During their January 10 show in Mexico City, Mexico, Corrosion Of Conformity were selling a new 7″ vinyl featuring a new single, titled “Gimme Some Moore,” and a cover of Fear‘s “I Love Livin In The City.” The new track will appear on the band’s upcoming album.
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Falling In Reverse’s Ronnie Radke Files Lawsuit Against Alleged Online Impersonators
According to TMZ, Falling In Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke has decided to file a lawsuit against alleged online impersonators. The complaint claims John Doe 1 was using his identity on Snapchat for “purposes of harming, intimidating, threatening and/or defrauding” and John Doe 2 was using his identity on Instagram for similar purposes. Radke took legal action as a step to subpoena Snapchat for metadata and IP addresses to prove he never sent messages from anonymous accounts. This news comes after Brittany Furlan, the wife of Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, claimed he was messaging her. Radke claims she was being catfished.
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Bob Weir (Grateful Dead) Passes Away
Bob Weir (Grateful Dead, Dead & Company, etc.) has sadly passed away at the age of 78. The guitarist, who beat cancer, died as a result of “underlying lung issues.”
His family issued the following statement:
“It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir. He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues.
For over sixty years, Bobby took to the road. A guitarist, vocalist, storyteller, and founding member of the Grateful Dead. Bobby will forever be a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music. His work did more than fill rooms with music; it was warm sunlight that filled the soul, building a community, a language, and a feeling of family that generations of fans carry with them. Every chord he played, every word he sang was an integral part of the stories he wove. There was an invitation: to feel, to question, to wander, and to belong.
Bobby’s final months reflected the same spirit that defined his life. Diagnosed in July, he began treatment only weeks before returning to his hometown stage for a three-night celebration of 60 years of music at Golden Gate Park. Those performances, emotional, soulful, and full of light, were not farewells, but gifts. Another act of resilience. An artist choosing, even then, to keep going by his own design. As we remember Bobby, it’s hard not to feel the echo of the way he lived. A man driftin’ and dreamin’, never worrying if the road would lead him home. A child of countless trees. A child of boundless seas.
There is no final curtain here, not really. Only the sense of someone setting off again. He often spoke of a three-hundred-year legacy, determined to ensure the songbook would endure long after him. May that dream live on through future generations of Dead Heads. And so we send him off the way he sent so many of us on our way: with a farewell that isn’t an ending, but a blessing. A reward for a life worth livin’.
His loving family, Natascha, Monet, and Chloe, request privacy during this difficult time and offer their gratitude for the outpouring of love, support, and remembrance. May we honor him not only in sorrow, but in how bravely we continue with open hearts, steady steps, and the music leading us home. Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.”
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AJ Channer (Ex-Fire From The Gods) Comments On His Child Endangerment & Assault Arrests
As previously reported, it was recently revealed that AJ Channer (ex-Fire From The Gods, etc.) was arrested for child endangerment in 2025 and the assault of a pregnant person in 2024. As such, the frontman has now commented on the incidents, while also accusing his former bandmates of using the story to promote their latest single.
Channer said the following:
“It is unfortunate that we live in a world where a band uses the struggles of someone they used to call a friend to promote the release of their new single. The timing of the release of this information is not a coincidence.
That said, the 2024 charges have been addressed by my wife thoroughly on social media. There is no more to add. I have been in the midst of the recovery process ever since.
The new charges were triggered by someone who has no idea of what we are going through calling authorities. Because I’m in recovery and past substance use shows up in hair analysis (and substance use endangers children) those charges were laid. That is all these charges are about.
Thanks to those who have supported my recovery. I am committed to being the best person I can for my family, friends and fans. Jah Bless”
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Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum Discusses Becoming A Multi-Millionaire After Investing In Apple
During an appearance on “The Hustle: Music & Money” podcast, Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum discussed his multi-millionaire status. The keyboardist earned his wealth after investing $12,000 into Apple during the early 1990s.
Bottum said the following:
“I talk about it in the book [‘The Royal We’]. It’s all laid out there pretty clearly. Part of the premise of who we were as kids and the buttons that we were pushing and the provocation that we were stewing in in San Francisco at the time was, like… I mean, you’ve gotta sort of, like, wrap your head around what San Francisco was at that time. It was bicycle messengers. It was punk rock kids. It was kids who wore black, kids who sort of were really pretty judgmental and stuck to their own lanes in terms of highbrow arts and highbrow punk rock ethics.
So us as kids, me and my crew, were about sort of pushing buttons and we were really about doing things that were considered outlandish or that rubbed people the wrong way. And one of those things, believe it or not, was, like, yeah, we were watching the stock market, just ’cause it was so uncool and so ridiculous and so over the top. Like, what punk rock, bicycle-messengering, dreadlocked, pot-smoking kid would follow the stock market?
