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 […]
BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler will release his autobiography, “Into The Void: From Birth To Black Sabbath – And Beyond”, on June 6 in North America via HarperCollins imprint Dey Street Books. The book will […]
Nick Cave has announced a tour of North America. The composer and leader of the Bad Seeds, who released the spoken word work Seven Psalms last year, will perform at venues including the Beacon Theater […]
Photo Credit: Steve and Sara Emry / CC by 2.0 Pulp bassist Steve Mackey has passed away, aged 56, after several months in hospital. Steve Mackey, best known as the bassist of the Sheffield indie […]
Founding Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler is set to release his autobiography, Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath — and Beyond, on June 6th via the HarperCollins imprint Dey Street Books. The book […]
A new action of figure of Cliff Burton has been unveiled, and its announcement coincided with what would have been the late Metallica bassist’s 61st birthday on February 10th. The figure is a collab between […]
The life of late METALLICA bassist Cliff Burton was celebrated with “Cliff Burton Day” on what would have been his 61st birthday, February 10. A special livestream, emceed by Nicholas Gomez, included such guests as […]
Van Conner, co-founder and bassist of the Pacific Northwest band Screaming Trees, died Tuesday. He was 55. His brother, Gary Lee Conner, took to Facebook Wednesday to announce the musician’s death, which he said was […]
Former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson will team up with HELSTAR singer James Rivera for a night of jamming on “rock and roll covers” at a pre-New Year’s Eve party this Friday, December 20 at The […]
LOVEBITES, the all-female heavy metal band from Tokyo, Japan, has returned from its hiatus with a new member, a new music video and news of a fourth studio album coming in February 2023. The LP […]
Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford has formed the new band 7D7D with drummer Mathias Wakrat and guitarist Jonny Polonsky. The new project launched with its debut single, “Capitalism.” While the song taps into […]