by Metal Insider | Dec 8, 2011 | In Memoriam
Seven years ago today, deranged fan Nathan Gale opened fire at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus Ohio during a Damageplan show. killing “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott and three others. It’s a day that still haunts the metal community, and saw one of the most influential metal...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 3, 2011 | In Memoriam
Breaking news: guitarist Cory Smoot, better known as Flattus Maximus, was found dead this morning. His body was found by his bandmates as they were about to cross the Canadian border. GWAR frontman David Brockie, aka Oderus Urungus, gave the following statement to...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 6, 2011 | In Memoriam
As everyone most likely knows by now, Steve Jobs (the co-founder and visionary behind Apple) has passed away after years of battling pancreatic cancer. Jobs’ impact in both technology and music (thanks to the iPod and iTunes) is unquestionable. While many in the metal...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 4, 2011 | In Memoriam
Just a few hours after performing at the ProgPower Europe festival in the Dutch municipality of Baarlo, Sole Remedy guitarist Mikko Laine was killed in a traffic accident this past Sunday (October 2). According to the Sjiwa youth center (where the concert took place),...
by Metal Insider | Sep 27, 2011 | In Memoriam
25 years ago today, the metal community lost one of the most gifted and influential metal bassists of all time, Cliff Burton. Metallica was touring Sweden in support of Master Of Puppets when their bus flipped off the road, killing Burton instantly. While Metallica...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 29, 2011 | In Memoriam
As first reported by Metal Sludge, former BulletBoys drummer Johnny Giosa was killed in a car accident yesterday in Los Angeles. Though the identity of the victim was not revealed by the original news source, BulletBoys confirmed the death of Giosa by posting the...