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Disturbed Bassist Joins Adrenaline Mob
Adrenaline Mob have announced Disturbed bassist John Moyer to their line-up. The group features drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold), vocalist Russell Allen (Symphony X) and guitarist Mike Orlando (Sonic Stomp). Their debut album ‘Omertá‘’ will be released on March 13th.
A Day To Remember Team Up With Make A Wish foundation
A Day To Remember have teamed up with the Make A Wish Foundation at their February 4th Camden, New Jersey show. Zak Spang (a teen who was diagnosed with cancer last summer) join the band on stage to perform “Homesick” on guitar. Watch below:
Foo Fighters To Perform Two Times At Grammy’s
Foo Fighters have announced that they are set to perform two times at the Grammy’s. You can watch it on Sunday, February 12th at 8 PM (EST) on CBS.
Jonny Craig Still In Dance Gavin Dance
An anonymous blog revealed that Jonny Craig was kicked out of Dance Gavin Dance due to heroin. The band has now said that Jonny is not kicked out. Read statement below: As some of you have heard today, Jonny Craig will not be doing the upcoming tour with Dance Gavin Dance. Jonny is very sick right now, and needs to do what he can to get better. Being on the road is no place for someone in his position right now. He needs to focus on fixing himself. He has NOT been kicked out of Dance Gavin Dance, but we cannot tour[Read More…]
Killswitch Engage Release Statement On Jesse Leach Return
Killswitch Engage released a statement on the return of original vocalist Jesse Leach. Read below: After much deliberation and careful consideration, we are pleased to announce that Jesse Leach has rejoined Killswitch Engage. Our job was to find the best person to fill Howard’s shoes: a decision based on talent and not familiarity … Truth be told, Jesse blew us away in auditions. The room seemed charged with electricity. He commanded both new and old material, and proved, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that he wanted to do this. The choice became very clear and apparent … This change is very[Read More…]
Deftones Bassist Coming Out Of Coma
After three years in a coma, Deftones bassist Chi Cheng has started to emerge from a coma. He is able to lift his leg on command. Cheng was injured in November 2008 car accident where he was ejected from the vechile.
Jonny Craig Kicked Out Of Dance Gavin Dance For Heroin Use
UPDATE: He is still in the band. Go here and read a statement from the band. February 8, 2012: An anonymous blog posted photos of Dance Gavin Dance frontman, Jonny Craig, using heroin claiming that his struggles with addiction has been kicked out of the band again, as well as getting his solo project dropped from Rise. And that Matt Geise will be replacing him on the bands upcoming tour. From absolutepunk.net We have spoken to another source who has asked to remain anonymous. The information we have received suggests that what was posted in the original Tumblr posts (that[Read More…]
Craig Mabbit (Escape The Fate) Working With Patrick Stump
Escape The Fate frontman Craig Mabbit has revealed that he’s writing music with Patrick Stump. craig mabbitt @caige Writing a jam with p-stump, pretty chill and awesome dude.
Brian Welch Renames Band
Brian “Head” Welch’s band has change their name to Love & Death. Their new album will be released on April 24th.
Free Download – Silverstein “Brookfield”
Silverstein are offering a free download of “Brookfield” here. Their new album ‘Short Songs‘ will be released on February 7th via Hopeless Records.
Stream – Downplay “Bury Myself Alive” Clip
Downplay are steaming a clip of “Bury Myself Alive” below.
Decoder Bassist Bryce Sipes Leaves Band And Spencer Pearson Releases Statement
Decoder recently fired vocalist Spencer Pearson and now bassist Bryce Sipes announced his departure from the band. After some great thought I have decided I will no longer be joining my friends in Decoder. I wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors. Here’s my official statement in regards to my departure from the band as tactfully as I can put it: FUCK THE MUSIC INDUSTRY! FUCK RECORD LABELS! FUCK MANAGERS! FUCK BOOKING AGENTS! FUCK ALL THE DIPSHITS WHO WILL SUCK THE COCK OF ANYONE IN A MORE NOTABLE BAND TO TRY AND GET THEIR BAND BIGGER! FUCK[Read More…]
The Word Alive Release Statement On Lineup Change
The Word Alive released a statement to clear up some of the confusion. Read below: “We come before you, to officially announce the departure of our brothers Dusty Riach, and Justin Salinas. And that is exactly what they are, brothers. TWA and TeamTWA are a family, and it will remain that way. This might come to a shock to many of you, and that is ok. Member changes are never fun for fans to hear, or bands to go through. Reality is though, they happen. And in this case, we’re not only leaving on the best terms possible but as[Read More…]
Vocalist Jesse Leach Rejoins Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage has updated their website with the photo below, indicating that original vocalist Jesse Leach has rejoined the band.
Adam Lambert Joins Queen As New Singer
Adam Lambert is officially Queen’s new lead singer for their upcoming tour this summer.
Bassist Sean O’Donnell Leaves Yellowcard
Bassist Sean O’Donnell has left Yellowcard. Read his statement below: In April of 2010, the 5 of us met up in Los Angeles to play some music, hang out, and talk about the future of the band. I felt privileged to be invited to get to do so, and it was an amazing couple of days. Fast forward a year and a half and we’ve put out two full lengths, shot 6 music videos, and traveled to almost 30 countries. It’s been an exhilarating time for all of us in the band and some of the most fun I’ve ever[Read More…]
Black Sabbath Continuing Without Drummer Bill Ward
Yesterday Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward posted a statement threatening to withdraw from the band’s reunion plans due to “unsignable” contracts. Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler posted the following statement today: We were saddened to hear yesterday via Facebook that Bill declined publicly to participate in our current Black Sabbath plans… we have no choice but to continue recording without him although our door is always open… We are still in the UK with Tony. Writing and recording the new album and on a roll… See you at Download!!! – Tony, Ozzy and Geezer”
The Swellers Added To Bled Fest
The Swellers are the second band announced for Bled Fest, joining the Early November. The festival is May 26 in Howell, Michigan.
Drummer Justin Salinas and keyboardist Dusty Riach No Longer In The Word Alive
Frontman Tyler “Telle” Smith confirmed the rumors that both drummer Justin Salinas and keyboardist Dusty Riach have left the Word Alive. Read his comment he made on absolutepunk.net below. I think it’s quite the compliment when people say our drums were programmed or even triggered. Justin is one of my best friends, and extremely close with us but yes he decided to call it a day with touring. We aren’t missing a beat though, we have a great drummer who is going to take what we had planned and truly help make the drums take another leap forward. We’re not delaying our[Read More…]