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Kittie Recruit Bassist Rachel Gonzales For North American Tour

Kittie have recruited bassist Rachel Gonzales for their current North American tour. She is filling in for Ivy Vujic, who is sitting out the trek to focus on her family. You can see footage of Gonzales performing with the band during their June 6 show in St Louis, MO below. The group issued the following…

June 7, 2026

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Overkill Recruit Former Fear Factory Bassist Christian Olde Wolbers For Current North American Shows

Overkill have recruited Christian Olde Wolbers (ex-Fear Factory) to handle bass duties during their current North American dates. You can see some fan-filmed of him performing with the band during their October 22 show in Indianapolis, IN below. Wolbers is filling in for D.D. Verni, who is suffering from a “shoulder issue.”

October 23, 2024

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Overkill Recruit Former Kreator Bassist Christian “Speesy” Giesler For Current European Shows

Overkill have recruited Christian “Speesy” Giesler (ex-Kreator) to handle bass duties during their current European dates. You can see fan-filmed of him performing with the band during their September 9 show at Collosseum Club in Košice, Slovakia below. Giesler is filling in for D.D. Verni, who is suffering from a “shoulder issue.”

September 12, 2024

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Watch Fear Factory Perform With Butcher Babies Bassist Ricky Bonazza

Fear Factory have recruited Ricky Bonazza (Butcher Babies) for their immediate live shows. The bassist is filling in for Tony Campos, who is currently busy with Static-X. You can see fan-filmed footage of the band performing with Bonazza at the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas, NV below: View this post on Instagram A…

April 28, 2024

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Incubus Recruit Bassist Nicole Row For Upcoming Live Shows

Incubus have recruited bassist Nicole Row for their upcoming live shows. She will be filling in for Ben Kenney, who is still recovering from brain tumor surgery. Incubus commented: “We are excited to announce that our good friend Nicole Row will be filling in on bass for the remainder of our 2023 tour dates! As…

April 28, 2023

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Incubus, News

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Bassist Joey Vera To Sit Out Mercyful Fate’s North American Tour, Becky Baldwin To Fill In

Bassist Joey Vera will be missing Mercyful Fate’s fall North American tour due to his commitments to Armored Saint. During his absence, Becky Baldwin will be filling in. Vera commented: “My dear friends: As some of you have done the math and checked your calendars, you may have noticed that it appears as though I’ve…

September 27, 2022

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Spiritbox Part Ways With Bassist Bill Crook, Josh Gilbert (Ex-As I Lay Dying) To Fill In

Spiritbox have parted ways with bassist Bill Crook. Josh Gilbert (ex-As I Lay Dying) will be filling in during their immediate live dates. The band commented: “We are saddened to announce that Bill Crook will no longer be in Spiritbox. This decision was mutual and with no hard feelings. We ask that you respect his…

May 22, 2022

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News, Spiritbox

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As I Lay Dying Part Ways With Bassist/Vocalist Josh Gilbert

As I Lay Dying have parted ways with bassist/vocalist Josh Gilbert. He is the latest member to exit the band following guitarist Nick Hipa, who announced his departure last year. The group’s upcoming shows will feature an adjusted lineup with Miss May I‘s Ryan Neff on bass/vocals and Unearth’s Ken Susi on guitar. The band…

May 16, 2022

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Watch Korn Perform With Suicidal Tendencies Bassist Ra Diaz

Last night (July 16), Korn played their first show with bassist Roberto “Ra” Díaz (Suicidal Tendencies) at the Upheaval festival in Grand Rapids, MI. You can check out fan-filmed footage of that below. As previously reported, Diaz is currently filling in for Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu, who he is taking a hiatus from the band to…

July 17, 2021

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Korn, News

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Korn Recruit Suicidal Tendencies Bassist Ra Diaz For Upcoming Tour

Korn have announced that Suicidal Tendencies bassist Roberto “Ra” Diaz will be joining them on their summer tour with Staind. This news comes after Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu previously revealed that he is taking a hiatus from the band to focus on “personal issues that at times have caused [him] to fall back on some of…

July 12, 2021

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