Search results for 'grateful dead'

News

SKID ROW's ROB HAMMERSMITH: 'We Are Still In An Active Search For Our Next Lead Singer'

In a recent interview with The Metal Summit, SKID ROW drummer Rob Hammersmith spoke about the band's ongoing search for a replacement for singer Erik Grönwall. Erik, who was SKID ROW's fourth frontman since Sebastian Bach's departure, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March 2021. As...

News

OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Pays Tribute To HEAVY LOAD's RAGNE WAHLQUIST

OPETH's Mikael Åkerfeldt has paid tribute to Ragne Wahlquist, guitarist and vocalist for HEAVY LOAD, who died earlier this month at the age of 69. On Wednesday (January 8),Mikael took to the OPETH social media to write: "RAGNE WAHLQUIST, 1955-2025. REST IN PEACE. It is with heavy heart we say farew...

News

BLEEDING THROUGH Shares New Single 'I Am Resistance' Featuring COMEBACK KID's ANDREW NEUFELD

Southern California metalcore pioneers BLEEDING THROUGH are gearing up for the release of their long-awaited ninth full-length album, "Nine", on February 14 via SharpTone Records. The band has now revealed an explosive new single called "I Am Resistance" featuring COMEBACK KID vocalist Andrew Neufel...

News

Watch: HALESTORM's LZZY HALE And JOE HOTTINGER Kick Off 'The Living Room Sessions' 2025 Tour In Flint

Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger of Grammy-winning hard rock band HALESTORM kicked off their "Halestorm's Lzzy And Joe: The Living Room Sessions" tour Wednesday night (January 8) at The Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan. The 12-date intimate trek features Lzzy and Joe performing acoustic, stripped down ver...

News

LACUNA COIL Shares New Single 'Gravity' From Upcoming 'Sleepless Empire' Album

While 2025 has barely started, Italian metal legends LACUNA COIL are already going on full force with the release of their newest single "Gravity". The track, which comes with a striking new music video, marks the fifth single from their upcoming record "Sleepless Empire", which is set to be release...

News

EXODUS Is Working On Music For Next Album: 'S*** Is Off-The-Charts Sick'

San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal veterans EXODUS are preparing to enter the studio to begin recording the follow-up to their 2021 album "Persona Non Grata". Earlier today, EXODUS shared a photo of guitarist Gary Holt and drummer Tom Hunting in the studio and included the following message: "Jam c...

News

NIGHTWISH Side Project AURI Recruits Drummer KAI HAHTO For Third Album

AURI, the project featuring NIGHTWISH mainman/keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen and his wife, popular Finnish singer Johanna Kurkela, has entered the studio to begin recording its third album for a 2025 release. Laying down the drums on the effort at the Petrax facility in Hollola, Finland is Kai Hahto,...

News

OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT Pays Tribute To PAUL DI'ANNO: 'His Influence On Metal Music Cannot Be Understated'

OPETH guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt has paid tribute to former IRON MAIDEN singer Paul Di'Anno who died last October at the age of 66. Earlier today (Wednesday, January 8),Mikael took to the OPETH social media to write: "PAUL DI'ANNO 1958-2024. REST IN PEACE. "I know this eulogy arrives quite...

News

DAVE LOMBARDO's VENAMORIS Project To Release 'To Cross Or To Burn' Album In February

VENAMORIS, the project featuring legendary extreme metal drummer Dave Lombardo (SLAYER, FANTÔMAS, TESTAMENT, MR. BUNGLE, MISFITS, DEAD CROSS) and his wife Paula, will release its sophomore album, "To Cross Or To Burn", on February 28 via Ipecac Recordings. Alongside the album announcement, VENAMORIS...

News

LACUNA COIL's CRISTINA SCABBIA Explains 'Sleepless Empire' Album Title

In a new interview with Luke Morton of Kerrang! In Conversation, vocalist Cristina Scabbia of Italian metal titans LACUNA COIL spoke about the title of the band's upcoming tenth studio album, "Sleepless Empire". The band's first collection of new songs since 2019's "Black Anima" will arrive on Febru...

News

HEAVY LOAD's RAGNE WAHLQUIST, Godfather Of Swedish Heavy Metal, Dead At 69

Ragne Wahlquist, guitarist and vocalist for HEAVY LOAD, which is widely regarded as the first Swedish heavy metal band and the first Viking metal act, has died at the age of 69. According to SVT, Ragne and his younger brother Styrbjörn were in the middle of recording HEAVY LOAD's fifth album at the...

News

Watch: Ex-FEAR FACTORY Singer BURTON C. BELL Plays Solo Concert In Los Angeles

Video of former FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell's December 13, 2024 concert at The Regent in Los Angeles, California as the support act for GOD FORBID can be seen below. Bell played the first concert with his solo band on June 13, 2024 at 1720 in Los Angeles, California. Backing Bell at the 172...

News

LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Says His Upcoming Book Tour 'Will Not Be Appropriate For Children': 'This Is Your Warning'

LAMB OF GOD frontman D. Randall "Randy" Blythe recently announced spoken-word and question-and-answer events to promote his upcoming book, "Just Beyond The Light: Making Peace With The Wars Inside Our Head". Due on February 18, 2025 via Grand Central Publishing (GCP),"Just Beyond The Light" is desc...

News

SPV Founder MANFRED SCHÜTZ Dead At 74

Manfred Schütz, founder of SPV and founder and managing director of MIG Music, passed away on January 3, 2025 at the age of 74 after a long and serious illness. Manfred was a driving force in the music industry. By founding SPV in 1984, he created a platform that enabled independent artists and labe...

News

Original UNLEASHED Guitarist FREDRIK LINDGREN Dead At 53

Fredrik Lindgren (a.k.a. Freddie Eugene),original guitarist for pioneering Swedish death metal band UNLEASHED, passed away in early January 2025 at the age of 53. Lindgren played guitar for UNLEASHED from 1989 to 1995. He can be heard on the studio albums "Where No Life Dwells" (1991),"Shadows In...