by Metal Insider | Apr 6, 2016 | In Memoriam, News, Sad News
It’s always a solemn day in metal when someone dies. Unfortunately, John Byrd (formerly of King Conquer) joined the many who have passed in 2016. While it’s suspected it was a drug overdose, the band says they don’t want to be the ones to confirm how...
by Alix Vallecillo | Mar 5, 2016 | In Memoriam, News, Sad News
This year has been a tragic one for the rock and metal community with the passing of so many musicians since January and, unfortunately, the trend is not slowing down. Swedish drummer Oscar Karlsson, known for his work with the melodic death metal bands The Duskfall...
by Alix Vallecillo | Feb 16, 2016 | In Memoriam, News, Sad News
Yesterday night, we reported on the unfortunate news about Toronto’s heavy metal band Cauldron getting into a car crash during their tour with Enforcer, Warbringer and Exmortus. Gladly, no one was seriously injured and guitarist Ian Chains is expected to have a...
by Metal Insider | Feb 15, 2016 | Crowdfunding, News, Sad News
It’s a sad day in the metal community. Aaron Aites, the director of documentary Until the Light Takes Us, (the film about Norwegian black metal) has been diagnosed with cancer. His fiance, Audrey Ewell launched a GoFundMe page yesterday, explaining the...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 14, 2016 | News, Sad News, Updates
Last year was a rough one for losses in the metal world. And while Lemmy’s death ushered things out on a particularly cruel note, let’s not forget the awful van crash in April of last year that claimed the lives of two members of Wormreich and a member of...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 29, 2015 | In Memoriam, News, Sad News, Updates
The sudden passing of Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister yesterday was a shock to just about everyone, even those that had known it was coming. In an interview with Rolling Stone, longtime manager Todd Singerman says that test results had just come back on Saturday,...