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Conrad Thomas Lant - known far and wide in metal circles as "Cronos", and the longtime frontman, vocalist and bassist of British black metal pioneers Venom - has suddenly passed away at the age of 63. The cause of death is not known. …

Angry Anderson, frontman of the cult Australian hard rock outfit Rose Tattoo, has died at the age of 79. Anderson was born in Melbourne in 1947 and started his first band, Buster Brown, in 1973. Buster Brown played blues rock and…

Dragonforce, the indestructible British "Nintendo" metal heroes and darlings of Austrian label Napalm Records, have welcomed former Arch Enemy vocalist Alissa White-Gluz into the ranks as their new singer. Dragonforce will play their…

Todd Michael Hall, vocalist of Riot V, has announced in an emotional public statement, which you can read in full below, that he's leaving the legendary New York heavy metal outfit. Todd Michael Hall said, among other things, that after…

Mariusz Duda, bassist, guitarist, lead composer and visionary of Polish progressive metallers Riverside, has decided to leave the band after 25 years. In an official statement, which you can read in full below, Mariusz cites several…

Tommy DeCarlo, vocalist of AOR legends Boston, has passed away at the age of 60. News of the singer's death was shared on March 9 in a short statement on Facebook by members of his family, who also revealed, among other things, that…

John Paul Hammond (also known as John Hammond Jr.), the blues guitarist and singer who was one of the first white American performers of traditional blues, died on February 28. He was 83. The news of his death was first shared by singer…

Brad Arnold, vocalist of American post-grunge band 3 Doors Down, has died of kidney cancer at the age of 47. Arnold was a founding member of 3 Doors Down and originally the band's drummer, before later taking over as lead vocalist. …

Bob Weir, co-founder of Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78. His death was confirmed on Saturday, January 10, in an official statement on his official Instagram page. Weir was diagnosed with cancer last year, and the treatment…

Chris Rea, the British singer-songwriter who wrote the hit Driving Home For Christmas, among others, has died at the age of 74. A statement says he died "peacefully in hospital … after a short illness." Over his career, Rea released…

Shotdown, the hard rock / heavy metal band from the Goriška region that wrapped things up back in 2019, has broken its long silence with devastating news: singer and founding member Jurij 'Egzi' Čotar has passed away. According to the info…

American rock singer Marcie Michelle Free (born Mark Edward Free) has passed away at the age of 71. With her phenomenal voice, she stood right at the top of the AOR scene! Marcie was best known for her work with King Kobra, Signal and…

At The Gates vocalist Tomas Lindberg has died at the age of 52. The news of the singer's death was first shared today (September 16) by David Isberg, the former vocalist of Swedish death metal outfit Opeth, and confirmed by Arch Enemy…

Paul Andrews, known by the stage name Paul Di'Anno, vocalist of Iron Maiden from 1978 to 1981, has died at the age of 67. Paul was born on May 17, 1958 in Chingford, East London, and first rose to fame as the singer of the English heavy…

Mexican death grind outfit Brujeria has announced that its vocalist Ciriaco "Pinche Peach" Quezada (center of the photo) has died. Juan Brujo of the band posted the following statement on social media: "I never thought I'd have to do…

C. J. Snare (Carl Jeffrey Snare), vocalist of the cult American glam metal band Firehouse, passed away suddenly at home on Friday evening, April 5, 2024. He was just 64 years old. As you may have already heard, after C. J. successfully…

Myles Goodwyn, guitarist, vocalist, founder and central figure of Canadian rock icons April Wine, died on December 3, 2023, in Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada), in his 76th year. His death was confirmed by his publicist Eric Alper, though the…

Massimo Savić, one of the most respected and recognizable vocalists of the Croatian rock and pop scene, and one of those voices that left a permanent mark on the face of the wider regional music scene, has died at the age of 61 after a…

Dan McCafferty, an original member of Scottish rock legends Nazareth, has died at the age of 77. The sad news was first broken to the rock world by his friend and Nazareth bandmate, bassist Pete Agnew, who wrote the following on…

Nicky Moore, the cult vocalist who stepped in for defector Bruce Dickinson in N.W.O.B.H.M. outfit Samson in 1981 - the latter, as myth and legend have it, went on to join Iron Maiden - has passed away at the age of 75. Nicky Moore, who…