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GWAR's Cory Smoot Cause Of Death Determined

Jennifer Beaudoin — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:17:02 +0000

It's been a whole month since 34-year-old GWAR guitarist Cory Smoot, AKA Flattus Maximus, was found dead on the band's tour bus by his fellow band members. His family and friends have not only had to deal with a huge loss, but also the unknown- the reason for his death. The coroner has completed the autopsy and has determined the cause of death.

Volbeat Fires Guitarist Thomas Bredhal

WQBK — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:01:02 +0000

Volbeat, part of the 2012 Gigantour show with Megadeth, Motorhead and Lacuna Coil that is coming to the Glens Falls Civic Center on February 1st, announced that they are parting ways with guitarist Thomas Bredhal. Apparently there are no hard feelings as they thanked him for all his hard work and wish him the best of luck.

Guitar International Sits Down With Mark Tremonti

BJ Ragone — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:10:20 +0000

The Alter Bridge guitarist sat down recently with the good people of Guitar International to talk about everything from Alter Bridge to Slash. Alter Bridge has been around since 2004 when Creed first broke up. Mark Tremonti and Scott Phillips decided to form a band with a lead singer that wasn’t a potential powder keg. [...]

Skillet's New Guitarist [VIDEO]

WQBK — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:06:45 +0000

Earlier this year Q103 Q-Ruption performer Skillet announced that guitarist Ben Kasica was leaving the band for personal reasons. I don't recall seeing anything official on who was replacing Ben, so I did some research and found out it is Seth Morrison.

Google Pays Tribute to Les Paul

WQBK — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:49:28 +0000

Today, Google is paying tribute to the late guitar pioneer Les Paul with a guitar-themed doodle that allows users to play it and record songs of their own. The doodle, which was designed by engineers Kristopher Hom and Joey Hurst and doodle team lead Ryan Germick, will be up for 24 hours, and was released [...]

Kiss Guitarist Arrested

BJ Ragone — Tue, 24 May 2011 09:43:35 +0000

Vinnie Vincent, former Kiss guitar player, was arrested this past weekend after assaulting his wife. Not a good weekend for Vinnie Vincent, former member of the band Kiss. He was arrested and charged with aggravated assault as he beat up his wife. Not cool Vinnie. They were apparently drinking and then started arguing about a [...]

Seether Guitarist Quits

DaveHunter — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 04:07:44 +0000

Trouble in Seether land as guitarist Troy McLawhorn quits the band due to “personal friction” with one of the other members. Seether announced the guitarist leaving earlier this month. Tuesday night they appeared on The George Lopez show without him. On March 8 the band said: “We regret to inform you guys that Troy has decided to leave. We wish [...]

Former Member Donnie Steele To Take Paul Gray's Spot In Slipknot

Jennifer Beaudoin — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:50:50 +0000

It's been almost a year since the Des Moines, Iowa-based octet Slipknot lost their guitarist Paul Gray (at the age of 38) to an accidental morphine overdose. Not that he could ever be replaced, but as the band prepares for their summer abroad tour, they've found the perfect person to fill-in: former Slipknot member and guitarist Donnie Steele.