Brooks Wackerman recently announced his departure from Bad Religion, and now it has been revealed that he left to join Avenged Sevenfold, as their new drummer. The news was announced this morning on Chris Jericho’s (Fozzy) latest podcast. M. Shadows had the following to say: “To be honest, Brooks’s name has always been in the…
Tony Laureano (ex-Nile etc.) has been recruited to handle the drumming duties for Megadeth’s Asian tour. He is expected to continue playing with the band when Chris Adler (Lamb Of God) is unavailable. You can see footage of Laureano performing with the band in Biejing, China below:
Over the summer, Avenged Sevenfold revealed that they had parted ways with drummer Arin Ilejay. Now, the band has issued a new statement saying that they have had a replacement “for over a year now.” Here’s what they had to say: “It has been brought to our attention that a lot of videos have been…
During a surprise performance at Qstock in Oulu, Finland, HIM played their first show with new drummer Jukka “Kosmo” Kröger (Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset). Kröger is taking over for Gas Lipstick, who left the band in January.
Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour) was the special guest on Chris Jericho’s (Fozzy) recent podcast, and officially confirmed Slipknot’s new bassist and drummer. As previously rumored, they are Jay Weinberg (drums) and Alessandro Venturella (bass). Here’s what he had to say about working with them (transcribed by The PRP): “It’s been killer, it’s been really,…
Revocation have officially found a new drummer. Taking over for Phil Dubois will be Ash Pearson (ex-3 Inches Of Blood). The band made the following Facebook post:
Accept have revealed their new guitarist and drummer. Joining the band will be guitarist, Uwe Lulis (Grave Digger, Rebellion) and drummer, Christopher Williams. They will be taking over for guitarist, Herman Frank and drummer, Stefan Schwarzmann, who parted ways with the band, last December.
After all the rumors and speculation, Chris Adler (Lamb Of God) is officially set to drum on Megadeth’s new album. He will only be featured as a “guest” on the album and won’t be touring with the band. Megadeth issued the following press release: “Dave Mustaine, the creative driving force behind original American metal and…
Nick Augusto (ex-Trivium, Corrosion) has joined the band Orbweaver, as their new drummer. The band is currently in preproduction for their new album, Hexagram 23. The band issued the following statement: “We are very excited to announce the newest member to the family; Nicholas Augusto. Nick has a very unique style filled with power and…
Drummer, Ryan “Legs” Leger has parted ways with Every Time I Die, to focus on his home life. Taking his place is ex-Underoath and Norma Jean drummer, Daniel Davidson. The band issued the following statement: “sadly, Ryan “Legs” Leger is no longer with us. he’s not dead, he has just voluntarily ended his involvement with…
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