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Former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison (real name Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison) has passed away at the age of 46. A statement reads as follows:
"We are heartbroken to share the news that Joey Jordison, prolific drummer, musician and artist passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 26th, 2021. He was 46. Joey's death has left us with empty hearts and feelings of indescribable sorrow.
On Saturday, July 17, Los Angeles-based band, Warrior, reunited to celebrate the life of their bass player, Rob Farr, at Cooks Corner in Trabuco Canyon, California. This was the first time Warrior has performed live since their performance at the Keep It True Festival in Germany, on April 26, 2014.
Rob Farr was very well liked and frequented the Southern California rock scene playing in a variety of bands over the years. Rob’s other bands National Dust and Radio 80's, performed also. Roy Z and Ira Black
Black Sabbath – Sabotage 1975
Rainbow - Down to Earth 1979
Fear Factory – Obsolete 1998
Kamelot - Siége Perilous 1998
Nevermore - Enemies of Reality 2003
Sadly, Metal Church vocalist Mike Howe is no longer with us. The band has issued the following statement:
"It is with our deepest regrets that we must announce the passing of our brother, our friend and true legend of heavy metal music. Mike Howe passed away this morning at his home in Eureka, California. We are devastated and at a loss for words. Please respect our privacy and the Howe family’s privacy during this most difficult time."
On September 24, BMG will release Uriah Heep’s Every Day Rocks box set. Take a look inside the box set in the new video below.
British hard rock legends Uriah Heep are one of the “big four” rock bands, along with Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, and certainly one of the most intriguing bands both musically and lyrically, to emerge from heavy rock.
Metallica - Ride the Lightning 1984
Quiet Riot - Condition Critical 1984
At the Gates - The Red in the Sky Is Ours 1992
Dying Fetus - Killing on Adrenaline 1998
Mind Odyssey - Nailed to the Shade 1998
Sinner - The Nature of Evil 1998
Some don't know that Annihilator toured twice with the mighty Judas Priest. Of course, the Painkiller Europe 1991 tour (tour of the dang century to us and many fans!) but we were, again, invited back to tour with them in 2004 on the Reunited Europe Tour, when Rob Halford rejoined. Kinda killer for an Ottawa, Canada boy to end up touring twice with his idols... and with the (arguably) best vocalist in Metal.
After the Rock Hard Festival 2021 had to be canceled like all major music events, the organizers venture into a one-day festival under Corona conditions with almost 1,000 spectators in the wide area of the Gelsenkirchen amphitheater in September.
Due to the changing travel restrictions, only bands from the surrounding area are eligible for the program.
One of the most surprising collaborations of the past year is now registering its debut EP after a few Youtube singles. We're talking about DATOG or DIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANG.
These consist of ex-ACCEPT / UDO front man Udo Dirkschneider and his long-time companions Peter Baltes (bass; ex-ACCEPT), Stefan Kaufmann
In a new interview with Metal Pilgrim, ANTHRAX bassist Frank Bello discussed the progress of the writing sessions for the follow-up to 2016's "For All Kings" album. Speaking about the long time it has taken for him and his bandmates to work on the material for the new record, Frank said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "COVID hit and stopped everything.