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Alice in Chains’ Founding Bassist, Mike Starr, Found Dead in Salt Lake City
The founding and former bassist of Alice in Chains -- Mike Starr -- has been found dead in a home in Salt Lake City, according to a report first filed by TMZ.com. Police were called to the house at 1:42PM on Tuesday and found controlled substances including Xanax and the painkiller Opana, along with the dead body...
Atreyu Taking a ‘Long Break’ After 11 Years Together
Like every band with a direct message to their fans these days, Atreyu took to Twitter on Thursday to make a significant announcement: the band is going on indefinite hiatus, effective immediately. And while we managed to say that in under 140 characters, it took the band four tweets to get across their message...
Sepultura Definitely Not Reuniting With Cavalera Brothers — Video
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When Sepultura released their confirmed itinerary for their upcoming US tour -- along with details of a new album and other dates around the world -- they didn't realize that one thing needed clarification: this is not going to be a reunion tour...
Korn’s Jonathan Davis Chooses Kids Over Drugs
Traditionally, Thanksgiving is the time of year where we count our blessings and take stock of all that we're grateful for and Korn frontman Jonathan Davis is, above all things, thankful for his family. He also credits his family for keeping him on the straight and narrow -- NME reports that it's his drive to be a good father that has kept him clean and sober since 1998...
Suicidal Tendencies Postpone Tour Due to Family Emergency
Legendary skate-punks Suicidal Tendencies have been enjoying a bit of a resurgence of late, thanks in part to their latest release, 'No Mercy Fool!/The Suicidal Family,' which revisits some of their earliest material. While their momentum is still building, on Tuesday the band announced that they had to cancel all of their currently-scheduled tourdates, effective immediately...
Iron Maiden Frontman Says ‘El Dorado’ Sounds ‘Like S—‘ on an iPod
Just three songs into their recent set in Concord, Calif., Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson announced that the band wanted to play a new song for the fans from their forthcoming 'Final Frontier' album. And while the song is brand new and the album won't drop until August, Dickinson conceded that most fans in the audience probably already heard it, because they gave it away as a free download...
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Heaven and Hell Offer Heavenly Black Sabbath, Hellish Video
So Wolfmother reunites and what happens? Black Sabbath decides to knock on their door and tell them daddy's home. Except that they're not called Black Sabbath and their new video isn't exactly the fearsome return to form they had hoped for...