The estate of late PANTERA guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott has filed a lawsuit against Dean Guitars. The news of the legal dispute was shared yesterday on social media by Dimebag’s longtime girlfriend and trustee of his estate, Rita Haney. She wrote: “After much consideration, it is with great sadness that I announce the longstanding relationship...
KISS bassist/singer Gene Simmons recently sat down with Rolling Stone where he confirmed that crooner David Lee Roth is no longer the support act for the remainder of KISS’s farewell tour. The VAN HALEN frontman opened for KISS on their February/March 2020 North American leg of “End Of The Road” tour, however he will not...
CRADLE OF FILTH mainman Dani Filth has revealed that he’s been emailing pop singer Ed Sheeran, hinting at a future collaboration between the two. This news comes after Sheeran recently revealed to The Sun Newspaper that he was a fan of CRADLE OF FILTH and was “really into death metal as a kid”. Sheeran said:...
Former SOULFLY guitarist Marc Rizzo has commented on his recent split with the band, saying fans have been “overwhelming” in their support following his departure from the metal act. Rizzo’s departure from SOULFLY wasn’t officially announced until Saturday (August 7), two days after it was revealed that FEAR FACTORY’s Dino Cazares would be playing guitar...
SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera says that the band’s guitarist, Marc Rizzo, was actually fired from the group “due to personal reasons.” Max addressed Rizzo’s departure during the latest episode of “Max Trax”, a twice-weekly Internet video series which sees the iconic metal frontman discuss the inspiration for many of the songs spanning his nearly 40-year...
The wife of the late Ronnie James Dio, Wendy Dio, says that she doesn’t think her late husband and former DIO guitarist Vivian Campbell would have made up if the vocalist was still alive. Ronnie, Vivian, drummer Vinny Appice and bassist Jimmy Bain were the initial lineup of DIO who would play on the band’s...
Guitarist Marc Rizzo has confirmed his departure from SOULFLY so that he can focus on his solo projects. Although Rizzo’s exit from SOULFLY was never officially announced, it was revealed on Thursday (August 5) that FEAR FACTORY’s Dino Cazares would be stepping in to the guitarist role for SOULFLY on their upcoming U.S. tour, which...
EXODUS frontman Steve “Zetro” Souza and former MACHINE HEAD drummer Chris Kontos recently sat down to talk for an appearance on ‘Zetro’s Toxic Vault’, and reminisced about that time they opened for MOTÖRHEAD . Kontos had a brief stint as the drummer for EXODUS when they were opening for MOTÖRHEAD for two shows in Argentina...
AEW wrestler MALAKAI BLACK debuted his black metal entrance last night (Aug. 4) on the latest episode of AEW Dynamite. Black entered the ring area to black metal band AMENARA and their song “Ogentroost”, all while sporting a full-on look of the subgenre complete with antlers. Black signed with AEW after being cut from the...
HAVOK bassist Brandon Bruce has quit his position with the Colorado thrash metal act after less than two years in the band. A statement from Bruce reads as follows: “As of a couple weeks ago I have officially left Havok. This is something I thought a lot about and is what I believe is the best...