Stephen from DEFTONES releases statement about the passing of Chi Cheng (RIP)

In case you missed this, former DEFTONES bassist Chi Cheng died on Saturday, April 13, in a Sacramento, CA hospital. As previously reported, Chi was in a tragic car accident on November 4, 2008. As a result, he suffered some very serious brain injuries. Ever since the accident Chi was in a state of semi-consciousness after suffering severe TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury).

His DEFTONES bandmate and friend Stephen Carpenter has made a statement in behalf of the band:

"There are so many things I can say, and yet at this moment, none of it matters or compares to the loss everyone feels. There will be a hole in our lives where Chi once was. But that will be filled everyday with all of our love and memories we all have in our heart. He will always be here because of love. It's time we all give our love and best, and do our best to love. Especially ourselves, Chi would want that for everyone. All our healing will begin with love. I love you, Chi."

- Stephen, for Deftones



Read Chi's last blog entries HERE!

Our condolences go out to Chi's family, friends and all of the DEFTONES fans.
 
Related links:
One Love For Chi

Oderus From GWAR "reviews/bashes" NEW MEGADETH Song "Super Collider"

It is no surprise that Oderus Urungus from GWAR is not a fan of Dave Mustaine from MEGADETH. His Mustaine bashing began last year when Mustaine implied that U.S. president Barack Obama was somehow responsible for the mass shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin.

In anticipation of MEGADETH's NEW album 'Super Collider' (set to be released on June 4th via Universal Music Group), the band recently premiered the title track for their 14th studio album HERE. Oderus like many us heard the song, here is his "Tweet review":

"Boy. I just listened to the title track of 'Supercollider'. Boy, that's fucking horrible. The other song isn't that awful... until he opens his mouth... which is always the problem with Dave (Mustaine)."

Listen to "Super Collider" HERE & let us know what you think!

Related links:
Follow Oderus on Twitter
GWAR's Official Site
Megadeth's Official Site

Jeff Loomis forced to miss a few shows of the SOILWORK tour - Official statement available!

Talk about a rough tour for multi-talented guitar player Jeff Loomis. First his van gets broken into and robbed in St. Louis, Missouri (details HERE). And now he has received news that his father has passed away, which means Loomis needs to miss some of tour dates of his tour with SOILWORK. Here is a statement posted by Loomis regarding this very sad news:

"On April 22nd in Corpus Christi, Texas, I got the very sad news of my father's passing right before we were about to perform. I will be flying home to be with my family tonight and will rejoin the SOILWORK tour in Richmond, Virginia on the 29th. Thank you all for your support and warm thoughts.

"My dad meant the world to me and this is a very difficult time for both me and my family…"

Our condolences go out to Jeff and his entire family!

Loomis has set up a paypal account for any amount of donations to assist them for the duration of the tour.

Below is the Paypal email to make donations to.

JLoomisbanddonation@outlook.com 

Related links:
Jeff Loomis' official site

Season 12 Of THAT METAL SHOW Begins On _____________; A Few Guests Confirmed!

As exciting as all the seasons of VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show have been, you ain’t seen nothing yet! Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine will be back for the twelfth season of the show that’s revered by Metalheads and musicians alike, and although the show won’t be back until Saturday, June 1st, we can announce that TMS will be shooting in Los Angeles, CA during the following days: 

- Saturday April 27th
- Sunday April 28th
- Tuesday April 30th
- Wednesday May 1st

If you want to be part of the in studio audience, see below.

So far the following guests are confirmed to appear:

 - Rex Brown (PANTERA, ex-DOWN, KILL DEVIL HILL)
- Members of Thin Lizzy (TBD)
- Neil Fallon (CLUTCH)

FOR FREE TICKETS EMAIL:
thatmetalshow@gothamcasting.com

PLEASE INCLUDE IN YOUR EMAIL:

- Full Name
- Phone #
- Email Address
- Date Requested
- # of tickets requested (up to 2 guests each)
- Recent photo

Related links:
That Metal Show on MySpace
That Metal Show on VH1
That Metal Show on Twitter

KILLING JOKE: Photo Gallery From New York City Concert At Irving Plaza

This past Friday, April 19, legendary UK post-punk band KILLING JOKE played the first concert out of their short North American tour at Irving Plaza in New York City. KJ's set focused mostly on their recently released singles retrospective, which features the band's 30-year career into a dual disc set. According to all who attended, the band's set was tight, aggressive, and full of fury thanks to vocalist Jaz Coleman.

Here is a very cool photo gallery by the very talented Greg Cristman:

Upcoming KILLING JOKE shows:
April

- Wed 24th: Can Lee’s Palace, Toronto ONT
- Fri 26th: US Empty Bottle, Chicago IL
- Sat 27th: US Empty Bottle, Chicago IL
- Tue 30th: US Neumos, Seattle WA
May
 
- Wed 1st: US Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, BC
- Fri 3rd: US Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
- Sat 4th: US Brick By Brick , San Diego, CA
- Sun 5th: US Henry Fonda Los Angeles CA

Grab your tickets HERE.

Photo credit: Greg Cristman
Related links:
Killing Joke's official site