Brent Hinds death: Former Mastodon guitarist was 51
Brent Hinds, who sang and played guitar in the Grammy-winning metal band Mastodon until he left the group this year, died Wednesday night in a…
Five Finger Death Punch was inspired by Taylor Swift to re-record their old songs
It’s another dry, sweltering morning in Las Vegas, and the guitarist Zoltan Bathory has just left his Gothic castle. Bearded and dressed in black, with…
Rick Derringer dead: ‘Hang On Sloopy’ guitarist was 77
Rick Derringer, the guitarist and former McCoys rocker who gained popularity for songs including “Hang On Sloopy” and “Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo,” and produced…
Former guitarist for metal band Possessed killed in police shooting
Brian Montana, a former guitarist for the Bay Area death metal band Possessed, was killed in a shootout with police in South San Francisco.The incident…
Al Barile, guitarist with pioneering hardcore band SSD, dies at 63
Al Barile, who played guitar in the influential Boston hardcore band SS Decontrol — a linchpin of the drink-and-drug-shunning straight-edge scene of the early 1980s…
Brian James, founding guitarist of The Damned, dead at 70
Brian James, the founding guitarist for the visionary and influential U.K. punk band The Damned, has died. He was 70. James’ death on March 6…
John Sykes, guitarist and hair-metal hitmaker with Whitesnake, dies at 65
Guitarist John Sykes, who played with the rock bands Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy, has died at 65. He helped compose one of the defining power…