David Draiman Gets Married, Slipknot Sells & Five Finger Death Punch Reach The Top (w/ Babymetal) 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. 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. ### The post November 16th – 22nd appeared first on RockinTown.