by Alix Vallecillo | Mar 5, 2016 | In Memoriam, News, Sad News
This year has been a tragic one for the rock and metal community with the passing of so many musicians since January and, unfortunately, the trend is not slowing down. Swedish drummer Oscar Karlsson, known for his work with the melodic death metal bands The Duskfall...
by Alix Vallecillo | Feb 22, 2016 | In Memoriam, News
In more tragic news polluting this 2016, we’re sad to report the passing of Piotr Grudzinski, guitarist and founding member of the Polish progressive rock band Riverside, at the age of 40. There aren’t many details regarding his passing aside from the...
by Alix Vallecillo | Feb 16, 2016 | In Memoriam, News, Sad News
Yesterday night, we reported on the unfortunate news about Toronto’s heavy metal band Cauldron getting into a car crash during their tour with Enforcer, Warbringer and Exmortus. Gladly, no one was seriously injured and guitarist Ian Chains is expected to have a...
by Alix Vallecillo | Feb 8, 2016 | In Memoriam, News
This year has been rough in rock and metal industry with the passing of many musicians like Jimmy Bain, Glenn Frey and many others and the toll doesn’t seem to stop as Mikey Clement, frontman of North Carolina band Valleys, passed away in a car accident last...
by Alix Vallecillo | Feb 3, 2016 | In Memoriam, News
According to several reports online, former guitarist of Black Witchery, Steve “Tregenda” Childers, died at the age of 49, yesterday night during a car accident in KS. Childers performed with Black Witchery from 1997 (when the band was known as Witchery)...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 1, 2016 | In Memoriam, News, Updates
Last weekend, the metal community suffered another loss when former Dio and Rainbow bassist Jimmy Bain died while on the Def Leppard ‘Hysteria on the High Seas’ cruise with his current band, Last In Line. He was 68. And while he’s had struggles with...