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Stone Temple Pilots

Chester Bennington Leaves Stone Temple Pilots

To put more focus on Linkin Park, Chester Bennington has stepped down as frontman for Stone Temple Pilots. Read below: Chester: The last few years have been an amazing experience. I got to create and perform with one of the greatest rock bands of our generation, that had so much influence on me growing up. With the amount of time STP deserves, in addition to being in Linkin Park, and with the needs of my family, one of them always seems to fall short. Going in to this, the four of us… Robert, Eric, Dean and myself knew what we[Read More…]

Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold Reveal New Drummer

Avenged Sevenfold have tapped former Bad Religion member Brooks Wackerman as their new drummer. He parted ways with Bad Religion last week. To be honest, Brooks’ name has always been in the mix. It was one of the names we were throwing around when Jimmy [“The Rev” Sullivan] passed away in terms of who was going to step up for Nightmare. We felt Mike [Portnoy] was the right choice and we still feel that way. Mike just destroyed on the record. He was perfect. But at the time, our tour manager brought up Brooks’ name as well. But at the[Read More…]

Falling In Reverse

Falling in Reverse Guitarist Jacky Vincent Exits Band

Falling in Reverse‘s longtime guitarist Jacky Vincent has announced his departure from the band. Read the statements, released exclusively to Alternative Press below. Falling In Reverse has announced that Jacky Vincent is leaving the band to concentrate on his solo career. Ronnie Radke said, “I remember the first time I met Jacky, I walked out of prison and he was waiting there so stoked. Hands down one of the greatest guitar players to ever live. And one of the most genuine people I’ve ever met.  I wish him nothing but the best. Love you Jacky.” Jacky Vincent said, “I can’t[Read More…]

Hundred Suns

Norma Jean, Ex-Every Time I Die Members Form New Band

Former Every Time I Die drummer Ryan Leger has teamed with Norma Jean frontman Cory Brandan and ex-Dead And Divine guitarist Chris LeMasters to form a new band, Hundred Suns. It’s definitely been important to us that the standard of music we create aligns with the emotion of the content behind it,” said Brandan. “From lyrics to sound, it all has to make sense. We don’t want to just make a song that we can lose our minds to. We want to insert a mood that wasn’t in the room previously. They’re equally important qualities.

Secrets

Secrets Part Ways With Vocalist

Secrets have parted way with screamer Aaron Melzer. Assuming the role as frontman will be Wade Walters. Read below: Hey guys, we are sad to say Aaron is no longer a part of the band. He has been an awesome member and an amazing friend, but we understand and respect his decision to be home with his family and start a new path. With that being said, we are very excited to announce his replacement, Wade Walters, who recorded our new album with us. Wade will be joining us on our tour with The Amity Affliction this fall and is[Read More…]

Five Finger Death Punch

Wife of Five Finger Death Punch’s Ivan Moody Files for Divorce, Alleges Domestic Violence

According to a report from TMZ, Five Finger Death Punch vocalist Ivan Moody was recently arrested in Las Vegas for domestic violence towards his wife, Holly Smith. In the divorce papers that followed the arrest, Smith had accused Moody of infidelity while the two were staying at a hotel in Las Vegas. Once she had eventually gone to bed, however, she was awoken by Moody embracing her in a chokehold, which he allegedly followed by punching her several times and attempting to strangle her with a blanket.

Slipknot

Slipknot Bassist Rushed To Hospital In Middle Of Connecticut Show

At Slipknot‘s show in Hartford, Connecticut, bassist Alessandro “Alex” Venturella was rushed to the hospital for undisclosed reasons. Read below: I’m gonna let you know what’s going on right now,” began frontman Corey Taylor before the band resumed their set. “I’m sorry to say that our bass player, Alex, had… something happened. I’m not sure what happened. He’s been put into an ambulance and he’s going to the hospital right now as we speak. But I want you all to make fucking noise for him. Send him some fucking love. Now, we had a choice to come back out here. We’ve had[Read More…]

H.I.M.

H.I.M. Reveal New Drummer

H.I.M. took the stage of the Qstock Festival in Finland and shared the identity of their new drummer. They have announced that Jukka “Kosmo” Kröger, previously of Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset, will fill the role of drummer, following the departure of former drummer Mika Kristian Karppinen.

Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold Part Ways With Drummer

Avenged Sevenfold have announced that they’ll be moving forward without their most recent drummer Arin Ilejay. Read below: Hello Everyone –   We are writing this to inform you all that we will be moving forward without Arin IIejay as our drummer. Arin has been nothing but a positive energy and monster drummer for us over the past 4 years. We love the guy and always will. We are and will always be grateful to him for helping us to move forward through some very dark times. Creatively though, we felt we needed to move in a different direction. While we[Read More…]

Nickelback

Nickelback Cancel Tour After Chad Kroeger Diagnosed With Vocal Cyst

Nickelback had canceled shows over the weekend as vocalist Chad Kroeger was running into some vocal issues and soon learned that the singer had an operable cyst that had developed on his voice box. The singer will undergo surgery and the remainder of the North American tour has been called off so that he may recover. Ticket refunds for the 2015 No Fixed Address North American tour will be available at the point of purchase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgVUhKOTwGI