10 WILD Rock Stories In 2023

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[@davidclay2362]

The lesson here, don’t a lib

[@ElliYeetYT]

With the return of Creed, not only will they get higher, but they will also not be about Sehx.

[@yungkoopa9262]

Sehx??

[@mephilesthedarkfalcon8708]

Saiyex!

[@ProStriker92]

ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEX!!!!

[@cinematicsterling6897]

SEEEEEEEEXXXXX

[@romankotas448]

Seeeex!!!

[@altarpiece]

I can't believe Ryan from Polaris passed away this year, dude was an amazing guitarist. He joined the band when he was 15!

[@maxkliegl2001]

I was gonna mention Spiritbox dropping out of the Falling In Reverse summer tour due to Ronnie The Clown being Ronnie The Clown but I think you kind of went over that in the Regretting The Past video.

[@RockedNet]

That Shinedown tour did well so I'm sure Spiritbox is happy.

[@embertheraccoon37]

Plus Spiritbox collaborating with Megan Thee Stallion? They don't need Ronnie.

[@maryhelenbuchele7342]

@RockedNet Brent actually helped pay touring expenses so they could tour. Shinedown never said anything but the lead singer made sure on a video that he did that for them. Another reason to love SD tell Gretchen. I thought that was stand up & now I understand why they had issues.

[@stevenalexander6033]

The "we came as romans" concert brawl thing was interesting and unfortunate. on the positive side. It's nice to see electric callboy finally be able to tour the US after several setbacks.

[@sephirothii13]

That is great to hear about Mike Portnoy, YEARS ago I got to see him do a music class talking about drumming and music. It was at a local college and just a blast to see such talent.

[@BiologicalRiley]

Makes me happy

[@manxinsomniac]

I think on a personal note, i was a bit sad when Derek Grant announced he was leaving Alkaline Trio after 22 years. But Jeez that Anti-Flag news was the definition of WTF just because of what their music stood for as you said.

[@mikeygraves16]

Any news on why Derek left?

[@andrewpappas9311]

Another one I’d add is The Beatles releasing Now And Then, which was their first “new “song since Free As A Bird and Real Love from the Anthology sessions during the mid ‘90s (the song would’ve been included on those albums but the recording of John Lennon that they used wasn’t that great so they scrapped it for a long time until Paul McCartney decided to resurrect it this year). The Beatles were the very first band I heavily got into back when I was 10 years old (I’m 24 now) and a big reason why I wanted to pursue music and play guitar (George Harrison being my first major influence alongside Eddie Van Halen and David Gilmour) so I was absolutely floored upon hearing the song for the first time, it’s an absolutely beautiful composition and a great way to truly end their musical career imo

[@Pentarax]

Seeing a Beatles track hit #1 on itunes in 2023 is such a weird thing.

[@TheLarryburns84]

as another kid in his mid 20s who started out as a Beatlemaniac, this is pretty much all relatable to the max (except I took after Ringo and got behind a drum kit as opposed to guitar)

[@andrewpappas9311]

@@TheLarryburns84 Nice, Ringo is definitely one of the GOATs when it comes to drumming and while people have said that he’s just decent at best or never did anything technical there are still a lot of small details that made him such a unique player (a big one being the fact that he’s a left-handed drummer playing a right-handed kit so he starts his fills with his left hand, which as a righty is definitely not easy to do)

[@andrewpappas9311]

@@Pentarax Same with seeing it on Spotify, it’s still on my On Repeat since I first listened to it lol

[@Pentarax]

@@andrewpappas9311 Dude was so precise with his drumming that when someone asked John what kind of metronome the Beatles used, he responded "we don't need one; we've got Ringo."

[@Operation_Lukey]

Hyperpop engaging with rock more this year and cool other genre blending in the underground and semi mainstream was my favorite part of the year.

[@RockedNet]

There was definitely more cross-genre collaborations this year along with band experimentation. I'm fine with that.

