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Arch Enemy Guitarist Goes In-Depth About His Brother Quitting the Band

Graham "Gruhamed" Hartmann — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:01:40 +0000

Earlier this week, the news broke that longtime Arch Enemy guitarist Christopher Amott had left the band. Although Chris Amott had left the band in 2005, only to return in 2007, the news was still a bit shocking for Arch Enemy fans. In a new interview with Christopher’s former bandmate and older brother Michael Amott, the departure of Chris was far from surprising.

Seether's Shaun Morgan on Departed Guitarist: Maybe Amy Lee 'Needed Him More Than I Did'

Liz Ramanand — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:20:29 +0000

Seether had an interesting year in 2011 with the departure of their guitarist Troy McLawhorn, who returned to Evanescence. Nonetheless, the band has had much success with their latest album ‘Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray.’ In our interview with frontman Shaun Morgan, he revealed that the band is perfectly fine as a three piece and that they have no desire to add another guitarist to the group just yet.

Riot Guitarist Mark Reale Dies at 57

Spencer Kaufman — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:25:55 +0000

Riot guitarist Mark Reale passed away Wednesday (Jan. 25) at the age of 57 after being hospitalized for severe complications from his longtime battle with Crohn’s disease. Reale had suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage and was in a coma for the past two weeks. In a statement, the band said, “To friends and fans of Mark [...]

Volbeat Say Goodbye to Guitarist Thomas Bredhal

Mary Ouellette — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:00:12 +0000

Shortly after announcing their participation in the 2012 Gigantour with Megadeth, Motorhead and Lacuna Coil, Volbeat have announced that they’ve parted ways with guitarist Thomas Bredhal.

GWAR Singer Discusses Guitarist Death in Detail

Liz Ramanand — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:36:13 +0000

GWAR frontman Dave Brockie, aka Oderus Urungus, has opened up about yesterday’s sudden death of the band’s guitarist Cory Smoot, aka Flattus Maximus (pictured above in and out of costume). In the following statement released today (Nov. 4), Brockie explains in detail the loss of his bandmate, as well as GWAR’s decision to continue to tou

GWAR Guitarist Cory Smoot, aka Flattus Maximus, Found Dead

Mary Ouellette — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:15:00 +0000

Sad news to report: GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus) was found dead this morning by his bandmates as the group prepared to cross the Canadian border on their current tour. MetalSucks.net shared the following statement from GWAR frontman Dave Brockie (aka Oderus Urungus):