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Month In Rock: November
Volbeat
11/1 Volbeat Score Twelfth #1
Volbeat’s single, “Time Will Heal,” is the band’s twelfth #1 on the Billboard Rock Mainstream chart.
“Time Will Heal” and “By A Monster’s Hand,” which topped the chart earlier this year, are from Volbeat’s ninth album, “God Of Angels Trust.”
Five Finger Death Punch
Babymetal
11/1 Five Finger Death Punch Collab With Babymetal Scores
Vocalist Ivan Moody and guitarist Zoltan Bathory of Five Finger Death Punch join Japan’s Babymetal during the latter’s sold-out Los Angeles show at the Intuit Dome to celebrate their collaborative single “The End” reaching #1 on the Japanese iTunes Metal chart. In addition, it’s the first song featuring Japanese lyrics to chart on U.S. Rock radio, where it has landed the Top 5.
“Five Finger Death Punch and Babymetal had performed at the same festival overseas back in 2015, so I was really happy thinking they might have remembered me from then,” shared Babymetal vocalist Su-Metal. “I sang Japanese lyrics inspired by the original lyrics of ‘The End’ and spent a lot of time experimenting to find the voice that best fit such a deep, cool track.”
Metallica
11/1 Two Arrested At Metallica Concert
Two Metallica fans are arrested and charged with trespassing after allegedly scaling a central tower inside Optus Stadium during the band’s concert in Perth, Australia.
Photos and video from the scene show cops telling the shirtless men to climb down before arresting them and escorting them out of the concert.
AC/DC’s Angus Young
11/2 AC/DC TV Special Airs
“AC/DC: The World’s Greatest Rock Band” is broadcast on Australia’s Seven and 7plus, just days before AC/DC’s “Power Up” Aussie tour.
The program has long-lost tapes and interviews GN’R’s Slash, Foo Fighters Dave Grohl and Wolfmother’s Andrew Stockdale among them) that tell the band’s inside story.
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay
11/2 Grateful Dead Singer Passes Away
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay dies from cancer at age 78. A former member of the Grateful Dead (1971-1979) she also provided backing vocals on #1 hits for Elvis Presley (“Suspicious Minds”) and Percy Sledge (“When A Man Loves A Woman”).
At one time she was married to fellow Dead member keyboardist Keith Godchaux.
Guns N’ Roses
11/3 Former Guns N’ Roses Manger Sues
Former Guns N’ Roses manager Alan Niven files a lawsuit against the band while seeking the court’s approval to publish his autobiography, “Sound N’ Fury.”
In legal documents Niven requests a jury trial while claiming that the band is trying to enforce a non-enforceable contract and attempting to interfere with the release of his book.
Roddy Bottom
11/4 Roddy Bottom’s “The Royal We”
Faith No More co-founder and queer icon Roddy Bottum releases his memoir “The Royal We.”
The book is a reflection of a San Francisco that once was and is no more. It documents Bottum’s travels from Los Angeles — growing up gay with no role models — to San Francisco, where he formed Faith No More.
“The Royal We” also covers Faith No More world tours, surviving heroin addiction and the plight of AIDS.
After selling millions of records, Bottum came out of the closet in 1992 revealing what it meant to be gay – to become a queer icon – in the world of Rock music.
Radiohead
11/4 Radiohead Return To The Stage
Radiohead play their first concert in seven years, with the first of four shows in Madrid at Movistar Arena.
It’s also the debut of the band’s in-the-round stage show.
Tony Iommi
11/5 Tony Iommi To Auction Guitar For Hospital
The Black Sabbath’ guitarist announces he will raffle one of his guitars – a mahogany Gibson SG played during Ozzy Osbourne’s final concert – as part of a £150,000 appeal to refurbish the Birmingham cancer treatment center. Iommi received cancer treatment at the hospital.
KISS
11/5 KISS Suit Dismissed
The wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of the KISS guitar tech Francis Stueber who died of COVID-19 while quarantining on the band’s ‘End of the Road World Tour’ in 2021 is officially dismissal by the court. A settlement was reached the previous September.
Stueber died after he was “abandoned” alone in a “random hotel room.” The lawsuit alleged the band had no plan in place to deal with staff who contracted COVID-19 on the road.
Taylor Momsen
11/5 The Pretty Reckless Singer Deals With Struggles
Taylor Momsen explains what helped her overcome the depression and substance abuse on a podcast.“I had to make a very conscious choice at a point where I was either going to live or I was going to die and I had to either stop everything I was doing and get my life together, or this was going to kill me. I luckily chose to move forward but it was that serious,”
Taylor Momsen
11/8 The Pretty Reckless Are #1 On Mainstream Rock With “For I Am Death”
“With ‘For I Am Death’, I want the music to speak for itself, allowing the listener to decide what it means to them,” said The Pretty Reckless frontwoman Taylor Momsen (pictured). “The interpretation of the song might align with my own, or it might come from the heart of the audience. Either way, I’m excited to see what people take away from it and what it means to them. Oh, and Rock and Roll will never die.”