[@Jaspertine]

My favourite album was a toss-up for most of the year, with Yo La Tengo and Depeche Mode being the front-runners. Then, André 3000 went and dropped that ambient free-jazz flute album, and that damn thing won me over on first listen.

[@rattailtony2900]

I would've added Kiss's final show, where they announced the band would technically keep going as digital avatars. The show wasn't even anything special up to that point either, no mention of past members like Eric Carr or special songs played, and not even much appreciation for longtime fans at it. They had the Empire State Building lit up in Kiss imagery for the occasion just to build up what amounted to a commercial. In a way, it's the mist Kiss-like way they could've possibly gone out

[@drokus]

i had a coworker take 2 weeks off to go to the blue rock ridge fest and she told me the horror stories. meanwhile, i had to miss day 2 of metallica in arizona due to james getting covid. i let my manager use my ticket to take her son on the rescheduled day since i was working in a different state for the summer

[@devotedtodreams]

The Rammstein ordeal was indeed wild. I had bought tickets for their 2023 tour back in 2022 and was super-hyped that they were coming to Switzerland again. But then this mess came up... and while I can't say I was unaffected by the whole whirlwind, I still hoped their concert wouldn't get canceled, because their live shows are amazing. Lots of folks were asking if I'd still go to the concert, and yes, I did. And didn't regret it - epic, just like back in 2022. I still listen to their music, because I'm separating the behavior of the people (well, in this case: person) behind the music, and the art they created. I just hate how the media instantly behaved as if everything was a fact without any tangible proof...

[@venomousnate7263]

It is so cool and weird seeing Creed’s Higher as the home theme for the Texas Rangers’ playoffs and World Series win. What a time. 😂

[@johnyoung8745]

It makes me feel old to know that most of the players either weren’t born or very very young when the song came out

[@donholbert7986]

I finally got to see Sum 41 this year in August when they went on tour with The Offspring and Luke's favorite band, Simple Plan. I hope I'm able to see them again during their world tour, but if I don't, at least I got to see them before they left

[@evanoconnell2340]

Are you talking about the one at Darien Lake? Cuz If so, l saw that one.

[@donholbert7986]

@@evanoconnell2340 They toured all over the country. I saw them in Cincinnati

[@michaelavanessian8558]

On the topic of bands breaking up...noise rock band Sprain announcing their breakup with a terse Instagram post almost immediately after releasing a 90-minute album, without any warning beforehand, definitely sticks out to me among this year's strangest events. Even more so when one of their members publicized that she'd been sacked from the band a few weeks before that announcement. Makes me suspicious as to what happened there...

[@TheLarryburns84]

Nuclear Assault's breakup was WEIRD, it was like a junior league version of this- out of the blue they posted a gravestone with the band logo on for maybe 10 minutes then scrubbed their existence from social media

[@Themoushtaceleague96]

11:42: you also forgot woman beater and transphobe Tommy Lee Also loved the video keep it up Luke!

[@MarsHunter67]

My big 2023 moment was the announcement of MCR returning again to play Black Parade in full at WWWY next year. Been anxiously awaiting for them to pop up with something again after the reunion tour wrapped up. Wasn’t exactly what I was expecting but it’ll still be amazing to see and it gives me an excuse to go to my first festival and first Vegas trip! The rest of that lineup is amazing too.

[@mikeygraves16]

What's the deal with them? Wasn't the news a couple years ago that they were going to be recording a new album? Anything ever come of that?

[@moondaughter1004]

@@mikeygraves16well the album that they were gonna release after Danger days was scrapped. When I saw them live last summer, Gerard announced that Make room! was supposed to be one of the songs on the album. They also released their newest song Foundations of decay last year.

[@mikeygraves16]

@@moondaughter1004 Thanks for the info!

[@moondaughter1004]

@@mikeygraves16 no problem. My emo "phase" is still going strong

[@jimmy3people0]

hey, the fallout from Blue Ridge wasn't all bad. I got to see Senses Fail in a 250-person venue in Columbia on 24 hours' notice.

