Journey brought a Steve Perry lookalike on stage in Japan — twice — and Arnel Pineda stepped aside. Hugo Valenti, a Long Island tribute singer Journey passed over in 1998, sang “Faithfully” in Fukuoka on August 30, then “Faithfully” and “Keep On Runnin’” in Tokyo on September 1 after Jonathan […]
Tobias Forge says if the Skeletour was the last thing Ghost ever did, he’s fine with it. In a new Kerrang cover story he calls the tour a great finale and admits he has no idea for another album. Rock Feed breaks down the Tobias Forge hiatus quotes, why there’s […]
Bret Michaels played one show. By the next morning, his doctors had canceled the rest of his year. Bret Michaels returned to the stage August 21, 2026 at The Bowl at Sugar Hill in Georgia, his first show since kidney stone surgery. Doctors and paramedics evaluated him immediately afterward, and […]
Josh Homme lit a cigarette on stage at Ford Field in Detroit after Queens of the Stone Age were warned that smoking anywhere on the property would cost the band $10,000. He did it in front of 35,000 people, seconds before the band closed with “A Song for the Dead.” […]
Jared Leto has responded publicly for the first time to claims made by 10 women in a new BBC documentary, denying the allegations in full and calling them absolutely and categorically false. The film, “Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret,” was released on BBC Three on Wednesday, July 29, 2026. Nine […]
TMZ says Sid Wilson was kicked out of Slipknot because of the way he treated his bandmates — and that Slipknot was planning to announce his departure themselves this week. The follow-up went up Monday, August 3, 2026, three days after TMZ first reported Wilson was permanently out. The sourcing […]
Kelly Osbourne posted five Instagram Stories in about thirty minutes on Monday, August 3, 2026 — starting roughly six hours after TMZ reported Slipknot fired Sid Wilson over how he treated his bandmates. She never named him in any of them. Her posts included “I’m done. I want to be […]
Sid Wilson is out of Slipknot. Permanently. He was told Friday afternoon, and nobody has said why. TMZ broke the story on Friday, July 31, 2026, citing one source close to the band with direct knowledge of the decision. As of this video, Slipknot has not released a statement, Sid […]
Avenged Sevenfold released four new songs called STATICA on July 23, 2026 with no single, no announcement and no press — 18 minutes and 7 seconds of robotic vocals, sci-fi synths and electronic dance beats produced by Joe Barresi. The backlash was immediate. The band refuses to compromise their creative […]
Exactly one year after the passing of Ozzy Osbourne, the heavy metal world is stopping to pay tribute to the Prince of Darkness. Today, the surviving members of Black Sabbath—Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward—BROKE THEIR SILENCE to share emotional messages about their fallen brother. Ozzy’s family also spoke […]
