MOONSPELL – A Dying Breed Anthony Morgan March 2015 Moonspell (l-r): Pedro Paixão, Ricardo Amorim, Fernando Ribeiro, Miguel Gaspar and Aires Pereira March 2015 full-length Extinct – the 11th proper studio affair from Portuguese gothic metallers Moonspell – arrived somewhat out of the blue for the quintet, although it had been almost three years since […]
Moonspell (l-r): Aires Pereira, Fernando Ribeiro, Ricardo Amorim, Pedro Paixão and Miguel Gaspar New experiences additionally exist on the Extinct platter, Moonspell musically venturing elsewhere in certain instances. “I think a new place we went was to create more different arrangements, especially with two songs,” the composer submits. “The opener ‘Breathe (Until We Are No […]
THE SKULL Recruit Former PENTAGRAM Drummer Sean Saley March 16th, 2015 American doom metal group The Skull recruited former Pentagram drummer Sean Saley, revealing this development on March 16th, 2015. Original Trouble sticksman Jeff “Oly” Olson parted ways with The Skull in January. Sean Saley issued the following statement: “I am extremely psyched to be […]
BLACK COBRA Sign Album Contract With Season Of Mist March 16th, 2015 San Francisco, California-based heavy metal duo Black Cobra signed an album contract with Season Of Mist Records, revealing this development on March 16th, 2015. Black Cobra issued the following statement: “We are very excited to be on Season Of Mist with such a […]
Former MOLLY HATCHET Drummer Bruce Crump Dies Aged 57 March 16th, 2015 Bruce Crump, former drummer for Jacksonville, Florida-based southern rock group Molly Hatchet, died on March 16th, 2015 following complications from throat cancer. Crump was 57 years old, and had been diagnosed with throat cancer in August 2003. Molly Hatchet issued the following statement […]
I.C.O.N Sign With Metalbox For Release Of Second Album March 16th, 2015 Burnley, England-based heavy metal group I.C.O.N signed an album contract with Metalbox Recordings, revealing this development on March 16th, 2015. I.C.O.N issued a statement through Facebook, expressing that Metalbox Recordings are “a fantastic label, taking the band further with an album we’re incredibly […]
FREE Bassist Andy Fraser Dies Aged 62 March 16th, 2015 Andy Fraser, bass player for defunct English rock group Free, passed away on the morning of March 16th, 2015 following a heart attack caused by atherosclerosis. The musician’s body was discovered in his car by his gardener, near Fraser’s adopted home of Temecula, California. Andy […]
DAEMONAIl Demone Dentro EP Self-released (2015)Rating: 9/10 Daemona is a truly frightening British extreme metal act and one which gives me faith once again in the current death metal scene. With their origins in Ipswich, Bury St. Edmunds and Colchester, Deamona is not the sort of posse you want to mess with. The band are […]
MORDRED To Tour UK And Europe In July And August March 16th, 2015 San Francisco Bay Area experimental thrash metal group Mordred perform headline dates in Europe under the banner of The Omni Mutant Tour during July and August 2015. Special guests on all dates will be London, England-based metal bands Cypher Sixteen and Kickfist. […]
Former TOTO Bassist Mike Porcaro Dies Aged 59 March 15th, 2015 Mike Porcaro, former bassist for American rock group Toto, died at 12:04am PDT on March 15th, 2015 at the age of 59 following complications from motor neurone disease. Younger brother and Toto keyboardist Steve Porcaro issued the following statement through Facebook: “Our brother Mike […]
