I've been a heavy metal/hard rock/rock guy for a long time. I listen to a lot of it, a lot of the time. But I can also appreciate when someone is simply amazing at what they do as a musician. It doesn't matter what type of music they create, as long as they are good at it and love what they do. That said...
March 13, 2013 Oddly enough, I've written several Iron Maiden blogs lately. Todays is a sad one.
February 28, 2012 Don't let the headline mislead you ... I do NOT have footage of Jerry having a heart attack. (Sicko)
February 27, 2012
photo via Twitter: @evilriver Coal Chamber's recent reunion at Australia’s Soundwave Festival has started off on the wrong drum beat.
With all the controversy surrounding Bill Ward and his current exit from Black Sabbath‘s lineup, the drummer has penned an open letter to fans explaining that he has not declined to participate in the reunion, as has been widely reported. He goes onto say that he’s ‘hopeful’ that a solution can be reached and that he can rejoin the band.
Drummer Tonmi Lillman, known as ‘Otus’ in the Finnish heavy metal group Lordi, passed away yesterday (Feb. 14) at the age of 38. No cause of death has been revealed as of yet.
We recently had the pleasure of interviewing former Black Sabbath / Dio / Heaven and Hell drummer and current Kill Devil Hill stickman Vinny Appice. One of the topics we discussed with Appice was the current drama surrounding original Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward‘s threat to drop out of the band’s reunion and the rest of Sabbath’s decision to continue without him.
As Avenged Sevenfold and music fans worldwide honor the memory of Jimmy ‘The Rev’ Sullivan on what would have been his 31st birthday, Jimmy’s mom took some time to check in with a touching letter to fans. Born James Sullivan, ‘The Rev’ died at the age of 28, due to an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.
A week ago, we reported that Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante left the band’s tour to be with his terminally ill mother. Today, Benante informed fans that his mother passed away. The stickman wrote a tribute to his mom on his official website and also noted that he would return to Anthrax’s lineup for their New York City show on Wednesday, Feb. 8.
This is Avery. He's five. While other kids his age are expressing their musical interests by banging on pots and pans with spatulas, this kid is waaaay beyond that! He already keeps rhythm better than some garage band drummers I've heard.
Unearth are like Spinal Tap when it comes to the drummer position in their band. The band announced that up and comer Nick Pierce will permanently fill the vacancy behind the kit.
January 11, 2012 Check out this video in which a drummer plays a very wicked solo and about 10 seconds after he's done he decides to throw up his lunch.
