QuoteFormer SACRED REICH guitarist Jason Rainey died Monday night (March 16) of an apparent heart attack. His death was confirmed by his wife Renee Novak, who wrote on Facebook: "My husband Jason Rainey passed away a hour ago. Most likely a heat [sic] attack. They worked on him for a half hour but they couldn't save him."
Shit buzz about Rainey. Seems like a similar situation to Reed Mullin where he lost his role due to health issues (although not implying it was drink related). He wrote a nice amount of tasty riffs in his time. RIP.
QuoteOriginal Riot guitarist Lou A. Kouvaris - who appeared on the first Riot album Rock City (1977) and wote songs for Narita (1979) - has passed away from Coronavirus (COVID-19). Riot's manager Giles Lavery says he developed symptoms over a week ago. He was 66 and passed away at his home in Long Island,
Dave Greenfield from the Stranglers has died
http://www.thestranglers.co.uk/?p=16131
Florian Schneider from Kraftwerk died yesterday, after a short battle with cancer. 73.
A true pioneer gone there. He'd left them by the time I finally got to see them in Dublin a few years ago, but I was glad to tick one off my bucket list, they were fantastic.
A shame, I love their stuff, the Organisation album was brilliant too.
Just seen that earlier. Authoban and Computer World it is for the evening.
...
Radio-Activity was always my favourite, but most of their stuff is brilliant anyway. Electric Café and Tour De France Soundtracks weren't great but had a coupla decent tracks each.
Little Richard. Pay your dues kids!
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on May 09, 2020, 04:12:46 PM
Little Richard. Pay your dues kids!
RIP. He was great in Predator.
Better than being Jerry Lee Lewis, who was a predator.
Steve Hanford aka Thee Slayer Hippy, former drummer for Poison Idea, passed away on May 22nd.
https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/former-poison-idea-drummer-steve-thee-slayer-hippy-handford-has-died/
Quote from: Ducky on May 09, 2020, 08:09:09 PM
Better than being Jerry Lee Lewis, who was a predator.
:laugh: Brilliant
Quote from: Herbert West on May 29, 2020, 06:15:49 PM
Steve Hanford aka Thee Slayer Hippy, former drummer for Poison Idea, passed away on May 22nd.
https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/former-poison-idea-drummer-steve-thee-slayer-hippy-handford-has-died/
That's 3 of them now, isn't it? Pig Champion and Jerry A went a while ago, if memory serves?
Edit: No mention of Jerry A being dead, I was sure I'd heard that recently.
Bob Kulick will rock no more.
Joey Image of the Misfits
Steve Priest from The Sweet. Despite the bubblegum pop singles, they were a proper rock band.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IA-jVMMmkg0
Not metal, and probably not worth a thread of his own, but farewell Bilbo.
Quote from: Emphyrio on June 19, 2020, 02:23:27 PM
Not metal, and probably not worth a thread of his own, but farewell Bilbo.
Very few books have influenced more metal though! And he was a great Bilbo.
That is indeed a fair point, and he sure was.
There and... not back this time.
...
Yeah he was great as Ash... perfect as Bilbo though.
Quote from: Ducky on May 09, 2020, 08:09:09 PM
Better than being Jerry Lee Lewis, who was a predator.
In Jerry's defence it was legal to marry your 13 year old cousin in Mississippi however he was still married to his second wife at the time!
Quote from: Stormbringer on June 26, 2020, 06:03:34 PM
Quote from: Ducky on May 09, 2020, 08:09:09 PM
Better than being Jerry Lee Lewis, who was a predator.
In Jerry's defence it was legal to marry your 13 year old cousin in Mississippi however he was still married to his second wife at the time!
Saying "marrying your 13 year old cousin is okay because the law" is one heck of a way to start posting on the forum.
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Quote from: Ducky on June 26, 2020, 07:16:41 PM
Quote from: Stormbringer on June 26, 2020, 06:03:34 PM
Quote from: Ducky on May 09, 2020, 08:09:09 PM
Better than being Jerry Lee Lewis, who was a predator.
In Jerry's defence it was legal to marry your 13 year old cousin in Mississippi however he was still married to his second wife at the time!
Saying "marrying your 13 year old cousin is okay because the law" is one heck of a way to start posting on the forum.
Grabs Werther's Originals (peedoh pellets).....
Quote from: Ducky on June 26, 2020, 07:16:41 PM
Quote from: Stormbringer on June 26, 2020, 06:03:34 PM
Quote from: Ducky on May 09, 2020, 08:09:09 PM
Better than being Jerry Lee Lewis, who was a predator.
In Jerry's defence it was legal to marry your 13 year old cousin in Mississippi however he was still married to his second wife at the time!
Saying "marrying your 13 year old cousin is okay because the law" is one heck of a way to start posting on the forum.
You have to start somewhere! However I am a battle scarred Metal Ireland veteran.
Too true, too true!
Brian Dennehy not too long ago as well, notably of 'Rambo-First Blood', 'F/X' and 'Cocoon' fame.
Ennio Morricone
https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2020/0706/1151577-italian-composer-ennio-morricone-has-died-aged-91/
I considered going to his last gig in Dublin but it clashed with Suicidal Tendencies. Classy fella that
I am I opted for Mike Muir. :laugh: I had hoped he'd be back for another show but at his age it was very unlikely.
Saw him once. A true genius.
...
'Romantic Ireland's dead and gone...'
Quote from: Carnage on July 11, 2020, 11:30:59 PM
'Romantic Ireland's dead and gone...'
Is it fuck! Get yourself out in the nature.... XXxX
...
Peter Green RIP
That's shite. Just as a coupla new boxsets of the pre-Nicks/Buckingham material are announced, too.
John Hume, 83. Just six months after Seamus Mallon, too.
Second finest tin whistle player Waylander ever had.
Tony Costanza, former Machine Head & Crowbar drummer
Martin Birch. Legendary producer. Damn it 2020 you're a cunt
Fuck! That's a blow out of my childhood, akin to an actual member of Maiden.
Quote from: Floss on August 09, 2020, 11:53:47 PM
Martin Birch. Legendary producer. Damn it 2020 you're a cunt
For those not familiar with his work....
https://www.loudersound.com/features/martin-birch-a-life-in-10-essential-albums
Phenomenal producer/engineer was Martin Birch.
Found and bought 'Killers' on vinyl by Iron Maiden in my local second hand music shop today, had to buy it out of respect. R.I.P.
I knew his relationship with Maiden, but it's only reading some of the tributes the last few days I've copped how many of my favourite albums had his involvement, In Rock, Heaven and Hell, Rainbow Rising. What a legacy
Quote from: Trev on August 11, 2020, 09:18:32 PM
I knew his relationship with Maiden, but it's only reading some of the tributes the last few days I've copped how many of my favourite albums had his involvement, In Rock, Heaven and Hell, Rainbow Rising. What a legacy
Also, 'Mob Rules' by Sabbath.
Blue Oyster Cult, Whitesnake, Fleetwood Mac and Wishbone Ash too.
Even early in his career when he worked as a studio engineer he was working on albums by Jeff Beck, Peter Green and Gary Moore, an absolute mental resume.
Yup. He helped form the soundtrack to my life, and that of many of us. So influential...
Pete Way from UFO is the latest addition to the list.
Barcelona FC.
Ron Heathman from the Supersuckers. Shit buzz.
Frankie Banali RIP...he played on The Headless Children....one of my top 5 albums...
Just read that. Brutal. It was The Headless Children which introduced me to his playing. Yeah, that album is one on my all-time classic list too. Amazing drummer.
+ 1 for the Headless Children / Banali love. Great drummer, and the drums on that album sounded fantastic, nice and weighty.
What the fuck? This one took me by surprise have to say.
https://pitchfork.com/news/power-trips-riley-gale-has-died/
Yeah, absolutely. Tributes from all corners on social media and even reported in mainstream media, two articles on it in Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/aug/26/riley-gale-frontman-with-thrash-metal-band-power-trip-dies
RTE have a bit, The Mirror and The Examiner!
The last album is a belter. I wonder what happened him.
Not metal at all...
But the Black Panther actor apparently just kicked it now, too.
Only 43. Cancer is just a horrible cunt
Quote from: Emphyrio on August 29, 2020, 10:29:31 AM
Only 43. Cancer is just a horrible cunt
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Shocking how young he was, rest in peace.
Brutally young age to go.
Lee Kerslake gone now, too.
https://www.loudersound.com/news/uriah-heep-and-ozzy-osbourne-drummer-lee-kerslake-dead-at-73
Didn't the singer from Power Trip pass recently too? Not overly familiar with their music though.
Animal for legion of doom /Road warriors fame passed away yesterday. Very few 1980s wrestlers left now. Hulk Hogan will outlive them all.
Eddie Van Halen has died. A true pioneer of the electric guitar.
Shit, shit buzz. What a player.
RIP EVH. Shit buzz indeed.
Ah terrible about Eddie, always had a soft spot for VH.
Wow, big loss to music in general.
Real shame that one.
Fuck 2020
Genuinely shocked, just seen the news now, rest in peace EVH.
RIP Eddie van Halen🤘
We will never see the likes of him again.
I'm not even a huge fan but he was one of those top tier players.
Nooooooooooooooooooooo..... :'(
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/oct/07/johnny-nash-reggae-singer-best-known-for-i-can-see-clearly-now-dies-aged-80
:-\
Terrible news (if not entirely unexpected),,,, a real one of a kind prodigy. Amazing at every musical endeavor he was involved with. This one hurts for sure...
Never understood the appeal of Van Halen. It's proto-cock rock with some shredding on top.
Quelle surprizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...
Was never a fan of them myself, although admittedly never ventured past the big singles. His legacy and influence on the guitar though is unquestionable
Ah lads check out their early albums, all great. Ain't talking about love has inspired many a young lad to pick up a guitar. Super riff.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on October 07, 2020, 01:50:11 PM
Quelle surprizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...
So flagellating the guy is the only response allowed? His playing and influence are undisputable, but to my ears it's a case of having amazing chops and ideas wedded to meh songs and shitty lyrics.
You're a cock.
some arseholes on this thread alright, probably heard jump and a couple hagar tunes.
1st album was the best debut album ever.
VH1, VH2, FAIR WARNING, WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST all amazing.
A travesty that there's no proper 80s cleaned up live stuff officially released.
Flagellating means whipping or flogging. Just saying.
Quote from: Ducky on October 07, 2020, 01:39:17 PM
Never understood the appeal of Van Halen. It's proto-cock rock with some shredding on top.
On a scale of 99.9 to 100 how much do you hate yourself? :laugh:
Quote from: Carnage on October 07, 2020, 05:26:36 PM
Flagellating means whipping or flogging. Just saying.
Also for self-abuse. One off the wrist or someone else's. Just saying. :P
Van Halen never meant a thing to me - couldn't tell you a name of one of their tunes, besides Jump. By all accounts here, Eddie was a tremendous player. Shall have a listen to some of the aforementioned tunes you should listen to.
Quote from: Nail_Bombed on October 07, 2020, 06:26:19 PM
Quote from: Carnage on October 07, 2020, 05:26:36 PM
Flagellating means whipping or flogging. Just saying.
Also for self-abuse. One off the wrist or someone else's. Just saying. :P
Van Halen never meant a thing to me - couldn't tell you a name of one of their tunes, besides Jump. By all accounts here, Eddie was a tremendous player. Shall have a listen to some of the aforementioned tunes you should listen to.
Put unchained or DOA on, it'll change your life
Cock rock with shreds is a bit harsh. Not my cup of tea but no denying they were certainly more than that.
Quote from: Don Gately on October 07, 2020, 05:08:27 PM
You're a cock.
Imagine lads on a music forum being so utterly fucking butt-hurt because you don't enjoy a particular band.
Quote from: Blitzer666 on October 07, 2020, 05:15:46 PM
some arseholes on this thread alright, probably heard jump and a couple hagar tunes.
1st album was the best debut album ever.
VH1, VH2, FAIR WARNING, WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST all amazing.
A travesty that there's no proper 80s cleaned up live stuff officially released.
I've listened to the first two at length and they're boring as fuck.
Imagine being called an arsehole because you don't share the same opinions about a musician. I've no emotional attachment to EVH, so it makes no difference if he's alive or dead to discuss his music.
Great guitarist, shite band. Or not. Who fucking cares.
Timo Ketola died aged 45. Such a pity. His artwork has been an important part of death and black metal over the past 15 years or so. Happy to have worked with him on two Malthusian releases. He was hugely talented and a decent chap. RIP.
Damn, was just reading an article in an old ZT about his stuff recently. RIP
Just saw on FB. A genuine loss for the scene.
Fuck. Terrible news about Timo Ketola.
Actually no, it's too easy.
Damn. R. I. P. Timo. Seven Chalices will have to go on later.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on October 12, 2020, 05:43:38 PM
Timo Ketola died aged 45. Such a pity. His artwork has been an important part of death and black metal over the past 15 years or so. Happy to have worked with him on two Malthusian releases. He was hugely talented and a decent chap. RIP.
What the fuck??? That's truly shocking news. Fucking leukemia. Devastated to hear this.
Probably should have his own thread when considering the amount of people he interacted with in Ireland the past 28 years.
Possibly the soundest, funniest guy I used to correspond with back in the old underground scene. Always fun getting phone calls from him when he was cleaning offices and taking advantage of free international calls! He did a cover for Silent Ireland zine issue 2 that I never got to finish.
I was on to him hoping to meet in Killtown last year but he couldn't make it. He was on about contacting Kearns for a copy of his old zine. I meant to send him a photocopy of Through Ireland's Eye but never got around to it...
Truly gutted to hear this news :'(
For a non-personal perspective, others might appreciate these:
https://www.heaviestofart.com/post/beauty-among-the-abyss-the-art-of-timo-ketola
https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/timo-ketola
https://m.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1408542739366254.1073741909.1385594924994369&type=3
Robert Fisk has passed on. One of the last of his kind. RIP
Mark Etherington of British Thrashers D.A.M. has passed away after a chronic illness. R.I.P.
Quote from: Thorn on November 04, 2020, 08:20:41 PM
Mark Etherington of British Thrashers D.A.M. has passed away after a chronic illness. R.I.P.
D.A.M. Is that Disneyland After Mark?
Too soon?
For the uninitiated....
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA88E8VkVUDodyYkRa-xrLNOuHuRwg_rE
Good tune...
Who's she?
And Milo Zivanovic from Slammer died at the weekend.
Quote from: Kurt Cocaine on November 04, 2020, 08:34:34 PM
Quote from: Thorn on November 04, 2020, 08:20:41 PM
Mark Etherington of British Thrashers D.A.M. has passed away after a chronic illness. R.I.P.
D.A.M. Is that Disneyland
Too soon?
A wee bit yeah
Sorry for your sad loss bro....
Quote from: Kurt Cocaine on November 04, 2020, 08:46:22 PM
For the uninitiated....
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA88E8VkVUDodyYkRa-xrLNOuHuRwg_rE
Good tune...
It's a great tune. I just love that band.
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-uriah-heep-keyboardist-ken-hensley-dead-at-75/
RIP Peter Sutcliffe. Gone but not forgotten :'(
Only 74, way too young. :'(
He was a good truck driver.
And an excellent rapist.
IF YOU RAPE SOMEONE GOOD ENOUGH YOU DON'T HAVE TO KILL THEM AFTERWARDS.
THEY DO IT THEMSELVES.!!
Quote from: Kurt Cocaine on November 13, 2020, 08:39:32 PM
IF YOU RAPE SOMEONE GOOD ENOUGH YOU DON'T HAVE TO KILL THEM AFTERWARDS.
THEY DO IT THEMSELVES.!!
You are a complete fucking mongo, no doubt about it. Pathetic posts here.
There's no escaping his retarded fucking posts either. Probably the most active muppet on here.
Looks like I'm off the hook, somehow 8)
Saved by your rapier wit.
:laugh:
Back in the game!
Congrats. Felt that you weren't getting the props you deserved for a excellently delivered and all round great joke.
Exactly.
Mongo Muppet :laugh:
I'll take that.... :laugh:
Not very metallic, and I'll more than likely get the piss ripped out of me, but I think the passing of the great Charlie Pride shouldn't go unmentioned.
I like an auld country song every now and again and Charlie had some of the best. Up there with Cash, Nelson and kristofferson.
Bit of a legend.
MF Doom RIP.
I know a few people here are fans. Shocking news, amazing rapper and producer, and general all round character.
Seems Alexi Laiho from Children of Bodom has died, just 41. Was a big fan when I was younger, especially the first three albums, might give them a spin again later
Fuckin hell that's a shocking young age to go.
Big fan of the early stuff.
Id say it could be from alll the drink and drugs.
Sad stuff, really enjoyed them when I was younger too, I gave some of that newer stuff a spin not so long ago and it isn't half bad.
Some of the guitar solos, like that second one in Sixpounder, are absolute crackers.
Didnt know much of their stuff bar some early releases,sad to see such a young man pass away.
Always struck me as a lost soul - could this be suicide? Or possibly cirrhosis of the liver?
The way his vocals progressed turned me off the later stuff but I got a copy of Hexed (think it was their last release?) and was pleasantly surprised with it
He's looked fairly unhealthy the last few years, reckon it could have been the years of excess catching up alright
Laiho had been sober for a few years but previous rumours as to the nature of the "long term health issues" alluded to in the press release were that he'd been battling some variant of stomach cancer. Say what one will about his music but the guy could play when he had his shit together, and 41 is no sort of age.
I can't say I was ever a fan but it's sad to see him go at such a young age. A hard man for the booze.
Genuinely sad news. They always reminded me of a band whose comet blazed searingly early on in their career and they were in a league of their own from 1997-2000 during which time they released three studio and one live album. I always felt it was going to be a huge challenge to maintain those high standards and so it proved albeit "Hexed" was described in many circles as a return to form. Saw them three times in total-Sydney in 2005, the Point 2006 and Vicar Street 2011. 41 is no age. Sleep well Alexi.
Was that the Slayer gig in 2006? Think I have the bootlegs from that show I'll have to dig out. They got about 20-30 minutes didn't they?
According to my ticket the line up was Thine Eyes Bleed, Children of Bodom, Lamb of God, In Flames and Slayer on a tour daubed the Unholy Alliance. If all five bands were playing it's difficult to see how the Hate Crew could've played for longer than half an hour. Their best gig I attended was that of 1/10/2005 in the Gaelic Club Sydney where no fewer than 13/15 songs played were from albums one to four which went down extremely well from what I can recall. After "Are You Dead Yet?" my interest waned. Still doesn't alter the fact that what they released from 1997-2000 will live long in the memory.
Quote from: Kunt 4 Life on January 04, 2021, 02:46:07 PM
Was that the Slayer gig in 2006? Think I have the bootlegs from that show I'll have to dig out. They got about 20-30 minutes didn't they?
Sad news. What a talent.....
https://loudwire.com/alexi-laiho-moments/
Wow, 2020 did indeed swallow up quite a bit of musical talent....
https://loudwire.com/alexi-laiho-moments/
That's some list.....
Edit: scroll past the Alexi Laiho part in the link to get to the 2020 musician departure list....
Same link.
Never into the band and was at that Slayer gig but don't remember them being on the bill, or In Flames for that matter, but 41 is ridiculously young to kick it.
Quote from: open face surgery on January 04, 2021, 06:21:40 PM
Same link.
Never into the band and was at that Slayer gig but don't remember them being on the bill, or In Flames for that matter, but 41 is ridiculously young to kick it.
Edited previous post...
Aragh, most of them are nobodies.
Really liked the earlier COB albums, but lost interest when they started going through the motions.
Was looking forward to catching them at that Unholy Alliance gig, but only got to hear them and the openers from the queue outside.
Gig started about an hour and a half earlier than the time stated on the tickets, and getting in took well over an hour with security and caught the end of their last song.
LOG were entertaining enough.
In Flames were quite painful.
And Slayer couldn't be seen on stage with all the smoke and lights.
Worst gig I ever attended. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Couple of write-ups in the Guardian on Leiho, if anyone's interested...I haven't read them myself, as I was never a fan, so if the articles are shit I apologize!
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jan/05/alexi-laiho-brought-light-to-the-dark-of-death-metal
https://twitter.com/megaforce/status/1348317453651214337
Marsha Zazula from Megaforce Records.
Larry King....
From Entombed A.D. facebook...
We are devastated to announce that our beloved friend Lars-Göran Petrov has left us.
Our brother, leader, vocalist, our Chief Rebel Angel went on another ride last night. It's with the deepest sadness that we have to announce that Lars-Göran Petrov has left us. He was (is!!!) an incredible friend, and a person that has touched so many people. He has changed so many lives with his voice, his music, his character and his unique personality. LG's smile is something that we will carry forever in our hearts. When asked in an interview what he would like to have written on his grave and what about his legacy, he said: "I will never die, it will never die". And you didn't. You will live forever in our hearts.
R.I.P. LG Petrov.
An iconic figure from the DM scene,had a pint with him in Fibbers back in the late 90s,sound fella,RIP.
Completely gutted for me it was kinda the band which got me into DM. Sad news, legend RIP.
Jesus that is mad. Cancer is such a cunt.
Alexi Laiho's official cause of death.....
https://youtu.be/ywwfi9P_lZ4
Very sad. What a talent.....
Not music related, but Murray Walker died today. The voice of F1, or when spelt backwards, If.
One of the most recognizable voices in sport!
He was a good age, 97!!
Can't stand Murrays voice as I hated formula one back in the day as a kid. It was always on the telly in our house.
Walter van Cortenberg. Drummer for the past three decades with Ancient Rites. Got a great buzz from Fatherland and Dim Carcosa back in the day and remember buying the Hordes Stood as One DVD from Displeased Records where both releases received sufficient airtime. Only 51 years. Cause of death according to Metal Archives reported as a heart attack. Rest in peace.
