by Zach Shaw | Nov 29, 2010 | Sad News
BBC News is reporting that Motörhead fan Andrew Crawford was beaten to death by two men after attending a concert at the O2 Arena in Leeds, England. The assault was believed to have arisen from an earlier incident at the show when the two men lit one of Crawford’s...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 19, 2010 | Sad News
Stratovarius has revealed that drummer Jörg Michael has been diagnosed with cancer. Keyboardist Jens Johansson has released the following statement: “Dear Stratovarius fans, I am afraid we have some quite terrible news. News of the worst imaginable kind....
by Zach Shaw | Nov 9, 2010 | Sad News
Slipknot has reported that items left at late bassist Paul Gray’s grave have been stolen. The band posted the following message on their MySpace page: “In a very upsetting turn of events we have learned that some gifts left for Paul at his gravesite have been...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 25, 2010 | Gadgets, Sad News
If you were alive and listening to music in the ’80s, the Sony Walkman is probably a familiar memory to you. The cassette Walkman was in the ’80s to what the iPod is today – the innovator and leader of portable sound devices. Now Sony has finally...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 1, 2010 | Sad News
Following his untimely death earlier this year, Ronnie James Dio’s house has been put on the market. The $3.3 million Encino mansion boasts five bedrooms, five bathrooms, and the knowledge that one of the most legendary vocalists in music once lived there. The...
by Zach Shaw | Sep 20, 2010 | Sad News
Katatonia has revealed that two of their guitars were stolen during their show Saturday night in St. Paul, Minnesota. To make matters even sadder, the two missing guitars were actually going to be given to fans as part of a contest in completion of their upcoming...