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Pro-shot footage of CJ McMahon’s Thy Art is Murder reunion surfaces

by Bram Teitelman | Jan 31, 2017 | News, Reunions, Video

Vocalist CJ McMahon’s exit from Australian deathcore band Thy Art is Murder turned out to be a short one, as about one year later, he announced his return. You’ve even gotten a chance to hear a new song from the band with their singer in place. He rejoined...

Thy Art is Murder singer CJ McMahon is apparently back in the band

by Bram Teitelman | Jan 16, 2017 | Reunions

At the tail end of 2015, Thy Art is Murder singer CJ McMahon announced that he’d be stepping down from the Australian deathcore band. The singer claimed that he was making less than minimum wage from the band, earning about $16-18,000/year. He also stated that...

Bach to square one: Sebastian says Skid Row reunion talks have broken down

by Bram Teitelman | Dec 20, 2016 | Reunions, Updates

Many a hair metal fan got pretty excited a few weeks back when Sebastian Bach, while promoting his new book 18 and Life on Skid Row, said that his and Skid Row’s management had been talking about a potential reunion. While it’s been 20 years...

New EP coming from Anthrax/Every Time I Die/Volbeat/Fall Out Boy supergroup The Damned Things

by Bram Teitelman | Dec 14, 2016 | Reunions

Remember The Damned Things? Signed to Island Records, the band was a disparate mix of the bands that comprised it. Every Time I Die singer Keith Buckley pretty much kept things melodic, and was backed by Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian and Volbeat guitarist Rob Caggiano,...

Lamb of God’s Chris Adler is in a reunited… Nitro?

by Bram Teitelman | Nov 30, 2016 | Reunions

Remember Nitro? The ’80s glam metal band was known for two things (aside from big hair): Jim Gilette’s piercingly high vocals and Michael Angelo Batio’s shredding and quad necked guitar. In fact, long after the band broke up in 1993, you could...

Michael Kiske, Kai Hansen to rejoin Helloween for 2017 tour

by Bram Teitelman | Nov 14, 2016 | Reunions, Touring

If you’ve been a Helloween fan for years now, you’ve probably got a place in your heart for the late ’80s version of the band. Their sophomore and third albums, Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I and Part II, were where the band honed...

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