by Bram Teitelman | May 2, 2013 | Close Calls
We haven’t heard too much from former Killswitch Engage vocalist Howard Jones since he left the band in early 2012. While at the time, there was no official reason given for his departure, it turned out that Jones had type 2 diabetes and he hadn’t been...
by Zach Shaw | Jun 6, 2012 | Close Calls
Looks like two dates weren’t the only thing in jeopardy for the Death To All Tour. Apparently, drummer Sean Reinert (who appeared on Death’s Human and now plays in Cynic) suffered a ruptured achilles tendon while training for the tour a few days ago. The injury was...
by Zach Shaw | Sep 22, 2011 | Close Calls
By now you know that Megadeth were very close to canceling their performance at Yankee Stadium thanks to Dave Mustaine’s neck injury. But Mustaine carried on and Megadeth performed as scheduled. However, it turns out that The Big 4 had a backup plan involving none...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 12, 2010 | Close Calls
Lambgoat is reporting that Pathology were involved in a serious van crash late Wednesday night. The band was near Bismarck, North Dakota on their way to Seattle, WA when the band hit black ice and rolled several times before sliding several hundred feet. Though three...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 5, 2010 | Close Calls, Flame Factory
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqXA44kf9mM&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Early this morning (August 5), Fear Factory’s tour bus caught on fire while on the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire, England. While the band and crew escaped unharmed, the bus was...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 3, 2010 | Close Calls
It’s been a bit of downer since news of Early Graves vocalist Mahk Daniels’ death in a van accident broke yesterday. That’s why when I first heard about instrumental trio Russian Circles’ van crashing, I instantly got scared. Luckily, though, no one was harmed in the...