BREAKING BENJAMIN is now a BMG artist.  The multiplatinum rock band signed a worldwide deal with the massive indie label, which will release the band's first new music since 2018. Their most recent release was the 2020 compilation album Aurora (Hollywood Records).  In a statement, the band said: "Working on these new songs has been a fresh experience for all of us. We've stayed true to the core of who BREAKING BENJAMIN is, but we've also pushed ourselves creatively, exploring new sounds and ideas that we haven't tapped into before. It's been about striking that balance between honoring our roots

THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT has reason to celebrate rather than suffocate.  "Suffocate City," the band's single featuring ICE NINE KILLS frontman SPENCER CHARNAS, breaks into Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Songs chart this week, debuting at No. 25.  Launched in 2020, the Hot Hard Rock Songs chart considers airplay, streaming, and sales.  MÖTLEY CRÜE's "Cancelled" debuts on the chart at No. 5.  This week's Top 25:  Linkin Park “The Emptiness Machine”  Linkin Park “Heavy is the Crown”  Falling In Reverse & Jelly Roll “All My Life”  HARDY “Psycho”  Motley Crue “Cancelled”  Falling In Reverse ft. Tech N9ne & Alex Terrible “Ronald”  NXCRE

JAKE E. LEE, best known as one of OZZY OSBOURNE 's most formidable former axemen, is expected to recover after being shot multiple times in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the early morning hours of October 15.  SiriusXM's EDDIE TRUNK reported on social media that Lee "was hit three times — in the chest, arm and foot. Bullets missed all major organs except [the] lung. But he is doing well and expected to make a full recovery." Trunk added that he had gotten the information from Lee's manager.  Osbourne told TMZ via statement: "It's been 37 years since I've seen Jake E.

SEVEN HOURS AFTER VIOLET, led by SYSTEM OF A DOWN bassist Shavo Odadjian, played their first live show on Monday (October 7) at the SiriusXM Garage in Los Angeles, California. The band's self-titled debut album is due via Sumerian Records on Friday, October 11. The following day, Shavo's new performs at Mayhem Fest, a one-day revival of the Rockstar Mayhem Tour, which last went on the road in 2015. Seven Hours After Violet will be joined by Sumerian Records labelmates Bad Omens, Poppy, and Kittie, as well as Parkway Drive, Architects, Jinjer, August Burns Red, and more. 

  BJ Shea announced his exit from iHeart Media Classic Rock 102.5 KZOK in Seattle via a short Instagram post.   “Hey all, just wanted to let you know that I am no longer on KZOK," wrote Shea, who started at KZOK less than a year ago. "I can’t comment any further at this time… Stay tuned.” Seattle rock listeners have heard Shea on the air for roughly 25 years. (His career began in the Boston area.) He was at Audacy Rock 99.9 KISW from 2006 till late last year, where he joined co-host Sarah Schiller.  Earlier today, October 8, he

CONQUER DIVIDE is No. 40 on the Active Rock chart this week with "Paralyzed," featuring Attack Attack!. The song appears on the band's second studio album, Slow Burn, released on Mascot Label Group last year.  Sick Puppies are also in the Top 40 with "GOING PLACES" at No. 36.  This week's Active Rock Top 10, according to Mediabase:  Linkin Park “The Emptiness Machine” (Warner)  Bring Me The Horizon “Top 10 Statues…” (Columbia)  The Funeral Portrait “Suffocate City” ft. Spencer Charnas (Better Noise)  Halestorm & I Prevail “can u see me in the dark?” (Atlantic)  Dorothy “MUD” (Roc Nation)  Tim Montana

Zach Siegal-Eisman has joined Big Loud Rock as the Big Loud Records' alt/rock imprint's new VP of Digital and Viral Marketing. He will report to Big Loud Rock President Greg Thompson and SVP Lloyd Norman.    Siegal-Eisman worked as a junior manager for Dirty Heads and Sublime With Rome at Artist Network Management and Five Music Inc., the company's joint-venture label with the Orchard. In 2019, he took a job with social media agency Crowd Surf. He launched his own Amplify Legacy consulting firm earlier this year.    "I'm thrilled to join the Big Loud Rock team, where the passion, dedication,

KOMP 92.3 is among the Las Vegas, Nevada stations to fire back at Billie Joe Armstrong by pulling Green Day's music. In a Facebook post, KOMP morning host Brandon “Gooch” Hahn called Armstrong, 52, “old and bitter.” He went on to insult the Bay Area, California group's "four or five" most recent albums.  The handful of bans came in response to Armstrong's comments regarding the Oakland A's move to Las Vegas during a recent San Francisco performance.  “I f------ hate Las Vegas," he reportedly said. "It’s the worst s---hole in America.” Beasley Media’s Alternative KXTE (X1075 Xtreme Radio) also pulled