by Zach Shaw | Dec 31, 2012 | In Memoriam, Updates
It’s been over a week since Ministry and Rigor Mortis guitarist Mike Scaccia passed away. And the metal community continues to mourn the loss of a truly talented guitarist, including a few of Scaccia’s well-known friends. Earlier this morning, Rigor Mortis singer...
by Metal Insider | Dec 10, 2012 | Top 5
Chances are you likely know Liv Jagrell best as the voice of Swedish heavy rockers Sister Sin. What you might not know, though, is that when the powerhouse vocalist isn’t on the road, she’s a personal trainer/fitness teacher back home in Sweden. So given that...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 10, 2012 | Interviews
Philip Anselmo and Bruce Corbitt’s contributions to metal are unprecedented. While Anselmo helped bring heavier genres to the mainstream as part of Pantera and Down, Corbitt served as an early influence in the underground thrash scene as the voice of Rigor Mortis. Yet...
by Bram Teitelman | Nov 12, 2012 | We're NOT Getting The Band Back Together
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW6qKKOKtrk[/youtube] In 1985, Pantera released their third album, I Am the Night. It would be five years and two albums until their 1990 breakout, Cowboys From Hell. Is that the trajectory that Hellyeah is on? Drummer Vinnie...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 6, 2012 | Releases, Touring
We only knew tentative details about Philip Anselmo’s split with Warbeast this past summer. Now, though, we know a hell of a lot more (including when we will actually get to hear it). Titled War Of The Gargantuas, the split will be released on January 8, 2013 via...