[@ConvincingPeople]

A close friend of mine headed out to Blue Ridge and wound up having to bail *before* the events of the first day due to how bad the camping conditions were. Drove something like ten hours just to get there, too. Tells you something that it was a nightmare from before it even started and only got *worse.*

[@DashieNegan41]

Allegations are not all true Rammstein I believe it's dropped for now

[@frozyre7854]

Yeah, for now. But, the question is not about whether there will be more from these allegations, but whether there is more allegations in the future that we'll hear about.

[@quentinbringthenumetalchil5125]

The Cj McMahon situation this year was wild and unexpected.

[@xtransxcorex]

Anti-Flag broke my heart

[@RockedNet]

I think that's the same for many people.

[@ChaiElemental]

@@RockedNetYes, including me. Definitely getting my gunstar tattoo covered up.

[@stevenwest7169]

Who remembers when Motley Crue signed a contract saying they would have one last tour? One decade later, they should have stuck to that contract.

[@johnyoung8745]

I hope you’re right about new creed music. There are interviews from over the years that have them having written 8-9 songs together and mark sitting on a whole album worth of demos. There’s also like 2 unreleased songs that were played on sound checks back in 2012

[@andrewharper1609]

Mike Portnoy is a great drummer, think liked his Liquid Tension Experiment project's music more than Dream Theatre though.

[@nocheckmarkgames]

definitely glad I didn't check out Blue Ridge this year. Was actually a possible third stop on our summer road trip, but we just didn't want to leave Full Terror Assault. (A Much Better Time Every Year and You Should Definitely Go if you Haven't.)

[@zekeyfreaky101]

Fortunately, at Blue Ridge, I was able to see JFAC’s and TRUSTcompany’s reunion shows. Unfortunately, as well as many other misfortunes that occurred while attending Blue Ridge this past year, the Taproot reunion show was a no-go. Plus, the new Green Day singles sound promising for their upcoming album. 😁

[@RApollos107]

A wild story that happened this year that I think flew under the radar would be Tallah kicking their DJ, Mewzen, out of the band after some unsettling grooming allegations came to light about him. Came completely out of nowhere and it certainly looks like it was the right decision by Tallah.

[@DivertingAsh]

Yellowcard coming back with a new song this year was surprising at least to me.

[@stevenwest7169]

To me, the drama and BTS stuff surrounding the BRRF was the craziest story in rock for 2023.

[@Edgelordess]

I read in a Rammstein fan group on Facebook that one of the accusers made up the story and that's why there were no charges.

[@NicklasZandeVGCP2001]

The Blue Ridge Rock Fest abbreviation is totally appropriate, since it looks like a grass mat that somebody just barfed on.

[@DudleyDawg]

Malaysia cancelling an entire music festival because one of the international acts spoke out in support of LGBT on stage during the festival.

[@sikthsikthsikth]

Saw Thy Art in London and the new vocalist absolutely killed it. Glad to see an extreme metal band taking this stance too

[@danwindler9400]

There Release of The Beatles Final Song Now and Then and Kiss played their final show in Madison Square Garden.

[@danntozer]

Love the Andrew WK shirt btw! 😁

[@SconnerStudios]

Justin Sane being a rapist was up there in craziest things to ever happen in the music industry. To me, it's second only to Kanye West becoming a fan of World War II Germany. I think "creepy behavior", "trying to hook up with me", "kept flirting with me", anything with an age gap as long as it was consensual adults, or any allegations/accusations are dumb, but Justin Sane clearly went above that threshold if his allegations are true. I both expect and hope that any musicians that put their hands on others or crossed the line of forcing themselves on women are brought to justice. Big music stars are always going to have creepy or weird moments, but actually putting their hands on others when they don't want to be touched is just downright awful.

[@stevethe1362]

nice to see blink back

[@RockedNet]

It is. I hope to see them live next year.