“For I Am Death” the band’s eighth #1 and fourth straight on Mainstream Rock. The other three were “Death by Rock And Roll” (2020), “And So It Went” (2021) and “Only Love Can Save Me Now” (2021).
The Pretty Reckless formed in 2009 and consists of Momsen, guitarist Ben Phillips, bassist Mark Damon and drummer Jamie Perkins.
Soundgarden
11/8 Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Inductions
Soundgarden, The White Stripes and Bad Company are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the “Performer” category during the 40th annual induction ceremony at the Peacock Theater in L.A.
Soundgarden are supported by fellow Seattle musicians. However, Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers is absent due to health issues.
Frampton Comes Alive
11/8 Peter Frampton Marks 50th Anniversary Of “Frampton Comes Alive”
Peter Frampton tapes a TV special marking the 50th anniversary of his landmark album “Frampton Comes Alive!” in front of a live audience at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville. The program airs on public television and YouTube.
“Frampton Comes Alive!”, released in January, ’76, remains one of the top-selling live records of all time, selling over 17 million worldwide.
Gene Simmons
11/9 Get Your Motor Runnin’
The 34th installment of Love Ride, powered by Harley-Davidson, is hosted by grand marshal Jay Leno in Glendale, CA.
There are live performances by Gene Simmons (KISS), Gilby Clarke (Guns N’ Roses), Rikki Rockett (Poison), among others.
Proceeds support of Wounded Warrior Project and Adopt The Arts.
Love Ride has raised over $25 million benefiting more than a dozen charitable organizations.
Ignacia Fernández,
11/9 Death Metal Singer Crowned
Ignacia Fernández, a 27-year-old model who is also the vocalist and founder of the Chilean Progressive Death Metal band Decessus, is crowned Miss World Chile 2025 during finals of the talent competition.
Decessus has managed to establish itself as one of the most promising emerging acts in Chilean Metal.
Fernández, who went viral for performing a Death Metal song during the Miss World Chile semifinals, beat out 19 other finalists to be named Miss World Chile.
She will now prepare for next year’s 73rd edition of the Miss World competition.
Slayer
11/10 Slayer Unveils Online Collection
Slaytanic Verses, the official Slayer online museum (Slayer.net), unveils its latest collection: “Hell On Tour”. The exhibit celebrates the 40th anniversary of “Hell Awaits” and revisits the 1985 world tour that carried the album across seven countries and sixty shows.
Doro
11/10 Doro Throws A Party
Doro Pesch holds a special album release party for “Warriors Of The Sea.” The German Metal Queen debuts the album at Rock N Roll Ribs in Coral Springs, FL.
The exclusive event includes a private meet-and-greet, personal photo ops, autograph signings and a live question-and-answer session.
“Warriors Of The Sea” is Doro’s 20th album.
Simone Simons
11/11 Epica Postpones Tour
Epica postpones a six date Asian tour that was scheduled to launch in early December.
“After dealing with multiple health issues, doctors have advised Simone (Simons, Epica’s singer] not to tour until the end of the year,” writes the band in a statement. “As much as it pains us, health comes first.”
Epica’s ninth studio album, “Aspiral,” dropped in April.
The Great Melbourne Bagpipe Bash
11/12 Bagpipes Celebrate AC/DC
374 bagpipers in Melbourne’s Federation Square play AC/DCs “It’s a Long Way To The Top ((If You Wanna Rock ‘n’ Roll)” during what is considered to be a world record setting performance.
Dubbed “The Great Melbourne Bagpipe Bash,” the event is organized to coincide with the start of AC/DC’s Australian tour.
AC/DC Logo
11/12 AC/DC Has Fans Shakin’
AC/DC’s Melbourne show, their first Australian concert in a decade, reportedly registers in the 2-5 hertz range on a local seismograph which is designed to detects earthquake activity. A resident some 6 miles away claims they could hear the concert.
Ghost
11/13: “Mary On The Cross” Goes Double Platinum
Ghost’s single is certified double platinum by the (Record Association Of America) for accumulating two million certified units.
It comes a little over two years after “Mary On A Cross” became Ghost’s first single to achieve platinum status.
Jesse Hughes
11/13 Bataclan Memorial In Paris
Eagles Of Death Metal guitarist Jesse Hughes attends a commemoration ceremony at a newly created memorial garden near Paris City Hall. It comes ten years after the Paris terror attacks that killed 130 people, including 90 attendees of an EODM show at the Bataclan.
