Surprising Few, Paul Gray’s Death Ruled An OD

According to the Des Moines Register, Slipknot bassist Paul Gray died of an accidental overdose of morphine and fentanyl. Polk County Medical Examiner Dr. Gregory Schmunk said that the two injected drugs were the cause of his death. It should be noted that fentanyl is...

Report: Avenged Sevenfold’s Rev Died Of OD

In an announcement that’s sad but not all that surprising, it’s been revealed that Avenged Sevenfold drummer Jimmy “The Rev” Sullivan died of an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol. Rolling Stone reports that Orange County Deputy Coroner...

Heaven And Hell Cancel Summer Concerts

Ronnie James Dio might have been healthy enough to appear at the Revolver Golden Gods Awards a few weeks back when he surprised the audience by showing up, but sadly, that doesn’t necessarily translate to the concert stage. Heaven and Hell has been forced to...

Dying Format Turns 27

On this day in 1982, Sony unveiled the CDP-001 to an unsuspecting public. The world’s first compact disc player was a $2,200 behemoth, and the first compact disc available was Billy Joel’s 52nd Street. In today’s dollars, buying a CD would cost you...