Quote from: vinterland on March 19, 2021, 04:22:15 PM
Walter van Cortenberg. Drummer for the past three decades with Ancient Rites. Got a great buzz from Fatherland and Dim Carcosa back in the day and remember buying the Hordes Stood as One DVD from Displeased Records where both releases received sufficient airtime. Only 51 years. Cause of death according to Metal Archives reported as a heart attack. Rest in peace.
Sad news, listening to And the Hordes Stood as One, such a quality live band.
Not metal but the blues-punk/rockabilly livewire Dan Sartain died, aged 39, at the weekend. Suicide appears to be the cause. He was in the middle of a divorce and apparently subject to some sort of social media witch hunt.
Such a shame. He was a genuine talent and stone cold brilliant live. I saw him a few times over the years. He could tear a place up, just him and his guitar.
This video at Sun Studios was only recorded a few months ago. Skip to 5 mins if you want to avoid the preamble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq-I94x171s
Quote from: StoutAndAle on March 22, 2021, 09:13:19 AM
Not metal but the blues-punk/rockabilly livewire Dan Sartain died, aged 39, at the weekend. Suicide appears to be the cause. He was in the middle of a divorce and apparently subject to some sort of social media witch hunt.
Such a shame. He was a genuine talent and stone cold brilliant live. I saw him a few times over the years. He could tear a place up, just him and his guitar.
This video at Sun Studios was only recorded a few months ago. Skip to 5 mins if you want to avoid the preamble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq-I94x171s
Jesus :( I never ready anything about a watch hunt.
Quote from: Blackout on March 22, 2021, 10:21:28 AM
Quote from: StoutAndAle on March 22, 2021, 09:13:19 AM
Not metal but the blues-punk/rockabilly livewire Dan Sartain died, aged 39, at the weekend. Suicide appears to be the cause. He was in the middle of a divorce and apparently subject to some sort of social media witch hunt.
Such a shame. He was a genuine talent and stone cold brilliant live. I saw him a few times over the years. He could tear a place up, just him and his guitar.
This video at Sun Studios was only recorded a few months ago. Skip to 5 mins if you want to avoid the preamble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq-I94x171s
Jesus :( I never ready anything about a watch hunt.
You must've
timed it wrong...
Can I call time on these jokes
Why is autocorrect so bad on this site :laugh:
https://youtu.be/FonD_BSzB5s
:'(
https://twitter.com/irishexaminer/status/1380516232470753283?s=19
Some of his best quotes,what a man! :laugh:
I'd better go out and get a life-size inflatable model of E.T. You know, for the gates of his home.
Quote from: 101_North on April 09, 2021, 04:27:14 PM
I'd better go out and get a life-size inflatable model of E.T. You know, for the gates of his home.
:laugh: 8)
Nooooooo, RIP Vic Rattlehead 😥
Quote from: Paul keohane on April 09, 2021, 04:23:57 PM
https://twitter.com/irishexaminer/status/1380516232470753283?s=19
Some of his best quotes,what a man! :laugh:
https://inews.co.uk/light-relief/jokes/prince-phillip-duke-of-edinburgh-birthday-98-gaffes-98-years-10305
Tawny Kitaen, aka the impossibly sexy lady from your earliest memories of Whitesnake videos and also Coverdale's ex, has apparently passed away.
Edit...this is still unconfirmed. But sure, enjoy those memories anyway! 8) :abbath:
She was yer wan on the cover of Ratt's 'Out Of The Cellar' album, too.
Car bonnets everywhere can rest easy.
So can me cock
I'm more of a Kym Marsh man myself
Quote from: jobrok1 on May 08, 2021, 09:26:22 PM
She was yer wan on the cover of Ratt's 'Out Of The Cellar' album, too.
It was her legs on the cover of the first EP too.
Mike Howe from Metal Church...
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metal-church-singer-mike-howe-dead-at-55/ (https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metal-church-singer-mike-howe-dead-at-55/)
Joey Jordison from Slipknot, apparently.
R.I.P. Mike.
Quote from: Carnage on July 27, 2021, 09:59:01 PM
Joey Jordison from Slipknot, apparently.
Que days of social media faux sadness.
Wow , Mike Howe and Joey Jordison gone today? :(
Both extremely talented individuals. Rest in Peace.
Joey was without doubt the most talented member of Slipknot anyway. That news has certainly come out of the blue.
Can't believe it lads. Joey was one of the greatest Drummers I'd ever seen. Gutted.
I'm not a slipknot fan but he was a very talented drummer.
Wasn't he diagnosed with MS?
RIP.
cant say i was a Slipknot fan but he seemed to be the main cog in the band,RIP
RIP. He can't have been that old. Was he even out of his forties?
46, Slipknot were one of the first proper heavy bands I got into, so I'll always have time for those first two albums, and his drumming was a big point of what set them apart
For all the shit they get from the Underground,loads of heads started off with Slipknot and progressed.Definitely a massive gateway band for many.
Slipknot where definitely my gateway into extreme metal particularly Iowa which to this day I belt out every couple of months. 46 is no age to be dying.
He was always the real star of Slipknot back then, I think. He was the one everyone looked at and wanted to be in the crowd as teenage fans. And as much as Slipknot were the gateway drug for heavier bands - where you'd eventually grow to realise there were plenty of other crazier bands - Jordinson was that drummer where as a youngster you just simply did not hear anything like it before.
I still bang the opening of Sic with my fingers on surfaces as a sort of subconscious thing all the time. Taking nothing away from Jay Weinberg and the more polished era of Slipknot, but in many ways the band ended with Joey.
Huge loss. Poor guy.
I still rate their third album very highly, excellent record. He was a very capable drummer, inventive and precise.
46? Fuck sake.
I've just heard that Dusty Hill from ZZ Top has died. Fuck.
Just seen that now, too.
What a cunt of a week.
Aye, died in his sleep too. ZZ Top are the coolest band I've ever seen live. Rip
Truly gutted about Dusty, sadly never got to see em'.
I saw ZZ too I'm Wembley arena a few years back. The bass was so loud yet crystal clear.
An incredible gig.
:( :( :(
Love that band, 70's albums, the stuff from the 80's right through to La Futura,
Should have gone to that gig in the Marquee a few years back, sorry now that I didn't
Saw then in 85??, think it was in the RDS??? They were brilliant that day, supported by an annoying Ray Davies who kept playing the intro to Lola, before saying "you're not ready for it yet" and then doing some other song, funny how that stuck in my head.
RIP Dusty, thanks.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b892Sel9Xhg
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metal-church-singer-mike-howes-death-ruled-suicide/?fbclid=IwAR2PaBBFCbugS-YwlUFGF5Tpl9t5PDtg7luPkSUhydbgTr12Obr4wSDVms0 (https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metal-church-singer-mike-howes-death-ruled-suicide/?fbclid=IwAR2PaBBFCbugS-YwlUFGF5Tpl9t5PDtg7luPkSUhydbgTr12Obr4wSDVms0)
Terrible news about Mike Howe.
And I see Cinderella's guitarist and keyboardist both died on the same day a couple of weeks ago.
Tim Audette. ex Fuck the facts
https://lambgoat.com/news/34515/ex-fuck-the-facts-guitarist-tim-audette-dies/comments/#0
Ouch, MS can be brutal. 50 is way too young. RIP.
There's reports going around that Eric Wagner from Trouble has passed away due to Covid.
Oh shit.
https://nextmosh.com/eric-wagner-trouble-the-skull-has-died/
Bad buzz, fuck COVID. What a legacy, to go out because of this shitty fucking virus.
Ah fuck, sad news alright. I guess I'll be hitting the bong and getting into alot o' Trouble. RIP.
Not a helluva lot of Trouble love round these parts apparently. To me this is a loss to the metal scene that surpasses even LG from Entombed, and all the more so that it's happened mid-tour.
That's the Trouble with the yuff of today.. :abbath:
Charlie Watts gone now!
Not Metal, but a legend that quite a few of you will be familiar with....
https://metro.co.uk/2021/08/29/lee-scratch-perry-dead-reggae-legend-dies-aged-85-as-tributes-pour-in-15172737/
Imprecation drummer Ruben Elizondo has passed away due to COVID complications. A band around in the early days, and IIRC a young Jamie Grimes tape traded me some of their stuff. I had't heard anything new since the Repulse release in 1995, so checking out some "new" stuff now.
1966-2021 RIP
That's two of them in as many years, if my numbers are correct. Great band and the last album was deadly.
Avenger/Rage co-founder and guitarist Jochen Schroeder has died.
R.I.P.
Aul Paddy Moloney, bless 'im.
Time for a reminder of what Zappa had to say bout Paddy and the Chieftains:
QuoteFrank Zappa circa 1993 speaking to Irish journalist, Joe Jackson
"U2 is maybe the most popular and successful musical export coming from Ireland today, but there's no comparison between the musical quality of what they do and what The Chieftains do. We play together here nearly every time they're in town and I love the sounds these guys make. I love the melodies and the chord changes, and especially the way their music is performed. Each member of the group is an expert on his instrument, not just in terms of technique, but in terms of the concept they have of what the final ensemble product is supposed to sound like. That is something you are only going to get with a group that has been together 30 years. People describe U2 as "post modern rockers", but what does that mean? Do they themselves know? And which would you rather have? Mediocre invention, or a direct linear descent from Celtic culture, which is what i hear in the music of The Chieftains? The Chieftains are their own culture and I hear traces of not only Celtic history but global history in their work, echoing back to the beginning of time. I've noticed that when they play here in my home with ethnic musicians from all over the world."
Quote from: Snare on September 03, 2021, 05:08:11 PM
Imprecation drummer Ruben Elizondo has passed away due to COVID complications. A band around in the early days, and IIRC a young Jamie Grimes tape traded me some of their stuff. I had't heard anything new since the Repulse release in 1995, so checking out some "new" stuff now.
1966-2021 RIP
Very sad to hear that, and yes Quirkey you remember correctly. That was one of the last great US demo of that era. If I remember correctly he wrote a lot of the music and added the creepy synth parts, so he probably wrote that riff we knocked in Drainland.
R.i.p.
Sad news indeed. Did I see a 7" of theirs down your gaff as well when I was visiting as a young whipper snapper myself?
Great tribute to The Chieftains from Zappa, RIP Mr. Moloney.
These non-metal people really should be over in off-topic though, this thread is littered with all sorts!
You probably would have yep. Picked up the discography cd in the Sound Cellar about 10 years ago for a fiver,the 7" was long gone at that stage.
The albums are pretty good,worth a listen.
Quote from: Snare on October 13, 2021, 12:20:02 AM
Great tribute to The Chieftains from Zappa, RIP Mr. Moloney.
These non-metal people really should be over in off-topic though, this thread is littered with all sorts!
It's out of frame, but Paddy's actually throwing the horns in this pic! :abbath: :abbath:
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He rocked out with Gary Moore... that's enough, sure! :abbath:
Andrea Meyer, killed in a Muslim terrorist attack.
Have liked Hagalaz Runedance a bit, ages ago.
Her spoken words on the first Cradle Of Filth have left a lasting impression on me.
Malcolm Dome has now also passed away, at 66. Can't say I even often agreed with his views, but no doubting how much he did for metal in the UK and beyond.
https://www.loudersound.com/news/music-journalist-malcolm-dome-dead-at-66
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on November 01, 2021, 01:40:16 PM
Malcolm Dome has now also passed away, at 66. Can't say I even often agreed with his views, but no doubting how much he did for metal in the UK and beyond.
https://www.loudersound.com/news/music-journalist-malcolm-dome-dead-at-66
Trump supporter was he?
Sad news. He was on my radar in the 90s via Metal Hammer. 66 is very young. RIP.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on November 01, 2021, 01:40:16 PM
Malcolm Dome has now also passed away, at 66. Can't say I even often agreed with his views, but no doubting how much he did for metal in the UK and beyond.
https://www.loudersound.com/news/music-journalist-malcolm-dome-dead-at-66
Fuck, didn't hear about this. RIP.
'90s 2FM DJ Simon Young died yesterday as well. Reading a Hot Press interview with him from 2011, he went through the ringer back in the day. No cause of death given.
Hank von Helvete
https://www.loudersound.com/news/hank-von-helvete-former-turbonegro-frontman-dead-at-49
That's sad to hear - must bang on Apocalypse Dudes later.
Yeah good album, RIP Hank ol chap.
Just saw that Anne Rice died, complications from a stroke.
Quite sad to see that actually. Fond memories reading her books as a teenager.
Chuck, a full 20 years ago today.
That's right. On Bob from Slave Zero/Bloody Kisses 21st. Pulled the arse right out of his day.
Quote from: Caomhaoin on December 13, 2021, 12:31:56 PM
That's right. On Bob from Slave Zero/Bloody Kisses 21st. Pulled the arse right out of his day.
Jaysus, never knew that!
Quote from: Caomhaoin on December 13, 2021, 12:31:56 PM
That's right. On Bob from Slave Zero/Bloody Kisses 21st. Pulled the arse right out of his day.
Wow. I didn't know that. Poor Bob.
:laugh: :laugh: :abbath:
Still a massive regret not seeing Death live with Chuck!,
Warrel Dane's fourth anniversary, too.
.
There's teenagers out there listening to Death that were born after Chuck died. That makes me feel very old.
Keith Deen too on this day, apparently. A grand old day for commemorating metal, the 13th December! Must make a day of it next year!!
Burke Shelley from Budgie. The trigger band to a helluva lot of great heavy metal!
Will Corcoran. Drummer from Revenant. Only released one album in "Prophecies of a Dying World" but was still one of the finest death thrash albums to see the light of day. Can't say they didn't try to warn us. Almost inevitably it was released in 1991. Rest in peace.
https://metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=44717
Great album.
Yeah, 'Prophecies..' one of those t-shirts I wish I still had.
RIP Will.
Meatloaf just died at 74. A great performer. Saw him in Marlay Park years ago after getting free tickets after Ozzy pulled out of the Punchestown gig.
Rip the Meat, was at one of those legendary shows in 89 . Showgrounds, Ennis. Long time ago but had a great night.
Merv Shields, erstwhile Skrewdriver bassist, white supremacist, and antivax advocate, has died of COVID related complications. Sorry for your loss KC.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on January 25, 2022, 01:05:31 PM
Merv Shields, erstwhile Skrewdriver bassist, white supremacist, and antivax advocate, has died of COVID related complications. Sorry for your loss KC.
he'll be in good company with Meatloaf then :o
Fredrik Johansson of Dark Tranquillity fame. One of the guitarists on the Gallery, the Mind's I and Projector. 47 years old. No age. The Mind's I has got to be in the top five melodic death metal albums of all time. Always took to it more than the Gallery. Both hugely influential releases nonetheless. Rest in peace.
https://loudwire.com/former-dark-tranquillity-guitarist-fredrik-johansson-has-died/
Never been a fan but that's far too young, Jesus. RIP.
Jon Zazula, co-founder of Megaforce records.
Never knew Megaforce was co-founded by husband and wife, his wife Marsha passed last year.
https://variety.com/2022/music/news/jon-zazula-megaforce-records-metallica-dead-dies-1235169137/amp/
Johnny Z! Rip without that man the musical world would have a different landscape.
I actually thought he was well older than that. Him and his wife are legends and most certainly helped change music history.
I actually didnt know much about him until loads of bands were paying tribute on social media yesterday.
Roman Kostrszewski from KAT (Pol).
Fucking gutted... "Metal and Hell" is one of my favourite albums of all time. Spun it to death!!! Was really looking forward to seeing them at The Abyss.
Just heard Mark Lanegan has passed away at 57. Don't know many details yet. He ended up in ICU with COVID a while back, but came through it, or at least apparently. One of the best concerts I went to while living in Paris, and very glad I did.
It shouldn't seem out of the blue, given the life he'd led but it is. A shame, a phenomenal voice.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on February 22, 2022, 08:16:35 PM
Just heard Mark Lanegan has passed away at 57. Don't know many details yet. He ended up in ICU with COVID a while back, but came through it, or at least apparently. One of the best concerts I went to while living in Paris, and very glad I did.
Ah fuck, I was only reading the other day about how he was living in Kerry. Got to see him about 5 years ago in Dublin and briefly met him after, thought he looked in awful shape at the time, walking with a cane and everything, but he sounded great.
Shocking, was only reading an interview with him recently about his new book.
Shit news! A real loss!
Was kinda into Screaming Trees years back.
But his early solo albums are great. They were definitely some of the few non-metal albums that got me through some strange and even difficult times.
Read about him ending up in Tralee hospital for ages after catching Covid. Took a lot out of him, which isn't surprising giving his history of drug abuse and the amount he smoked.
Was delighted to catch him live in Cork years ago with Mike Johnson (Dinosaur Jr.) supporting and also playing in his backing band. He was well up for meeting fans after the show. Looked totally fucked backed then too, to be fair.
Awww man, sad sad news indeed. A tragic passing away and the word 'legend' can justifiably be used here.
Only ever saw the great man live once, with the Soulsavers in Dublin in 2009...
https://youtu.be/loLl3Rn1jN4
Sad news such a talented individual, I recall seeing Screaming Trees for the first time on a 'grunge' special possibly on BBC2 in the 90's, blew me away!
Quote from: OpenSores on February 22, 2022, 11:57:27 PM
Sad news such a talented individual, I recall seeing Screaming Trees for the first time on a 'grunge' special possibly on BBC2 in the 90's, blew me away!
Saw him first with screaming tree's on Jools Holland in 96. Blown away. Such a loss.
Read his biography couple of months back. Cracking read and real insight into the grunge era back then.
Grim as fu#k in parts ie "heroine saved him from alcoholism " and his views on layne staley.
Cracking read imo.
Didier Séverin The vocalist of Knut.
This is pretty shocking, on tour right now and everything.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/foo-fighters-drummer-taylor-hawkins-obituary-1327112/
I'm gonna guess drug related given his history and them being in SA. Great drummer.
Klaus Schulze, dissipated off into the nether.
https://youtu.be/qBn0Jnf7_3M
Ah shite. His stuff is mighty.
Gabe Serbian. Drummer for The locust, Retox, Holy Molar .
https://www.gofundme.com/f/gabe-serbian-memorial-fund?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf%20share-flow-1
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/02/ric-parnell-spinal-tap-drummer-dies
Hardly notable given how many of their drummers have died.
He's the first to have died twice!
Jaysus lads :laugh:. Hopefully he ain't in a Hell Hole.
Just saw Trevor Strnad the vocalist of The Black Dahlia Murder has died.
Seems like it was suicide. Pretty shocking as he seemed like a fairly upbeat person.
That is a shock - fun live band. Seemed bang on from what I remember of the talk when they played here with Cephalic Carnage.
Lots of tributes to the bloke across social media ,seemed a very well liked guy!.Im familiar with TBDM but never really delved into them to much,they were actually much bigger than I thought.
Such a tragic loss, never really got into the band however I enjoyed their doc from a while back.
Was never into TBDM only ever heard a few songs here and there years ago but yeah seemed like a guy who was loved by everyone and really big into his music.
Seemed like nice guy by all accounts. A lot of stories of him supporting smaller bands, and to that end, he had asked Malthusian to support TBDM in the UK and Ireland not long after we started. Couldn't do it but always thought that it was cool to get the offer.
Quote from: open face surgery on May 12, 2022, 02:21:18 PM
Seemed like nice guy by all accounts. A lot of stories of him supporting smaller bands, and to that end, he had asked Malthusian to support TBDM in the UK and Ireland not long after we started. Couldn't do it but always thought that it was cool to get the offer.
That's him down to a tee. He ordered a bunch of stuff from Profane Order when our first proper release came out.
I only properly got into them during COVID, they honestly have some killer stuff. Love 'Nightbringers' especially. A lovely bloke and a real shame for him to die at 41 years of age.
Vangelis, aged 79. Going to see Blade Runner Live on Sunday, puts a different spin on it.
Just saw it now. APHRODITE'S CHILD "666" is such a timeless classic. That will do for me tonight...
Bad dose, he was in league with Tangerine Dream for me. Spiral is an underrated album.
Absolute musical genius.
Quote from: Carnage on May 19, 2022, 09:44:22 PM
Vangelis, aged 79. Going to see Blade Runner Live on Sunday, puts a different spin on it.
It sure does. I've been looking forward to Blade Runner live for two years now. One of my favourite movies and soundtracks
Same as. March 2020 it was originally set for. A friend went to it in London just before lockdown and said it was amazing, gonna be bittersweet now.
Cathal Coughlan. Ex-Microdisney/Fatima Mansions/North Sea Scrolls.
Not metal but a true genius who covered a huge range with true wit and intelligence in his lyrics. Never ever let anyone get in the way of what he wanted to achieve musically.
Jesus, what happened there? He would have been young, early 50s or thereabouts?
Quote from: Carnage on May 23, 2022, 04:03:45 PM
Jesus, what happened there? He would have been young, early 50s or thereabouts?
61. Still young enough.
Apparently he died in hospital after a long illness. He looked a gaunt in the last video for his latest record but he's been thin and gangly for years.
Wouldn't have put him at 61, but I suppose Microdisney were around in the early '80s. Long illness usually means cancer, a shame that.
The Telefís thing that he did with Jacknife Lee and Jah Wobble last year is absolute class.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxaeslmFjqc
Quote from: StoutAndAle on May 23, 2022, 04:11:20 PM
The Telefís thing that he did with Jacknife Lee and Jah Wobble last year is absolute class.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxaeslmFjqc
The solo album, 'Song of Co-Aklan' was great as well. They were fantastic at the Microdisney shows in 2019.
Quote from: Necro Red on May 20, 2022, 11:08:15 AM
Quote from: Carnage on May 19, 2022, 09:44:22 PM
Vangelis, aged 79. Going to see Blade Runner Live on Sunday, puts a different spin on it.