Hughes was onstage on 11/13/15 when three Islamic State extremists carried out the horrific massacre.
David Coverdale
11/13 David Coverdale Calls It A Career
Whitesnake leader David Coverdale officially retires.
“After 50 years-plus of an incredible journey with you, with Deep Purple, with Whitesnake, Jimmy Page, the last few years has been very evident to me that it’s time really for me to hang up my Rock and Roll platform shoes and my skintight jeans.” writes Coverdale.
Limp Bizkit (Fred Durst Center)
11/14 Limp Bizkit Cancelled
A planned 2026 concert in Estonia is called off due to lead singer Fred Durst’s past favorable comments on Russia and President Vladimir Putin.
The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spoke against Limp Bizkit’s concert when it was first announced making it clear “there is no place in Estonia for a supporter of an aggressor state.”
KISS Kruise Poster
11/14 KISS Kruise Gets Underway
Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer join forces for the three-day “KISS Kruise: Landlocked In Vegas” at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
The “Kruise” has two “unmasked” performances, one acoustic and one electric (including a tribute to late KISS guitarist Ace Frehley), marking the first time KISS performs together since retiring from touring in 2023 when Simmons announced that a second Madison Square Garden “End Of The Road” concert would be “the final KISS-in-makeup appearance.”
This KISS Army fan event celebrates the band’s five-decade career and the 50th anniversary of the KISS Army.
Quadrophenia,
11/14 “Quadrophenia, A Mod Ballet” Comes To New York
The Who’s Pete Townshend brings a ballet production of the band’s acclaimed ’73 Rock opera, “Quadrophenia” to Manhattan’s New York City Center.
According to Billboard, “choreographer Paul Roberts managed to convey the nervous thrills and impotent frustrations of youth with movements that are frenetic yet graceful.”
“Quadrophenia, A Rock Ballet” previously played in London before making its Stateside debut.
Deryck Whibley
11/15 Sum 41 Frontman Presents Clothing Line
Deryck Whibley’s clothing brand Walking Disaster is unveiled at Warped Tour Orlando.
Designed entirely by Whibley, Walking Disaster is also a movement, encouraging people to own their chaos with a DIY, Punk spirit. The entire collection is available at the Walking Disaster tent staffed by Whibley during the festival, as well as online at WalkingDisaster.com.
Daivid Draiman & Sarah Uli
1/16 Draiman Gets Married
Dusturbed frontman David Draiman and his fiancée Sarah Uli tie the knot at an outdoor ceremony in their home state of Florida.
Draiman proposed to Uli on stage during Disturbed’s May 9th concert in Sacramento, CA.
Always Moving – The Strange Multiverse Of Voivod
11/17 Voivod Publishes “Always Moving – The Strange Multiverse Of Voivod”
The book celebrates the 40-plus-year career of Canada’s cosmic Metal visionaries Voivod.
Author Jeff Wagner presents exclusive interviews with band members, managers, producers, record label reps, family, peers, and musicians that were shaped by Voivod’s sound.
“Always Moving” takes the band from the raw chaos of the early years to the tech-prog heights, through tragedy, reinvention, and ultimate triumph.
Slipknot
11/18 Slipknot Sells Catalog
Slipknot announces the completion of a deal to sell its music catalog – said to be worth approximately $120 million — to HarbourView Equity Partners. The deal includes the rights to Slipknot’s publishing and recording master royalties but reportedly does not extend to future releases.
Peter Criss
11/21 Peter Criss Sings For Charity
Original KISS drummer Peter Criss performs the band’s classic ballad “Beth” at the Cutting Room in New York City as part of a VIP event to raise money for the Music Treatment Foundation during the 2025 Underwater Sunshine Festival.
A Night Of Mellon Collie And Infinite Sadness
11/21 “Mellon Collie” Opera
“A Night Of Mellon Collie And Infinite Sadness,” an opera based on the Smashing Pumpkins album, ‘Mellon Collie And Infinite Sadness,” begins a seven-performance run in Chicago.
“Opera and Rock both tell stories of heightened emotions,” explains the Pumpkins Billy Corgan.
Five Finger Death Punch
Babymetal
11/22 Fiver Finger Death Punch/Babymetal Rule
With “The End” Five Finger Death Punch land their 17th #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart while Babymetal, who is featured on the track, is the first Japanese act to top the survey.
“The End” is FFDP’s thirteenth #1 in a row on Mainstream Rock and the band now has the lengthiest streak in the survey’s four-decade history.
The run began in ’18 with “Sham Pain” and includes last summer’s one-week reign of “I Refuse,” featuring In This Moment’s Maria Brink. FFDP are only behind Shinedown and Three Days Grace for the most #1s on the chart.
