by Bram Teitelman | Jun 21, 2010 | Sad News
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...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 10, 2010 | Sad News
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...
by Metal Insider | May 17, 2010 | In Memoriam, Metal on Metal, Sad News
The metal world was dealt another devastating blow this past weekend with the passing of legendary front-man Ronnie James Dio after a brave fight against stomach cancer. Fronting some of metal’s most influential bands, Dio got his start in the late 60’s as...
by Bram Teitelman | May 4, 2010 | Sad News, Touring
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...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 27, 2010 | Sad News
In what could be a sad ending to a story that’s been in the news for the last three months, Virginia police have tentatively identified the remains of Morgan Harrington, the 20 year-old college student that went missing at a Metallica concert in Charlottesville,...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 1, 2009 | Gadgets, Sad News
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...