by Zenae Zukowski | Mar 3, 2025 | News, Sad News
David Johansen, frontman of the New York Dolls and creator of the alter ego Buster Poindexter, has died at 75. He passed away at his home in New York City after battling stage four cancer and a brain tumor. A recent fall had left him bedridden and in need of...
by Zenae Zukowski | Feb 26, 2025 | News, Sad News
We are saddened to report former Annihilator vocalist Coburn Pharr has passed away at the age of 62. Pharr fronted the band’s acclaimed 1990 album Never, Neverland, featuring tracks like “Road to Ruin,” “I Am In Command,” and...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 21, 2025 | News, Sad News
We are saddened to report, renowned English guitarist John Sykes, known for his work with Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Blue Murder, and his solo projects, has passed away at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer. A statement on his social media,...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 8, 2025 | News, Sad News
SVT reports, Ragne Wahlquist, guitarist and vocalist for Heavy Load, widely regarded as Sweden’s first heavy metal and Viking metal band, has passed away at 69. Ragne and his brother Styrbjörn founded Heavy Load in Stockholm during the mid-1970s. Their 1978...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 6, 2025 | News, Sad News
We are saddened to report Manfred Schütz, founder of SPV and MIG Music, passed away on Friday (3rd). Schütz died at 74 after a long illness. An essential figure in the music industry, Schütz established SPV in 1984. After leaving SPV, Schütz founded MIG Music, where...
by Zenae Zukowski | Jan 6, 2025 | News, Sad News
Fredrik Lindgren, also known as Freddie Eugene, the original guitarist for Swedish death metal giants Unleashed, has passed away at 53. Lindgren played with Unleashed from 1989 to 1995, contributing to iconic albums like Where No Life Dwells (1991), Shadows In The...