by Bram Teitelman | Dec 12, 2014 | Metal Musical Chairs, News, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/ae0iRUAZi68[/youtube] Yesterday, some guy uploaded some footage of a drummer with a caption claiming it was the “new drummer of Megadeth.” It probably isn’t the first person to upload a video to say they were replacing Shawn...
by Seth Werkheiser | Dec 10, 2014 | Metal Musical Chairs
Rings of Saturn released Lugal Ki En back in October, debuting at #116 on the Billboard charts. It’s just a few months later and guitarist Joel Omans is leaving the band. From the band’s official Facebook: “I would like to announce that after 5 years...
by Seth Werkheiser | Dec 5, 2014 | Metal Musical Chairs, News
In October, The Faceless lost half their band when bassist Evan Brewer and drummer Alex Rüdinger quit, forcing the band to drop off a European tour with Protest the Hero. Now Lambgoat is reporting that vocalist Geoff Ficco has left the band as well. Ficco was very...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 1, 2014 | Metal Musical Chairs, News, Rumors and Gossip
Last week was an insane one in the Megadeth camp. While the heartbreaking news that the remains of Dave Mustaine’s mother-in-law were found likely brought some closure to Mustaine’s family, it was announced earlier in the week that both guitarist Chris...
by Seth Werkheiser | Nov 25, 2014 | Metal Musical Chairs, News
At the Gates vocalist Tomas Lindberg is a busy guy these days. Lindberg will be touring in support of their newest album, At War with Reality, well into spring of 2015. Because of that commitment he’s had to part ways with Lock Up, the super group grindcore band...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 18, 2014 | Metal Musical Chairs, News, Touring
Smashing Pumpkins (guess they dropped the “The”) have a new album coming out, Monuments to an Elegy, on December 9th. And while it’s not the doom metal album they were teasing, they will be taking to the road in support of it. Although Motley Crue...