by Zach Shaw | Nov 3, 2011 | Legal Woes
It’s safe to assume that previously you would have never thought of seeing Rob Zombie and the late “Super Freak” singer Rick James in the same sentence. However, back in April, Zombie and the estate of Rick James spearheaded a major class action lawsuit against...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 3, 2011 | Breaking The Law?, Legal Woes
Looks like Judas Priest will be heading to the court room in the near future. According to Rolling Stone, Rob Halford’s former manager John Baxter has filed a lawsuit against the singer, Judas Priest and their management. Baxter is suing for breach of contract, fraud,...
by Zach Shaw | Oct 28, 2011 | Legal Woes
The last time Chimaira keyboardist/sampler (and singer of Daath) Sean Zatorsky took over vocal duties onstage, it was because frontman Mark Hunter fell ill. Last night, though, Hunter was absent from the stage due to a little problem with the law. Last night (October...
by Zach Shaw | Sep 20, 2011 | Legal Woes, Progressive Bickering
Out of the blue yesterday, reports leaked saying that Mike Portnoy had filed a lawsuit against his former band mates in Dream Theater back in April of 2011 for “wrongly excluding” him from the band. Portnoy’s response shortly after somewhat clarified that there was...
by Zach Shaw | Sep 19, 2011 | Legal Woes
If you’ve been following the Dream Theater soap opera for the past year, then you know that Mike Portnoy has been very vocal about his displeasure with the band continuing on without him (even asking to rejoin at one point). Even though he openly admits to quitting...
by Zach Shaw | Sep 19, 2011 | Label Moves, Legal Woes
Last week, it was revealed that the offices of Interscope Records were allegedly being used as a front for cocaine distribution. The DEA found records showing that James Rosemond (manager of Interscope artist The Game) was shipping road cases stuffed with kilos of...