STAIND frontman Aaron Lewis paid tribute to his friend Chester Bennington just hours after learning of the LINKIN PARK singer's passing. While performing a solo concert Thursday night (July 20) at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, Lewis addressed the crowd. He said: "So… I lost a really good friend today. ...
Posted in: News
MOTIONLESS IN WHITE paid tribute to Chester Bennington by performing a cover version of LINKIN PARK's "One Step Closer" during their concert last night (Friday, July 21) at Concrete Street Amphitheater Corpus Christi, Texas. MOTIONLESS IN WHITE frontman Chris "Motionless" Cerulli introduced the track by telling the audience (see video below): "So this is usually ...
Posted in: News
The Los Angeles acting chief coroner Dr. Christopher Rogers has recorded Chester Bennington's manner and cause of death as suicide by hanging. Nani Cholakians, an investigator with the coroner's office, was named on the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner – Coroner web site as having been involved with the ...
Posted in: News
The Los Angeles County coroner has confirmed that Chester Bennington died by hanging. The LINKIN PARK frontman's body was discovered Thursday morning by an employee at the musician's Palos Verdes Estates home. The 41-year-old's body was hanging from a belt on a bedroom door inside the house in the 2800 block of Via ...
Posted in: News
Swedish death metal supergroup THE LURKING FEAR will release its debut album, "Out Of The Voiceless Grave", on August 11 via Century Media. Recorded at Welfare Sounds in Gothenburg, Sweden, the disc will be available as special-edition digipak CD, gatefold LP on 180-gram vinyl with a poster and as a digital download. The album's LP ...
Posted in: News
Swedish death metal supergroup THE LURKING FEAR will release its debut album, "Out Of The Voiceless Grave", on August 11 via Century Media. Recorded at Welfare Sounds in Gothenburg, Sweden, the disc will be available as special-edition digipak CD, gatefold LP on 180-gram vinyl with a poster and as a digital download. The album's LP ...
Posted in: News
Gregor Mackintosh has revealed that "Fear Those Who Fear Him", the third album from his VALLENFYRE project, will likely be the band's final release. The PARADISE LOST songwriter and guitarist broke the news during an interview with Metal Covenant to promote the follow-up to 2014's "Splinters", which came out in early June. Asked ...
Posted in: News
Less than three months after the death of Paul O'Neill, creator of TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, the surviving members of the multi-platinum rock theater experience have announced plans to bring the show back for a fall 2017 U.S. tour. O'Neill passed away on April 5 of an accidental drug overdose. According to a copy of the autopsy ...
Posted in: News
Swedish death metal supergroup THE LURKING FEAR will release its debut album, "Out Of The Voiceless Grave", on August 11 via Century Media. Recorded at Welfare Sounds in Gothenburg, Sweden, the disc will be available as special-edition digipak CD, gatefold LP on 180-gram vinyl with a poster and as a digital download. The album's LP ...
Posted in: News
Legendary bassist Billy Sheehan (THE WINERY DOGS, MR. BIG) says that the death of Chris Cornell was "a terrible, unnecessary loss" and he blames the U.S. pharmaceutical industry for the prescription drug abuse epidemic that is sweeping the nation. Cornell's family said they believe that the side effects of the prescription drug Ativan — which ...
Posted in: News
The horror-themed music video for "The Merciless Tide", a brand new song from VALLENFYRE, the U.K. death metal band featuring Gregor Mackintosh, songwriter and guitarist of PARADISE LOST, alongside Hamish Glencross, formerly of MY DYING BRIDE, can be seen below. The clip was directed and filmed by Ash Pears, who has previously worked with SYSTEM ...
Posted in: News
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS frontman Anthony Kiedis has commented on Chris Cornell's death, saying it was "crushing to know" that the SOUNDGARDEN singer "was in a painful place in his mind to the point where he could wanna take his own life." Cornell apparently committed suicide by hanging on May 18 after SOUNDGARDEN played a ...
Posted in: News
A completed toxicology report has confirmed that Chris Cornell was using prescription drugs at the time of his death. The report reveals that the SOUNDGARDEN frontman had Naloxone (Narcan), Butalbital (a sedative), Lorazepam (Ativan), Pseudoephedrine (a decongestant) and barbiturates in his system when he was found dead after the band's performance in Detroit. He was ...
Posted in: News
Two weeks after Chris Cornell's hocking suicide in Detroit, his widow has released a new statement saying that she is "mystified that the medical examiner announced a cause of death when the full autopsy report has not been completed." In the statement, released earlier today (Thursday, June 1) through attorney Kirk Pasich, the family claims ...
Posted in: News
According to Billboard, Chris Cornell's catalog of music — both solo and with his various bands — saw a sales gain of 2,396 percent in the two weeks ending May 18 and 25, as compared to the two prior weeks (ending May 4 and 11). Collectively, his albums and digital tracks sold 421,000 ...