[@StonerWaifu]

Tom coming back to the band was one of my "the world really IS healing" moments

[@TheOriginal561]

Ronnie Radke getting into the dumbest fights with people online including you. Trapt lead singer getting into beefs with content creators who have 5 followers lmao

[@youngpop8696]

KISS are holograms now

[@frozyre7854]

The two glaring issues I've been personally hit by was the Rammstein one, first off. It goes back to the issue that has been discussed before - do I or don't I continue to listen to this band's material because of what is going on with them outside of music? It's difficult, especially with Rammstein. It was easy with Marilyn Manson because of the mountain of controversy that guy has piled up in his closet to begin with. I don't know with Rammstein, so I ended up shelving them for now. The other one is Anti-Flag and I recently had to break the news to a dear friend who loved this band and had seen them live recently in their home state. They were heartbroken at first, but understood that when shit hits the fan, you've got to move on from it. Well if sexual allegations is the white hot torpedo that's been nailing bands, can't wait for 2024 where things get heavily political. Joy...

[@mattyt1961]

it really is tough, especially when it is 1 member not the whole band. There are a few bands that I have struggled with after finding out a few things about their past... some are binned and gone, some are sticking around but certainly less shine on them. I think (for me at least) it depends on how defining they are for music in general or just for me.

[@frozyre7854]

@@mattyt1961 Oh for sure. Till Lindemann is synonymous with Rammstein, he's the most recognizable and prominent of the members. It's hard to revisit some bands knowing that the frontrunner appears to be the problem for the band. That's the part. If it was any other member of the band, when the overall band has proven to be better with or without them, then yeah we just move on from it. The best example I can think of is Megadeth, when Dave Mustaine told David Ellefson to get out of the bad for numerous issues. Ellefson might've been one of the original members that went through the band's highs and lows. But he's not the entire band, when people think Megadeth, they immediately associate it with Dave Mustaine and it would be an entirely different story if it was Dave Mustaine himself being ousted out of a band with a 40 year long career.

[@kirr_ewene]

Just don't be a pussy and listen to what you like. That's the only thing that matters in art

[@davidcwk01]

With ronnie radke existing, no month is safe from the drama

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Watch something insane happen in the last weeks of 2023

[@RockedNet]

I asked the universe not to let that happen. It should be fine.

[@tomnorris8476]

Thank you dude. All good stuff

[@sandeesandwich2180]

"Don't be awful on social media." Or, you know, just DON'T BE AWFUL. Full Stop.

[@ApacheKai2246]

After all that hell of a year, It was the man that can drum with the back of his sticks that made my day shiner than ever😊😂

[@jdh21403]

A friend of mine got stalked at Blue Ridge and security never caught him

[@ShadowMonkey69]

I actually forgot about a lot of these and was like damn that was this year huh. A lot of stuff was good and bad went down this year

[@dmonvisigoth1651]

Am I the only one who thinks it's ridiculous that John 5 is in the same band as Nikki Sixx? Also, Vince Neil sounds like Elmo. Vince Neil 0

[@SuperDmath]

AC/DC tour announcement is the one thing I want announced before the year is over if we’re gonna get one more big rock thing happen this year

[@123theprodigy5]

You forgot to mention three days Grace bringing out Adam to perform with them. that was a surprise.

[@jaymaynard2567]

This just in: New supergroup with Scott Stapp on lead vocals, Machine Gun Kelly on lead guitar, Wes Scantlin on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, Aaron Lewis on bass, and Chad Kroeger on drums (he started out on drums)

[@MasterOfNeotheaterPuppets]

Cool

[@p.d.l7023]

I saw Rammstein late last year on what looks to be their last tour. I also saw Type O and Dio's last tours. Am I bad luck?!

[@joannemcneill156]

Re: Blink-182. This may be the best lineup, but it's not the original. Does no one remember Scott?

[@TheTrumpReaper]

Motley Crue ought to give it up. They imploded a few decades ago.

[@SandeshShak]

Being a fan of pre-Travis Blink era, I take offence to the words ''original lineup''.

[@DashieNegan41]

Now the 2023 news broke that Sepultura are breaking up

[@troylandzerep8045]

Blue ridge was almost this era's Woodstock 99 2.0

[@tylerhackner9731]

So many!

