by Seth Werkheiser | Mar 4, 2015 | In Memoriam, News
In a statement from the band’s Facebook page, it’s been revealed that Broken Hope founding drummer Ryan Stanek has passed away at the age of 42. He leaves behind a wife and four children. Guitarist Jeremy Wagner issued the following statement: “I was...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 20, 2015 | New Music, News
[youtube]http://youtu.be/vucTnFPhBlo[/youtube] Remember Dirge Within, the band featuring former Broken Hope and Soil guitarist Shaun Glass? Well, that’s a thing of the past. In 2012, former Divine Heresy singer Travis Neal joined the band, and in 2013, the band...
by Seth Werkheiser | Jan 13, 2015 | New Music, News
Oceano is starting 2015 off on a positive note with a brand new album, Ascendants, due out on March 23rd on Earache Records. The Chicgao, IL band just released a track from the upcoming record, “Dead Planet,” which is the first new material from the band...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 24, 2014 | Metal Musical Chairs, News
It was a welcome surprise and comeback when Broken Hope released Omen of Disease, their first album since 1999, last year. It was also somewhat of a surprise to see the death metal band reincarnated considering that two of its members, Shaun Glass and Chuck Wepfer,...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 5, 2014 | Best of 2014, Lists, News
It’s December, which means that, for the most part, the year in music is over. Almost everything that’s going to come out has already, as the music industry focuses on the holiday shopping rush by pushing everything that’s come out in the first 11 months of the year....