It sure does. I've been looking forward to Blade Runner live for two years now. One of my favourite movies and soundtracks
It was excellent, and the little tribute to Vangelis at the end was unexpecreely moving, too.
Alan White from Yes.
Andy Fletcher from Depeche Mode.
And with Ray Liotta beside, bad day of it for great performers.
Christ! Heavy losses for one day, alright.
Ray Liotta? Bummer. Although he has looked unwell for the past twenty odd years. How did he die?
Aye rip Andy Fletcher.
It'll be a Depeche Mode themed weekend for me now.
Be the same for Mclove I suppose.. Goodfellas with the sound down and the whole Depeche Mode discography? :laugh:
I can't stand Depeche Mode. Utter scatter.
If your man Fletch the fella that used to do fuck all on stage for them? Don't want to speak ill but sure.
Ya, he seemed to leave the heavy lifting to the touring keyboardist.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on May 27, 2022, 01:44:57 PM
I can't stand Depeche Mode. Utter scatter.
No way, I was sure you loved them
Being fair about it, when I was listening to them today it crossed my mind how little he had to do with writing any of those songs
It was pretty much all Martin Gore. Dave Gahan didn't do a whole lot apart from being a cool as fuck front man.
Yea, fairly well documented that Martin Gore writes 99% of all the music. So much so that Dave Gahan began a solo career so he could write material. They collaborated more so on the last few albums. Hopefully this isn't the end of the band. Fletcher was pretty much the manager of the band and kept things together.
Yeah gore conceded a bit of songwriting to gahan on the last few and they stink. I think Alan wilder was an awful loss for them. He was responsible for a lot of the sounds up until ultra and he's conspicuous by his absence
I still think this thread should be for metal related deaths and all the other scutter should go over to the General Discussion page...
Anyhooley, I thought this photo of Andy Fletcher in the Hill 16 pub in 1983 is great, representing old Ireland meeting modern pop music.
Or maybe it was just an early PJ Gallagher skit as the Dirty Aul Wan for The Fear?
Not metal but Denis Cahill passed away there. Very sad, some partnership he has with Hayes.
Ya, amazing player.
Ah balls. Brilliant player alright.
Their Live is Seattle is a great set.
Andy LaBarre (ex Impaled and Ghoul)
ALS. He was only 43!
RIP. 43 is no age. How did he die?
ALS, or Motor neuron disease. Horrible way to go
That sucks
So all those ice bucket challenges were for nothing?
Just seen that Mariusz Lewandowski has passed away, Polish artist whose work has been used by a lot of metal bands in the last few years, probably the most notable being Mirror Reaper by Bell Witch.
(https://external-preview.redd.it/hK5lRkd9MmdWX1g1fsXBvoumUCDeGDXkdWVfVJQTWeU.jpg?auto=webp&s=0e4b3f30ddb4c8689193c00e6e358537b3af2245)
Bob Heathcote, 58, former ST bassist
Quote from: Bürggermeister on July 25, 2022, 01:35:40 PMBob Heathcote, 58, former ST bassist
Was only listening to "How will I Laugh ..." with the daughter yesterday
I didn't realise he was also Laguna Seca's official photographer.
RIP. How Will I Laugh... is one of those albums that's I've listened to for most of my life at this point. A total classic.
Quote from: Bürggermeister on July 25, 2022, 01:35:40 PMBob Heathcote, 58, former ST bassist
R.I.P.
'How Will I Laugh..' is impeccable.
Olav Berland (Forgotten Woods / Joyless)
Steve Grimmett, 62, singer for Grim Reaper and Onslaught.
Quote from: Bürggermeister on August 16, 2022, 06:02:45 AMSteve Grimmett, 62, singer for Grim Reaper and Onslaught.
Poor Steve. What happened to him?
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Stuart Anstis, ex-COF, 48
Holy shit. RIP.
Yeah just saw that there.
Awful young.
I still think he was part of the best line up they had on the cruelty album.
That's no fucking age to pop his clogs.
Not far off that myself, like. :-X
Shit one. Did he live here at one stage or something?
'Dusk and Her Embrace' was an important album for me, as with many here no doubt. I can't say I knew anything about the man personally and none of his other bands (according to MA) mean anything to me, but having played on 'Dusk...' and to a lesser extent 'Cruelty...' is a fine legacy. 48 is a frighteningly young age to go.
Fairly sure that was Damien who would've played with Stuart on Vempire & Dusk and who hails from Northern Ireland. Shockingly young age to go. I'd hazard a guess that Cradle's output from 1994-98 was the prime reason huge numbers got into black metal in the first instance in what was by and large the pre-internet age. RIP.
Quote from: open face surgery on August 22, 2022, 09:38:47 PMShit one. Did he live here at one stage or something?
How did he die?,
Here's a fairly indepth interview with him... seems like a pretty nice dude...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Fr-ZysLe0
Shocking news, one of my fav guitar players just from Cruelty and the Beast alone. I enjoyed the scars and guitars podcast interview he did a few years back, seemed pretty sound.
Dusk and Cruelty era COF were pretty formative for me so that's shite news. The guitars on those two albums were killer.
The news of the death of the guy from Forgotten Woods is also sad to hear. A fantastic band, largely forgotten amongst the usual 90s Norwegian black metal. FW is up there with the best of them in my opinion. Check out the first two albums if you don't know them.
Quote from: Grim Reality on August 24, 2022, 11:11:04 PMDusk and Cruelty era COF were pretty formative for me so that's shite news. The guitars on those two albums were killer.
The news of the death of the guy from Forgotten Woods is also sad to hear. A fantastic band, largely forgotten amongst the usual 90s Norwegian black metal. FW is up there with the best of them in my opinion. Check out the first two albums if you don't know them.
Yep, that Forgotten Woods stuff is great. I have those two CDs ordered.
That era of COF was amazing. The poor chap working in BPM was harassed to get both of them on release day for months. Surprised he never brained me.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on August 25, 2022, 12:52:16 AMQuote from: Grim Reality on August 24, 2022, 11:11:04 PMDusk and Cruelty era COF were pretty formative for me so that's shite news. The guitars on those two albums were killer.
The news of the death of the guy from Forgotten Woods is also sad to hear. A fantastic band, largely forgotten amongst the usual 90s Norwegian black metal. FW is up there with the best of them in my opinion. Check out the first two albums if you don't know them.
Yep, that Forgotten Woods stuff is great. I have those two CDs ordered.
Andy, get the EP Sjel.... as well.
It was incredible how fertile that 90s norwegian scene was. FW have their own identity in comparison to their more famous peers. Every band had its own angle. I was at Beyond The Gates there for the Mayhem/Enslaved/Emperor Greighallen gig. It was savage and with all the accompanying history, myth and legend it was hard to take it all in. But contemporaneous to it all was the likes of Forgotten Woods, isolated from the main shakers but producing some of the best inventive Norwegian Black Metal you are likely to hear.
The EP is added as a bonus to one of the CDs. I would rather have had it separate but that's enough about my OCD.
I was just listening to 'Sjel av Natten' and one of the key riffs has been directly lifted from 'I Will Run to You' by Bryan Adams ;D
Sure didn't Ordinance recycle 'Hotel California' on their first album!
There's a main riff in 'Poison and the Crucifix' off the new Negative Plane that sounds very familiar to me but I haven't put my finger on it yet...
I am now determined to sneak some awful pop music riffs into any future black metal projects I work on. Maybe '99 Red Balloons' or 'Wonderwall' or something... you have been warned!
Way ahead of you on that front..
Sad news about Dave Sherman's passing only 55. Suggestions it was a cardiac event.
The Queen just shuffled off
Finally
She'll be skulling mead and banging down the oaken doors of Valhalla before the sun has set. RIP.
Go with Dime, sis.
Rest in Power Liz
Quote from: jobrok1 on September 08, 2022, 07:20:53 PMThe Queen just shuffled off
Which queen, there are many?
Quote from: Eoin McLove on September 08, 2022, 07:52:15 PMShe'll be skulling mead and banging down the oaken doors of Valhalla before the sun has set. RIP.
:laugh:
Quote from: Carnage on September 09, 2022, 01:24:11 AMQuote from: jobrok1 on September 08, 2022, 07:20:53 PMThe Queen just shuffled off
Which queen, there are many?
True!
But when one simply refers to 'The Queen', then it is automatically implied that one should know which Queen one is referring to.
Elton?
Quote from: jobrok1 on September 09, 2022, 07:35:57 AMQuote from: Carnage on September 09, 2022, 01:24:11 AMQuote from: jobrok1 on September 08, 2022, 07:20:53 PMThe Queen just shuffled off
Which queen, there are many?
True!
But when one simply refers to 'The Queen', then it is automatically implied that one should know which Queen one is referring to.
Erra stop, I got in a bit of an argument with a Garda that time Yer Wan visited Cork and a Garda wouldn't let me cycle when one just wanted to get home to his Corgis (toy cars). Thought he was all smart saying "don't you know The Queen is in town?" as if she was one of our own and the world had to fucking stop and there could be no other queen. Didn't take kindly to my response but what a tool and a farce. Madness the way all life ends over there on the day she's being buried, e.g. Centre Parcs, McDonalds, food banks, etc. Oh and fire all Charles staff while they're in the mist of it,
christ on a bike get most of this thread over to off topic!
David Andersson, Soilwork,47
Jerry Lee Lewis. 87. A grand age to get to after all his alleged debauchery.
First wife is still in her 60s, and still his first cousin.
And yet people have the gall to defame this great man!
Quote from: open face surgery on October 29, 2022, 09:04:44 AMFirst wife is still in her 60s, and still his first cousin.
Yeah but that's fair enough though.
Yeah, it was the 5th wife who got the rough end of the stick, probably literally.
https://www.disgracelandpod.com/001/jerry-lee-lewis
DH Peligro of Dead Kennedys, Nailbomb...
https://www.loudersound.com/news/dead-kennedys-drummer-dh-peligro-dies-after-accidental-fall-at-63
Fearghal Duffy who played with Black Art Principle and Waylander, died yesterday morning.
No way. He can't be old? The name rings a distant bell alright but I don't think I ever met him. RIP.
Yes Fearghal passed away on the 30th October. He had been sick for about 2 years with cancer. He was only 44.
Sorry to hear that. Cancer is a cunt. RIP.
Kirstie Alley. Fuck, I had a huge crush on her when I was a young lad.
Would have bucked her stinkin
No way. She's not old. 60s? Still would... well, maybe not now. At least not without a solid alibi...
RIP
71
Didn't realise she was that old but I suppose she hasn't been in anything in years, or nothing I've seen. How did she die?
She'd been ill, cancer apparently.
Ah that sucks indeed.
Saw that this morning and I was surprised as well that she was in her 70's would have put her at late 50's or very early 60's.
She certainly looked younger than she was, apparently - The Wrath Of Khan was 1982 and she looked to be in her early 20s then, but would have been 30/31. I suppose she had a modelling career behind her before she got into acting.
I fuckin love Cheers. Just thought I'd mention that.
I looked back a couple of months but didn't see her mentioned, but Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac died on November 30th.
Quote from: livingabortion on December 08, 2022, 12:06:26 AMI looked back a couple of months but didn't see her mentioned, but Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac died on November 30th.
Why would you look back a couple of months...???
She's only died last week.
Jet Black from The Stranglers
Quote from: jobrok1 on December 08, 2022, 09:37:02 AMQuote from: livingabortion on December 08, 2022, 12:06:26 AMI looked back a couple of months but didn't see her mentioned, but Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac died on November 30th.
Why would you look back a couple of months...???
She's only died last week.
I meant I looked back from now a duration of a couple of months, not just skipped back a couple of months, sure that would've been pointless :P
Angelo Badalamenti, composer of the theme to Twin Peaks, legend, and star of one of the best videos out there:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-eqgr_gn4k
Manuel Göttsching, founder of Ash Ra Tempel/Ashra died last week. Some great music in his discography.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on December 12, 2022, 09:42:45 PMAngelo Badalamenti, composer of the theme to Twin Peaks, legend, and star of one of the best videos out there:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-eqgr_gn4k
Ah dose. I have 3 CD's of his work - Music from TP, TP FWWE, and Julie Cruise Floating into the Night. Oh, plus Anthrax's Black Lodge MLP!
Gifted creator, as demonstrated in that video. May he run with the black dog at night under the cover of sycamore trees
Terry Hall from The Specials, 63 'after a brief illness'. That usually means cancer or (these days) Covid.
Thats a shame. Still young. Saw The Specials during the summer and enjoyed them. He seemed like an odd fish. There was a lot of pandering and tip toeing around him going on.
Didn't know him myself but Kristofer Elemyr from Ereb Altor died over the last few days.
Dave Reilly from Graveyard Dirt passed away in the last couple of days. A shock to the scene, not to mention his friends and family. A great musician, one of our best.
Oh no. That's awful news. My deepest sympathies to his family. Fuck.
A nice man whenever I've talked to him and a ferocious guitar player. He epitomised doom and departs with his head held high.
Very sorry to hear of his passing.
What happened. He can't have been that old.
Truly shocking news. An absolute gentleman, and always quick to laugh. He'll be sorely missed.
https://www.donegaldaily.com/2022/12/26/shock-at-sudden-passing-of-gifted-musician-david-reilly/ (https://www.donegaldaily.com/2022/12/26/shock-at-sudden-passing-of-gifted-musician-david-reilly/)
Didn't realise that was the same lad with the Effa Lente album, which was excellent. RIP
Just stumbled across the news that Ted Kirkpatrick of Tourniquet passed away 4 months back, in August. Not the best news to end the year on.
https://blabbermouth.net/news/tourniquet-founder-ted-kirkpatrick-dead-at-62
Not metal related but one of my favourite bands. Sad news.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/03/alan-rankine-of-the-associates-dies-aged-64
Jeff Beck has died apparently.
Arguably the best guitarist of all time and probably an under-recognised contributor to heavy metal, his album Truth had some nasty playing for 1968.
Ah shit. Amazing guitarist.
yikes. whopper legacy.
Very sad news amazing player
Obviously we all know the name Jeff Beck, but I honestly can't say I'm very familiar with much of his music.
But whenever I do hear his name I automatically remember this from my younger days... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne-SMy83qk0
Unreal guitarist. Live in Ronnie Scotts is a beaut. Vinnie Colaiuta killing it on that as well. The album with Rod Stewart singing is savage. Never dug too much further.
Jeff Beck was out of scope of my interests, Blaze Of Glory and Miracle from Jon Bon Jovi are probably the only songs he appeared on that I was listening to extensively. But he was an amazing artist, not just a guitar player, even a blind man could have seen that. It was a sad thing, and he could have lived more, but.....a 78 year old man died, and people all over the world are saying they're shocked...like...wut?
Personally, I'll take shocked reactions over tedious ones any day. Iommi and Blackmore were the only folk I myself saw expressing shock. I think that's understandable. They were his peers. I'd be shocked if I heard today that a 78 year old family member who I otherwise knew to be healthy and well had died. If you need any further help working through these complex emotions, let us know, yeah?
Lisa Marie Presley died aged 54 of a heart attack.
Awful young age to die. She was smokin hot too.
She was before the plastic made an appearance. Like her mother in that regard.
Very young though, any cause of death given?
Heart attack
Saw a photo of her on the The Guardian's news report - she looks unrecognisable from all the cosmetic surgery.
I'm going to say now that the word "fentanyl" will appear somewhere in the coroner's report.
This was her a couple of days ago. Christ, she looked rough at the end.
(https://img.rasset.ie/001d2224-800.jpg)
I'd say she looked amazing to anyone else who was on whatever she was on.
Priscilla looks far healthier than her in this one...
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Are you kidding? She looks like she's been badly disfigured in a car crash and then had Wilson from Castaway's face sewn on over it.
Edit: Yes I know.
It looks like a picture of Sebastian Bach and Ozzy from 20 years ago.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on January 13, 2023, 08:23:29 AMPersonally, I'll take shocked reactions over tedious ones any day. Iommi and Blackmore were the only folk I myself saw expressing shock. I think that's understandable. They were his peers. I'd be shocked if I heard today that a 78 year old family member who I otherwise knew to be healthy and well had died. If you need any further help working through these complex emotions, let us know, yeah?
I am on different forums and FB groups, and a LOT of regular people like you and me were expressing their shock and disbelief. If you've never heard of a person being "healthy and well" dying, then I envy you and consider you a lucky man. I have seen/heard of a lot of people being healthy and well just until the moment they died. Maybe things are different around when you live/have lived.
I surely understand feelings of loss, sadness, etc....but being shocked a 78 year old person died...no, I am not shocked. Maybe I am just nitpicking on the terms/words used.
Anyway, I fully respect your feelings, thanks for offering me help to work through complex emotions, mine are quite fine thankfully.
Quote from: StoutAndAle on January 13, 2023, 08:59:54 AMSaw a photo of her on the The Guardian's news report - she looks unrecognisable from all the cosmetic surgery.
I'm going to say now that the word "fentanyl" will appear somewhere in the coroner's report.
The bould fentanyl is going to be the cause of a good bit of shit in the years to come
Van Conner, 55, Screaming Trees bassist
Seriously!
That's no age to pass on.
Any cause of death given?
Two members of The Screaming Trees in as many years. 'tis mad!
Pneumonia. Garry Lee announced it yesterday.
David Crosby, 81
Sad news. Love a lot of his work.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64341315
Ah feck, I liked his stuff alright.
Def a man of legend status. 81 is a great age and he left a great legacy. Have The Byrds on now.
What a legend and legacy, I'll be paying tribute tonight for sure.
Television frontman and guitarist Tom Verlaine, 73. Marquee Moon will always have a special place in my collection.
Tim Aymar, vocalist on the Control Denied album
Quote from: Trev on February 15, 2023, 05:00:24 AMTim Aymar, vocalist on the Control Denied album
Sad news, enjoyed a couple of the Pharaoh albums, he'd such great voice.
I hate opening this thread! Morbid curiosity, getting like the parents checking the local paper to see who's dead now...
Gutted to hear of Tim's passing, love his CD work. No idea if his vocals are on ice for that long promised 2nd album.
I must check out some Pharaoh then, thanks for that at least ;)
Ha yeah we're all getting to that stage alright, it's always with trepidation that ye enter the all slaying Notable Deaths thread.
R.I.P. Tim.
(https://img.thrfun.com/img/004/352/raquel_welch_1_million_bc_photo_m.jpg)
Poor aul Raquel Welch.
A fine innings though, at well over a million years old.
Think I Fapped to that image years ago. ??? ??? :laugh:
Quote from: Hellyeah on February 16, 2023, 10:35:38 PMThink I Fapped to that image years ago. ??? ??? :laugh:
Don't feel too bad, I've fallen to the Argos catalogue as a young fella
:laugh: :laugh: we've all been there.
There's something about those bookshelves alright..
Last time I saw her in anything was in one of the Naked Gun movies, and that must have been 30 years ago at least.
A most pitiful wank thread might be a bit of fun in the off topic. With the passing of time I might even be willing to admit to one or two of them.
Just remembered this is the mort thread not la petite mort thread, sorry lads
Quote from: astfgyl on February 16, 2023, 11:40:21 PMJust remembered this is the mort thread not la petite mort thread, sorry lads
:laugh:
Notable Orgasms
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Would be some thread
The Trousers At Half Mast thread.
Not a lot of wanking antics described in this notable deaths thread so far. Little disappointed in you all that I haven't seen stories that'd make me more disappointed with you
Any metal-related asphyxiwank deaths known of? That'd be maximally notable :laugh:
Jesus only spotted now that Tim Aymar passed!,love Control Denied!
Looks like no hope for Tom Sizemore.
Made some great movies :(
He did indeed!
His career took a serious nosedive in quality later on, though.
Last thing I remember him in was Saving Private Ryan, which is a historically questionable but nonetheless fantastic film.
What happened to him?
Aneurysm, they've said there's nothing more they can do for him.
Quote from: Carnage on February 28, 2023, 05:46:35 PMAneurysm, they've said there's nothing more they can do for him.
Poor bastard hard luck
Spot
In house producer for SST records (Black Flag primarily), also produced Misfits 'Earth AD'. Odd production style but RIP all the same.
Surprised that hasn't gotten more attention looking at his resume.
Descendents, Husker Du, Saint Vitus and Meat Puppets too, some body of work considering it looks like he was only active for about 5 years.
Yeah legendary producer, though a lot of people didn't like his style. One of the primary influences on 80s underground and indie music though. I wouldn't change the sound of Zen Arcade for anything, and much prefer it to Husker Du's slightly more polished later sound.
Did enjoy this little quote about him:
"His principal sideline was as a record producer-engineer and an architect of the natural approach to recording a band in the punk era," Carducci wrote. "He started in Hermosa Beach playing and recording jazz and he took the primacy of live jazz playing into recording bands against prevailing attempts to soften or industrialize a back-to-basics arts movement in sound."
He added: "When approaching the mixing board SPOT would assume an Elvis-like stance and then gesturing toward all the knobs he would say in a Louis Armstrong-like voice, 'This is going to be gelatinous!"
RIP Spot, you were very much gelatinous!
https://blabbermouth.net/news/dark-angel-guitarist-jim-durkin-dies-at-58
QuoteDARK ANGEL guitarist Jim Durkin has died at the age of 58.
Jim's passing was confirmed by his wife Annie on his Facebook page earlier today (Friday, March 10). She wrote: "With a broken and heavy heart, I want to share that the love of my life, my best friend and husband, Jimmy, passed away Wednesday morning. He was not alone as I was with him along with a few close friends until the end. He will be truly missed and no one can ever replace the love I have for him. May he rest in peace.
"Ever Thine, Ever Mine, Ever Ours....... My Immortal Beloved. I will see you again."
