and his wife Lisa Champagne announce the launch of the Faith In Music Foundation, a non-profit “dedicated to empowering musicians and fostering the next generation of music industry professionals.”

Champagne possesses a strong background in nonprofit leadership and business operations.

Led Zeppelin

10/15 Led Zeppelin Nominated

“Becoming Led Zeppelin” is nominated for “Best Music Documentary” by the 2025 Critics Choice Documentary Awards.

Domestically, the film’s $2.6 million start represented the largest opening weekend for an IMAX-exclusive music documentary. Award winners will be announced November 9th.

Slipknot

10/15 Slipknot Sues Cyber-Squatter 

Slipknot files a federal lawsuit alleging that an anonymous web operator has held the domain slipknot.com since 2001 to host pay-for-click advertising that directs users to counterfeit merchandise (clothing, signature masks, etc.) emblazoned with Slipknot’s trademarks.

Metallica

10/15 Metallica Plays Salesforce Event

Metallica plays a 12-song set at San Francisco’s Chase Center as part of Salesforce’s annual Dreamfest fundraising event for UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.

“We’re here to have some fun, so join us,” Metallica’s frontman James Hetfield says following opening track, “Creeping Death.“

“Whether you came from far away or down the street, we’re happy you’re here,” Hetfield adds.

Ace Frehley

“I believe I’m going to be remembered as a straight shooter and a guy who stayed true to his craft and was respected by his peers,” Frehley said recently. “I brought happiness to a lot of people. I was always the funny guy in KISS. That’s how I would like to be remembered.”

10/16 Ace Frehley Dies

Founding KISS member Ace Frehley dies after being injured in a fall in September. He was 74.

Zgod, a major KISS fan, with Frehley

10/18 “Specter” Takes Bad Omens To The Top

It took a mere eight weeks for Bad Omens’ “Specter” to reach the top of the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. 

Bad Omens first reached Mainstream Rock’s Top 10 in ’22 when “Like A Villain” peaked at #10.

Bruce Springsteen

10/18 Bruce Springsteen Gets Legacy Award

Bruce Springsteen receives the Legacy Award at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 5th Annual Gala in L.A.

He performs acoustic versions of the Oscar winning “Streets Of Philadelphia” plus “Atlantic City” and “Land Of Hope and Dreams.”

Dave Grohl

10/18 Dave Grohl Is Honored

Foo Fighters frontman is honored for his community volunteer work at a Hope The Mission gala event at BMO stadium in L.A.

Grohl has donated his time and BBQ skills multiple times for Hope The Mission..

“There’s something about the simple human interaction of handing someone a plate of food that needs food,” says Grohl. “When you ask them if they’d like beef or pork, and they say, ‘Both, please.’ And you give them both, and they say, ‘God bless you,’ they mean it.”

Jon Bon Jovi

10/18 Bon Jovi Attends ‘No Kings’ Rally

Jon Bon Jovi takes part in a ‘No Kings’ protest, joining demonstrators in New Jersey opposing President Donald Trump’s administration.

Bon Jovi holds a sign reading, “No Kings. No Tyrants. No Sycophants. No Trump.”

The protest is led by No Kings, a coalition of progressive groups around the country.

Sam Rivers

10/18 Limp Bizkit Bassist Founding Member Passes Away

Sam Rivers dies at the age of 48. “Sam Rivers wasn’t just our bass player — he was pure magic,” the band writes in a statement. “The pulse beneath every song, the calm in the chaos, the soul in the sound.

Rivers founded Limp Bizkit with Fred Durst and John Otto in 1994. He left the band in 2015 due to liver ailments resulting from alcohol abuse.

10/19 Slipknot Drummer Plays U.K. Show

Former Sepultura and current Slipknot drummer Eloy Casagrande appears on the main stage at The U.K. Drum Show in Liverpool.

The U.K. Drum Show is a two-day event, dedicated wholly to the art of drumming and percussion.

Judas Priest Donation Ceremony

10/19 Judas Priest Delivers

The members of Judas Priest donate $100,000 to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) before their show at the Kia Forum in L.A.

The band’s contribution is to help the people who suffered damage due to the recent wildfires across Los Angeles County and surrounding areas.

Axl Rose

10/19 GN’R’s Axl Rose Goes Off

Guns N’ Roses’ gig in Buenos Aires got off to a rocky start when Rose visibly loses his temper during the band’s opening number, “Welcome to The Jungle”. Rose marches up to the drum riser mid-song and kicks drummer Isaac Carpenter’s bass drum — not once, but twice. Moments later, he launches his microphone into the kit and storms off.

