Robbie France, a respected drummer and music teacher best known for his stint with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal group Diamond Head, died on Saturday (Jan. 14), Metalinsider.net reports. He was 53 years old.
While few details have emerged, Diamond Head confirmed the sad news with a post on their Facebook page...
Celebrating their 30th anniversary last night (Dec. 5) with the first of four special shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco, Metallica reunited with Jason Newsted, the bassist who, over the course of 14 years, played on their biggest-selling records...
For about five years, Decibel magazine Editor-in-Chief Albert Mudrian and his staff of writers collected the stories behind metal's genre-defining landmark albums through the publication's 'Hall of Fame' interview series. Now, the best stories have been compiled into the book 'Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces' (DaCapo Press)...