Durkin had been sitting out some of DARK ANGEL's recent gigs. He was replaced at the shows by drummer Gene Hoglan's wife Laura Christine.
Shit buzz. Jim was on some amazing albums.
Artillery drummer died yesterday too after been hit by a bus. Bad day for it. Spinning Dark Angel and Artillery all day.
Robert Blake also died. He was that creepy guy in Lost Highway.
Also looks like Julian Sands is most likely dead after going missing nearly 2 months ago while hiking.
Quote from: LLR on March 11, 2023, 12:31:28 PMArtillery drummer died yesterday too after been hit by a bus. Bad day for it. Spinning Dark Angel and Artillery all day.
Saw that alright, talk about going out with a bang. RIP to them both.
An actual bang, no less.
No laughing faces in the death thread though.
I know, it's bad but when I read it my first thought was "Who gets hit by a bus?!". Then I stuck on some Artillery to ease my conscience.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QgY9ldc9iyE
Lance Reddick. Played Cedric Daniels in 'The Wire', one of my favourite shows of all time. Also was in 'John Wick'. Just 60 years old. RIP.
I didn't see that one coming. Natural causes, apparently. He was a good'un.
What sort of natural causes gets a perfectly healthy looking as of 2 days ago 60 year old? I'm not insinuating anything but seriously what sort of natural causes or how fuzzy a definition is that?
Yeah, that's a tough one. He'd filmed his parts for John Wick 4 which is out soon, so it'll be an extra level of emotion when watching that. It was great to see him in the first three. But Daniels in The Wire, what a role and he really made it.
For all we know he had an underlying ailment. Whatever the reason, it's a shame he's gone. He had a kind of gravitas that was rare.
He was class in Oz. Spent most of his time strung out on tits lol
That's a shame.
Enjoyed a lot of the shows and flicks he was in.
His gatch always gave me a chuckle. Walking around like he had a 2x6 for a spine
Fantastic in The Wire.
As far as his age goes, sure Liam Kearns died suddenly recently at about the same age and it was just as much of a shock, seemingly a healthy man too. Desperate to see lads go so young.
He was class in everything that he was a part of. He was a good musician too by all accounts.
Ryuichi Sakomoto, 71.
Had just been listening to him during the week. Wonderful music for reading.
Chi Cheng (Deftones)
After all those years in a coma, passed away this month. Didn't see much about it online until now. R.I.P.
I thought he'd died a couple of years ago TBH.
My bad, I guess I was seeing anniversary tributes or something. 2014 was the year. R.I.P. all the same.
Ah right. Thought it was more recent than that, though. Jaysus.
I see Barry Humphries died, from complications after hip surgery. 89.
First Lily Savage and now Dame Edna? Drag Death Race 2023! :-X
You might even say they have both trans-scended.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on April 22, 2023, 11:28:48 PMYou might even say they have both trans-scended.
:laugh:
And it's goodbye from Jerry Springer. 79, after 'a brief illness'.
Ah, always there after the pub to remind us that no matter how low you are there's always someone to look down upon
Johnny Fean, guitarist with Horslips died this morning. Amazing player.
Ah jaysus, that's unexpected. He was gifted alright. Only got to see them once, just before Covid hit. They were mighty.
Saw them in their reunion tour with the auld lad in 2009 (10?)for the auld lads fiftieth, great player. To be honest, he didn't look well, even then.
Quote from: Carnage on April 28, 2023, 03:32:03 PMAh jaysus, that's unexpected. He was gifted alright. Only got to see them once, just before Covid hit. They were mighty.
Yeah, glad I saw them that once, in the Town Hall in Galway, yes I think it was November before Covid, if I remember correctly, Great Gig.
That's where/when I saw them, yeah first week in November. They were excellent, even though Carr and O'Connor weren't there I was like a pig in shit. Bucket list gig, I grew up listening to them, my parents used to follow them around the country.
Frank Kozik died earlier this week.
You might not recognise the name but I'd bet that we all own at least one album/poster with his artwork on it - Melvins, QOTSA, Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, Rollins Band etc. or a record from his Man's Ruin record Label - QOTSA (again), High On Fire, Orange Goblin, Fu Manchu, Acid King, Goatsnake etc.
Oh that sucks, The Offspring's Americana album was the second I ever bought on CD, so I spent a lot of time looking at that cover.
And the first Melvin's album I bought was Houdini, and it was the sleeve that swayed me to pick that.
RIP.
Algy Ward of TANK.
Probably one of the most unique voices in Heavy Metal. Filthy Hounds of Hades, Power of the Hunter and Honour and Blood are stone cold classics that deserve a spin this week.
Kirk Arrington of Metal Church, 61
Quote from: Bürggermeister on May 23, 2023, 06:40:13 AMKirk Arrington of Metal Church, 61
What's that... 5 former members in the ground now?
That band has a curse on them!
Yeah, it's mental. There can't be any other metal band still going where so many members have died.
Sorites paradox...
While not active anymore, Death have had their fair share of.... eh... Death
Not music related... But Rolf Harris has just popped off.
Dirty Cunt!
Hi, he had a few choons in his day.
Dirty cunt, but.
Tina Turner. I don't know why but I had assumed she died ages ago.
No way. Now there's a legend. RIP.
Indeed. No interest musically but it definitely feels like a passing of an era. Getting that a lot lately.
Mark Adams from Saint Vitus being reported
And cult director Kenneth Anger too :abbath:
Quote from: blessed1 on May 24, 2023, 07:56:48 PMTina Turner. I don't know why but I had assumed she died ages ago.
Man lol me too :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
She had lived in Switzerland for the past twenty years which is almost the same as being dead.
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:laugh:
Jaysus :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Christy Dignam has passed.
Say what you will but my old man playing Aslan in the car was instrumental in me getting into guitar music as a kid.
Couldn't stand them, and I don't have a lot of time for junkies in general, but I wouldn't wish cancer on anyone. No way to go.
They had a couple of great tunes. His life was a horror story if I remember correctly, from sexual abuse to addiction. RIP.
Yeah, for someone with that life and that music, he seemed decent enough! Fought the cancer hard too, respect.
Cormac McCarthy. Have enjoyed all of his stuff I read.
No way. He was old as the hills. The two he put out last year were really good. RIP.
Sad to hear - Blood Meridian is a masterpiece, one of my all-time favourites.
Rick Froberg - Pitchfork/Drive Like Jehu/Hot Snakes/Obits died over the weekend. 55 years old.
Natural causes - sounds like a massive heart attack from what his missus posted online.
Pretty saddening. Along with Swami John Reis - he was involved in the creation of one of the most seminal albums of my teenage years - Drive Like Jehu's "Yank Crime".
Froberg had only posted on his Instagram (where he showed his artwork) about 3 weeks ago that Hot Snakes were nearly finished a new record.
I just watched a documentary that featured DLJ yesterday and was planning on checking them out properly. 55 is too young.
Quote from: Carnage on July 03, 2023, 12:30:19 PMI just watched a documentary that featured DLJ yesterday and was planning on checking them out properly. 55 is too young.
Which documentary was that?
Quote from: StoutAndAle on July 03, 2023, 04:10:02 PMQuote from: Carnage on July 03, 2023, 12:30:19 PMI just watched a documentary that featured DLJ yesterday and was planning on checking them out properly. 55 is too young.
Which documentary was that?
https://youtu.be/k4pm0dFZ9SI
Sound. I haven't seen that.
Worth a look. The gist of it is that for every Nirvana, Tool, Pearl Jam etc. that signed with and made it on major labels in the "90s, there's a pile of other bands who didn't sell the same numbers and didn't get the same push and/or attention. A lot of familar names and some I'd never checked out, but but will after watching that. Interesting enough.
Nuclear Assault - Handle With Care
sorry wrong thread in error, remove if possible
Quote from: londonleatherboy on July 06, 2023, 11:54:11 AMNuclear Assault - Handle With Care
sorry wrong thread in error, remove if possible
Sure you didn't mean Out of Order? :D
Quote from: Mower Liberation Front on July 06, 2023, 03:27:52 PMQuote from: londonleatherboy on July 06, 2023, 11:54:11 AMNuclear Assault - Handle With Care
sorry wrong thread in error, remove if possible
Sure you didn't mean Out of Order? :D
ha ha
'Out Of Order' was a notable death itself
Quote from: Carnage on July 03, 2023, 04:58:08 PMWorth a look. The gist of it is that for every Nirvana, Tool, Pearl Jam etc. that signed with and made it on major labels in the "90s, there's a pile of other bands who didn't sell the same numbers and didn't get the same push and/or attention. A lot of familar names and some I'd never checked out, but but will after watching that. Interesting enough.
Watched that doc - very enjoyable.
Found this film at the weekend - worth a watch. Features Drive Like Jehu, Pitchfork etc. which both featured Rick Froberg.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHr0QgJCC_Y
Sinéad O'Connor, just 56. Fucking gutted, mad as a hatter though she was I loved her.
Had her struggles, RIP. Hope she's at peace. First two albums are awesome.
It is mad, looking back on the famous ripping up the pope picture, the country went mental but she was fuckin right. More metal than anything Nergal has done!!!
Quote from: Carnage on July 26, 2023, 07:05:36 PMSinéad O'Connor, just 56. Fucking gutted, mad as a hatter though she was I loved her.
Succinct and says it all for me too. The events of her life punctuated our own since as long as I can remember. Reckon there'll be a quare unofficial wake in The Harbour Bar in Bray tonight.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on July 26, 2023, 08:37:59 PMQuote from: Carnage on July 26, 2023, 07:05:36 PMSinéad O'Connor, just 56. Fucking gutted, mad as a hatter though she was I loved her.
Succinct and says it all for me too. The events of her life punctuated our own since as long as I can remember. Reckon there'll be a quare unofficial wake in The Harbour Bar in Bray tonight.
RIP Sinead.
Welled up a little in the car on the way home - John Creedon/RTE and Nova were playing a load of her songs. She had an incredible voice and talent.
I'd forgotten Kris Kristofferson wrote a song in her honour following the Pope controversy.
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/kris-kristofferson/sister-sinead
Had a weird one tonight - someone I've never met or had any interaction with and I was in bits. Went to the pub, met a mate - quite a stoic, reserved fellow - and we were both tearing up talking about her. He said he wept on the train home from work, I was welling up walking into town, listening to her stuff. Bizarre. God but she was great.
Creedon played a great selection from her entire career last night:
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/john-creedon/programmes/2023/0726/1396717-john-creedon-wednesday-26-july-2023/
Only hearing about her this morning. Such a shame. She was never right after her son's suicide.
As mentioned above... It's a strange one for sure.
There's a geniune feeling of loss about her passing.
Even though I never really had much of an interest in her music bar the early stuff back in the old Beatbox days, or any of her rantings and controversies.
Terrible news. She had an absolutely stunning voice. I was lucky enough to see her live years ago. RIP.
Morrissey may not be everyone's cup of tea but his sentiments are important, was it last year or the year before that she was seriously distressed and released a cry for help on one of her social media channels? He's right in the sense that she was largely left abandoned by the industry over the years. Lot of hypocrisy via the industry and media today.
https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2023/jul/27/morrissey-sinead-oconnor-death
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on July 26, 2023, 08:37:59 PMQuote from: Carnage on July 26, 2023, 07:05:36 PMSinéad O'Connor, just 56. Fucking gutted, mad as a hatter though she was I loved her.
Succinct and says it all for me too. The events of her life punctuated our own since as long as I can remember. Reckon there'll be a quare unofficial wake in The Harbour Bar in Bray tonight.
My old haunt. She had a house on Bray seafront didn't she? Rest in Peace, an amazing voice and admirable conviction in her worldview.
Sad news grew up with her music. I'd echo the sentiments expressed by Morrissey.
Quote from: OpenSores on July 27, 2023, 01:03:59 PMSad news grew up with her music. I'd echo the sentiments expressed by Morrissey.
I don't often agree with Morrissey, but he was spot on. They are all coming out of the woodwork today.
Not much to add but The Lion and The Cobra is a great album
James Harvey, former Goatwhore bassist, only 35
Quote from: leatherface on July 27, 2023, 12:56:58 PMShe had a house on Bray seafront didn't she?
Sorry, just saw this now. Yeah, she did, I think on Martello Terrace, just across from the Harbour.
William Friedkin, director of The French Connection, The Exorcist, Sorceror, etc.
87, a good innings.
Damn, my favourite director. Sorcerer and the Exorcist are my favourites of all time. Cruising and To Live and Die in LA are class too. 87 not too bad though.
I think I've only seen the three I mentioned and Killer Joe, haven't seen those others. I should rectify that. Friedkin Uncut is a decent watch, though.
Quote from: Carnage on August 07, 2023, 08:15:05 PMI think I've only seen the three I mentioned and Killer Joe, haven't seen those others. I should rectify that. Friedkin Uncut is a decent watch, though.
He has a few sleepers like Bug, Cruising, and Boys in the Band. Sorcerer is genius and the Exorcist a masterpiece
The sweaty tension in Sorceror is almost unbearable. Fantastic film.
Never seen it, must rectify that. If either of ye have seen it, what do ye make of Clouzot's film it's based on? (which I also haven't seen)
Completely forgot that Sorceror was him. Great film. The Exorcist is one of the greatest films ever made. Must check out some of his others.
I can take or leave The Exorcist TBH. The first time I saw it (on a pirated tape when I was about 15) I found it hilarious. Watched it with different eyes when it was released properly here, but I still find it only OK. I enjoyed the book more.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on August 07, 2023, 11:21:58 PMNever seen it, must rectify that. If either of ye have seen it, what do ye make of Clouzot's film it's based on? (which I also haven't seen)
Haven't seen it, it's on the list.
I'm the same with The Exorcist. Finally seeing a banned film I'd heard so much about, when the slasher-esque special effects kicked in I just couldn't take it seriously. I was expecting something more like The Omen but nastier. Must watch it again though, for the film it is rather than the cultural taboo it was.
I'm still undecided about the additions in the director's cut. The spiderwalk scene is just silly, though given that every possession/exorcism film since has a version of it (usually either an impossible contortion or someone scuttling along the ceiling), you can't deny its influence. Pazuzu's face popping up in the shadows startled me alright on first viewing. Doesn't make much sense narratively but the one in the kitchen was unsettling.
Well, either way, just watched Sorcerer. Lethal. Haven't been that anxious at a film in years.
Ive never seen Sorcerer!,i'll have to get on it!
Always loved The Exorcist but reading the book a year or two ago and watching it again heightened the experience.
"Sorcerer" - and Clouzot's "Wages Of Fear" are both outstanding. Superb pissing rain of a Saturday/Sunday afternoon viewing.
I really like Friedkin's "Blue Chips" too. Really underrated.
Robbie Robertson. 80 years old and a fine legacy left behind him.
Absolutely a fine legacy.
Rodriguez aka Sugarman also, 81 years old, and another fine legacy, albeit by the skin of its teeth!
Michael Parkinson, 88.
The end times are truly upon us.
RIP.
For wrestling fans, Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt have died.
Quote from: Kunt 4 Life on August 25, 2023, 02:52:42 AMFor wrestling fans, Terry Funk and Bray Wyatt have died.
Morgan you're out of here..RIP
Stopped watching wrestling over 20 years ago but always liked the Terry Funk hardcore matches from what I read he was still wrestling up until a few years ago. Never heard of the other fella but looked him up and he was IRS's son.
Bernie Marsden has passed away his family just announced on twitter.. gentleman and a great player
Shit... Love early Whitesnake.
Wrote and played some absolute bangers.
Just saw Greg Whalen who used to write for Terrorizer/Decibel etc has passed on. I'd lost contact with him over the years but some of the older folks here might recall his zine the Crypt and his visit here back in the day.
He was an old penpal/tape trading buddy of mine and he came and stayed in Waterford for a couple of days on that trip,we had an absolute blast. Lovely fella. Sad to hear he's gone.
Ah, sad news that, Always thought he was one of the better Terrorizer writers, or at least one I found myself in agreement with most times. RIP.
Sad news alright, condolences.
That's a proper shame. Only knew him through his writing but it's alway crap when a good lad goes.
Quote from: jobrok1 on August 25, 2023, 06:28:57 PMShit... Love early Whitesnake.
Wrote and played some absolute bangers.
Agree. The real Whitesnake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT7oA-kb-Og
Come and get it & Slide it in, two of my fav albums.
RIP Mr Marsden (and Mr Lord)
Michael Gambon, 82.
https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/0928/1407843-breaking-news-actor-michael-gambon-has-died-aged-82/
Dumblenomore
Snape killed him
Jon Kennedy, vocalist for first three Hecate Enthroned releases killed in a car accident one week ago. Daresay we all had at least one of their albums in our collection at some point especially if we couldn't get enough of Vempire or Dusk. Who can ever forget the video to Ode for a Haunted Wood which was a staple of Thursday night's Headbanger's Ball. Rest in peace Jon.
I saw that the other day. I have Requiem which I listened to a lot back in the 90s and I even had a t-shirt back then too. I must revisit the album. RIP.
Yeah RIP to the fella, saw a nice tribute from Dani Filth to him ,amongst others. That video lives long in the memory indeed.
DJ Carey rumours that he passed away, any truth in this.
The only place reporting it is thaiger.com so... possibly not
Looks like that domain is up for sale so if they did report it, it wasn't for long.
Edit: Disregard, found the link: https://thethaiger.com/world/news/564423/
Not a real DJ. That picture of him with the phone charger up his nose pretending to be in hospital is incredible.
W.A.S.P. and LA Guns drummer, Steve Riley... 67
Ah shit buzz. He played on some amazing albums.
Matthew Perry died in his gaf.
Apparently he drowned in the bath.
Grim
Wonder if there was more to it?
He had a few demons in his past.
What... 54?
No age to go.
Poor fella.
Charlie Dominici, former Dream Theater singer
Quote from: Bürggermeister on November 17, 2023, 07:21:03 PMCharlie Dominici, former Dream Theater singer
:'(
Fuck. Guess I know what I'll be listening to today :'( :abbath:
At least, wherever he is, he now knows whether or not cold is warm in the afterlife! :laugh:
:laugh:
Geordie Walker :'(
Quote from: Deg on November 26, 2023, 07:25:09 PMGeordie Walker :'(
No way!? Where did you see this?
All over Facebook, Martin Akins Instagram, supposedly had a stroke last night, died today.
Jesus, that's out of the blue. That's Killing Joke done with so I'd imagine, he had a sound that couldn't be replaced.
What a balls. I've only gotten to appreciate him fully in recent years. The last 3 albums have been highlights of their entire discography. Geordies riffs are such a huge part of the sound. Nobody sounds close to his style.
Gonna blast The Great Cull and Glitch
RIP. I find myself listening to a lot of KJ in recent years. Time to make a few purchases.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on November 26, 2023, 08:10:01 PMRIP. I find myself listening to a lot of KJ in recent years. Time to make a few purchases.
Absolute Dissent, MMXII and Pylon are all amazing albums if you haven't heard them yet.
Both s/t albuns, What's This For?, Extremities..., Pandemonium and Absolute Dissent are the ones for me, but most of them are decent and have at least a few decent tunes.
Cheers chaps, I'll check those ones out.
A real loss. Class player, seriously influential to a lot of modern musicians. "Extremeties..." likely my favourite KJ album too for how shambolic and heavy it is while still touching on all their recognisable post-punk and almost industrial elements. The first s/t and Night Time are also essential, also Pandemonium and Absolute Dissent from later works.
That ones a bummer, absolutely ferocious band til the end. My favourite is the debut but I love the post-punk stuff up until Night Time, big fan of the past few starting with the 2003 s/t. Never gave the albums in between those eras much of a shot, must have a look at Extremities.
Glad I got to see them once here in 2016 or 2017.
Sad news. Killing Joke made so many class albums, Fire Dances and Hosannas from the Basement of Hell also deserve a mention.
I've never heard Hosannas in full but Fire Dances is one I hated from start to finish TBH.
A right downer that one. RIP. There'll be no replacing him either unfortunately
.
Shit news. Amazing, unique player and the end of an amazing, unique band.
Absolute shocker hearing about geordie Walkerbkast night, seriously unique and inspiring guitarist. RIP
Glad I got to seem twice and they were brilliant. He was a great guitarist, unique in his own way. Excellent band, I'd say they could throw in the towel now unfortunately.
Great player, RIP :abbath:
Shane MacGowan :(
Just saw. Rum, sodomy and the lash finally got the best of him! A day of bloody animal tunes ahead so :abbath:
A true musical genius. Such a shame he was such a train wreck because who knows how many more amazing songs he may have written if he didn't drink himself to a state of brain damage. RIP to a legend.
Not unexpected, he looked halfway there in hospital. A shame all the same.
Genius, love the Pogues. Rip
RIP to an absolute legend. His music and poetry will live on in a glorious honour to the man.
Use to love those Pogues Christmas shows in the point back in the early 00's always a great night out that got you in the mood for xmas.
Was only at one, with Dropkick Murphys supporting, in maybe 2004 or there about. Unreal. Got kicked out for crowdsurfing during Fairytale of New York. Perfect timing to beat the crowd.
:laugh:
I was at one with (I think) Blood Or Whiskey supporting, great night. Dubliners came out for The Irish Rover and it was mighty. His mother came out for Fairytale, that was less than mighty (she hadn't a note in her head) but was nice to see and had the whole place going. RIP to him anyway.
I was never into the Pogues, however "A Rainy Night In Soho" is a thing of beauty...
Quote from: open face surgery on November 30, 2023, 12:56:28 PMWas only at one, with Dropkick Murphys supporting, in maybe 2004 or there about. Unreal. Got kicked out for crowdsurfing during Fairytale of New York. Perfect timing to beat the crowd.
:laugh:
Sad news alright, didn't realise he was only 65 but then he did live hard. RIP.
