Kreator have recruited Frédéric Leclercq (ex-DragonForce) as their new bassist. He will be replacing Christian “Speesy” Giesler in the group. Leclercq commented: “Joining Kreator is an honour as well as a huge step up in my musical journey. I’ve been friends with Mille for over 15 years and a lifelong Kreator fan; I have to…
Obey The Brave have officially welcomed Despised Icon guitarist Ben Landreville to the band as their new bassist. The group commented: “It’s with great pleasure that we announce the addition of Ben Landreville as Obey The Brave‘s new bass player! On top of playing in Despised Icon with Alex for a decade, Ben has been…
Ministry have announced the addition of former Tool bassist Paul D’Amour to their lineup. He will be taking over for Tony Campos, who is leaving the group to focus on Static-X. Frontman Al Jourgensen told Revolver the following about meeting D’Amour in 1992: “I used to live with Timothy Leary, and he had given me…
Accept have welcomed bassist Martin Motnik to the band as a replacement for Peter Baltes. With this news, the group have also recruited Ava-Rebekah Rahman to play violin on their upcoming “Symphonic Terror” tour. Wolf Hoffmann said the following about Motnik: “We were overwhelmed and honored by the musicians who auditioned for the open position.…
During an interview with Damnation Vault, Mark Zavon revealed that Kill Devil Hill are working on new music. He went on to say the band are hoping to release something either this year or early next year. Zavon said the following: “Dewey [Bragg] and I have been writing a bunch of stuff. We’re going to…
John Jarvis (Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Scour, etc.) has confirmed to MetalSucks that he is no longer a member of Pig Destroyer. The band have yet to make an official announcement, but it appears that Travis Stone (Lody Kong, ex-Noisem) is taking his place. This news comes just after the band released a new a song titled…
Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals have recruited Derek Engemann (Scour, ex-Cattle Decapitation) as their new bassist. He is taking over for Walter Howard. Anselmo commented: “Derek is a brother; he’s solid, driven, and talented. It’s awesome to have him onboard and I look forward to jamming and writing with him. We’re lucky to have…
It looks like Stephen Brodsky will continue to fill in for his late Cave In bandmate Caleb Scofield in Old Man Gloom. Brodsky previously played bass for the band during their tribute shows for Scofield and has now been brought on to work on their new album as well. View this post on Instagram A…
Northlane have welcomed former Structures frontman Brendon Padjasek to the group as their new bassist/backing vocalist. He will be taking over for Alex Milovic, who exited the band in September. The band commented: “Northlane would like to introduce our new member – Brendon Padjasek. Brendon is one of our oldest and dearest friends we’ve made…
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