by Bram Teitelman | May 13, 2013 | Legacies, New(ish) Music
[youtube]http://youtu.be/2UvDp1oRmjY[/youtube] It’s been exactly one month since Deftones bassist Chi Cheng passed away and about 4 1/2 years after a car accident left him in a coma. And while the band has continued forward, recruiting Quicksand’s Sergio...
by Zach Shaw | May 9, 2013 | Legacies
As the metal world continues to grieve the loss of Jeff Hanneman, an official cause of death has been released. It’s been confirmed that though the guitarist had been sidelined for over two years due to a Necrotizing fasciitis infection cause by a spider bite,...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 8, 2012 | Legacies
Ever forget an important birthday? We were about to leave for the weekend, when we saw a post on Stereogum proclaiming that on June 8, 1992, Faith No More’s fourth album, Angel Dust, was released. The album, quite possibly Faith No More’s best, followed up...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 7, 2011 | Legacies
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBoq6BOPaS0[/youtube] 25 years ago on this day, October 7, Slayer released the pivotal Reign In Blood. At the time, it was a huge risk for the band to release their third album through Def Jam Records (a mainly hip hop label)....
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 25, 2011 | Legacies
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM__lPTWThU[/youtube] Today on this date in 1951, one of heavy metal’s most iconic and outspoken frontmen, Rob Halford, was born. Since joining Judas Priest in 1973, he quickly and deservedly earned the title ‘The...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 12, 2011 | Legacies
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufCvtKfR2OI[/youtube] It was 20 years ago today when Metallica released their self-titled record, better known as The Black Album. While the album has had its fair share of haters thanks to its more polished sound (remember,...