“The End” previously reached #1 on the Japanese iTunes Metal chart and was the first song featuring Japanese lyrics to chart on U.S. Rock radio.
Alissa White-Gluz
Arch Enemy w/ Alissa (front)
11/23 Arch Enemy Part Ways With Alissa White-Gluz
“We’re thankful for the time and music we’ve shared and wish her all the best.” the band stated via social media.
Alissa joined Arch Enemy in ’14 and recorded four albums with them: “War Eternal” (2014),”Will To Power” (2017),”Deceivers” (2022) and “Blood Dynasty” (2025).
Alissa has a solo album in the works.
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett
11/24 Guitar Played At “Back To The Beginning” Is Auctioned
A Gibson SG Custom serial #CEO-4, that was built by Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian and stage-played by Metallica’s Kirk Hammett during the band’s set at Black Sabbath’s “Back to the Beginning” benefit concert sells for $76,000 (all proceeds go to Gibson Gives).
Metallica’ performed a cover of Black Sabbath’s “Hole In The Sky” during the tribute concert.
Guns N’ Roses Drone Show
11/24 Guns N’ Drones Over L.A.
Guns N’ Roses light up the L.A. sky with a 500-drone show above Hollywood Forever Cemetery, to promote the band’s 2026 world tour.
The 12-minute display, in partnership with Sky Elements Drone Shows, features custom GN’R iconography and symbols.
The Darkness
11/25 The Darkness Celebrates Anniversary
The Darkness perform at London’s St. Pancras International train station — the gateway to highspeed travel across the U.K. and continental Europe.
The pop-up performance marks the 20th anniversary of their hit second album “One Way Ticket To Hell… And Back,” which features a stream train on its front cover.
Black Stone Cherry
11/25 Black Stone Cherry Guitarist Publishes Second Children’s Book
Ben Wells issues his second children’s book. “Clark Barks!”
“I am so incredibly proud and happy to announce that today, on my 40th birthday, I’m officially presenting and releasing my second children’s book, ‘Clark Barks!’ inspired by our middle beagle babe, Clark…our loudest, precious boy,” explained Wells (pictured far left),
The book is the follow-up to “Good Girl, Sunny Pearl.”
Creed
11/26 Creed 2025 National Jukebox Day Ambassadors
National Jukebox Day comes annually on the day prior to Thanksgiving. It was founded by the TouchTones company who have over 65,000 jukeboxes in the U.S. and Europe.
Creed’s #1 song on TouchTones is “Higher Love.”
AC/DC
11/26 AC/DC Changing Of The Guard
AC/DC makes an appearance with the Orfeón Nacional de Carabineros de Chile, the official police band of the Chilean National Police, at the “changing of the guard” ceremony at La Moneda Palace in Constitution Square, Santiago, Chile.
Nuno Bettencourt
11/26 Nuno Bettencourt’s “Turkey Jam”
Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme) and Sully Erna (Godsmack) take part in the annual “Turkey Jam” at the Hudson Portuguese Club in Hudson, MA.
They cover songs by Alice In Chains (“Man In The Box”) and Led Zeppelin (Immigrant Song”).
“Turkey Jam” is an annual, family-run Rock concert hosted by Bettencourt and his family during Thanksgiving week.
John Bonham
11/27 Led Zeppelin Drummer’s Personal Items Auctioned
Personal items belonging to the late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham are auctioned by Fieldings Auctioneers in Stourbridge, U.K.
The auction includes a blue velvet suit, a brown leather coat, and three western-style shirts.
AC/DC Song By Song
11/27 AC/DC: Song By Song: Is Released
Author Bill Voccia (pictured), a longtime AC/DC fan and collector, describes the book as “a comprehensive celebration of AC/DC’s 50-year career, from Australian pub beginnings to global Rock legends.”
The book takes the reader on a song-by-song journey through AC/DC’s catalog.
Voccia is a member of an AC/DC tribute band Live Wire.
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Jack White
11/27 Jack White Gets Halftime Gig
Jack White, a Motor City native and recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee as a member of the White Stripes, performs on Thanksgiving Day during the halftime of the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers game at Ford Field in Detroit. Of course. he plays “Seven Nation Army,” among other songs (backed by his band). But Green Bay wins the game.
Foreigner
11/27 Foreigner Is Upside Down
Foreigner Rocks the “Stranger Things” float, where they perform, “Cold As Ice,” in the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
“Stranger Things,” a series set in the 1980s, centers on the residents of the fictional small town after a young girl with psychokinetic abilities opens a gateway between Earth and a hostile alternate dimension known as the Upside Down.
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