Longtime ROB ZOMBIE bassist Matt Montgomery (a.k.a. Piggy D.) has announced his departure from the band. In a message posted on his Instagram page, Montgomery wrote: “Dear Friends. My time with ZOMBIE has come to […]
Bassist Matt “Piggy D.” Montgomery has announced his exit from Rob Zombie’s band after being a fixture in its lineup for nearly two decades. The news comes just one day after Zombie announced his 2024 […]
Ross Valory, regarded as one of rock’s best bass guitarists and an original member of the multi-platinum band JOURNEY until his 2020 departure, returns today (January 17) with the video for “Tomland”. It’s the hypnotic […]
Heath, the bassist of Japan’s biggest rock band X Japan, has died. He was 55. The group confirmed Heath died on Oct. 29 of colorectal cancer, according to a statement. “His cancer was found during […]
A bassist has filed a lawsuit against Linkin Park over credit and unpaid royalties on more than 20 songs, as reported by Billboard. In a complaint filed in Los Angeles on Wednesday (November 8th), Kyle Christner claimed […]
X Japan bassist Heath has passed away at the age of 55. The veteran musician died in late October after a battle with cancer, but news of his passing is just making the rounds. Born […]
‘There are three pieces of advice I give all my students: first, be on time. Time is money so don’t waste it. Second, check your ego. Pay attention and play well. Third, keep your ears […]
Randy Meisner, the founding bassist for The Eagles and the vocalist on their hit song, “Take It to the Limit,” is dead at 77 years old. Confirmation of Meisner’s passing came on Thursday afternoon in […]
Brad Houser, the Texas-based musician who played bass in the longtime jam band Edie Brickell and New Bohemians, has died at age 62. The artist suffered a stroke on July 17th and passed away on […]
Pulp dedicated ‘Something Changed’ to their late bass player Steve Mackey at their huge outdoor concert at London’s Finsbury Park. The ‘Disco 2000’ hitmaker passed away in March at the age of 56, following a […]
In Flames have announced the departure of bassist Bryce Paul as well as his immediate replacement: Liam Wilson of The Dillinger Escape Plan. Wilson made his live debut with the Swedish melodic death metal outfit […]
Singer-songwriter Juan Carlos Formell was born into Cuban music royalty but forged his own path. He was the bassist for Los Van Van, one of the most influential bands from post-Revolution Cuba. Share This Article
Chas Newby, an English rock bassist and brief member of the Beatles in the early 1960s, died this week at 81. Friends and members of the Liverpool rock scene confirmed Newby’s death on Tuesday, with […]
Bill Lee, a jazz bassist who played with Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Aretha Franklin and Duke Ellington, who was also the father of filmmaker Spike Lee, died at his Brooklyn home Wednesday morning. He […]
Chas Newby, a bassist for The Beatles in their early days, has died aged 81. The musician played a key role in the iconic band’s early success in the 1960s while the group’s original bassist, […]
Photo Credit: Andy Rourke (left) with The Smiths. Paul Cox for Sire Records. Andy Rourke, bassist for The Smiths, has passed away aged 59 after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Best known as The […]
Andy Rourke, bassist of The Smiths, has died at the age of 59 following a battle with cancer. Rourke’s death was announced by his longtime friend and former bandmate, Johnny Marr. “It is with deep […]
Former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted will perform with his NEWSTED project for the first time in nearly a decade on May 20 at Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Newsted, who plays bass and sings […]
Bassist John Regan, who played alongside Peter Frampton over a span of 40-plus years and was a member of former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s band Frehley’s Comet in the 1980s, has died at the age […]
John Regan, an acclaimed bassist who played with the likes of Peter Frampton, Ace Frehley, Billy Idol, the Rolling Stones and David Bowie, has died at 71. A statement from his wife, Cathy Merring-Regan, was […]