But that’s the kind of provocative kids that we were, particularly this boyfriend that I had at that time, my first boyfriend… He was super smart. He was a little bit older than me and he kind of tutelaged me in that way. He showed me sort of the ropes and taught me how to read the stock market, just ’cause it was fascinating and also because I knew that it was provocative and it was like ridiculous.
We’d had no money. I had no money. I wasn’t gonna buy stocks, God knows, but we did follow the stock market just sort of in an obnoxious way and brag about it later just to kind of stir shit, if you will. So then when the time came when I made a little bit of money through Faith No More — I’d never made that much money before. I made $12,000 after touring for probably a year and a half straight.
And I was at my home in Los Angeles visiting my family for the holidays, and someone delivered that check from… Our management company, who was managing Faith No More at the time, was, like, ‘Oh, this is your compensation for what you made over the past year and a half. We have some overage, so everyone in the band is getting $12,000. And it was more money than I’d ever seen, of course. And my dad was super proud. He was, like, ‘Oh my God.’ He couldn’t believe that I was getting a check for $12,000.
And at the time I was living with that boyfriend in San Francisco. We lived in a studio apartment. I didn’t pay any rent, and I was still sort of working as a bicycle messenger and I would sort of, like… We were gonna go out on the road immediately. So I had no need for that $12,000. And the insane bipolar boyfriend convinced me to just take that $12,000 check and buy Apple stock with it.
And it was at the time when sort of Apple stock was at its absolute most base. Steve Jobs wasn’t back in the company yet. We were years and years away from the iPhone. And I just bought that stock and I just let it sit. And it’s kind of a weird thing to bring up in the book. A couple of people read it. Even my publishers read it. My boyfriend read it. The people who read it said, ‘Are you sure you wanna put that in the book?’”
He went on to discuss why he put it in the book:
“I’m not bragging about it. Honestly, it was like winning the lottery. It was just the craziest thing. Like, who would ever do that, for one? And it was just sort of like this crazy happenstance of luck that I happened to sort of like make that decision with this. I think the way that I bring it up in the book, too, it’s, like, I have had insane relationships my whole life.
I have been connected with and sort of friends with just absolute maniacal people my whole life. And I’ve been criticized for it and people have hated my friends and judged me for that, but I’ve always — that’s a talent that I have. I have sort of this talent of seeing the light through the darkness in all kinds of people.
And I say in the book, I say, well, oftentimes it bites me in the ass or whatever, but there’s always a payoff. There’s always a payoff for sort of the risks that I’m willing to take and the friendships that I make. And that is an example of sort of a payoff in terms of this boyfriend I had was unbearable. I loved him. He was amazing and so smart. And I could see that — I could see the light through the darkness in that regard. And in terms of real tangibility, yeah, he made me a millionaire. So there you go.”
He also added the following when asked if his wealth led to a lack of urgency to make new music:
“Well, there’s not an urgency to make money, I guess. I have that cushion. You’re right. That’s a luxury. But I make music every day. Imperial Teen just finished a record. We were just finishing a record, and we’re mixing it right now. I’m making another record in New York with Crickets. We start our record in January.
The past two years I’ve put out two records with Man On Man, and we’re gonna make another record in February. So it’s not like I am not doing something and I’m resting on my laurels and living off of Apple money. Sure, that’s a cushion and that’s sort of a luxury that I have. But I don’t make music for money. I haven’t written this book for the want for money. That’s not my motivation in what I do artistically.”
[via Blabbermouth]
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Candlebox Have No Plans To Stop Three Years After Announcing Farewell Tour
During an appearance on the Stupid And Contagious Podcast, Candlebox’s Kevin Martin discussed the band’s upcoming plans. Notably, the group have now decided to continue after announcing a farewell tour three years ago.
Martin said the following:
“I was done [in 2023]. We were putting out the record and we were going out with 3 DOORS DOWN, and I really wanted to focus on my family and my relationship with my wife and son more, and I was also releasing this bourbon and I wanted to focus on it. And I just kind of felt like I was done with this music business. And then the minute you say that, your value becomes tenfold. An then I was asked to go out with BUSH, and, of course, Gavin [Rossdale, BUSH frontman] and I have been friends since the ’90s, and I was, like, ‘I can’t pass up on that.’ And it was [also] with Jerry Cantrell [on the bill]. And then it kind of all kickstarted again. And my wife’s, like, ‘Look, you know you’re not done with this.’ And then Pete’s [original CANDLEBOX guitarist Peter Klett], like, ‘Hey, man, I’d like to come back.’ So, yes, it’s now — we’re calling it the ‘We Can’t Quit You, Babe’ tour. I mean, fucking RAINBOW said they were retiring. So did THE WHO, KISS…”
He continued when asked about future live shows:
“Yeah, we have rehearsals starting in February. We’re only doing a short spring run, because Pete and I are working on a new record. So, that spring run will be short and sweet, but we’re working on a big summer thing and a fall tour. We’re also doing South America. I think we’re working on Europe for ’27, depending on how the record does, all that sort of stuff. [We’ll] keep ourselves busy.”
