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Journey Now Has Two Drummers, Deen Castronovo Returns

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Author Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter
July 30th, 2021 11:47 AM

Journey has been on an interesting…well…journey the past couple of years. Now, the band apparently has two active drummers.

Guitarist Neal Schon confirmed that drummer Deen Castronovo is back in the band via Facebook and in two photos shared via Twitter.

Ok… Double trouble Chicago @NaradaMWalden @DeenTheDrummer Narada Michael Walden and the return of Deen Castronovo on Drums @AragonBallroom @lollapalooza pic.twitter.com/RRHYNi6CuQ

— NEAL SCHON MUSIC (@NealSchonMusic) July 27, 2021

The Power behind Us 🔥🔥🔥🔥@JourneyOfficial @DeenTheDrummer @NaradaMWalden pic.twitter.com/W5P5EWAA42

— NEAL SCHON MUSIC (@NealSchonMusic) July 29, 2021

This now means that Journey will have two drummers on stage during shows: Castronovo and Narada Michael Walden. Walden, of course, came into the fold along with bassist/former American Idol judge Randy Jackson in May 2020 following the firing of founding bassist Ross Valory and longtime drummer Steve Smith.

Valory and Smith were fired from Journey in March 2020 following an alleged “attempted corporate coup d’état” by the bassist and drummer of Nightmare Productions, Inc., one of Journey’s corporate entities. Valory and Smith allegedly thought Nightmare Productions had control over the Journey trademark. However, Schon and keyboardist Jonathan Cain have the “sole, exclusive, irrevocable right to control the Journey Mark, including the Journey name.” Following this incident, Schon and Cain filed a lawsuit against Smith and Valory, which was amicably settled in April 2021.

As for Castronovo, he served as Journey’s drummer from 1998 until August 2015. He was fired from the band following a June 2015 arrest on a domestic violence charge. Castronovo would blame his actions on drug addiction during a July 2015 hearing. He would end up serving four years on probation and was ordered to complete a 75-day drug rehabilitation program.

Journey is set to headline the Bud Light Seltzer stage at Lollapalooza tomorrow (July 31) at Chicago’s Grant Park. A live stream of their set will be streaming on Hulu at 9:30 PM ET. Complete streaming details can be found at Hulu.com/Lollapalooza.

 

GALLERY: Journey’s Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: 2017 Inductees Aynsley Dunbar, Gregg Rolie, Steve Smith, Steve Perry, Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain of Journey accept an award onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: 2017 Inductees Aynsley Dunbar, Gregg Rolie, Steve Smith, Steve Perry, Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain of Journey accept an award onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: (L-R) Aynsley Dunbar, Gregg Rolie, Steve Smith, Steve Perry, Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain of Journey accept an award onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: (L-R) Inductees Steve Smith, Steve Perry, Neal Schon, and Ross Valory of Journey onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: 2017 Inductees Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain of Journey pose onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. Debuting on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: 2017 Inductees Steve Perry and Jonathan Cain of Journey speak onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. Debuting on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: (L-R) 2017 Inductees Gregg Rolie, Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Ross Valory and Jonathan Cain of Journey speak onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. Debuting on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: (L-R) 2017 Inductees Gregg Rolie, Steve Perry, Neal Schon, and Ross Valory of Journey speak onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. Debuting on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: 2017 Inductee Ross Valory of Journey performs onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: (L-R) 2017 Inductees Steve Perry, Neal Schon, and Ross Valory of Journey speak onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. Debuting on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: (L-R) Inductees Ross Valory, Neal Schon, and Steve Perry of Journey onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: 2017 Inductees Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain of Journey attend the Press Room of the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: 2017 Inductees Steve Smith, Ross Valory, Aynsley Dunbar, Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon, and Jonathan Cain of Journey attend the Press Room of the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: 2017 Inductees Steve Perry (L) and Neal Schon of Journey speaks onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: 2017 Inductee Neal Schon of Journey performs onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: Musician Arnel Pineda of Journey performs onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: 2017 Inductee Neal Schon and musician Arnel Pineda of Journey perform onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: 2017 Inductees Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam and Neal Schon of Journey perform onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: 2017 Inductee Ross Valory of Journey speaks onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: 2017 Inductee Steve Smith of Journey speaks onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: 2017 Inductee Gregg Rolie of Journey speaks onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. The event will broadcast on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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    NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 07: 2017 Inductee Jonathan Cain of Journey speaks onstage at the 32nd Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on April 7, 2017 in New York City. Debuting on HBO Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm ET/PT (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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