R.I.P. – Jani Lane (1964-2011) From Noisecreep: Jani Lane, the former singer of hard rock band Warrant, has died. He was just 47. According to TMZ, police found Lane’s body in a room in a Woodland Hills, California Comfort Inn hotel. Right now, no official cause of death has been released. Lane penned Warrant’s [...]
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R.I.P. – Jani Lane (1964-2011)
Posted: August 12, 2011 in Metal News & Commentary, R.I.P.Tags: AOR, Black Metal, Classic Rock, Death Metal, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Jani Lane, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Speed Metal, Thrash, Thrash Metal, Warrant
R.I.P. – Kevin DuBrow (3rd Anniversary)
Posted: November 25, 2010 in Metal News & Commentary, R.I.P.Tags: AOR, Black Metal, Classic Rock, Death Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Kevin DuBrow, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Quiet Riot, Rock, Speed Metal, Thrash, Thrash Metal
Kevin DuBrow (1955 – 2007) Three years ago today, Quiet Riot frontman Kevin DuBrow passed away in his Las Vegas home, he was 52 years old. I got into Quiet Riot back in 1983, just like most fans did, when they released their groundbreaking METAL HEALTH album. I heard them on the radio and watched the [...]
R.I.P. – Eric Carr (19th Anniversary)
Posted: November 24, 2010 in Metal News & Commentary, R.I.P.Tags: AOR, Black Metal, Classic Rock, Death Metal, Eric Carr, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, KISS, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Speed Metal, Thrash, Thrash Metal
Eric Carr (1950-1991) It’s hard to believe that it’s been 19 years since Eric Carr passed away from complications due to heart cancer. I will never forget watching MTV that day trying to find out news on the death of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury and, in the same news segment, MTV reported on Eric’s death. [...]
R.I.P. – Freddie Mercury (19th Anniversary)
Posted: November 24, 2010 in Metal News & Commentary, R.I.P.Tags: AOR, Black Metal, Classic Rock, Death Metal, Freddie Mercury, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Queen, Rock, Speed Metal, Thrash, Thrash Metal
Freddie Mercury (1946-1991) Today marks 19 years since the death of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, one of the greatest Rock singers of all time. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 19 years since his passing but the music Freddie created with Queen and as a solo artist will live on forever. Queen will always be [...]
Slipknot bassist Paul Gray found dead.
Posted: May 24, 2010 in Metal News & Commentary, R.I.P.Tags: AOR, Black Metal, Classic Rock, Death Metal, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Paul Gray, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Slipknot, Speed Metal, Thrash, Thrash Metal
From Blabbermouth.net: According to the Des Moines Register, Urbandale, Iowa police are investigating the death of SLIPKNOT’s bass guitarist at a local hotel. Paul Dedrick Gray, 38, of Johnston was found dead at approximately 10:50 a.m. today by an employee at TownePlace Suites (pictured below), 8800 Northpark Drive, police said. There was no evidence of [...]
R.I.P. – Ronnie James Dio (1942-2010)
Posted: May 16, 2010 in Metal News & Commentary, R.I.P.Tags: AOR, Black Metal, Classic Rock, Death Metal, Dio, Glam, Hard Rock, Heaven & Hell, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Rock, Ronnie James Dio, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal
R.I.P. – Ronnie James Dio (1942-2010) Ronnie James Dio passed away this morning at 7:45am after battling stomach cancer for the last 6 months…..he was 67 years old. Ronnie’s wife & manager Wendy Dio updated the Dio website with the following: “Today (May 16th) my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7:45am. Many, many friends [...]
R.I.P. – Midnight (ex-Crimson Glory) (1962-2009)
Posted: July 8, 2009 in Metal News & Commentary, R.I.P.Tags: AOR, Classic Rock, Crimson Glory, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Midnight, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
From Blabbermouth: BLABBERMOUTH.NET has learned that former CRIMSON GLORY frontman Midnight (real name: John Patrick Jr. McDonald) passed away earlier today (Wednesday, July 8) from “total kidney and liver failure.” He was 47 years old. According to JON OLIVA’S PAIN guitarist Matt LaPorte, who played on some of Midnight’s recent solo recordings, the singer spent [...]
R.I.P – Kevin DuBrow (1st Anniversary)
Posted: November 25, 2008 in Metal News & Commentary, R.I.P.Tags: AOR, Classic Rock, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Kevin DuBrow, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Quiet Riot, Rock
R.I.P. – Kevin DuBrow (1955-2007) It was a sad day last year when the Metal world was shaken with the news of Quiet Riot singer Kevin DuBrow’s passing in his Las Vegas home. Quiet Riot hit it big when I was starting to get deep into the Hard Rock scene back in the early ’80s. [...]
R.I.P. – Eric Carr (17th Anniversary)
Posted: November 24, 2008 in Metal News & Commentary, R.I.P.Tags: AOR, Classic Rock, Eric Carr, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, KISS, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Rock
R.I.P. – Eric Carr (1950-1991) November 24, 1991 was the day that my world came crashing to a halt when the sad news of KISS drummer Eric Carr’s unexpected death flashed across MTV News. There was already sad news with Queen’s Freddie Mercury passing away the same day but this was a member of KISS…..my [...]
R.I.P. – Freddie Mercury (17th Anniversary)
Posted: November 24, 2008 in Metal News & Commentary, R.I.P.Tags: AOR, Classic Rock, Freddie Mercury, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Queen, Rock
R.I.P. – Freddie Mercury (1946-1991) It’s still hard to believe that it’s been 17 years since Freddie Mercury passed away. I’ve been a Queen fan since I was a young kid and he has always been my favorite vocalist. I never got to see Queen in concert with Freddie at the mic but, from the [...]
R.I.P. – Kevin DuBrow – found dead in his Las Vegas home Sunday 11/25/07
Posted: November 26, 2007 in Metal News & Commentary, R.I.P.Tags: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Kevin DuBrow, Metal, Music, Quiet Riot
Courtesy of Bravewords.com: R.I.P. – Kevin DuBrow (1955-2007) QUIET RIOT singer Kevin DuBrow’s body was found by friends, on Sunday, November 25th in his Las Vegas home. Dubrow recently spent a birthday weekend in New Orleans where he ate great food and even caught THE CULT at the House of Blues. Kevin loved fine foods [...]
R.I.P. — Mark Reale (1955-2012)
Posted: January 26, 2012 in Metal News & Commentary, R.I.P.Tags: AOR, Black Metal, Classic Rock, Death Metal, Glam, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Mark Reale, Melodic Rock, Metal, Music, NWOBHM, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Riot, Rock, Speed Metal, Thrash, Thrash Metal
R.I.P. – Mark Reale (June 7, 1955 – January 25, 2012) From Bravewords.com: Yesterday (Wednesday, January 25th), RIOT guitarist and founder Mark Reale passed away due to complications stemming from Crohn’s disease in a San Antonio hospital. He was 56 year old. Reale had been in a coma since January 11th due to a subarachnoid [...]