Posted in: News
PEARL JAM bassist Jeff Ament has paid tribute his friend and one-time bandmate Chris Cornell, saying that the SOUNDGARDEN frontman was "the greatest songwriter to ever come out of Seattle." Cornell died in the early hours of May 18, the victim of an apparent suicide by hanging, shortly after SOUNDGARDEN played a concert in Detroit. ...
Posted in: News
According to The Pulse Of Radio, Peter Cornell, younger brother of Chris Cornell, paid tribute to the SOUNDGARDEN singer on Facebook a few days ago, following the death of his sibling earlier this month. Peter wrote: "It's been difficult to put words together. My heart is broken. Chris was always just my brother. We just ...
Posted in: News
According to TMZ, Paul O'Neill, creator of the multi-platinum rock theater experience TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, died of intoxication from a mix of prescription drugs: methadone, codeine, diazepam (generic Valium) and doxylamine (an antihistamine). TMZ obtained a copy of O'Neill's autopsy report, and it also mentions other ailments he was battling, such as mild heart ...
Posted in: News
"Nihilist", a brand new song from VALLENFYRE, the U.K. death metal band featuring Gregor Mackintosh, songwriter and guitarist of PARADISE LOST, alongside Hamish Glencross, formerly of MY DYING BRIDE, can be streamed below. The track is taken from VALLENFYRE's third album, "Fear Those Who Fear Him", which will be released on June 2 via Century ...
Posted in: News
GUNS N' ROSES paid tribute to Chris Cornell earlier tonight by performing a cover version of SOUNDGARDEN's "Black Hole Sun" at the opening concert of GN'R's European tour at Slane Castle in Meath, Ireland. Fan-filmed video footage of the rendition can be seen below. "This one's to you, Chris. 'Black Hole Sun' live from Slane ...
Posted in: News
Chris Cornell's longtime manager, Ron Laffitte, says that the SOUNDGARDEN fronman "must have been out of his right mind" to have committed suicide just hours after performing with the band in Detroit on May 17. The singer was pronounced dead on May 18 after being found unresponsive in his Detroit hotel room. A full autopsy ...
Posted in: News
In response to the tragic passing of Chris Cornell, Ultimate Jam Night, the long-running show in residency at Hollywood's Whisky A Go Go held a special tribute in his honor on Tuesday, May 23. The event was free of charge and was broadcast worldwide on Zinna.TV. A long list of performers — including SOUL ASYLUM's ...
Posted in: News
MASTODON guitarist Bill Kelliher says that he was "totally shocked and overwhelmed with grief" over Chris Cornell's death. The SOUNDGARDEN frontman was pronounced dead last Thursday morning after being found unresponsive in his Detroit hotel room on Wednesday night. The band had played a concert at the Fox Theatre earlier that evening. A full autopsy ...
Posted in: News
Chris Cornell's wife, Vicky, has penned a letter to the late SOUNDGARDEN and AUDIOSLAVE frontman, who died last week at age 52. Cornell was pronounced dead early Thursday morning after being found unresponsive in his Detroit hotel room on Wednesday night. SOUNDGARDEN had played a concert at the Fox Theatre earlier that evening. Vicky's letter, ...
Posted in: News
KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch says that Chris Cornell's death hit him hard, explaining that he can't stop thinking about the SOUNDGARDEN frontman's children. The 52-year-old Cornell was pronounced dead early Thursday morning after being found unresponsive in his Detroit hotel room on Wednesday night. The band had played a concert at the Fox Theatre ...
Posted in: News
The private funeral for SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell, who passed away last week, will be held on Friday, May 26 at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Ahead of Friday's service, Cornell's remains were cremated yesterday (Tuesday, May 23), as a small group of family and friends stood by, including his brother Peter, his ...
Posted in: News
METALLICA frontman James Hetfield has commented on the passing of Chris Cornell, calling it a "sad story" that "makes you realize that there is a darkness that anyone and everyone can find and feel." Cornell apparently died on May 17 after SOUNDGARDEN played a show in Detroit. Chris's wife Vicky and an attorney representing the ...
Posted in: News
According to TMZ, Chris Cornell used "red elastic exercise band" to take his own life. Sources tell the site that the SOUNDGARDEN frontman secured the band attached to a carabiner to the top of his hotel bathroom door. A carabiner is a device commonly used by mountain climbers which they attach to a ...
Posted in: News
The official lyric video for "An Apathetic Grave", a brand new song from VALLENFYRE, the U.K. death metal band featuring Gregor Mackintosh, songwriter and guitarist of PARADISE LOST, alongside Hamish Glencross, formerly of MY DYING BRIDE, can be seen below. The track is taken from VALLENFYRE's third album, "Fear Those Who Fear Him", which will ...
Posted in: News
A medical examiner has determined that SOUNDGARDEN singer Chris Cornell killed himself by hanging. The Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office said that Cornell died as a result of a "suicide by hanging." The Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News both reported that Cornell was found dead in a hotel room at the MGM Grand ...
Posted in: News