I'm more surprised he made it to 65 than Kissinger to 100 tbh! :laugh:
Good point :laugh:
Only 65? He looked older than that in the 90s. Shame, but he had a long run all things considered.
Dean Sullivan aka Jimmy Corkhill
Ah, he was some madman back in the day in Brookie.
RIP.
Not seeing much of the national outpouring of grief over Shane. I was never a fan tbh but by god are we going to be getting the fairytale worse than ever this Christmas.
His greatest legacy to me anyway will be the kicking off of the offended thread on this here forum.
Lads lads :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
They're talking about his death on vmtv news there and they just rolled out a lad called Richard Balls to talk about it.
Dick Balls!!
Was at a Hot Press book launch/party years ago and when I arrived (late) I was at the back as the speaker was on the stage. Directly in front of me was this really disheveled looking character who was heckling the speaker much to the bemusement of some people around. I thought perhaps a homeless person had walked in off the street I looked again and it was Shane MacGowan! He then shuffled off somewhere else and I didn't see him until the bar afterwards surrounded by industry types. RIP- The Irish Rover, cannot stand 'Fairytale..'.
I saw Shane and the Pope's in Eamon Dorans aka The Rockgarden in 2001, mental gig, lads kept buying him vodka, and handing him spliffs, the gig got better as he got more shitfaced and we were all flaming too in the crowd.
I was at Feile 91 and the Pogues played there, they were joined onstage by Kirsty McColl iirc?
Sad to learn Benjamin Zephaniah has passed, love his work.
Torben Ulrich, the last sane voice in Camp 'tallica, 95.
Quote from: Bürggermeister on December 21, 2023, 08:59:08 AMTorben Ulrich, the last sane voice in Camp 'tallica, 95.
Good age. RIP.
Leeway guitarist Michael Gibbons
Tom Wilkinson died yesterday at 75. Great actor. RIP.
John Pilger! Huge influence on me back in the day. Won't be much of a surprise to anyone who knows his books or documentaries. And if ye don't, there's some hangover watching for ye for tomorrow!
Had a lot of time for Pilger meself over the years even though I didn't always agree with him but he was needed
Quote from: astfgyl on December 31, 2023, 07:10:40 PMHad a lot of time for Pilger meself over the years even though I didn't always agree with him but he was needed
What did you not agree with him on? He and Fisk before him are a big loss to the world of proper Journalism.
Quote from: Cailleach on December 31, 2023, 08:07:15 PMQuote from: astfgyl on December 31, 2023, 07:10:40 PMHad a lot of time for Pilger meself over the years even though I didn't always agree with him but he was needed
What did you not agree with him on? He and Fisk before him are a big loss to the world of proper Journalism.
The idea of coordination. People are far greedier than we give them credit for.
Tony 'The Hat' Clarkin, RIP, although he hadn't worn the hat in a long time.
James Kottak, ex Kingdom Come and Scorpions drummer, RIP
He played in our very own No Sweat for a while, too. Even played some drums on the album, as far as I remember.
That's a shock. Poor guy couldn't knock the boozing.
What about The Kaiser?
Never really came back from the 1918 abdication..
Quote from: jobrok1 on January 09, 2024, 08:55:16 PMHe played in our very own No Sweat for a while, too. Even played some drums on the album, as far as I remember.
I didn't know that atall, I loved his drumming in Kingdom Come, powerhouse drummer , just had his demons..
Quote from: Bürggermeister on January 09, 2024, 09:55:38 PMThat's a shock. Poor guy couldn't knock the boozing.
Yep he really struggled...
Carl Weathers aka Apollo Creed aka Dillon. Shit buzz.
Son of a bitch! Bad buzz alright.
Wayne Kramer of the MC5 as well. Goddamn.
Ah fuck
Bad juju today.
Dave Myers from the Hairy Bikers died. Shit one. He had been battling cancer for a few years and it finally got the better of him. Seemed like a good dude and the two boys were always good to watch on telly. RIP.
That is a shame. Likeable lads, they just have a new series on at the moment I think.
Is that the two lads who went round cooking?
Aye, Dave and Si. Si had a health scare a few years back too, I forget what it was.
Sad news alright, always enjoyed their cooking shows throughout the years including the most recent. Seemed very chilled out decent dudes. Still make a few of their recipes.
Shit buzz alright. Seemed like a sound lad and did proper cooking. Probably the only TV cooks I'd actively watch.
Rick Stein is my favourite, so relaxed and the stuff he does looks amazing. Apparently he's a bollocks when it comes to business though.
Rick is worth a fortune. I'd say he knows what he's about when it comes to business, but yeah I love watching his shows. A good dude.
Met Dave Myers at a Thunder gig a few years ago. Lovely bloke. Very sad. Big fan of the lads.
Quote from: Mr Barlow on March 01, 2024, 09:17:14 PMMet Dave Myers at a Thunder gig a few years ago. Lovely bloke. Very sad. Big fan of the lads.
Nice.
Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, 68.
Quote from: Mower Liberation Front on March 08, 2024, 07:01:37 AMAkira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball, 68.
Saw this earlier, downer, if it wasn't for DBZ I probably never would be as into anime as I am now. It would nearly make me want to go back and watch the stuff post-GT just to see what it went to with him back at the helm. Was also sent this self portrait of him this morning:
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Having a random browse of The Metal Archives and spied that former Cryptopsy vocalist Martin LaCroix passed away back in January. He was the boyo on the None So Live live album, but got the boot from the band as he had bugger all English.
Didn't realise he was a graphic designer as well and actually did the artwork for Gorguts' Coloured Sands. RIP.
Jaysus, he can't have been much of an age. Sad news. Powerful singer even if the style didn't necessarily 'fit' Cryptopsy.
I met a few Canadians in London about 11 or 12 years ago, one of whom had fairly poor English, which was surprising to me. The perception of French in Canada appears to be the opposite of the general European view of Metropolitan French ; ie elegant, language of culture etc (granted not everyone feels that way). There it's perceived as trashy, like hillbilly talk. In fairness it's not 'honey in the ears' as the French from France.
Yeah None So Live was actually my first Cryptopsy album, so I associate him with some of the classics as much as Lord Worm. Stuck it on there this morning, still a belter.
A friend of mine was back home on a visit recently from Montréal. She had her new fella in tow, a Québécois lad. He had almost no English, which as you say, was quite the surprise when I briefly met him. Must've been a long two weeks for him!
I just read that Blake Harrison of Pig Destroyer has died. That's truly awful, savage band.
Quote from: Circlepit on March 10, 2024, 08:00:37 PMI just read that Blake Harrison of Pig Destroyer has died. That's truly awful, savage band.
That's truly shit indeed. Been listening to a lot of PD lately.
They were in Liverpool last night.
He's a former member. Did a lot of the weird samples and such.
How did he die?
No word as to cause of death.
Quote from: Circlepit on March 10, 2024, 08:00:37 PMI just read that Blake Harrison of Pig Destroyer has died. That's truly awful, savage band.
48's no age at all. Always came across as a sound lad in interviews. He was great on the Misfits episode of Requiem Metal Podcast too.
I read it was during a straightforward heart procedure. He had or was in the process of battling cancer.
Phantom Limb is their pinnacle for me. The riffs are so so good.
Charlie Bird, 74. Had it rough at the end. I had time for him, he seemed to be one of the few RTE journalists you could trust.
Ah poor Charlie, seemed to really male the most of life the past few years
A good reporter in his day
Poor Charlie indeed. He made the best of a bad lot.
Had me aul wan on chatting about Charlie this morning alright. He was a good sort.
https://blabbermouth.net/news/firehouse-singer-cj-snare-dead-at-64 (https://blabbermouth.net/news/firehouse-singer-cj-snare-dead-at-64)
One of the better glam bands of the era
Jerry Abbott, Dimebag and Vinnie Paul's father died there a few days back
So awful to outlive your kids, and the trauma of how Diamond went out. A bit of peace for him now. RIP.
Not metal related, OJ Simpson (the juice) passed away from cancer. Anyone old enough will remember the trial and the wall to wall coverage of it. Everyone involved became celebrities such was the coverage.
How long ago was that, 30 odd years? The series with Cuba Gooding and John Travolta was worth a watch.
Quote from: Carnage on April 11, 2024, 07:07:40 PMHow long ago was that, 30 odd years? The series with Cuba Gooding and John Travolta was worth a watch.
Spot on 1994 trial began. I believe the only reason he was found not guilty was the fear of a repeat of the rioting after the Rodney King verdict. L A would have burned if he went down.
Wonder if his hearse will go slower than the Bronco?
Anyone ever see the ESPN 30 fpr 30 documentary, "June 17th, 1994"? Great watch, all the stuff that went down that day, the Rangers tickertape parade down Broadway, the World Cup opening ceremony amongst others. then the NBA finals game, which NBC ended up going splitscreen with the OJ chase.
Still to this day the best series of comedy films ever made.
Eddie Sutton from Leeway, 59. Shit buzz, love Born To Expire & Desperate Measures
Daniel Dennett died a few days ago. I've only listened to interviews and lectures but I've always found his world view fascinating. I'll have to pick up some of his books. A loss to the world of philosophy I'm sure, and he seems to have been a good dude too. RIP.
Steve Albini with a heart attack. Always an interesting character and behind a lot of big albums.
Yeah, just heard too. On top of the albums, contributed a lot of interesting perspectives on the industry over the years, especially more recently.
I hated what he did to most bands' sounds, but I wouldn't have wanted to see him go out young like that. A shame.
Shit buzz alright poor fella
Yeah, not a fan of his production work but that's too young to go.
Tommy Viator, the drummer for Disincarnate, has died too. Live that album.
Steve Albini just died. Was actually never a fan of his production, but I appreciate his influence and impact on the underground. Always thought albums like In Utero or Rid of Me could have been way better with a different production direction. Not necessarily more polished, just different.
Shit buzz about Viator, Dreams of the Carrion Kind is one of my all time favourite records.
Have similar feelings about Albini to ye lads. Rid of Me would be my favourite PJ Harvey album if not for the doggy doo-doo production.
Fuck man, that's unexpected. Her will always be important to me for his work with Neurosis. Times of Grace is perfection. RIP.
Albini was a fuckin hero. Late to the game with BB and Shellac but what he did for DIY music, alt rock, underground music in general can't be understated and his style of engineering, approach to music, attitude about the whole system, and albums he produced have all impacted me in different ways at different times. And a serious impact on modern music in general. What a downer.
Morgan 'Supersize Me' Spurlock dead at 53.
Meanwhile, Doug 'Super High Me' Benson, 61 and doin' just fine :laugh:
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on May 24, 2024, 05:08:42 PMMorgan 'Supersize Me' Spurlock dead at 53.
Meanwhile, Doug 'Super High Me' Benson, 61 and doin' just fine :laugh:
Turned out he was an outrageous ballbag behind the scenes. The liver damage from the garlic chip and cheese or whatever he was on was, in fact, caused by almost daily piss ups.
https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/2024/05/29/mark-gormley-pensacola-musician-singer-of-without-you-died-at-67/73876865007/
Funny, this dude was mentioned the other day and it turns out he died last week. RIP.
Oh that's actually a shit buzz. Time to watch Without You on YouTube for the thousandth time.
RIP.
That is pretty weird synchronicity: hadn't watched that song in about 10 years til the other day.
Brad from Eternal Champion/Sumerlands passed away
https://www.instagram.com/p/C7m5XtapCoZ/?igsh=MXUxd29wYjE5dzM3eQ==
Quote from: Sworntothecans on May 30, 2024, 11:09:49 PMBrad from Eternal Champion/Sumerlands passed away
https://www.instagram.com/p/C7m5XtapCoZ/?igsh=MXUxd29wYjE5dzM3eQ==
I know what I'll be listening to over the weekend.
36 years old. Brutal. RIP.
36 is no age. Sad news.
Founder of Brennan's Bread bakery dies, aged 82 - https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0531/1452332-brennans-bread-founder-passes-away/ (https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0531/1452332-brennans-bread-founder-passes-away/)
Let the p(b)uns commence...
I suppose that means that my dream of a tag team match between Oul' Mr. Brennan, Pat The Baker and Mr. Kipling vs. Johnson, Mooney And O'Brien won't happen now...
Quote from: jobrok1 on May 31, 2024, 02:53:59 PMFounder of Brennan's Bread bakery dies, aged 82 - https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0531/1452332-brennans-bread-founder-passes-away/ (https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0531/1452332-brennans-bread-founder-passes-away/)
Let the p(b)uns commence...
He's brown bread...
Hopefully there's no sour dough squabbles among the kids
Quote from: Bürggermeister on May 31, 2024, 05:25:23 PMHopefully there's no sour dough squabbles among the kids
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Genius
Today's dead, today?
Sincere apologies, that's very poor taste. Bottom of the barrel loaf that is.
Family flours only.
:laugh:
Quote from: Bürggermeister on May 31, 2024, 05:25:23 PMHopefully there's no sour dough squabbles among the kids
It's the yeast they could do.
Raise a toast to him instead.
My condoughlences
:laugh:
A very popular man, he was loafed by many.
Be interesting to see how the company future will pan out
Donald Sutherland! Got his money's worth out of life and gave back more than his fair share.
Ah no. He must have had a good number attached by now. RIP.
88
He'll be missed.
Amazing body of work by him, to be fair.
Class act
(https://i.imgflip.com/16eyi2.jpg)
A day for negative waves, Moriarity.
Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, aged 93. The end of an era there.
One to hit ye all pretty hard. Shifty Shellshock from Crazy Town.
Quote from: Carnage on June 25, 2024, 01:53:47 PMMícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, aged 93. The end of an era there.
Absolutely. Been having a great time revisiting his best moments today though.
Quote from: Carnage on June 25, 2024, 01:53:47 PMMícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, aged 93. The end of an era there.
End of an era, for sure.
I see RTE's Tommie Gorman died today, too.
Quote from: The Great Cull on June 25, 2024, 02:44:22 PMOne to hit ye all pretty hard. Shifty Shellshock from Crazy Town.
Seen that earlier.
Fuckin' state of him at the end... :-X
Pinche Peach from Brujeria, 57. Heart issues, apparently.
That's terrible news. Met him while they were here in May and he was a gent.
Tomas "Monster" Vendl of MASTER'S HAMMER passed away yesterday. He recorded the bass for all demos + "Ritual" and "Jilemniky Okultista" in the early 90s. Peak Black Metal albums...
No way. How weird, I was jar looking at my NWN bootleg LP of Ritual and Jilemny on the shelf and thinking I need to do a little MH binge soon. How did he die? He can't have been that old.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on July 27, 2024, 11:03:57 AMHow did he die? He can't have been that old.
I haven't seen the cause of death anywhere, but he would have been in his late 50s or even early 60s at this stage? Despite "Ritual" was released only in '91, MH had been around since the early 80s.
60s is young so it must have been cancer or something.
Awful news..genuinely gutted..
https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-great-white-singer-jack-russell-dead-at-63 (https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-great-white-singer-jack-russell-dead-at-63)
Seen Jack Russell from Great White kicked off, too. Only 63 I think it said.
Quote from: jobrok1 on August 16, 2024, 02:34:03 PMSeen Jack Russell from Great White kicked off, too. Only 63 I think it said.
Sad news. He'd been sick for a while. He was a great vocalist.
His vocals on the debut in particular were savage IMO. I wish they had made more music like that to be honest.
That said, I do enjoy some of the later, more blues-rawk type tunes (although the likes of 'Mista Bone' were always fairly cringy, as were most of their ballads) and I have good memories of my friends older brother playing 'Psycho City' in his car stereo.
Serious pipes here, some full on metal shrieks and piercing high notes on display, along with the more gritty tones.
Tore Ylvisaker, keyboardist with Ulver since... a long, long time ago, passed away on the 16th August, the day of his 54th birthday.
P.K. from Abigor. Only 49.
Yeah, bit of a shocker, suicide apparently. Not a band I'm enormously familiar with but the most recent album was cool, and "Channeling the Quintessence of Satan" is amazing
Essential band for me the only black marks on the discography are the two industrial style albums. All 6 of the 90's albums are some of the best BM ever recorded. Even the Heidenreich material he did with his wife was great. Major loss as I really don't see Abigor continuing without him.
Thulsa Doom, RIP :abbath: :abbath:
93 is a good age. RIP.
A damn shame, he was prominent in my earliest cinema memories (The Empire Strikes Back - which I hope to see on the big screen again tomorrow night - and Conan The Barbarian). Alays added gravitas to whatever he was in.
James Earl Jones turning into a snake is probably my favourite movie moment. He has a good innings.
Schillaci :'(
Karma.
(RIP)
Took long enough! :P
Juan Brujo (R.I.P.)
Jesus, that's two from the band in the space of a couple of months. What happened? I know they cancelled their tour because of a medical issue, obviouspy he took ill.
Edit: Just read that he had a heart attack, same as Pinche Peach.
That's crazy two of them gone and now the band is obviously gone as well. Terrible loss. So glad I went to both of the shows they played here in May and got to meet both guys.
They were suppose to be touring Europe with Carcass next year and I was hoping we would get an Irish date.
Kris Kristofferson, 88.
A good age but still a shame, I had great time for him.
A legend in his own right no doubt. RIP
Quote from: Carnage on September 30, 2024, 12:13:26 AMKris Kristofferson, 88.
A good age but still a shame, I had great time for him.
Yeah, me too. My parents and especially my Aunt and Uncle (and even a few of my older cousins) were always massive fans, so I grew up hearing his music, and seeing his movies. He always came across as a really cool, decent guy, and he was definitely a magnetic character.
I'm generally more a fan of traditional honky-tonk or western swing when it comes to country, but he had some excellent tunes. I mean, even if his only notable hit was Johnny Cash's version of 'Sunday Morning Coming Down' (as my cousin just said to me earlier, very few songs capture lonesome desolation quite so well) he would still be notable, but he wrote so many great tracks.
Not a great singer as such, but a very good songwriter, and he had a unique and enthralling delivery. Plus he worked with Cash, Jennings and Nelson in The Highwayman, which says a lot about his standing.
And he was a pretty damn good actor too, Convoy, Vigilante Force, Lone Star (Charlie Wade was definitely one of the greatest evil bastards in cinema, in an excellent movie that sadly seems to be largely forgotten now) Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia, Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid, Heaven's Gate, Blade etc.
Help Me Make It Through The Night and Me And Bobby McGee would have been up there too.
Willie's the only Highwayman left standing, I never would have expected him to outlast Kristofferson.
A legend no doubt, and one with proper substance to his tale.
Quote from: Carnage on September 30, 2024, 12:13:26 AMKris Kristofferson, 88.
A good age but still a shame, I had great time for him.
Surely I'm not the only one who swears he died a few years ago.. Mandela effect in action
He was very sick with Lyme disease alright, misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's or something, got the right diagnosis and came back to relative health. Maybe that was it?
Quote from: Carnage on September 30, 2024, 12:13:26 AMKris Kristofferson, 88.
A good age but still a shame, I had great time for him.
I don't know any of his tunes but he actually played a gig in Thurles of all places in the 2000s. The only other gig they've ever had there was Boyzone but I thought his name going there would be the start of something that never came to fruition. Pity because there's a grand hall there that could actually be used for good things rather than school plays
Liam Pain from one direction dead at 31.
At least he got to bang Cheryl cole.
He thought he was in McFly.
Quote from: open face surgery on October 17, 2024, 08:08:58 PMHe thought he was in McFly.
As expected there's been a tonne of inappropriate jokes. That one was probably the best one.
:laugh: I had a Busted bit tagged on but decided against it.
There really was only One Direction for him in the end.
https://blabbermouth.net/news/nymphs-singer-inger-lorre-dead-at-61 (https://blabbermouth.net/news/nymphs-singer-inger-lorre-dead-at-61)
Genuinely gutted...I thought The Nymphs were a great band who just never got off the ground properly. Stunning looking woman as well..RIP
Bit late with this one but Richard Lewis. I wasnt aware of his solo comedy but as a huge Curb Your Enthusiasm fan I was taken aback to learn ,only recently , of his passing.
Quote from: leatherface on October 19, 2024, 10:03:30 AMBit late with this one but Richard Lewis. I wasnt aware of his solo comedy but as a huge Curb Your Enthusiasm fan I was taken aback to learn ,only recently , of his passing.
No way. I only know him from Curb but I always found his chemistry with Larry to be electric. Such a funny dude.
The Lewis character on the show was suppose to be a slightly exaggerated version of his real life self kind of similar to the role Ted Danson played. Lewis was also a recovering addict like in the show.
Quote from: The Heretic on October 19, 2024, 09:09:52 AMhttps://blabbermouth.net/news/nymphs-singer-inger-lorre-dead-at-61 (https://blabbermouth.net/news/nymphs-singer-inger-lorre-dead-at-61)
Genuinely gutted...I thought The Nymphs were a great band who just never got off the ground properly. Stunning looking woman as well..RIP
Fuck. She was nuts but a great singer, Nymphs weren't bad either.
Karl Naslund, guitarist on In Flames Lunar Strain, only 51. Looking at the archives it seems that was the only album he was ever involved in,not a bad one to have though.
Paul Di'Anno has checked out.
https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-iron-maiden-singer-paul-dianno-dead-at-66
He's been a wreck physically for a long long time now. Surprised he lived this long to be honest.
Quote from: The Great Cull on October 21, 2024, 03:56:40 PMHe's been a wreck physically for a long long time now.
He really has, and that's been sadder than this news is now. Arra sure RIP!
That is genuinely sad to hear, shit!
