Tag Archives: Kingdom Come

Ex-Scorpions/Kingdom Come drummer James Kottak dead at 61

Posted by on January 9, 2024

  Kingdom Come, ex-Scorpions drummer James Kottak has passed away at 61. The news was first reported on Metal Sludge. Kottak’s daughter said to TMZ that her father passed away earlier this morning (9th) in Louisville, KY. Details behind the circumstances surrounding Kottak’s death have yet to be disclosed, as well as the cause.  James’ […]

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Korn covers Faith No More, Devin Townsend covers Accept on Metal Hammer CD

Posted by on September 9, 2016

UK metal rag Metal Hammer is turning 30 years old, and to commemorate, they’ve enlisted 15 artists to cover songs from those 30 years. Among them are Korn covering Faith No More’s “We Care a Lot,” Asking Alexandria doing Slipknot’s “Duality,” Devin Townsend covering Accept’s classic “Fast As a Shark” along with help from Accept’s Wolf […]

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New & Noteworthy, May 7: Electricity

Posted by on May 7, 2013

The month of May always brings with it a certain sense of heightened anticipation. It’s the deep breath before the spiraling descent into the madness of the summer months. The festival lineups are set, the release calendar is filled with exciting potential Albums of the Year, and the concert calendar is chock-full of incredible tours. […]

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New & Noteworthy, April 5th – Artifacts of Chaos

Posted by on April 5, 2011

The upheaval of the music industry continues unabated as we move into April. Each passing week of reading Metal by Numbers only serves to either depress or enrage me. My biggest reason for being upset, though, comes from the consistent non-charting sales numbers from bands that are huge abroad and have rapidly growing fan bases […]

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