by Zach Shaw | May 15, 2012 | In Memoriam
In a Facebook post made yesterday (May 15), Season Of Mist revealed that Urgehal singer and guitarist Trondr Nefas has passed away. Exact details regarding his death have not been revealed yet, though Urgehal have confirmed the news themselves via a separate post. He...
by Zach Shaw | May 15, 2012 | Festivals
In past years, Riot Fest was a punk rock festival that took place all over Chicago. It has since evolved into a multi-genre festival and carnival, set to take place in Humboldt Park with events at Congress Theatre and Cobra Lounge. And last night’s announcement of the...
by Zach Shaw | May 15, 2012 | Cinemetal
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6_XMwTwVms[/youtube] For over a year now, Rob Zombie has been working on his sixth film The Lords Of Salem. And as it turns out, the rocker/director has been giving fans a sneak peek of his latest work while on the road with...
by Zach Shaw | May 14, 2012 | Back For More, Reunions, Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIzRFtRaiJw[/youtube] Shortly after Robbie Crane’s departure earlier this year, it was rumored that bassist Juan Croucier would be rejoining Ratt (at least for their performance at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, MD). Well,...
by Zach Shaw | May 14, 2012 | Digital Media
It used to be that every band had a MySpace page. Now, almost every group has a presence on Facebook. And now it’s become even easier (or harder if you ask music app makers) to listen to music via Facebook thanks to Spotify and other streaming services. But according...