[@JCaylor2099]

I don't get why Motley Crue would fire the best guy in the band

[@TheRockSocietyReviews]

Just some random trivia, Papa roach, a great band teamed up with SIMPLE PLAN!

[@vandavis000]

I loved portnoy return.❤

[@CrimsonJoker13]

Was this released before Kiss?

[@radiv6502]

Scott Stapp completely crushed at Blue Ridge!! Not surprised Creed is coming back, Blue Ridge not so much.

[@mikeburkhardt7893]

I love Anti Flag, I had no idea any of that happened 😔 oh the disappointment

[@nathanielbables8652]

Only some of these is true

[@paisleepunk]

@@nathanielbables8652but more than enough of it is to constitute a massive EWWWWWWW

[@Tensaku]

My album of the year is Panopticon’s The Rime Of Reason.

[@theloudginger]

I’m a huge DT fan, and while I love Portnoy, Mangini is a better drummer - technically. Portnoy has attitude and personality, but Mangini is like a robot. Ironically Geddy and Alex have been thinking of playing again, obviously they can’t continue with Neil (I’m talking about Rush) and Mangini is one of the most robotic, and technical drummers out there.

[@newbienoah9461]

Tbh, Mick Mars is the only member from Mötley Crüe I have some respect for. YMMV on Loyal to the Lie, but I enjoyed that single and I wish the man the best on his solo album.

[@texasbluegrass567]

2023 really sucked. The fact that people are nostalgic for Creed speaks volumes. Can you take me lower?

[@NouveauArtPunk]

Tbh the anti-flag stuff was very obvious to me: they're all pals with MGK, another infamous predator and abuser. The company you keep says a lot about you too.

[@christopherb501]

#9 - fight climate change, people.

[@Jason-hq1mk]

Not the original lineup of Blink 182.

[@stuartwalker9597]

Travis barker was not the original drummer of blink 182

[@sandonparrish7217]

As someone who was at Blue Ridge, I can confirm, it was a shit show

[@jojijoestar7233]

Creed might just help the Minnesota Vikings win something if Kirk Cousins comes back

[@TheRareVideosXL]

Sum 41 are awesome. You missed covering KISS and Journey.

[@CornPop2]

Jay Weinberg was dope

[@RockedNet]

Still is. Hoping to see him with Sui Tendencies later this year.

[@Downisar]

The fear of fear by spiritbox is the best album this year hands down.

[@SiRenfield]

I admit it took me an embarrassingly long time to leave the Rammstein subreddit because there was quite frankly quite a lot of disgusting whatabout-isms (Y’know stuff like “oh the Beatles had groupies and they’re one of the most beloved rock bands in history 🙄!”) and just general denial. I mean it’s still hard to tell on how much of these allegations are true but it was still gross to witness especially as a feminine person particularly since to paraphrase one person in regards to the Cosby case “one or two people could maybe lie for attention, but that many? No fucking way” so that factor still makes me kind of sus which especially sucks because I still like the music quite a lot

[@frenchabortion]

8:00 good. I hope Sun 41 breaks up and Tom will go back to Gob, GOB fuckin ruled except for that last emo record that sucked. Stop at “Foot in Mouth Disease” and you’re good. But Tom can play anything.

[@tristan702]

Nah that thy art decision wasn’t professional. No matter what you think of him that is his music (although not good) and going back last second to replace his vocals without his knowledge is fucked up.

[@benspellman1118]

Blink 182 is the classic line up, not the original line up. Travis is not an original member

[@zachlowe5096]

Unrelated but what happened to your head?

[@RockedNet]

Brain transplant.

[@zachlowe5096]

@@RockedNet dang really?

[@israelavilazambrano7943]

I cannot wait for the 10 best and 10 worst rock and metal songs of 2023.

[@andairaboos1926]

Anti-flag are still touring tho which is wild. They recently headed to edmonton if the band is gonna condem Geever they should just stop touring like holy man. Its pretty wild

[@mikaschwarzer1977]

They are? Can you provide some kind of source pls? Didn't find anything.

