by Bram Teitelman | Mar 14, 2016 | News, Nice Fucking Tatt
Yes, yes it is. Initially unearthed via Ronnie James Dio’s Instagram page yesterday, this tattoo done by UK tattoo artist Ben Carlisle is the most fitting tribute to the inventor of the devil horns (yeah, we hear you Gene Simmons, shots fired!) we’ve ever...
by Metal Insider | Feb 25, 2016 | Columns, Criminally Slept-On
In Criminally Slept-On, Schuler Benson takes a look at some of the most underrated tracks from his favorite prolific bands’ back catalogs. Black Sabbath became particularly relevant to me in the late 90’s. My dad had already introduced me to their Ozzy-era music when...
by Metal Insider | Feb 11, 2016 | Columns, Criminally Slept-On
In Criminally Slept-On, Schuler Benson takes a look at some of the most underrated tracks from his favorite prolific bands’ back catalogs. While all the groups I feature in Criminally Slept-On are established acts with significant fan bases, Black Sabbath is another...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 1, 2016 | In Memoriam, News, Updates
Last weekend, the metal community suffered another loss when former Dio and Rainbow bassist Jimmy Bain died while on the Def Leppard ‘Hysteria on the High Seas’ cruise with his current band, Last In Line. He was 68. And while he’s had struggles with...
by Bram Teitelman | Jan 24, 2016 | In Memoriam, News
According to some industry reports, including his former bandmate Simon Wright, Jimmy Bain, former bassist of Dio and Rainbow, has died at the age of 68. No cause of death has been listed, but a posting on Wright’s Facebook page appear tp confirm it. Bain had...