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Queensryche Play First Show With Old Name

by Metal Insider | Jul 30, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUAXJdWgRyk[/youtube] Hallowed be thy name, Queensryche! The band played their first show with their new singer and old name this past weekend at the Halfway Jam in Royalton, MN. The band members Michael Wilton, Eddie Jackson,...

Krysta Cameron Out Of iwrestledabearonce For Good?

by Zach Shaw | Jul 23, 2012 | iheardarumoronce, Metal Musical Chairs

Just as the Warped Tour got on its way, iwrestledabearonce ran into a little problem: singer Krysta Cameron dropping off the tour after discovering she was pregnant. The band was in luck, though, as they were able to get Courtney LaPlante to fill in for the tour....

And Then There Was One (Version Of L.A. Guns)

by Metal Insider | Jul 18, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs

One might be the loneliest number, but the fact that there is now only one version of the L.A. Guns rather than two should at least help end the confusion about what ex-band member, reality TV contestant or other band affiliate is actually part of which version of of...

Kirk Windstein Breaks Up Crowbar At 30,000 Feet? [Updated]

by Bram Teitelman | Jul 16, 2012 | Crazy Plane, Metal Musical Chairs

It’s a testament to the speed of social media when you a band member can effectively break up a band with one posting on their Facebook page before the label hears about it. Apparently, the band was on a flight back from Belgium, where they played yesterday...

Tony Campos “Not Interested” In Working With Static-X

by Bram Teitelman | Jul 16, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs

As you read last week, Static-X has reunited. But it’s more like The Smashing Pumpkins reuniting than, say, Refused, since Wayne Static is the only original member of the band (and also, because both frontmen have interesting hair situations). At any rate,...

Attika7 Adds Former Kyuss, Nonpoint, UPO Members

by Metal Insider | Jul 6, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs, Metal on Metal

With the release of their debut album still a bit over three weeks away, new forces have joined the ranks of Los Angeles-based band and motorcycle enthusiasts Attika7. Leading man Evan Seinfeld (former Biohazard) and famed motorcycle builder Rusty Coones announced...
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