by Zach Shaw | Oct 2, 2012 | Get Well Soon
Late last week, D.R.I guitarist/founding member Spike Cassidy underwent emergency surgery for a severe blockage caused by the reversal surgery he had just three weeks earlier. At this moment, Cassidy (who in 2006 underwent radiation and chemotherapy for colon cancer)...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 2, 2012 | Legal Woes
This past summer was filled with unbelievably crazy moments. One of the most memorable, though, was the incident involving former Cro-Mags bassist Harley Flanagan stabbing current bassist Mike “The Gook” Couls and William Bererio. Many balked at Flanagan’s claim that...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 1, 2012 | New Music
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TXr_hmNSXw[/youtube] Remember how Mutiny Within decided to go on an “indefinite hiatus” following vocalist Chris Clancy and keyboardist Drew Stavola’s departures? Well it didn’t take long for the NJ prog-metalcore group to...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 1, 2012 | Far Beyond Reuniting
Roughly seven months ago, Vinnie Paul stated that in the unlikely event of a Pantera reunion, he’d pick Zakk Wylde to fill in for his late brother Dimebag Darrell. Since then, both Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown have publicly said that such a reunion could never happen,...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 1, 2012 | Splits
Last Friday night (September 28), Nightwish was forced to perform with Kamelot’s backup singers when Anette Olzon was rushed to the hospital. While fans seemed to enjoy themselves, Olzon made it pretty clear that she wasn’t pleased with the band’s decision to perform...