by Zach Shaw | Mar 5, 2012 | In Memoriam
This past Saturday (March 3), legendary guitarist Ronnie Montrose passed away after a five year battle with prostate cancer. He was 64 years old. Montrose’s official website released the following statement confirming the sad news: “A few months ago, we held a...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 15, 2012 | In Memoriam
It was confirmed late last night that Tonmi Lillman, best known as Lordi’s drummer Otus, has passed away. A cause of death has not been revealed yet. Lillman was 38 years old. The members of Lordi released the following statement confirming the unfortunate news: “Our...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 6, 2012 | In Memoriam
Last week, drummer Charlie Benante and bassist Frank Bello announced that they would be dropping off of Anthrax’s current tour to spend time with Benante’s terminally ill mother. Today, we’re sad to report that Benante’s mother (who was also Bello’s grandmother) this...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 25, 2012 | In Memoriam
While details are scarce, Riot has confirmed that guitarist Mark Reale has passed away earlier today (25) due to complications from Crohn’s disease. The news was seconded by a post from Metal Blade’s Brian Slagel. Reale had been in a coma for the past two...
by Zach Shaw | Jan 17, 2012 | In Memoriam
It has been confirmed that drummer Robbie France, best known for his work in Diamond Head and UFO, passed away last Saturday, January 14. Details regarding his death have to be revealed. However, Diamond Head essentially confirmed the news via a short tribute posted...
by Zach Shaw | Jan 9, 2012 | In Memoriam
Last Tuesday, January 3, former Incantation bassist Joey “Fingers” Lombard passed away. At this moment, the cause of death is unknown, though services for Lombard were held this past Sunday, January 8. Lombard was 42 years old. Incantation drummer Kyle Severn had the...