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David Ellenburg, the guitarist for Greensboro, N.C.-based band Dogbane, has died of complications due to a stroke. He was just 47, having celebrated his birthday earlier this month. Dogbane’s ‘Residual Alcatraz’ is considered an underground cult classic, available via Heaven & Hell Records. You can learn more about the band, if you’ve not been previously exposed to it, by going here. According to Decibel, Ellenburg died Monday, July 30. His
Winds of Plague are getting ready to hit the road for ‘The All Stars Tour’ next month, but when they do, there will be a new face behind the drumkit. ? Singer Johnny Plague reveals that drummer Art Cruz has officially left the band due to creative differences. Even though they didn’t agree on direction, it appears to be an amicable parting of ways. Plague explained, “After many years of
The Mastodon Record Store Day split release with Feist, lovingly dubbed ‘Feistodon,’ is no longer relegated to a super rare and limited item that was issued on one day. The metal behemoths and the female indie rocker released a split, in which this odd pairing covered one another’s songs. Only 5,000 copies were pressed and they sold out in a hot minute, understandably so. But we’ve got good news for
Slayer have been thrash masters for over 30 years. Having released 11 studio albums, the band discovered their sound right away and have been pummeling fans ever since, so it’s no surprise that guitarist Kerry King is promising “the same record we’ve been giving them [fans] for the last 20 years.” In an interview with TheToneKing.com, King spoke about Slayer’s next album before playing one of their many Mayhem Festival
If you’re a Green Day fan, then the next several months are going to be good ones for you, as the band is flooding the marketplace with material. Not all of it is new, either. Ahead of the trio’s upcoming trilogy -’Green Day ¡Uno!’ (Sept. 25), ‘Green Day ¡Dos!’ (Nov. 13) and ‘Green Day ¡Tré!’ (Jan. 15)- the band is also planning a career-spanning, eight-CD box set, due Sept. 4.
In today’s Daily Reload, Slayer guitarist Kerry King says the band’s next album will sound like the “same record” they’ve been putting out for 20 years; Zakk Wylde, Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris + more to appear on Season 11 of ‘That Metal Show,’ Coheed & Cambria announce double album, ‘The Afterman,’ and release video trailer; and Duff McKagan, Scott Ian + Chris Jericho will all appear in ‘Rockstars Say the
Get lost, Billy Cosby, metal is invading your territory with the three-night event, ‘Rockstars Say the Funniest Things.’ Billed as ‘a spoken word performance series,’ ‘Rockstars Say the Funniest Things’ will feature musical heavyweights Duff McKagan (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver), Scott Ian (Anthrax) and Chris Jericho (Fozzy, WWE Wrestler). Each evening in the London series will shine the spotlight on one musician, who will offer the crowd stories and