Friday, 10 September 2010
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  • Drummer Mike Portnoy Leaves Dream Theater
    Drummer Mike Portnoy, who has been working with Avenged Sevenfold since the death of drummer James "The Rev" Sullivan, has now issued the following announcement about parting ways with Dream Theater: "I am about to write something I never imagined...

  • Kamelot Vocalist To Miss Tour Due To Illness
    Kamelot has issued the following announcement about vocalist Roy Khan falling ill and missing the band's upcoming tour dates: "Hello Kamelot Nation, the band and crew are all here in Tampa rehearsing for the tour – Visas have been cleared and the ...

  • TNT Singer Suffers A Heart Attack
    TNT vocalist Tony Mills suffered a heart attack last Saturday at Oslo airport on the way to perform a concert. He is now in recovery and is expected to be moved from the intensive care unit today. Mills has stated that he wishes to thank the staff at...

  • Metallica Comments On "Big Four" Bulgarian Show Seeing A DVD Release
    Metallica has issued the following statement about the "Big Four" show in Bulgaria being released on DVD: "From Bulgaria to your local theatre to your living room or wherever you might enjoy a little live metal on the screen. You may have heard us...

  • Behemoth Frontman Adam "Nergal" Darski Rushed To Polish Hospital
    Several polish media outlets are reporting that Adam "Nergal" Darski, vocalist of the Polish death metal act Behemoth, has been rushed to hospital for immediate medical treatment for an undisclosed illness. It was reported on August 5th, 2010 that Be...

  • Y&T Bassist Phil Kennemeore Diagnosed With Cancer
    Phil Kennemeore, the bassist of American heavy metal veterans Y&T (also known as Yesterday & Tomorrow,) has announced that he has been diagnosed with cancer. A message from Kennemeore reads as follows: "To all of my dear friends and fans around th...

  • Fear Factory Narrowly Escapes Devastating Bus Fire
    Fear Factory narrowly escaped a fire this morning that quickly engulfed their tour bus while in route to London. The fire reportedly stemmed from a back wheel tire before spreading throughout the double-decker coach. Fear Factory guitarist Dino Ca...

  • Early Graves Vocalist Makh Daniels Dies In Automobile Accident
    Ironclad Recordings has issued the following statement about Early Graves vocalist Makh Daniels dying in a van accident: "Last night Makh Daniels, vocalist of Early Graves, tragically lost his life in a van accident while the band was traveling fr...

  • Revolution Renaissance Announces Decision To Split
    Timo Tolkki, formerly of power metallers Stratovarius, has announced his decision to split apart his current project Revolution Renaissance due to various reasons. Tolkki commented by saying: "Due to my private problems, the lack of interest in Re...

  • Rusted Dawn Calling It Quits After Final Canadian Shows in August
    New Brunswick’s RUSTED DAWN have announced that they are disbanding. Lead singer and Vocalist Jeremy Goddard sends the following message to all their fans: "Hey dudes, Jerm Warfare here with some news for ya... not of the 'good' variety. Sorry fol...