Quote from: The Heretic on October 19, 2024, 09:09:52 AMhttps://blabbermouth.net/news/nymphs-singer-inger-lorre-dead-at-61 (https://blabbermouth.net/news/nymphs-singer-inger-lorre-dead-at-61)
Genuinely gutted...I thought The Nymphs were a great band who just never got off the ground properly. Stunning looking woman as well..RIP
Yeah, shocker. I quite liked the Nymphs and she seemed like more of a legend/character than she was given credit for
Quote from: The Great Cull on October 21, 2024, 03:56:40 PMPaul Di'Anno has checked out.
https://blabbermouth.net/news/ex-iron-maiden-singer-paul-dianno-dead-at-66
He's been a wreck physically for a long long time now. Surprised he lived this long to be honest.
He's running free now :abbath:
He's finally got himself some sanctuary from the law.
With the way he carried on the last few years I expect someone to get caught collecting his disability giro!
He was done for that more than once, to be fair. And beating his girlfriend.
Still a shame!
He was always a bit of a trainwreck, but still sang on two massively influencial albums.
Oh they're stone cold classics alright. Killers was my first Maiden album, possibly my first metal album to buy, still a favourite. But he certainly came across as a twat and left his talent behind a long time ago. Separating the art from the artist and all that.
Saw him live in Nancy Spain's around '05.
To be fair he but on a banging show at the time.
Well I enjoyed it, anyway.
Ah. Whatever about his personal life, he spent a good deal of time in my earphones as a teen so I'm saddened to hear of his passing. RIP Paul Dianno.
The first Maiden is in my top 3 of their albums and his vocals are a massive part of my enjoyment. A troubled dude but he had talent as a young lad. RIP.
RIP. Listening to Phantom of the Opera, amongst other songs, great vocalist for those first Maiden albums.
Yes spinning Killers since yesterday, RIP
Quote from: jobrok1 on October 21, 2024, 09:24:10 PMSaw him live in Nancy Spain's around '05.
To be fair he but on a banging show at the time.
Well I enjoyed it, anyway.
Same he was on the dry then, met him on Barrack st a few hours after the show and he was fckin sound and hilarious.. great memories
I love the first two Maiden albums but could never warm to Bruce so while I know the next 5 albums are classics and Bruce is a better singer I just prefer the first two as I've always been more of a Sabbath and Priest fan and there is a rawness to those first two that they never had after that. Paul sounded like he'd kick your head in while Bruce sounded like he'd get his butler to do it instead :)
RIP Paul
Yeah but his butler is pretty damn tough, in fairness.
Edit- I immediately pictured Sam Vimes's butler, Willikins.
Plot twist is ol' Brucie used to compete at fencing and happens to pilot aircraft, while Di'Anno shuffled about in a wheelchair and got stung for benefit fraud.
Di'Anno was as tough as a cold pint in a sunny beer garden after a hard day's work.
Being a cold pint in a sunny beer garden sounds like tough going, in fairness!
Wait, is that what those little umbrellas in cocktails are for?! ???
Quote from: Eoin McLove on October 24, 2024, 09:53:00 AMYeah but his butler is pretty damn tough, in fairness.
Edit- I immediately pictured Sam Vimes's butler, Willikins.
Lol Willikins! I'd forgotten all about him
Amorth died in the last few days in the Ukranian conflict. People will know him as the drummer on the early Drudkh albums and he was also the Astrofaes drummer.
Quincy Jones has tapped out. Some legacy.
Rashida's quite the looker alright!
:laugh:
No lies detected.
Quote from: mickO))) on November 04, 2024, 03:43:10 PMAmorth died in the last few days in the Ukranian conflict. People will know him as the drummer on the early Drudkh albums and he was also the Astrofaes drummer.
Saw that on the Kharkiv hardcore insta earlier.Think he was deployed with the recon units.
Tony Todd from the 'Candyman' films.
King Crimson lyricist and co-songwriter Peter Sinfield.
"The wall on which the prophets wrote
Is cracking at the seams
Upon the instruments of death
The sunlight brightly gleams
When every man is torn apart
With nightmares and with dreams
Will no one lay the laurel wreath
The silence drowns the screams."
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on November 16, 2024, 12:14:59 AMKing Crimson lyricist and co-songwriter Peter Sinfield.
"The wall on which the prophets wrote
Is cracking at the seams
Upon the instruments of death
The sunlight brightly gleams
When every man is torn apart
With nightmares and with dreams
Will no one lay the laurel wreath
The silence drowns the screams."
Ah shite. Been on a prog kick of late (due to talking Camel/Caravan with MaggotColony on the non-metal now listening thread), KC obviously featured a lot too.
No way? That sucks. He has cancer before. Did it come back?
Quote from: Eoin McLove on November 16, 2024, 11:29:58 AMNo way? That sucks. He has cancer before. Did it come back?
Aye it did. He worked right up until two weeks ago om some play. I must have watched D'Telly about 50 times in college as a young lad. Fucking genius film.
Poor fecker. RIP.
Casey Chaos dead at 59.
I really liked the Scum album, and some Amen in my younger days.
Quote from: Mark on December 21, 2024, 09:01:20 PMCasey Chaos dead at 59.
I really liked the Scum album, and some Amen in my younger days.
So annoyed by this. For me, the best gig I was ever at was when Amen played Belfast in 2007. Limelight was sparsely filled, very poor crowd . But what a show. Raw hatred, aggression and high octane energy. Truly blown away. Such pace in a rip roaring set. And the sound and tightness of Casey and the band was sharp as hell too. It's all subjective obviously , depending on one's own tastes , preferences and bias, but nothing has ever topped that gig for me. A seminal moment in my music attending life. And the source of my corny af username here, from a week or so ago, no less!!
59 is no age. Hard living catch up with him I assume? I never got into his music but he was all over the metal mags at the turn of the century so I was very much aware of him back then. RIP
Quote from: Eoin McLove on December 21, 2024, 09:58:07 PM59 is no age. Hard living catch up with him I assume? I never got into his music but he was all over the metal mags at the turn of the century so I was very much aware of him back then. RIP
Yeah he was big drinker and pill popper. Think I might look up the buddyhead gossip threads about him on web archives as they were hilarious.
54 btw
Never a fan of his stuff, but indeed no age to be going.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on December 21, 2024, 11:05:19 PM54 btw
Never a fan of his stuff, but indeed no age to be going.
Apparently he was lying about his age quite a bit. 59 seems to be the legit one.
Amen were the backing band for Vanilla Ice's nu metal album🤣
Without knowing much about him;I was surprised to learn he was 59!.For some reason I would have had him down as 10 years younger.
Quote from: Mark on December 21, 2024, 09:01:20 PMCasey Chaos dead at 59.
I really liked the Scum album, and some Amen in my younger days.
That Scum album was the only thing I liked that he ever did. Tried to listen to it again earlier this year and it didn't age very well. Was never into Amen and did I not read somewhere that he fucked some people over in the band when it came to money? Not that it really matters now.
The second Amen album was alright despite the cunt, that Scum album was shite because of him. Both to feature in the sales section soon.
Quote from: Carnage on December 22, 2024, 03:10:14 AMThe second Amen album was alright despite the cunt, that Scum album was shte because of him. Both to feature in the sales section soon.
Great sales pitch. 🤣
He was a bargain basement Marilyn Manson.
I thought he was already dead, he'd done absolutely nothing for 20 odd years
Enjoyed the first two Amen albums, and the gig they played in the Music Centre around that time was supposed to have been incredible, always regretted missing that
Yeah it was, they rocked that night no question. Posted about them not too long ago, dug out the albums having not listened to them in aeons
That was indeed a good gig at the TBMC. Himself and the drummer (Shannon Larkin from Ugly Kid Joe?) were knocking around before the show. I have a pic with them somewhere. He complimented my black seeds of vengeance hoodie so he was sound in my book. At the same show, the lad doing merch swapped me one of each of the Amen merch for the Haunted shirt I was wearing. Still have that gear somewhere (I never could bring myself to wear a shirt with Hitler's face on the statue of liberty mind you). I liked those 2 Amen albums back in the day and then he disappeared until Scum, and then nothing after that.
In light of some of the other musical atrocities committed during the nu-metal era, I'd be more charitably inclined towards Amen these days. It appeared on the surface that they had the typical trappings of that era...produced by Ross Robinson, feted by Metal Hammer etc., but to be fair the music wasn't that clumsy, half assed rap-rock hybrid that other bands were peddling at the time. That said, there was something quite insincere about them...that Chaos lad seemed to be all over the more extreme side of metal, maybe he knew that nu-metal was about to run it's course or maybe that's just me being cynical.
Sean Blosl, Sanctuary guitarist, 58. Seemingly died in a car carsh in August, just announced today.
That's a shit buzz. I just finished spinning the first Nevermore album, onto the Sanctuary debut now I guess.
Ah, sorry to hear that, Sanctuary were a favourite in the teen years and still are. R.I.P.
RIP Russ North, what a vocalist :abbath:
Another Heavy Metal legend gone - Ragne Wahlquist
Ah fuck,..don't quote me on this but I do love a blast of Heavy Load. R.I.P. Ragne
Quote from: Mithrandir on January 03, 2025, 08:43:40 AMRIP Russ North, what a vocalist :abbath:
Shit, only saw this now, that sucks. Saw them in a tiny venue in London around 2007 or 2008 and his performance was just phenomenal.
Fredrik Lindgren. Original guitarist with Unleashed. 54 is no age. Played a huge role in the early years of Swedish death metal. RIP.
https://www.nme.com/news/music/orignal-unleashed-guitarist-fredrik-lindgren-dies-aged-53-3826928
He did indeed . R.I.P.
Tony Slattery. Famous for whose line is it anyway. Actually found out via sickipedia.
Quote from: Kunt 4 Life on January 14, 2025, 10:11:47 PMTony Slattery. Famous for whose line is it anyway. Actually found out via sickipedia.
Ah shyte. That was a great show back in the day.
Quote from: Kunt 4 Life on January 14, 2025, 10:11:47 PMTony Slattery. Famous for whose line is it anyway. Actually found out via sickipedia.
He was brilliant on who's line. Poor guy had a massive breakdown in the mid 90 from a mixture of undiagnosed BPD and Vodka & Cocaine and essentially went into recluse.
Fond memories of him in Whose Line Is It Anyway. Hadn't exactly followed his career since, sad to hear things took such a tragic turn for him.
He'd circled the drain for a long time but once he got diagnosed he'd seemed to be on an upward streak. A shame he was cut down on the way back up.
Peter Fluid from 24-7 Spyz. Shit buzz
https://espeaks.co.uk/bronx-man-beaten-to-death-in-ambulette-was-groundbreaking-rocker/
Quote from: Carnage on January 15, 2025, 01:43:24 AMHe'd circled the drain for a long time but once he got diagnosed he'd seemed to be on an upward streak. A shame he was cut down on the way back up.
Absolutely. Related to him being on his way back up, Colin Mochrie, an even more unforgettable Whose Line fixture, posted this: "So sorry to hear about the passing of Tony Slattery. Outrageous, dangerous and funny onstage, a lovely human offstage. Glad I got a chance to reconnect with him at Edinburgh Fringe a couple of years ago. He will be missed."
I most remember Tony Slattery from some show were people answer questions from a computer screen. Must have been the early 90s. RIP. 65 is no age.
Quote from: Bürggermeister on January 15, 2025, 09:06:14 AMPeter Fluid from 24-7 Spyz. Shit buzz
https://espeaks.co.uk/bronx-man-beaten-to-death-in-ambulette-was-groundbreaking-rocker/
I remember being somewhat into 24-7 Spyz back in my formative years. They had a few tunes in Headbangers Ball and MTV for a while.
David Lynch has passed away. So closes an entire chapter of the history of film and television.
An absolute legend.
All shockers, for sure, but Lynch hits particularly hard. Wether you liked his work or not (and I fucking loved it), he was one of a kind. A huge inspiration.
Just saw Lynch had died. Really shitty one and an awful way to leave Twin Peaks was always hoping for one more series.
Fuck. Had the Twin Peaks soundtrack on just this morning.
Shit news about David Lynch. Truly one of a kind and left a solid body of work including paintings and albums. I do hope his death is unconnected with the LA fires. Haven't spotted any commentary about that.
Aye. Passing of a legend.
Quote from: Polaris on January 16, 2025, 08:52:53 PMShit news about David Lynch. Truly one of a kind and left a solid body of work including paintings and albums. I do hope his death is unconnected with the LA fires. Haven't spotted any commentary about that.
nah, he had shit lungs from years of smoking. That did him in. I'm a huge fan of his work like a lot on here I'm sure. He was something else, Mulholland Drive is my favorite of his. Really, only Dune is the only movie that isn't brilliant he made. Some body of work!
And even Dune is, in fact, brilliant :laugh: The sense of what it would have been had he had full creative control and means shines through strong enough imo
Will be revisiting the ones I haven't seen in the longest amount of time: Wild at Heart and Lost Highway first up on that list.
The Elephant Man, Dune and The Straight Story are the ones of his that I liked, maybe Wild At Heart too, can't stand anything else he's done. Still, he did his own thing and to hell with what anyone thought, which was to be admired, so it's a sad loss.
We nicked a still from the Elephant Man for the front of the Drainland lp, that's how big a deal he was to me
I vividly remember watching Fire Walk with Me on a shitty little tv with my younger brother some time in the mid 90's. We had never seen Twin Peaks, but we were both completely mesmerised by the strangeness unfolding on the screen. There was a storm raging outside which further enhanced the weird, slightly terrifying atmosphere.
The missus has never seen Twin Peaks so we're going to start that tonight.
Just seen John Sykes has died, just 65.
Class guitarist, might lash on Thunder and Lightning.
Cuntish enough. Amazing playing across Lizzy, Whitesnake and Tygers of Pan Tang.
The man who helped Lizzy bow out on one of the highest points, and definitely the most metal point, of their career. Hailz! :abbath:
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on January 20, 2025, 10:40:32 PMThe man who helped Lizzy bow out on one of the highest points, and definitely the most metal point, of their career. Hailz! :abbath:
And most of the 80s shredders ripped him off too! Absolutely killer player.
Aww that's a shitter, top player. Will bang on T&L in the morning :abbath:
Shit! Just read about this a while ago.
Bit of White snake and T&L on the cards for today...
Still of the Night has to be my favourite hair metal/cock-rock track of all time :abbath:
Had Blue Murder in this morning! Total 80s action choons!
Garth Hudson. Last surviving member of The Band.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on January 21, 2025, 09:26:18 AMStill of the Night has to be my favourite hair metal/cock-rock track of all time :abbath:
Ah too right, absolute corker
Quote from: open face surgery on January 21, 2025, 05:54:29 PMGarth Hudson. Last surviving member of The Band.
Shit news. I was only listening to Music from Big Pink last week. I have Chest Fever on atm - his organ/saxophone playing was sublime. RIP
Marianne Faithful...
Just seen a post by 'tallica about it.
Rip her
Dave Jerden, 75, producer and engineer who worked on, amongst others:
Remain in Light - Talking Heads
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - David Byrne/Brian Eno
The Man From Utopia - Frank Zappa
Nothing's Shocking - Jane's Addiction
Mother's Milk - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Social Distortion - Social Distortion
Ritual de lo Habitual - Jane's Addiction
Facelift - Alice in Chains
The Reality of My Surroundings - Fishbone
Symbol of Salvation - Armored Saint
Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell - Social Distortion
Dirt - Alice in Chains
That What Is Not - Public Image Ltd.
Independent - Sacred Reich
Sound of White Noise - Anthrax
One hell of a credit list.
Ixnay on the Hombre and Americana by The Offspring too, really important albums to my youthful ears.
RIP.
Trann Ciekals of Norwegian black metal band DJEVEL.
I never knew he was married to Lamia Vox which I guess explains how she got that spot on the Mare full length.
Shitty, shitty news, that album they just released to finish the trinity is brilliant.
Coburn Pharr, singer for Annihilator and Omen, 62
Ah jayz, good singer was Coburn, off to Never, Neverland then. R.I.P.
RIP to the Macaroni Maniac.
Ah no! It wasn't a cheddar cheese heart attack?
Gene Hackman. i'm guessing its carbon monoxide poisioning since the dig and wife went.
No way. A real legend. RIP.
Must stick on A Bridge Too Far. Always loved that movie.
One of the truly great American actors. Rewatched Crimson Tide before Christmas and you don't have that level of actor - him and Denzel - just going for it. I've had Narrow Margin on the Letterboxd Watchlist for an eternity, might tick it off over the weekend.
R.I.P. Michelle Trachtenberg
Feels like only yesterday she was Buffy's annoying little sister.
She wasn't even 40.
Got pretty rough looking at the end too, from one the news bit I saw on it.
Was there health problems?
She had a liver transplant a few months ago.
Curious to see what investigation brings back about Hackman's wife and dog dying at the same time as him. Hackman at 95, can't really complain, but his wife was only 63.
Legend actor anyway, no doubt, and it'll be an absolute pleasure deciding which of his long list of performances to revisit over the weekend.
Some back catalogue alright and 95 is great innings.
Neither of which can be said for the Buffy girl. Crazy young.
RIP Little Bill.
The Conversation, one to watch. A true legend gone.
Quote from: Carnage on February 27, 2025, 01:25:21 PMThe Conversation, one to watch. A true legend gone.
Was reading a poll of his top films after the news and that was at the top.
I've never seen it, in fact I don't even think I've heard of it, living under a rock as I do
Sad news alright, can't agree more re. The Conversation. I'll be watching a good few over the weekend.
Quote from: astfgyl on February 27, 2025, 01:31:40 PMQuote from: Carnage on February 27, 2025, 01:25:21 PMThe Conversation, one to watch. A true legend gone.
Was reading a poll of his top films after the news and that was at the top.
I've never seen it, in fact I don't even think I've heard of it, living under a rock as I do
The Conversation is one of Coppalas best too. Excellent movie
It's fantastic, a real gem that's not discussed as often as it should. One of the 5 John Cazale films, too.
I consider Enemy Of The State a stealth sequel to it, Hackman's character is how I imagine Caul in The Conversation would have ended up.
Hopefully it'll be as good as ye are saying I'll give it a go over the weekend and see ye in the film thread
RIP to a great actor, will fire up the French Connection and Mississippi Burning this weekend
Christ, I have no concept of time or aging these days...didn't realize Hackman was that old and, to be fair, having just seen a recent picture of him, he looked every day of his 95 years. I still think of everything post late 90s to be "recent enough" so I prob had an image of him in my head being younger than he actually was.
I was only talking about The French Connection with the missus over the weekend, but we ended up choosing The Substance instead.
Sorry Gene. I'll watch it this weekend.
His scene with in the jailhouse with Richard Harris in Unforgiven is one of my all time favourite scenes.
What a brilliant actor he was. The French connection car chase is where i first saw him. He was great in Unforgiven but I really liked him on Mississipi Burning. And his comic turn in the royal tenenbaums was really good.
He was brilliant in Get Shorty, which similarly I see as not that long ago.
The back and forth between Hackman and Defoe, and Hackman and the klan lads in Mississippi Burning is great stuff. He was fantastic in pretty much everything to be fair.
Quote from: Carnage on February 27, 2025, 09:02:09 PMThe back and forth between Hackman and Defoe, and Hackman and the klan lads in Mississippi Burning is great stuff. He was fantastic in pretty much everything to be fair.
Aye. Two quality actors at the top of their game.
Quote from: Carnage on February 27, 2025, 09:02:09 PMThe back and forth between Hackman and Defoe, and Hackman and the klan lads in Mississippi Burning is great stuff. He was fantastic in pretty much everything to be fair.
Hackman and Dafoe carry that movie, anyone else and it'd be just "the Feds absolutely loved civil rights" shite.
My favorite Hackman movie is The Conversation tied with his cameo in Young Frankenstein.
I was picturing The Conversation as a completely different movie, where 2 guys sit at a diner booth for the duration, The Conversation is great. Def worth a rewatch.
My Dinner With Andre?
That's the one 😄 Mass confusion.
Never even heard of either of those. The chance of them playing any of his good films on the telly over here are nil. Last night to commemorate him they put on... The Birdcage :laugh: fuck me...
It's a great film though!
I haven't seen it since the 90s but there are many others on his CV I would rather see on d'telly. But sure, it's endless rainbow flags and mardi gras on telly in Oz just in case you forget to BE KIND! Insufferable shite.
So many streaming sites, Andy. There's no real excuse :laugh:
If it's not shadow puppetry projected onto the back wall of my cave then I'm lost and bewildered.
Enemy Of The State is worth a watch too as Hackman kinda riffs off his character in The Conversation. And it's Tony Scott so it's entertaining as fuck.
Just read that Brian James from The Damned/Lords Of The New Church died.
Only 70 but I can't imagine that he ever looked after himself.
Bad one. Those first two Damned albums are essential.
Quote from: StoutAndAle on March 07, 2025, 08:44:43 AMJust read that Brian James from The Damned/Lords Of The New Church died.
Only 70 but I can't imagine that he ever looked after himself.
Bad one. Those first two Damned albums are essential.
Shit news. Damned Damned Damned is miles better than the debuts by The Pistols and The Clash.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on February 28, 2025, 10:11:52 PMNever even heard of either of those. The chance of them playing any of his good films on the telly over here are nil. Last night to commemorate him they put on... The Birdcage :laugh: fuck me...
get a cracked firestick lad. Game changer
RIP Eddie Jordan.
Dirk Schröder, singer of German Speed Metal band IRON ANGEL.
Ah, sorry to hear that, will have to dig out Hellish Crossfire. R.I.P. Dirk
Unreal album.
Val "Iceman" Kilmer.
Just saw that. Good actor and he has been ill for a long time I think. RIP.
Yeah, pneumonia finished him off after suffering from throat cancer for a few years. Criminally underrated actor.
The Val documentary is well worth seeing.
RIP Madmartigan!
Quote from: Sworntothecans on April 02, 2025, 08:30:06 AMYeah, pneumonia finished him off after suffering from throat cancer for a few years. Criminally underrated actor.
The Val documentary is well worth seeing.
It is, having his son narrate it was a masterstroke, he sounds just like him. A shame.