[@andairaboos1926]

​@@mikaschwarzer1977if you search up anti-flag and go down to see events they're gonna play in pittsburg I believe on the 16th

[@chesspunk489]

​@@mikaschwarzer1977I don't think this guy is spreading accurate information.

[@andairaboos1926]

​@@chesspunk489it was there on spotifiy where they where still touring even during the alligations search it up

[@mat2093]

I think craig left on his terms. I think jay was fired.

[@hmwpyro18]

I was pretty split on the Thy Art situation. Yes, the trans hate is wrong and stupid, but CJ then saying that children should not be sexualized, I also agree with. However after saying that, it turned the whole argument to "Thy Art supports trans and pedophiles" from edgelords, which is just weird

[@greggpeterson2443]

with the rammstein situation you didn't mention the keyboardist flake who was accused of the same thing till has been accused of.

[@Madkalibyr]

2:09 she did all the things they asked and she willingly went there , I think she’s full of it tbh

[@noello9740]

Yea, she definetely knew they were going to spike her drink and do whatever to her, while she was drugged... Notice how dumb that sounds?

[@igloo190]

“It is mam!!!!” LOL!!!!

[@nopenotthatguy8678]

Who cares who tweets what but but bad festivals and allegations should be talking about more

[@chadcassidy1580]

Is it just me or does it seem like shit is getting weirder and weirder every year, for rock?

[@Falxifer95]

Between the Rammstein allegations and the Slipknot situation of Clown and Corey backstabbing Jay and in hindsight Chris Fehn, I lost respect for _2_ of my favorite bands of all time. It sucks so much.

[@marissawolff8491]

I'm still gonna defend Til Lindemann. I don't think he really did anything wrong, I still think he's an innocent man. Also, Creed suck. Generic radio rock, that's what they are.

[@diskyboy86]

Till Lindemann really has fallen from grace. Going from one of the most handsome men in rock to one of the ugliest has to suck, but it doesn't has to be this way, look at Rick Springfield for example, 74 and still looking great. Lindemann is 14 years younger, yet looks like that creepy uncle that everyone just kinda tolerates and tries to ignore at family gatherings. My guess is that due to the sharp decline to his attractiveness levels, women are no longer throwing themselves at Till like they used to, so now he's getting desperate, and as a Rammstein fan myself, it's just kinda pathetic. To clarify, I don't think Till has done anything illegal, but sometimes what is legal is not always good and that seems to be the case with Till. His methods of "recruiting" women are just pathetic. He's a millionaire, how about he just pays them to get what he wants! At the very least, I'm glad to see Till at least managed to escape the allegations which likely were false in many ways, but I still feel he has a far way to go to really fix that reputation as being a creeper now, and I'm just not sure if he can do it. Rammstein has been together for 29 years, they're goanna end sooner or later and it's likely goanna be because of Till. At this rate, I'm doubtful if Rammstein will make it past 2030. Everyone still seems healthy, but Till's suspicious behavior might came back to bite him in the not so distant future. I still have respect for everyone in Rammstein and hope the best for the band going forward, but I'm skeptical to say the least.

[@kirr_ewene]

Enter the Rammstein subreddit and see how many women are still "dreaming" about him.

[@diskyboy86]

@@kirr_ewene yeesh, yup there's for sure some strange gals in the rock world, the amount of people who still fantasize about Mick Jagger is genuinely concerning, and the less said about Ghost fan girls, the better. I can't unsee some of the stuff I've seen in Camden when seeing them live.

[@drunkinmadness3444]

Garbage can.

[@mattyt1961]

Hopefully next year in rock is a lot less homo/transphobic sexually abuse filled than this year... please? it is all I want for Christmas.... that and for that Mariah Carey song to be permanently removed existence but the first one will make me happy, the second would just be like a second serving of fluffy golden delicious pancakes....🥞

[@heikkijhautanen4576]

Creed sucks and Till is innocent!!!!