by Zach Shaw | Jan 22, 2013 | Metal Musical Chairs
In between fighting snowmen, Scott Ian has been making the interview rounds in support of Anthrax’s new covers EP Anthems. But of course, there’s one topic we knew the guitarist couldn’t avoid when talking to the press: Rob Caggiano leaving Anthrax. And in a recent...
by Zach Shaw | Jan 11, 2013 | Metal Musical Chairs, Updates
Just recently, Anthrax revealed to fans that they weren’t holding open auditions for Rob Caggiano’s replacement. That was a strong indicator that Anthrax likely already had a new guitarist lined up (or at least had a short list of picks). Well, now we know who indeed...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 10, 2013 | Metal Musical Chairs
Live BlogSo you heard that Rob Caggiano left Anthrax lest week, right? The band has the Metal Alliance tour coming up in a few months, and they need a guitar player before then, you thought. So you probably dusted off your Among the Living CD and started learning all...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 4, 2013 | Metal Musical Chairs
Well that certainly comes as a surprise. Just a few months before they’re set to headline the Metal Alliance tour and in the midst of campaigning for a Grammy, Anthrax guitarist Rob Caggiano has announced that he’s leaving the band. He’s been in the...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 3, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs
Last week, we were surprised to hear rumors that the recently reformed Carcass was in the studio working on a new album (their first since 1996’s Swansong). According to the original report by Blabbermouth, vocalist/bassist Jeff Walker and guitarist Bill Steer are...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 7, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs, Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ewXzuY-ClU[/youtube] Well, that answers that. Shannon Lucas has released a video statement confirming that he’s no longer in The Black Dahlia Murder. However, don’t feel bad for him. He’ll be drumming on the...