Quote from: Carnage on April 02, 2025, 08:58:37 AMQuote from: Sworntothecans on April 02, 2025, 08:30:06 AMYeah, pneumonia finished him off after suffering from throat cancer for a few years. Criminally underrated actor.
The Val documentary is well worth seeing.
It is, having his son narrate it was a masterstroke, he sounds just like him. A shame.
His son also played Dead in Lords of Chaos
Quote from: Carnage on April 02, 2025, 08:58:37 AMQuote from: Sworntothecans on April 02, 2025, 08:30:06 AMYeah, pneumonia finished him off after suffering from throat cancer for a few years. Criminally underrated actor.
The Val documentary is well worth seeing.
It is, having his son narrate it was a masterstroke, he sounds just like him. A shame.
It was great seeing Kilmer's perspective on The Island Of Dr Moreau shoot. Whole thing was cursed!
Val Kilmer gone. He was one of the good ones now. I think a revisit to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is in order
Mental altogether. Have you seen the documentary on it? Essential viewing if you've even a casual interest in it.
And he was also Batman in the not-so bad 'Batman Forever'. R.I.P.
Wonderland was great. I always remember the trailers for The Island of Dr. Moreau as a child on sky wanting to see it but not having the movie channels must watch it over the next few days.
Quote from: Carnage on April 02, 2025, 10:51:57 AMMental altogether. Have you seen the documentary on it? Essential viewing if you've even a casual interest in it.
The Richard Stanley one? Yeah it's fucking crazy.
Clem Burke, the drummer for Blondie.
Also, apparently Richard Chamberlain died last week, I haven't seen any mention of that. Surprising, considering how big a star he was between the '60s and '80s.
Great drummer, I loved Blondie as a young fella, still give the early stuff a regular spin.
Dave Allen from Gang Of Four/Shriekback.
Great bass player - surely one of the progenitors of putting funk into post-punk.
Those first two Gang Of Four albums that he played on are absolutely mint and still in heavy rotation on my decks.
I didn't listen to Shriekback until a few months ago when Bradfield from the Manic Street Preachers was interview and cited them as an influence on some of the bass and drum work on "The Holy Bible". It's good stuff and they appeared to have had a heavy bearing on some of the funk-punk that came down the line from the US later in the 1980s - early RHCP/Living Colour/Rollins Band/FNM.
Quote from: StoutAndAle on April 08, 2025, 09:49:31 AMDave Allen from Gang Of Four/Shriekback.
Great bass player - surely one of the progenitors of putting funk into post-punk.
Those first two Gang Of Four albums that he played on are absolutely mint and still in heavy rotation on my decks.
I didn't listen to Shriekback until a few months ago when Bradfield from the Manic Street Preachers was interview and cited them as an influence on some of the bass and drum work on "The Holy Bible". It's good stuff and they appeared to have had a heavy bearing on some of the funk-punk that came down the line from the US later in the 1980s - early RHCP/Living Colour/Rollins Band/FNM.
Shit buzz. The intro to "At Home He's a Tourist" sounded like Chic trying to pick a fight.
RIP.
Les Binks passed away
RIP Les Binks. Least we forget, co-wrote Beyond the Realms of Death.
I didn't know he was Irish until it was nentioned in an article yesterday. RIP
Mike Peters - RIP
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y7mxzn9nlo
RIP Sabu. I am sure a good few others on here just like me grew up watching him. Not sure when or the cause but it was announced a few hours ago.
Just heard Derek Murphy has passed, some of yiz may have known him over the years
https://rip.ie/death-notice/derek-murphy-mayo-593789?sfnsn=mo
I saw that about Murph. I can't say I knew him but I remember him being a regular fixture behind the mixing desk at many a gig over the years. 49... Just way too young. RIP.
Quote from: Bürggermeister on May 11, 2025, 11:14:11 PMJust heard Derek Murphy has passed, some of yiz may have known him over the years
https://rip.ie/death-notice/derek-murphy-mayo-593789?sfnsn=mo
That's awful news. :(
Dreadful news altogether. Such a nice guy. RIP.
Not much more to me than a friendly face in the scene who'd always say howerya, awful for his family though. RIP.
God that's awful. Again I'd just know him to say hello to at gigs and hadn't seen him in years but a shame. R.i.P
That's sad to read about Murph. Hasn't seen him in years but used to have good time for him.
RIP. Hadn't seen him in a very long time. 49 is no age.
He used to do sound occasionally for bands back in the early 2000s and he even had a short lived show on a pirate radio station at some point round then too.
NORM!!!!
"Can I draw you a beer, Norm?"
"No, I know what they look like. Just pour me one."
Whatcha up to, Norm?
My ideal weight if I were eleven feet tall.
"What's going on, Mr. Peterson?"
"The question is 'what's going in Mr. Peterson?'"
"Hey Norm, what's up?"
"My nipples, it's freezing out there."
Norm is my spirit animal.
Rick Derringer, 77.
Most people only know one track by him, featured on the Dazed & Confused soundtrack. But no worries, 'tis a bona fide banger:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q06edJvLDsY
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on May 27, 2025, 05:28:59 PMRick Derringer, 77.
Most people only know one track by him, featured on the Dazed & Confused soundtrack. But no worries, 'tis a bona fide banger:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q06edJvLDsY
Most people know him from this
I didn't actually know that was by him :laugh:
Another exhibit to add to the evidence pile for "everyone went shit in the 80s" :D
Rick was cool. He also designed the oul BC Rich Stealth, as used by this guy
(https://images.equipboard.com/uploads/source/image/43270/big_Chuck53.jpg)
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on May 27, 2025, 05:45:35 PMI didn't actually know that was by him :laugh:
Another exhibit to add to the evidence pile for "everyone went shit in the 80s" :D
He produced and played on most of Weird Al Jankovics 80s records too.
Colin Jerwood from Conflict, after "a short illness". I presume that means the big C.
https://colinjerwood.muchloved.com/
Just saw this only saw them in the LostLane 2 weeks ago. Spoke to Colin at it and he seemed off before the show I thought he was pissed the way he was walking around yet he doesn't drink. Then on stage he said he wanted to end the show a few songs early because he was unwell but the crowd cheering got him to stay on stage for a few more. Then they played Belfast the next night. I don't think it was cancer as they still had a good few gigs planned for the next few months seemed more like he had a bad cold or the flu when he was here.
I know he missed a few gigs in April due to illness, he mentioned difficulty breathing so it must have been a respiratory ailment of some description. A shame anyway.
He was sweating an awful lot on the stage as well. I nearly didn't go 2 weeks ago as I had a few things going on that weekend and like GBH they play here fairly often but so glad I went now. He was a lovely fella any time I spoke to him and always seemed to have time for anyone who approached him at shows.
That's 3 dead now in the last year that I saw and spoke to at shows. Colin and then Juan & Pinche from Brujeria.
RIP Brian Wilson. The Beach Boys have been a significant part of my musical DNA since first discovering during lucky dip digging into the record collection at home when I was only a nipper.
Similar, I had an uncle who was a huge Beach Boys fan so had lots of exposure growing up. I saw him play three times, including the Pet Sounds tour he did, really quite a revelation in terms of seeing what it took to make that amazing music.
Just heard that. I never saw the attraction TBH, I've always found them irritating. I'm in the minority there.
I also just heard that Frederick Forsythe has died. I've only read The Day Of The Jackal but that was quute decent.
Both were 82.
Chuck Profus, Agent Steel drummer. Shit buzz.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on June 11, 2025, 11:11:16 PMRIP Brian Wilson. The Beach Boys have been a significant part of my musical DNA since first discovering during lucky dip digging into the record collection at home when I was only a nipper.
Same. I saw Brian Wilson with an amazing band at Electric Picnic. That gig was amazing.
Douglas McCarthy from Nitzer Ebb, 58. Probably from cirrhosis of the liver.
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/nitzer-ebbs-douglas-mccarthy-has-died-at-58/
Quote from: Carnage on June 12, 2025, 11:50:30 AMDouglas McCarthy from Nitzer Ebb, 58. Probably from cirrhosis of the liver.
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/nitzer-ebbs-douglas-mccarthy-has-died-at-58/
Ah that's sad news some cracker albums over the years.
Nitzer Ebb is one of those names I know but I've never heard a note of their music. Give me a good album to check out.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on June 12, 2025, 11:55:26 AMNitzer Ebb is one of those names I know but I've never heard a note of their music. Give me a good album to check out.
Showtime, That Total Age, Ebbhead, Industrial Complex are a few I like.
Quote from: OpenSores on June 12, 2025, 11:58:50 AMQuote from: Eoin McLove on June 12, 2025, 11:55:26 AMNitzer Ebb is one of those names I know but I've never heard a note of their music. Give me a good album to check out.
Showtime, That Total Age, Ebbhead, Industrial Complex are a few I like.
Nice one. I'll have a listen.
Ebbhead was where I got on board. Took a long time to come around to it but it's a personal favourite now, the recent remaster is great on headphones. Belief is another great one, as is the... As Is EP.
If you're into early Depeche Mode you'd find a lot to like in NE, they were on the same label, Flood worked with both, etc.
Must check out Belief, don't think I've heard the remaster of Ebbhead, must rectify that.
I know that the Beach Boys were influential and on a certain level I can appreciate why for the production values, quality of songs etc but they never did it for me, and I have tried, the same could be said for the Beatles, however I'm starting to appreciate the Beatles a lot more in recent years, perhaps I'm musically maturing? who knows, perhaps the same will happen to the Beach Boys? who knows, however artists like Brian Wilson are legends and its sad to deep them pass into history..RIP
Quote from: Carnage on June 12, 2025, 12:10:57 PMEbbhead was where I got on board. Took a long time to come around to it but it's a personal favourite now, the recent remaster is great on headphones. Belief is another great one, as is the... As Is EP.
If you're into early Depeche Mode you'd find a lot to like in NE, they were on the same label, Flood worked with both, etc.
Nitzer Ebb are similar to Depeche Mode, but they're more butch.
That Total Age is a great album.
I listened to a few songs off Ebbhead last night. Very cool. NIN-ish sounding stuff I thought. The artwork is really cool on it. Is it a real Gilbert and George piece or a tribute?
And Sly Stone gone as well this week. Massive talent.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on June 12, 2025, 10:14:26 PMI listened to a few songs off Ebbhead last night. Very cool. NIN-ish sounding stuff I thought. The artwork is really cool on it. Is it a real Gilbert and George piece or a tribute?
Tribute, I think. The cover credits say "Video by State. Image grab by Vertikal."
Ah cool. I really like their work although I haven't seen any of it in years. I remember one I saw possibly in the Tate Modern twenty odd years ago with the two boys surfing on a giant turd :laugh:
Quote from: Pentagrimes on June 12, 2025, 10:22:27 PMAnd Sly Stone gone as well this week. Massive talent.
Just seen that and popping in to post it. Will be dusting a few of his records off over the weekend.
"If You Want Me To Stay" is one of the reasons I picked up a bas guitar (Sly played that bassline himself too).
Cracking song. Mercury Rev had a decent cover of it in their early days, a bit tongue in cheek but worth a listen.
The Sly Stone doc on Disney that Questlove from The Roots did us well worth watching.
Quote from: Pentagrimes on June 12, 2025, 10:22:27 PMAnd Sly Stone gone as well this week. Massive talent.
Yes, what a genius. His backing band amazing, Larry Graham on bass holding it down.
Quote from: Carnage on June 13, 2025, 12:56:38 AMCracking song. Mercury Rev had a decent cover of it in their early days, a bit tongue in cheek but worth a listen.
God I haven't heard that in years (ahh back when MR were good). Even tongue in cheek it was better than the RHCP version
Everything that has ever existed is better than the RHCP version of anything. Ever.
I didn't know they'd massacred it, I don't want to hear it.
Roger Martinez of Vengeance Rising, last week. Interesting guy; completely and virulently turned away from Christianity but unfortunately never managed to get any new music together and released. Will be giving Human Sacrifice and maybe a couple others a spin tonight.
Diogo Jota and his brother died in a car crash.
Michael Madsen died yesterday too
I liked him, he was good.
I only twigged yesterday (when I read it) that Virgina Madsen was his sister.
I'm hearing John Nesbitt, formerly of Two Tales of Woe, among others, passed away yesterday. Awful news.
Quote from: Bürggermeister on July 06, 2025, 09:25:15 AMI'm hearing John Nesbitt, formerly of Two Tales of Woe, among others, passed away yesterday. Awful news.
Yes, saw this last night, awful indeed. A great player and a sound lad.
I can't say I knew him at all but RIP.
I had a look at them on Metal Archives to see who he was and I can't believe the amount of members that have passed through that band.
He was in Run With The Wolf too wasn't he?
RIP. Far too young to be checking out
Yeah, he was with them for a while too.
George Kooymans from Golden Earring, 77:
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/07/george-kooymans-co-founder-of-golden-earring-dies-aged-77/
Hulk Hogan just snuffed it. He was a big MAGA/Trump supporter, so you know, good
The roids always catch up!
Quote from: Ducky on July 24, 2025, 04:57:11 PMHulk Hogan just snuffed it. He was a big MAGA/Trump supporter, so you know, good
Another Metallica bassist gone
Hulkamania is a terrible disease
When it comes crashing down and it doesn't hurt inside...
Whatcha gonna do, brother, when congestive heart disease runs all over you?
I always wanted him to lose when I was a young lad watching the wrassling
He was like the Man United of wrasslers to me
Can't believe he lasted so long
Quote from: astfgyl on July 24, 2025, 05:51:14 PMI always wanted him to lose when I was a young lad watching the wrassling
He was like the Man United of wrasslers to me
Can't believe he lasted so long
Funnily enough he was the exact same for me, the Man Utd of wrestlers. I always wanted Warrior or Macho to win. Later on I always wanted Bret Hart to lose and Shawn Michaels to win for the same reasons.
Latterly grew to love Hulk and Hulkamania in my later years more as a nostalgia thing for just how big of a cultural event that was. Then he went full MAGA and he was harder to like...
RIP all the same though. He was as famous as anyone in the 80s, a true cultural icon. 71 is very young, but I guess old enough for a wrestler.
Hogan was always my favourite, along with the Big Boss Man and Tugboat when I got into it in the late 80s/early 90s.
He was a racist creep
Quote from: Don Gately on July 24, 2025, 06:44:18 PMHe was a racist creep
Yeah a horrible cunt by pretty much all accounts, but a classic character.
The Hulkster was an icon , take it or leave it. R.I.P.
Also, Malcolm Jamal Warner who played Theo Huxtable in the Cosby Show passed this week too .
Ozzy, Theo, Hogan all gone in a week. Am hoping someone is checking on Mr T.
Quote from: jpm4 on July 24, 2025, 08:15:13 PMOzzy, Theo, Hogan all gone in a week. Am hoping someone is checking on Mr T.
Does anyone know if Johnny 5 is still alive?
Quote from: Mooncat on July 24, 2025, 06:14:59 PM71 is very young
71 is OAP man, only young thing about it will be Angus's next birthday!
Quote from: Anvil on July 24, 2025, 06:42:28 PMHogan was always my favourite, along with the Big Boss Man and Tugboat when I got into it in the late 80s/early 90s.
Like others I liked Hulk in the WWF but always preferred the Warrior. Hollywood Hogan was best part of his career. As I am sure anyone who witnessed it as it happened will agree it was crazy as a kid seeing Hulk Hogan do the unthinkable and turn heel in WCW. Air guitaring the belt coming out to Voodoo Child with the black stubble around the trademark handlebar moustache. Then on top of that the NWO and all that came with it.
It makes me sad now thinking back to all of that watching Nitro on TNT as a child and being pissed off cause we didn't have sky sports at the time so the only WWF I got to see was Livewire and Shotgun Saturday Night on Sky 1. Knowing now that at the time Nitro was the far better show. I also remember the Hogan vs the Rock match at Wrestlemania in the early 00's being one of the best wrestling matches I have ever seen. Everyone talking about it in school the next day.
Back in the 80's Hogan was like Big Daddy, he was rolled out every now and then to great fanfare, but I found wrestlers like Mr Perfect, Bret Hart etc were far more interesting as they were far better athletes and more technical, having said all the The Ultimate Warrior was fkn mental and had no real skills at all but was great to watch. But yeah Hogan was a huge draw back in the day. Honky Tonk man was great as well, some great gimmmicks back in the day. I stopped watching wrestling around 1992 so I can't really comment on what happened after that really.
And lets not forget Bobby Heenan, a total heel but behind it all a stand up guy apparently!
I never disliked Bret Hart but never liked him either he reminds me of what the wrestlers seem to be today generic, boring and have no personality. Mr Perfect to me was always one of the bad guys. One of my mates in Canada bumped into Bret a few years ago in a pub in Toronto and said he was really nice.
Over the last few years I watched some old wrestling here and there. I saw one episode of prime time that had Honkey Tonk in it. He beat some jobber within a few mins. The jobber had to be carried from the ring back to locker room as Honkey Tonks finishing move apparently left him unable to stand, Honkey kept running in front him as the refs carried him back doing his Elvis dance. I couldn't stop laughing it was so funny.
Yes Bobby Heenan is one of the funniest people to have ever lived. Another really funny wrestler that I hated as a kid but can appreciate as an adult is the Million Dollar Man.
Quote from: mickO))) on July 25, 2025, 01:19:15 PMI never disliked Bret Hart but never liked him either he reminds me of what the wrestlers seem to be today generic, boring and have no personality. Mr Perfect to me was always one of the bad guys. One of my mates in Canada bumped into Bret a few years ago in a pub in Toronto and said he was really nice.
Over the last few years I watched some old wrestling here and there. I saw one episode of prime time that had Honkey Tonk in it. He beat some jobber within a few mins. The jobber had to be carried from the ring back to locker room as Honkey Tonks finishing move apparently left him unable to stand, Honkey kept running in front him as the refs carried him back doing his Elvis dance. I couldn't stop laughing it was so funny.
Yes Bobby Heenan is one of the funniest people to have ever lived. Another really funny wrestler that I hated as a kid but can appreciate as an adult is the Million Dollar Man.
Yeah I hated million dollar man as well but just goes to show you how well they sold it! Especially now when you see youtube interviews with those older guys and how 'mellow' they are in real life compared to the characters they portrayed. Sensational Sherri was a complete bitch on TV but a sweetheart in real life apparently, another RIP
Sorry I wont derail the thread any longer with wrestling stuff :abbath:
Quote from: The Heretic on July 25, 2025, 12:04:28 PMBack in the 80's Hogan was like Big Daddy, he was rolled out every now and then to great fanfare, but I found wrestlers like Mr Perfect, Bret Hart etc were far more interesting as they were far better athletes and more technical, having said all the The Ultimate Warrior was fkn mental and had no real skills at all but was great to watch. But yeah Hogan was a huge draw back in the day. Honky Tonk man was great as well, some great gimmmicks back in the day. I stopped watching wrestling around 1992 so I can't really comment on what happened after that really.
And lets not forget Bobby Heenan, a total heel but behind it all a stand up guy apparently!
See I would have agreed with this until they put all the archived stuff on Netflix and now when I go back, the slower cartoon character guys of the 80s were
way more entertaining that the 90s era of Bret Hart et al. That era is mind-numbingly boring to watch now (bar Bret himself and Shawn Michaels). There are few wrestlers that worked the crowd like Hogan and probably only Stone Cold got similar crowd reactions when his music hit.
Quote from: Giggles on July 25, 2025, 12:07:20 AMQuote from: Mooncat on July 24, 2025, 06:14:59 PM71 is very young
71 is OAP man, only young thing about it will be Angus's next birthday!
:laugh: :laugh:
Original Maiden singer, Paul Mario Day:
https://loudwire.com/iron-maiden-paul-mario-day-dead
I didn't even know there was a singer before Di'Anno, although I'm no maiden buff, is that all the original singers gone now or is there another original singer in waiting?
anyway....RIP
D'ianno was the first stable singer I think, but they had a few before him.
Quote from: The Heretic on July 30, 2025, 12:19:55 PMI didn't even know there was a singer before Di'Anno, although I'm no maiden buff, is that all the original singers gone now or is there another original singer in waiting?
anyway....RIP
He was only in the band for less than a year, Denis Wilcock replaced him before Dianno came along, neither of them ever recorded anything though
Erik Wunder of Cobalt/Man's dead, he was only 42. Wasn't into the last Cobalt record but everything else he put his name to ruled, Gin being the obvious highlight.
No way. How did he die? Those dudes seemed a bit troubled.
Gin was a fantastic thing, that's no age to die.
Quite liked the last record myself,.sad news , RIP
The Man's Gin stuff sounded really good but I never picked up the CD. I must give it a spin on YouTube later.
Mans Gin is great, worth going back to.
Nowhere is reporting anything about cause of death, I kinda feel it may have been suicide but I'm pulling that from my hole.
Gin is a brilliant album, that's the only one I have .
Dead at 42, I thought that band were older for some reason.
Quote from: Squigs on August 01, 2025, 08:27:44 PMErik Wunder of Cobalt/Man's dead, he was only 42. Wasn't into the last Cobalt record but everything else he put his name to ruled, Gin being the obvious highlight.
That's a shock yeah agreed on the last Cobalt. Gonna lash Gin on and into me this evening as a mark of respect fucking 42
Quote from: Squigs on August 01, 2025, 09:36:11 PMMans Gin is great, worth going back to.
Nowhere is reporting anything about cause of death, I kinda feel it may have been suicide but I'm pulling that from my hole.
Metal Archives have listed cause of death as heart failure, which (if true) is downright cruel for a fella his age.
Gonna bang "Gin" on now.
According to Phil from Hooded in Oil he was POS that let his dog starve while he got high.
