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  • Riot Guitarist Mark Reale Passes Away
    Riot guitarist and founding member Mark Reale passed away yesterday (January 25th) due to complications from Crohn's disease. He was fifty seven years old. He had been in a coma since January 11th as a result of a subarachnoid hemorrhage. He had batt...

  • King Diamond Announces Return To The Stage
    Metal legend King Diamond will return to playing concerts. The official King Diamond/Mercyful Fate Website, Coven Worldwide, issued a statement regarding new booking agents. King Diamond will use Nick Storch at ICM for booking concerts in North and S...

  • Former Diamond Head And UFO Drummer Robbie France Passes Away
    Although no details have been revealed as of yet, a post from the official Diamond Head Facebook page has announced that the band's former drummer Robbie France, passed away on Saturday the 14th of January. France was the drummer in the legendary New...

  • Riot's Mark Reale Admitted To Hospital For Crohn's Disease
    Riot founder/guitarist Mark Reale has been admitted to the hospital due to complications of Crohn's disease. Crohn's disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It usually affects the intestines. The band posted the following on its off...

  • Tony Iommi Diagnosed With Early Stages Of Lymphoma
    Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi was diagnosed with lymphoma, a cancer of the blood that develops in the lymphatic system. Black Sabbath made the following post on its official Facebook Page: "With the news that Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi has be...

  • Former Incantation Bassist Dies At 42, Services Held Today
    Former Incantation bassist Joey "Fingers" Lombard died on January 3, 2012. He was 42 years old. Lombard played with Incantation from 2001-2005 and played on the following releases: "Blasphemy" (2002), "Decimate Christendom" (2004) and "Primordial Dom...

  • Former Visions Of Atlantis Singer Nicole Bogner Passes Away
    Nicole Bogner, former Visions of Atlantis singer from 2000-2005, has passed away at 27 years old after fighting a "severe disease over a long period of time." Bogner sang on the band's first two releases "Eternal Endless Infinity" (2002) and "Cast Aw...

  • Woods Of Ypres Frontman David Gold Killed in Car Accident
    Earache Records has reported that David Gold, frontman of Canadian doom metal band WOODS OF YPRES, was killed in a car accident last night. He was 31 years old. Woods of Ypres was formed in 2002 by David Gold, Aaron Palmer and Brian McManus. The b...

  • Great White Singer Jack Russell To Form New Version Of The Band
    Great White vocalist Jack Russell, who has been absent from the band since last year for numerous reasons including substance abuse and a perforated bowel, recently announced that he will be forming his own version of the band, which will include pas...

  • Gun N Roses Inducted Into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
    Guns N Roses has been announced as part of the 2012 class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. The complete list of inductees is as follows: Performer Category: Beastie Boys Donovan Guns N’ Roses Laura Nyro Red Hot Chili Peppers The Smal...