He also discussed how touring has changed over the years:
“It’s a hell of a lot harder. It’s a hell of a lot more expensive. Certainly with socials and social media and stuff, it’s difficult because there are expectations, I think, that fans have of the bands. I mean, back in the day, CANDLEBOX was the most faceless rock and roll band out of Seattle. So it was easy to play a show and go out and watch the opening band and nobody knew who we were. Now your face is all over everything and people can reach out and say, ‘Oh, my uncle’s a huge fan.’ And, ‘I met you guys through this person’ and ‘You’re not coming to my town. Why not?’ That that kind of stuff… Everybody asks that, and it’s, like, you live in a tiny little town in the middle of Iowa. Nobody goes there because it’s the most difficult place to get to and it’s incredibly expensive to get there. And it’s not that we don’t want to — we would love to. If we could afford to hit 70,000 cities in the United States in one year, we would, but the odds are stacked against you. But other than that, it’s really just the expense of being a touring band. It’s so financially unbalanced now. A tour bus, for example. If you’re in a 2010 tour bus, let’s say. That’s 15 years old — a 15-year-old tour bus that probably hasn’t been very well taken care of or upgraded or anything like that. It should be about $500 a day, but what you end up paying is about $1,500 a day for that bus. That doesn’t include the driver, that doesn’t include the fuel. So you’re looking at a bus that’s 15 years old that’s gonna cost you $2,200 a day. The cost of hotels is $350 a night, [plus] taxes, insurance. I mean, my daily nut to tour is $22,000. That’s a day what I have to pay to tour. And the merchandise isn’t cheap. To print a shirt is about $12 to $15. That’s why t-shirts at shows are $40 and $50 and $60 because it’s like retail markup. You’ve gotta make a hundred percent markup. And it’s not gonna get any easier as long as Trump’s in office, with tariffs.”
[via Blabbermouth]
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Former Fire From The Gods Vocalist AJ Channer Arrested For Child Endangerment
According to public records, AJ Channer (CHNNR, ex-Fire From The Gods) was recently arrested in Cleveland, TN after being charged with child endangerment. The vocalist was taken into custody on December 19, 2025. Amid this news, it has also been revealed that he was previously arrested on May 8, 2024 after being charged with assaulting a pregnant person in Travis County, TX. Notably, Fire From The Gods parted ways with Channer last year without an explanation. His partner Brittan Taylor previously claimed his departure was related to a decision to focus on his family and mental health. However, it is now being speculated that his criminal history may have been a contributing factor.
[via The Mosh Network]
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Suicide Silence Recruit Soreption Guitarist Ian Waye For Upcoming Shows
Suicide Silence have recruited Soreption guitarist Ian Waye for their upcoming shows. He will be filling in for Chris Garza, who recently announced a hiatus from the band.
Guitarist Mark Heylmun said the following:
“Hey everyone, with the news of Garza’s hiatus I thought I’d share some things I feel pertinent.
I’ve been in this band since 2005. I did not start this band, but I’ve been a part of creating every piece of music (for better or worse) that you’ve heard minus the EP and early demos. I did play the EP release show at showcase theatre in my first months of joining.
I took a break from the band for about 9 months in 2019 because I was preparing for my father’s passing who was fighting cancer and I knew it was only a matter of time. I never shared that publicly because I didn’t want my dad to know I was taking the break because of him. I’d have taken a longer break but was asked to come back to help write what became ‘Become The Hunter.’
I fully support/respect Garza’s decision to take a break. That said, SS is a part of my blood and DNA at this point and this band has always been a 5 headed dragon and the show must go on, and it will.
I speak for the guys when I say we’re stoked to have a ripping fill in step up to the plate for all upcoming shows. We are bringing our friend @themilkywaye of Soreption on board as fill in for the upcoming European and Asian tours. For anyone familiar with Ian’s playing you know he has a heavy right hand and can rip with the best of em. If it’s brief or if it’s for a while, we are gonna bring some serious firepower to every stage we step foot on as we always have. Can’t wait to see you all on the road!”
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