In what continues to be a lively year for AOR giants Journey, Neal Schon and Deen Castronovo have both gone on the offensive after singer Arnel Pineda's performance during the band's recent Rock In Rio show in Brazil was criticised online.

Deen Castronovo and Neal Schon have come to Pineda's defense after the singer faced criticism for his vocal issues at Rock in Rio. Journey Bandmates Defend Arnel Pineda, Blame Avenged Sevenfold for So

According to a handful of posts around the Internet, Journey vocalist Arnel Pineda performed so poorly at Rock In Rio that he's asking fans if he should step down from the band. According to Journey guitarist Neal Schon, it's a buncha media hype and another band is to blame.