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Arch Enemy have “amicably” parted ways with longtime – 9 years – guitarist Jeff Loomis (pictured above). “We respect that he’s in a place and time in life where he needs to step out of Arch Enemy and we all wish him nothing but the best moving forward,” wrote band founder and chief songwriter Michael Amott in a 12/30 post. Amott…
5/2 Dee Snider’s planned performance during the San Francisco Gay Pride Parade in late June is canceled by San Francisco Pride after the Twisted Sister frontman tweets his support for KISS frontman Paul Stanley’s controversial (4/30) statement criticizing gender-affirming healthcare for children. “We were heartbroken and angry,” writes San Francisco Pride in a statement. 5/3 Ghost takes the…
4/1 Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg debuts a new mask. Weinberg worked with Japanese artist Solid Blackline to create a new mask specially for Knotfest Japan shows. 4/2 The CMT (Country Music Television) Music Awards pay tribute to Southern Rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd and the band’s late guitarist Gary Rossington with a multi-genre salute that includes Slash (Guns N’ Roses),…
12/2 KISS close out their “End of the Road” farewell tour with the second of two shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. At the end of the concert, KISS introduces avatars “a combination of LED screen projection and lasers, as way the KISS brand will continue. “The band will never stop,” says frontman Paul…
Ivan Moody leaves Vegas, starts a business and gets a key. 3/4 “Welcome To The Circus” is #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart. The track is from Five Finger Death Punch’s ninth studio album “AfterLife.” 3/8 Vocalist Ivan Moody marks his fifth year of sobriety. He nearly died due to an alcohol-related seizure and went…
A comeback album, a #1 song and a dust-up with PETA. 7/25 Staind is #1 on Billboard’s Active Rock survey with “Lowest In Me.” The single, the band’s first since ’11, is from their eighth studio album, “Confessions Of The Fallen.” 8/5 “Lowest In Me” is #1 on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. It’s the band’s fifth single to…
6/1 Linkin Park’s video for “Numb” is the band’s first t reach two billion views on YouTube. The “Meteora” track was released in ’03 and uploaded to YouTube in ’07. 6/1 Also, No Doubt joins YouTube’s Billion Views Club with “Don’t Speak” their first to cross the threshold. The track is from the ‘95 album…
Here’s a review of what happened…. 7/1 Queens Of The Stone Age (pictured above) sit at #1 on Billboard’s Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Rock and Top Alternative charts with “In Times New Roman…” 7/5 Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensk tells CNN that listening to AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses and Eric Clapton helps him get through Ukraine’s war with Russia. “AC/DC, I…
Tour success despite setbacks proves the band is “Unstoppable.” 5/8 Disturbed’s David Draiman dumps Tinder, the dating app, less than a week after he announced he was using the service to find “the right woman” following his divorce. He deletes his account, calling it “an absolute shitshow” where “scammers, grifters, fakes and phonies abound.” …
They have a #1 album, get trash, then nominated. 7/1 Queens Of The Stone Age (QOTSA) are #1 on Billboard’s Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Rock and Top Alternative charts with “In Times New Roman…” 8/24 QOTSA announce – via social media – the cancellation of their appearance at upcoming The Town Festival in São Paulo,…