by Zach Shaw | Jun 4, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs
Shortly before Stone Sour confirmed bassist Shawn Economaki’s departure, guitarist Jim Root let a picture of a bass player in the studio leak online. At the time, it was unclear who this mysterious bassist was. As it turns out, it’s none other than Skid Row’s Rachel...
by Zach Shaw | May 22, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs
Six Feet Under have just released their new album Undead today, and are just a few weeks away from hitting the road with Dying Fetus and Revocation. However, that hasn’t stopped Chris Barnes and company from experiencing yet another change in their lineup. This time,...
by Zach Shaw | May 17, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs
If you’ve seen Prong live recently or have been watching fan filmed footage, you’ll notice something peculiar about their bassist; namely that it’s not Tony Campos. Though he performed on Prong’s latest release Carved Into Stone and is still a member of the band,...
by Zach Shaw | May 2, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs
It was announced yesterday that guitarist Gary Holt would once again be filling in for Jeff Hanneman during Slayer’s upcoming tour commitments. While it’s great that Slayer can utilize Holt’s services again, it leaves Exodus without their founding guitarist for their...
by Zach Shaw | Apr 19, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs
According to Sick Drummer Magazine, Fear Factory have officially found a new drummer just in time for their upcoming tour. Joining the band behind the kit will be Mike Heller, best known for his work in bands like Malignancy and System Divide. Heller had the following...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 26, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs
In addition to dates with Meshuggah in the UK, Animals As Leaders have a North American tour with Thrice coming up in May. However, the instrumental prog metal group will be embarking on those tours without drummer Navene Koperweis. Koperweis, who joined the group in...