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Frank Beard, original and founding member of Texan blues and hard rock icons ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77 after a string of health problems that had plagued him in recent times. ZZ Top officially confirmed the sad news, both on their…

Midnight Oil, the Australian new wave and alternative rock outfit, announced on social media that their original drummer and founding member Rob Hirst has died after a tough battle with pancreatic cancer. You can read the original…

Iron Mask, the Belgian power metal outfit led by neoclassically trained guitarist Dushan Petrossi (also known for his work with Metal Kingdom), have announced that American drum master John Macaluso has joined their ranks! Macaluso is a…

Terry Sullivan, drummer of Renaissance's classic 1970s lineup, has died. The news was confirmed by Renaissance singer Annie Haslam, who is now the only surviving member of the band's classic seventies lineup. You can check out the full…

Former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks has died at the age of 73. According to reports that can be found online, Les Binks passed away as early as March 15, 2025, but the official news of his death has only now been made public. Judas…

American rock band Blondie has announced that their drummer Clem Burke has died. He was 70 years old. The band shared the sad news on Monday morning, April 7. Blondie singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein released the following…

Ana Pupedan, the renowned Pivka band and one-of-a-kind Slovenian rock act, has shared tragic news on their Facebook profile: on Saturday, January 25, 2025, their drummer Marko Doles died in an accident while hiking near the village of…

James Kottak, former Scorpions and Kingdom Come drummer, has died at the age of 62. The news was confirmed on Scorpions' official social media accounts. The cause of death is unknown. Kottak was born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1962,…

Steve Riley, former drummer of L.A. Guns and W.A.S.P., passed away on October 24, 2023, at the age of 67. Riley reportedly struggled with health problems in recent years. After a few weeks battling a severe case of pneumonia, he ended…

Jim Gordon, the renowned American session drummer who played with Derek And The Dominoes, among others, and who is also known for landing in prison in the early eighties for murdering his mother, has died at the age of 77. According to…

Franc Teropšič, original drummer of Pomaranča, the central Slovenian heavy metal band of the eighties, has passed away. At the turn of the seventies into the eighties, in 1979 to be exact, guitarist Mijo Popović and vocalist Zlatko…

Klemen Markelj has put his masterful chops on no fewer than three foreign albums this year. The first is the second album from Irish progressive metal project The Vicious Head Society, titled Extinction Level Event. The second is the new…