The tantrum, sparked by tech issues that were fixed by the third song, is a rare return to the kind of volatile behavior that once defined Guns N’ Roses’ live shows.

Sacred Reich

10/20 Sacred Reich Part Ways With Drummer

Sacred Reich part ways with longtime drummer Dave McClain.

“Dave McClain is no longer a member of Sacred Reich,” reads a band statement. “Our friend Eduardo Baldo will be playing the Hatebreed shows with us in November in Europe. We thank him for jumping in on such short notice.”

Tony Iommi

10/22 Black Sabbath Ballet Returns

The opening night of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s “Black Sabbath – The Ballet” at Sadler’s Wells in London features guitarist Tony Iommi making a surprise appearance, playing the guitar solo to the production’s closing song, “Paranoid.”

Ace Frehley

10/22 Ace Frehley Laid To Rest

Following a private memorial service the previous day for original KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley in Yonkers, New York – attended by fellow original KISS members Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss – Frehley is laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx.

Frehley died on October16th (see above) at the age of 74. He was hospitalized in late September after falling in his studio resulting in the cancellation of his remaining tour dates.

10/23 Judas Priest Gets The Key

Judas Priest are presented with keys to the city by Albuquerque’s mayor Tim Keller prior to their concert at Isleta Amphitheater.

Born and raised in Albuquerque, Keller is well-known as a fan of Heavy Metal music.  “Thank you to the mayor, his team, and all the Metal Maniacs of Albuquerque,” says the band,

10/24 Trivium Recruits New Drummer

Trivium announces that Alex Rüdinger (formerly of Whitechapel) will sit behind the kit for the band’s fall 2025 North American tour.

“We asked Alex to join Trivium nine years ago, but the timing didn’t align,” reports the band.

10/24 Above Ground 4 Concert

Billy Idol, Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails), Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme), and Steve Stevens — plus special guests Cypress Hill — perform at the “Above Ground 4” mental health and suicide prevention benefit concert at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood.

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10/24 “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” Is In Theaters

Starring Jeremy Allen White (pictured), the film is a biographical musical drama that chronicles the conception of Springsteen’s 1982 “Nebraska” album.

The film was produced and directed by Scott Cooper, who also wrote the screenplay.

Slayer’s Kerry King

10/24 Slayer Celebrates

Slayer celebrates the 40th anniversary of their third album, “Reign In Blood,” at the inaugural Sick New World Texas at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. 

“Reign In Blood” was released on October 7th, 1986.

Rob Zombie

10/25 Zombie Art Show

“What Lurks On Channel X?, the first-ever gallery showing of Rob Zombie’s artwork is at the Morrison Gallery in Kent, CT.

The artwork was inspired by Zombie’s childhood of nonstop TV viewing. “I watched at least eight hours of television every single day,” he remembers. “Everything in my head I learned straight from the boob tube.”

“His works are vibrant, crazy and extraordinary — a jarring cultural mash-up,” states gallery owner William Morrison.

10/28 Kirk Hammett’s Raven Guitar Announced

The Metallica guitarist, working with the master luthiers at Gibson Custom, unveil the limited-edition Kirk Hammett Raven.

The guitar, based on the design of the legendary Gibson Hummingbird. delivers the timeless acoustic tone.

 “I’ve been playing Gibson, really, since the late ’70s when I bought my very first black Flying V, in 1979,” noted Hammett.

Sammy Hagar

10/29 Sammy Hagar and Rival Son’s Jay Buchanan Play Charity Event

The pair took the stage at the Stage Red Fontana Youth Music Foundation’s inaugural gala in Fontana, CA.

Stage Red is committed to empowering the next generation through music by funding instruments, resources, and educational opportunities for students.

Also, the Grammy Museum Grants Program reveals it will send two local Fontana students to Grammy Camp, offering them an opportunity to explore their musical passions.

Win Butler and Regine Chassagne

10/30 Arcade Fire’s Win & Regine Separate

“After a long and loving marriage, Win & Régine have decided to separate,” reads a joint statement by Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and Regine Chassagne.

In ’22, Butler admitted to having extramarital relationships but he denied that any of those relations were nonconsensual. At the time, Chassagne publicly stood beside Butler.

The Doors

10/30 The Doors 60th Anniversary

“A 60th Anniversary Doors Celebration” is held at the Greek Theater in L.A. This one-night-only event features special guests (Billy Idol, guitarist Steve Stevens and Perry Farrell, among others) joining The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger to perform songs from the band’s catalog.

Over the course of their career (1966- 1973), the Doors released six studio albums with singer Jim Morrison and sold over 100 million albums.