by Metal Insider | May 18, 2017 | In Memoriam, News
Chris Cornell, the iconic singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, died suddenly on Wednesday night in Detroit. The band had been on tour, and had played a full set at the Fox Theater earlier that night. He was 52. Band representative Brian Bumbery called Cornell’s...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 19, 2017 | In Memoriam, News
While there’s scant information about his cause of death, we’ve been informed that former Nothingface singer Matt Holt has died at the age of 39. His family has shared the following information: Matt Holt, former singer of Nothingface, passed away at home...
by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 13, 2017 | In Memoriam, News
It’s been reported that former Autograph drummer Keni Richards passed away. He was 60 and a cause of death was not revealed. According to Sleazeroxx.com, Richards passed away on April 8th. Founding Autograph guitarist Steve Lynch shared the news on the band’s social...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 5, 2017 | In Memoriam, News, Sad News
Although there’s no specific word on the cause of death, Trans-Siberian Orchestra producers and band leader Paul O’Neill died yesterday from a chronic illness at the age of 61. The band shared the following in a Facebook post: The entire Trans-Siberian...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 13, 2017 | In Memoriam, News
Original Y&T guitarist Joey Alves has died at the age of 63, the band’s Dave Meniketti has revealed. Alves, who played rhythm guitar in the band, was in the band from 1976 to 1989, had been suffering from ulcerative colitis, among other complications....
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 9, 2017 | In Memoriam
It’s been a really tough couple of years for Buffalo death metal band Sons of Azrael. Guitarist and founding member Tony Lorenzo was shot by an armed robber back in 2011, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. Less than a year later, the band’s...