by Zach Shaw | Mar 17, 2011 | Video
Today, we all know Kirk Hammett as the lead guitarist of Metallica. But before he replaced Dave Mustaine in the band back in 1983, Hammett was a member of another famous Bay Area thrash band: Exodus. While Metallica went on to gain more success than any of their...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 28, 2011 | Hoping For The Best, Updates
Yesterday, we reported on how Slayer singer and bassist Tom Araya was taken to a hospital, forcing the band to cancel their appearance at the Soundwave Festival in Sydney, Australia. Not much was known about what caused Araya’s sudden illness. However, later on in the...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 27, 2011 | Festivals, Hoping For The Best
Slayer just can’t catch a break lately. Minutes before they were set to take the stage to headline the Soundwave Festival in Sydney, Australia, singer and bassist Tom Araya was taken to a hospital, forcing the band to cancel their appearance. The Sydney Morning...
by Zach Shaw | Feb 16, 2011 | Thrash Veteran Musical Chairs
At the beginning of this week, we reported that Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman will be sitting out of the band’s next few performances while he recovers from an arm infection surgery. At the time it was unclear who Slayer would bring in to fill in. However, this...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 17, 2010 | Lists
Y’know, this blog doesn’t run itself, and without the contributions made by the people that write for us and support us, there’s be even less content than the “not enough content” that there already is. With that in mind, we’ve...