Slayer celebrates, Judas Priest delivers, the Springsteeen bio is in theaters, Axl Rose goes off the rails and there’s a Zombie art show. Eloy Casagrande 10/19 Slipknot Drummer Plays U.K. Show Former Sepultura and current Slipknot drummer Eloy Casagrande appears on the main stage at The U.K. Drum Show in Liverpool. The U.K. Drum Show is a two-day event, dedicated wholly to the art of drumming and percussion. Judas Priest Donation Ceremony 10/19 Judas Priest Delivers The members of Judas Priest donate $100,000 to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) before their show at the Kia Forum in L.A. The band’s contribution is to help the people who suffered damage due to the recent wildfires across Los Angeles County and surrounding areas. Axl Rose 10/19 GN’R’s Axl Rose Loses It Guns N’ Roses’ gig in Buenos Aires got off to a rocky start when Rose visibly loses his temper during the band’s opening number, “Welcome to The Jungle”. Rose marches up to the drum riser mid-song and kicks drummer Isaac Carpenter’s bass drum — not once, but twice. Moments later, he launches his microphone into the kit and storms off. The tantrum, sparked by tech issues that were fixed by the third song, is a rare return to the kind of volatile behavior that once defined Guns N’ Roses’ live shows. Sacred Reich 10/20 Sacred Reich Part Ways With Drummer Sacred Reich part ways with longtime drummer Dave McClain. “Dave McClain is no longer a member of Sacred Reich,” reads a band statement. “Our friend Eduardo Baldo will be playing the Hatebreed shows with us in November in Europe. We thank him for jumping in on such short notice.” Tony Iommi 10/22 Black Sabbath Ballet Returns The opening night of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s “Black Sabbath – The Ballet” at Sadler’s Wells in London features guitarist Tony Iommi making a surprise appearance, playing the guitar solo to the production’s closing song, “Paranoid.” Ace Frehley 10/21 Ace Frehley Laid To Rest A private memorial service for original KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley is held in Yonkers, New York, and attended by fellow original KISS members Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Peter Criss. Frehley is laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx. Frehley died on October16th at the age of 74. He was hospitalized in late September after falling in his studio resulting in the cancellation of his remaining tour dates. Alex Rüdinger 10/24 Trivium Recruits New Drummer Alex Rüdinger (formerly of Whitechapel) will sit behind the kit for Trivium’s fall 2025 North American tour. “We asked Alex to join Trivium nine years ago, but the timing didn’t align,” reports the band. Above Ground 4 10/24 Above Ground 4 Concert Billy Idol, Corey Taylor (Slipknot), Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails), Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme), and Steve Stevens — plus special guests Cypress Hill — perform at the “Above Ground 4” mental health and suicide prevention benefit concert at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood. . Jeremy Allen White 10/24 “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” Is In Theaters Starring Jeremy Allen White (pictured), the film is a biographical musical drama that chronicles the conception of Springsteen’s 1982 “Nebraska” album. The film was produced and directed by Scott Cooper, who also wrote the screenplay. Slayer’s Kerry King 10/24 Slayer Celebrates Slayer celebrates the 40th anniversary of their third album, “Reign In Blood,” at the inaugural Sick New World Texas in Fort Worth.  “Reign In Blood” was released on October 7th, 1986. It is regarded by critics as one of the most influential and extreme Thrash Metal albums. Rob Zombie 10/25 Zombie Art Show “What Lurks On Channel X?, the first-ever gallery showing of Rob Zombie’s artwork is at the Morrison Gallery in Kent, CT. The artwork was inspired by Zombie’s childhood of nonstop TV viewing. “I watched at least eight hours of television every single day,” he remembers. “Everything in my head I learned straight from the boob tube.” “His works are vibrant, crazy and extraordinary — a jarring cultural mash-up,” states gallery owner William Morrison. ### The post October 19th – 25th appeared first on RockinTown.