by Bram Teitelman | Jan 2, 2014 | Metal Musical Chairs, News
Nate Newton might be the hardest working bassist in metal. Just being the longtime bassist in Converge is enough to keep him busy, but he’s also recording and touring with Doomriders, not to mention Old Man Gloom, who look to be releasing something this year....
by Zach Shaw | Dec 3, 2013 | Label Moves, Metal Musical Chairs
Adrenaline Mob has been teasing a new album and the replacement for Mike Portnoy since October. Now we know not only who the new guy behind the drum kit will be, but when we can expect to hear new music. It was announced today that Adrenaline Mob has signed a new deal...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 2, 2013 | Metal Musical Chairs
Did you know that there was a guitar player in Black Label Society that isn’t Zakk Wylde? That makes logistical sense, but we hadn’t thought about it until we got a press release earlier today stating that Nick Catanese has left the band. Catanese had been...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 21, 2013 | Metal Musical Chairs
It looks like Lamb of God isn’t the only metal band on tour that’s suddenly missing their bassist. In fact, on the same tour, Testament’s Greg Christian had to back out for their remaining dates for “family matters,” as stated by guitarist Alex Skolnick...
by Metal Insider | Nov 14, 2013 | Metal Musical Chairs
The fans at Lamb of God’s Oakland, California show on November 9th might be the last crowd to see the band perform as a whole for a while. A family emergency has forced the band’s bassist, John Campbell, to leave the tour. As a result of the emergency,...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 29, 2013 | Metal Musical Chairs
Just by virtue of being known as The Ocean Collective, the Swiss/German progressive band The Ocean hasn’t necessarily lent itself to permanence. Yet just as they’re launching a European tour around this year’s impressive Pelagial, both guitatarist...