by Bram Teitelman | Apr 22, 2017 | Metal Musical Chairs, Updates
Ivan Moody couldn’t have a more appropriate last name. After stating on a Denver radio station on Thursday that he’d be leaving Five Finger Death Punch at the end of the year after their touring was complete, he’s since released a statement saying...
by Zenae Zukowski | Apr 19, 2017 | Metal Musical Chairs, News
The trial is over for drummer Bastian Thusgaard. He spent the last several months touring with Soilwork, filling in until they found an official replacement for Dirk Verbeuren who left the group last year to join Megadeth. The band made the following statement: “We...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 10, 2017 | Metal Musical Chairs
For the past six years, Pennsylvania’s Crobot have been a quartet whose high energy live show has been their claim to fame. Signed to Wind-Up in 2013, the band have released two albums, with the most recent, Welcome to Fat City, released last year. However,...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 29, 2017 | Metal Musical Chairs, News
Last year was marked by change in the world of Swedish power metal band Amaranthe. The sextet became a quintet with original member and vocalist Jake E leaving the band, taking them from three vocalists down to two. He’s since resurfaced with CyHrA, and...
by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 29, 2017 | Metal Musical Chairs, News, Updates
Drummer Chase Brickenden spent a lot of time with the Butcher Babies, considering he joined them on tour with Megadeth and performed with them during Knotfest. Butcher Babies finally made the news official announcing drummer Chris Warner’s departure. He’d...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 13, 2017 | Metal Musical Chairs, News, Updates
It’s pretty ironic that every time Ghost puts out a new album, they “replace” lead singer Papa Emeritus. Why’s that? Well, it’s obvious that the vocalist remains the same, yet the “Nameless Ghouls,” cloaked in anonymity,...