by Zach Shaw | Jan 23, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs
Back in November, Into Eternity announced that they were looking for a touring singer. While vocalist Stu Block was still a member, the Canadian prog/death metal group needed a singer to perform with while Block was preoccupied with his current gig with Iced Earth....
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 17, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs
In a somewhat surprising move, Anvil bassist Glenn Five (real name: Glenn Gyorffy) has announced that he’s leaving the band after 15 years over creative differences. It’s somewhat surprising because the Canadian trio are arguably more popular than...
by Zach Shaw | Jan 12, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs
It’s no coincidence that guitarist Jason Richardson has been playing with Chelsea Grin lately. Yesterday, Born Of Osiris announced that they recently parted ways with Richardson, who joined the band in 2009. The band first released the following statement: “To all of...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 6, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs
In a statement on Killswitch Engage’s website, the band’s now-former vocalist Howard Jones has explained why he left the band. His answer is humble, and it shows a degree of maturity from both the band and Jones. After all, if it wasn’t amicable, he...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 6, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs
While many started off 2012 by turning over a new leaf, a lot of bands started the year out by turning over a member. There were enough lineup changes in the past week or so to staff an entirely new band. Of course the departure of Howard Jones is the biggest news so...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 4, 2012 | Metal Musical Chairs
And the first big lineup change has come to metal. Killswitch Engage has announced that they’ll be continuing on without frontman Howard Jones. This is the second time a singer has left the band, following the departure of Times of Grace frontman Jesse Leach...