The dangers of drugs. I'm assuming if one is addicted to hard drugs, menial tasks like feeding yourself, let alone your pet, slip further and further down your list of priorities. Not to make excuses, as such, more of an observation. I find thinking about junkies fills me with conflicting emotions from disgust to pity and ultimately a sense of relief that it isn't something I've had to contend with.
Jill Lisson passed away yesterday at 54 years old. Some will remember her from Funerus and she is also John McEntees ex wife.
The two Funerus full lengths are great.
Neil Jenkins, Guitarist from Medulla Nocte. Great band, couldn't have been any age really those lads were probably in and around peer age of this board. Absolutely savage band.
Probably the higher end of the 40s? Saw them live a couple of times in the late 90s I think. Once in the little punk venue that was on Capel Street... forget the name. I think they supported Skinlab or someone like that in TBMC too? They were OK but I never bought a CD. Jammer, the drummer died years ago too.
RIP.
Quote from: Pagan Saviour on August 12, 2025, 10:52:55 AMNeil Jenkins, Guitarist from Medulla Nocte. Great band, couldn't have been any age really those lads were probably in and around peer age of this board. Absolutely savage band.
Sad news was only listening to em' recently. Great live band.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on August 12, 2025, 10:56:20 AMProbably the higher end of the 40s? Saw them live a couple of times in the late 90s I think. Once in the little punk venue that was on Capel Street... forget the name. I think they supported Skinlab or someone like that in TBMC too? They were OK but I never bought a CD. Jammer, the drummer died years ago too.
RIP.
Slattery's?
Never really heard Medulla Nocte, possibly a track or 2 on a sampler CD back then.
Yep, Slattery's! I was at some great punk gigs in there in the second half of the 90s.
Slattery's was with Control and a bunch of Local Nu-Metal Types
They supported Entombed/Skinlab in Music Center
The Haunted/Crown in Dorans
Then Headlined an all dayer in the Temple, mostly punk bands but I do recall that was my first time seeing Stand-Up Guy who were ace.
They were ferocious live - the first album didn't pack the same punch. But I'd recommend anyone on the fence pick up the second album Dying From The Inside - it's phenomenal and can be acquired cheaply.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on August 12, 2025, 11:07:51 AMYep, Slattery's! I was at some great punk gigs in there in the second half of the 90s.
Was at a few there myself, though the only one I can remember was a Ruts tribute album launch. Mad to think of all the punk & metal gigs that happened there, when a few decades earlier bands like Planxty got together downstairs.
I bought "A Conversation Alone" off someone from the old board. Never my favourite album, but has a suitable whiff of piss and vinegar from it.
RIP.
Quote from: Carnage on August 12, 2025, 11:29:05 AMQuote from: Eoin McLove on August 12, 2025, 11:07:51 AMYep, Slattery's! I was at some great punk gigs in there in the second half of the 90s.
Was at a few there myself, though the only one I can remember was a Ruts tribute album launch. Mad to think of all the punk & metal gigs that happened there, when a few decades earlier bands like Planxty got together downstairs.
I was at that Ruts tribute gig. The covers CD that came with it is class, the highlight being Strikniën DC's fucking animal version of Jah War. Oof. I loved when Strikniën brought that dark, reggae element into their own stuff too, like on Wheels of War. They were fucking brilliant live too.
Dying from the Inside is the business!
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8968vdlp0o
Brent hinds former mastodon dies following motorbike crash.
Discussion on it in Mastodon thread:
https://forum.metalwarfare.com/index.php?msg=126336
Quote from: OpenSores on August 12, 2025, 03:10:12 PMDying from the Inside is the business!
I wonder if when it finally happens, does it feel like it's coming from the inside or the outside
Hesh in the Sopranos........
Nisse Karlen from Sacramentum.
Onielar shared this news, also reported on Metal Archive: Jürgen Bartsch :-\ :abbath: :abbath: :abbath:
Just saw that,R.I.P.
Will be blaring "Dark Metal" again this morning
Jim Kimball of Laughing Hyenas/Mule/Jesus Lizard as well. Great drummer.
Dam,the early Bethlehem stuff was great.
Purple Aki was found dead in his apartment on Tuesday. I guess he's up in heaven now squeezing young men's muscles.
Graham Greene RIP. I didn't know his name until I saw the news article, but he is one of those actors who has been around forever.
Allen Blickle, former drummer of Baroness has passed according to Laura from Kylesa. He was their drummer up until the bus crash, post seemed to hint at some ongoing illness, probably only in his 40's.
RIP
Thought this was going to be for Rick Davies of Supertramp though. So RIP Rick too.
Ricky Hatton :abbath:
Quote from: Cailleach on September 14, 2025, 05:32:06 PMRicky Hatton :abbath:
A particularly shitty one. He seemed like a good bloke. I was looking forward to the comeback fight in December.
My sister and her mate met him in the Canaries 15/16 years ago, without knowing who he was (only found out when she showed us her holiday snaps). Said he was really decent, down to earth, great craic and didn't try it on which is what you'd expect from a boozed up brit on holiday in the sun. Sent them a bottle of flash vodka after they'd gone to their own table. One of the good ones it seems, a shame.
https://chaoszine.net/tomas-goatspell-lindberg-of-at-the-gates-has-passed-away/
Ah fuck.
Rest in Peace.
Sad.
Fairly unique voice.
Cancer is frightening.
Absolutely unique voice. I thought the last album was phenomenal, stepped out of their comfort zone. I believe he got some vocals down and the band were talking about releasing a new record at some point - hopefully that happens.
RIP.
A proper legend!, vocals like no other!,
Unfortunately on the cards, though I thought the announcement a few weeks ago contained some optimism. Sad news indeed.
Ah shite, very sad news, a proper legend, RIP.
RIP
Robert Redford passed away too.
Thats terrible news about Lindberg, what a vocalist.
Another gateway band for me, amazing vocalist. Very sad.
Robert Redford, what an amazing actor.
Just saw that about Redford, another legend gone. Best double take in the business.
Such shit news, absolutely love At The Gates.
Redford was a legend. RIP.
RIP Redford.
Still reeling about oul Goatspell. Haven't been hughely interested in the post reformation ATG but I can't stress enough how formative their intial run was to me, and Grotesque likewise, they're both all over any metal band I've been in (my parts of "Titan" by Vircolac were 100% me trying to write soemthing off "the Red In the sky" for example). him and Svensson were the magic ingredients to that era. He seemed like an absolute lifer, and the few I know who've met him have said he was a gent. Very glad I got to see them live finally in the Academy that time.
Slaughter Of The Soul made a huge impact on me. The vocal delivery and those guitar lines are outstanding.
That was the first of theirs I heard. His work with Lock Up as well was son, so good.
One of the real greets.
Quote from: Pentagrimes on September 16, 2025, 10:06:35 PMRIP Redford.
Still reeling about oul Goatspell. Haven't been hughely interested in the post reformation ATG but I can't stress enough how formative their intial run was to me, and Grotesque likewise, they're both all over any metal band I've been in (my parts of "Titan" by Vircolac were 100% me trying to write soemthing off "the Red In the sky" for example). him and Svensson were the magic ingredients to that era. He seemed like an absolute lifer, and the few I know who've met him have said he was a gent. Very glad I got to see them live finally in the Academy that time.
Whoa, You had a hand in Titan (and obviously Vircolac)? Never copped who you were, fair play man, that's a killer track and interesting to hear how you incorporated an early ATG influence there.
Absolute shocked to hear of Tompa's passing, I knew he was ill but this seemed to follow incredibly quick on the heels of that news. What a legacy of visionary Metal to bequeath us all. R.I.P.
Quote from: Thorn on September 17, 2025, 12:14:37 AMQuote from: Pentagrimes on September 16, 2025, 10:06:35 PMRIP Redford.
Still reeling about oul Goatspell. Haven't been hughely interested in the post reformation ATG but I can't stress enough how formative their intial run was to me, and Grotesque likewise, they're both all over any metal band I've been in (my parts of "Titan" by Vircolac were 100% me trying to write soemthing off "the Red In the sky" for example). him and Svensson were the magic ingredients to that era. He seemed like an absolute lifer, and the few I know who've met him have said he was a gent. Very glad I got to see them live finally in the Academy that time.
Whoa, You had a hand in Titan (and obviously Vircolac)? Never copped who you were, fair play man, that's a killer track and interesting to hear how you incorporated an early ATG influence
First two riffs in that song are mine, and were originally written with a different tempo in mind that probably would have made the ATG influence more obvious. It came out more like Grotesque though once played at that speed.
Just remembered as well Lindberg did the Darkthrone logo. His fingerprints are everywhere.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on August 28, 2025, 12:05:36 AMOnielar shared this news, also reported on Metal Archive: Jürgen Bartsch :-\ :abbath: :abbath: :abbath:
Those first 3 Bethlehem albums are brilliant, if you're in the mood for them, Dictius would be my favourite. RIP
Terrible news about Lindberg.
Quote from: mickO))) on September 16, 2025, 10:18:55 AMQuote from: Cailleach on September 14, 2025, 05:32:06 PMRicky Hatton :abbath:
A particularly shitty one. He seemed like a good bloke. I was looking forward to the comeback fight in December.
Yeah it's a balls alright. The poor guy. He went out of his way to give others a good experience and help them, but it seems he could not help himself
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RIP Jane Goodall
Yeah just seen that alright, RIP to her.
She lived life as she wanted to. Not many can say that. A true campaigner for our planet and its inhabitants. RIP.
Manchán Magan. Knew he was terminally ill, and yet seeing the news this morning felt like a gut punch out of the blue. A fucking great lad :'(
Ah, fuck. That's terribly sad. Helluva a man.
The best bookshop in Sligo (Liber, if ye're ever in town) just had a post about him there. Feck's sake, RIP.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on October 03, 2025, 08:25:12 AMManchán Magan. Knew he was terminally ill, and yet seeing the news this morning felt like a gut punch out of the blue. A fucking great lad :'(
Barely a month since he was on the radio, came from St' James' hospital, unbelievably upbeat for a fella on death's door
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1003/1536640-manchan-magan-interview/
Patricia Routledge aka Mrs. Bucket passed away age 96.
Quote from: noodles on October 03, 2025, 02:19:47 PMQuote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on October 03, 2025, 08:25:12 AMManchán Magan. Knew he was terminally ill, and yet seeing the news this morning felt like a gut punch out of the blue. A fucking great lad :'(
Barely a month since he was on the radio, came from St' James' hospital, unbelievably upbeat for a fella on death's door
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/1003/1536640-manchan-magan-interview/
Yes, that was striking. RIP
Beautiful, inspirational and heartbreaking in equal measure. He was like an embodiment of our mythology.
Good riddance to Ian Watkins.
Remember reading some court document of his crimes thinking I could handle it, and ended up feeling nauseous for hours. Truly sick cunt
I hope he got a good and proper prison send off
Diane Keaton has died, aged 79.
Quote from: Polaris on October 11, 2025, 07:37:01 PMRemember reading some court document of his crimes thinking I could handle it, and ended up feeling nauseous for hours. Truly sick cunt
An absolute ghoul of a human being. Proof that evil does exist in this world.
Honestly surprised it took this long for someone to shank him.
Last time I saw Diane Keaton she was busting across the room fully naked in Somethings Gotta Give - fair play
Core memory
D'Angelo, taken by cancer at 51.
I'd be guessing there'd be one or two fans on here. Black Messiah is a quality album imo.
Jody Henry, original bassist for Omen. Was only listening to their first two albums a few days ago
Ah, good band, RIP.
Some reports coming out that Ace Frehley is not long for this world.
Confirmed, the only cool member of Kiss has left the building. R.i.P
Nah, fuck it.
R.I.P. Space Ace.
Sam Rivers from Limp Bizkit, 48.
Only a younglad. RIP
Any cause of death?
Nothing yet... Don't think he'd been ill.
He had kidney disease I heard?
Oh right - hadn't seen that and he was touring away I think?
He'd a liver transplant a few years ago due to alcoholism from what I remember.
Limp Bizkit were one of those formative bands for me so I always have a soft spot for them, he was a great bassist too. Absolutely no age to go
Sure I suppose I'll listen to a bit of Bizkit today so. Not that I usually need an excuse lol
Ok, just read there didn't realise he wasn't touring with them. I don't need an excuse either, caught them live a few times and it's always been great craic. Whatever you think of them the musicianship is legit. Wes and Sam are serious players
I notice most obituaries for hin on socials are prefaced with..whatever you think about Limp Bizkit...
A band it's very easy to dislike, for sure, but he was a good bass player for sure.
I can't say I've heard anything from LB bar the debut which was fun for five minutes when it came out, but not one I ever felt the need to buy, and a couple of their big hits. Whatever, 48 is a shocking young age to go. RIP.
https://blabbermouth.net/news/unruly-child-ex-king-kobra-singer-marcie-free-dead-at-71 (https://blabbermouth.net/news/unruly-child-ex-king-kobra-singer-marcie-free-dead-at-71)
Great singer, the Unruly Child album is class
Mani from The Stone Roses, 63. No cause of death given.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c04g4x0kkdpo
Sad news, not a huge fan although the good lady is, seen em' live a few times, great player.
Never saw them but I do like them, the first album and Turns Into Stone B-sides compilation are both stellar, and the second album is alright too. I didn't realise how long he was in Primal Scream either, 15 years. I thought he'd done an album cycle as a session player but no.
Edit. Im a clem.
Mani played bass, Reni was the drummer. Either way, a tight rhythm section there.
His bass playing on XTRMNTR is sublime.
Indeed, the only PS album I'd be bothered about.
Must get onto watching that Stones Roses documentary!
RIP, great player.
Just listening to a few tracks, 'Daybreak' is a great example of his tone and playing.
Looking like Rob Reiner has gone. Possibly murdered in his home!
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on December 15, 2025, 02:45:14 AMLooking like Rob Reiner has gone. Possibly murdered in his home!
Yeah confirmed now. One of his kids has been taken into custody.
Fucking hell. Spinal Tap 2 can't have been THAT bad.
James Ransone (Ziggy from The Wire and loads of other shows and movies) dead at 46.
Chris Rea. There are puns.
I used to love that song of his "Lets Dance" RIP
Not Driving Home For Christmas, then?
Chris Rea will always have a place in my heart. After doing the leaving cert in 99 I went to Turkey for a week or ten days on the piss with my mates. One of the days we went to a water park and it was gas, sun beating down, families flying about having a whale of a time and blasting through the speakers- "this is the road to hell..." :laugh:
RIP.
Edit. I just fired the song on having not heard it in many years. It's a belter. Sweet and gloomy all the way through with quite brilliant lyrics, which I'd never paid any attention to before.
That is a good tune, to be fair
Threw it on this evening and it struck me for the first time that the theme tune to True Detective season 1 is quite similar to it.
Perry Bamonte, guitarist for The Cure. 65, after "a short illness".
He played on Wish, Wild Mood Swings, Bloodflowers and The Cure, plus Show, Paris, Acoustic Hits, Trilogy and Songs Of A Live World.
That's very sad
He looked so ancient in the show I saw recently. He looked more like 85 than 65. RIP.
That sucks, RIP
Chris Grimmett aka the Chris in chrisguitars.com - He was a pioneer in selling used guitars cheaply on the internet back in the day, I'm sure there are a few here who bought from him.
Michael Embro. Original drummer with Canadian thrashers Razor. Just 63. No age. RIP.
https://www.guelphtoday.com/obituaries/embro-michael-louis-11712293
Good band, RIP.
I don't know how many here would have known him, but there's always been some crossover here some the punk/hc scene here over the years so I said I'd pass it on in case..Dave Gormely who wplayed Stomach and Roosky, and ran the old Noiseland rehearsal studio with Mero, passed away this morning from cancer unfortunately.
One of the first peple in the local scene I got to know when I was getting more into the punk and hc end of things first. Absolute gentleman, funny fucker and an excellent drummer. Introduced me to a lot of cool older American stuff, the liks of Government Issue and Naked Raygun in particular. He'd been working as a tour guide around Dublin the last few years. Lovely fella. May he rest in peace.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP3KrHMkp2Q
No way. My first punk gig was the Strikniën/ Monkhouse release gig in 96. Petty sure Stomach played that too. RIP.
I saw them somewhere around that time, probably that gig. Good band, I didn't know the man but I'm sure I'd have met him at some stage. RIP
Scott Adams. Died with, but not of, the anti-woke mind virus.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on January 13, 2026, 04:25:25 PMScott Adams. Died with, but not of, the anti-woke mind virus.
No harm to ya man, but that's a bit of a shite dig at a man who brought much love to the world through Dilbert. Feck sake like
Quote from: Barnacle Billy on January 21, 2026, 10:41:59 PMQuote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on January 13, 2026, 04:25:25 PMScott Adams. Died with, but not of, the anti-woke mind virus.
No harm to ya man, but that's a bit of a shite dig at a man who brought much love to the world through Dilbert. Feck sake like
Also a dig at a hateful piece of shit who was anti-vaxx hated women, and supported the Paedo-In-Chief.
Fuck Scott Adams.
Quote from: Ducky on January 21, 2026, 10:57:57 PMQuote from: Barnacle Billy on January 21, 2026, 10:41:59 PMQuote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on January 13, 2026, 04:25:25 PMScott Adams. Died with, but not of, the anti-woke mind virus.
No harm to ya man, but that's a bit of a shite dig at a man who brought much love to the world through Dilbert. Feck sake like
Also a dig at a hateful piece of shit who was anti-vaxx hated women, and supported the Paedo-In-Chief.
Fuck Scott Adams.
These days I prefer chocolate milk as opposed to chocolate chip cookies. A little easier on the stomach and better for my teeth in general.
Ducky defending the little man once again through vein-popping blind rage :laugh:
Quote from: Barnacle Billy on January 21, 2026, 10:41:59 PMQuote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on January 13, 2026, 04:25:25 PMScott Adams. Died with, but not of, the anti-woke mind virus.
No harm to ya man, but that's a bit of a shite dig at a man who brought much love to the world through Dilbert. Feck sake like
lol at taking offense at mild jokes about dead comedians #cantsayanythinganymore :laugh:
Quote from: Ducky on January 21, 2026, 10:57:57 PMQuote from: Barnacle Billy on January 21, 2026, 10:41:59 PMQuote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on January 13, 2026, 04:25:25 PMScott Adams. Died with, but not of, the anti-woke mind virus.
No harm to ya man, but that's a bit of a shite dig at a man who brought much love to the world through Dilbert. Feck sake like
Also a dig at a hateful piece of shit who was anti-vaxx hated women, and supported the Paedo-In-Chief.
Fuck Scott Adams.
Whoah duuude. Sit down, quick! :laugh:
Quote from: Eoin McLove on January 21, 2026, 11:13:30 PMDucky defending the little man once again through vein-popping blind rage :laugh:
Exactly, as how I saw it. :laugh:
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on January 21, 2026, 11:30:16 PMQuote from: Barnacle Billy on January 21, 2026, 10:41:59 PMQuote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on January 13, 2026, 04:25:25 PMScott Adams. Died with, but not of, the anti-woke mind virus.
No harm to ya man, but that's a bit of a shite dig at a man who brought much love to the world through Dilbert. Feck sake like
lol at taking offense at mild jokes about dead comedians #cantsayanythinganymore :laugh:
Not taking offence dude, but c'mon, the corpse was hardly cold you Goddamn Nazi. :laugh:
:abbath:
Mild gallows humour on an Irish underground metal forum, whatever is the world coming to.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on January 21, 2026, 11:13:30 PMDucky defending the little man once again through vein-popping blind rage :laugh:
McLove with his scintillating wit again that adds absolutely fuck all to the discourse.
Quote from: Barnacle Billy on January 22, 2026, 06:54:57 AMQuote from: Ducky on January 21, 2026, 10:57:57 PMQuote from: Barnacle Billy on January 21, 2026, 10:41:59 PMQuote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on January 13, 2026, 04:25:25 PMScott Adams. Died with, but not of, the anti-woke mind virus.
No harm to ya man, but that's a bit of a shite dig at a man who brought much love to the world through Dilbert. Feck sake like
Also a dig at a hateful piece of shit who was anti-vaxx hated women, and supported the Paedo-In-Chief.
Fuck Scott Adams.
Whoah duuude. Sit down, quick! :laugh:
Are you Caomhán's new account or something?
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on January 22, 2026, 10:13:23 AMMild gallows humour on an Irish underground metal forum, whatever is the world coming to.
Ah yer right indeed. I just happen to have liked Scott's work over the years.
and yeah, fuck Trump, and all those political cronies. They're all parasitic shite bags :laugh:
Quote from: Barnacle Billy on January 22, 2026, 01:04:04 PMQuote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on January 22, 2026, 10:13:23 AMMild gallows humour on an Irish underground metal forum, whatever is the world coming to.
Ah yer right indeed. I just happen to have liked Scott's work over the years.
and yeah, fuck Trump, and all those political cronies. They're all parasitic shite bags :laugh:
I'm pretty sure a former boss of mine was related to Catbert.
Quote from: Mower Liberation Front on January 22, 2026, 01:18:15 PMQuote from: Barnacle Billy on January 22, 2026, 01:04:04 PMQuote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on January 22, 2026, 10:13:23 AMMild gallows humour on an Irish underground metal forum, whatever is the world coming to.
Ah yer right indeed. I just happen to have liked Scott's work over the years.
and yeah, fuck Trump, and all those political cronies. They're all parasitic shite bags :laugh:
I'm pretty sure a former boss of mine was related to Catbert.
:laugh:
What a sight he or she must've been.
Francis Buchholz, original Scorpions bassist. Shit buzz.
Quote from: Bürggermeister on January 23, 2026, 02:40:53 PMFrancis Buchholz, original Scorpions bassist. Shit buzz.
Aye, played on some absolute classics.
Fuck cancer..RIP
Quote from: Bürggermeister on January 23, 2026, 02:40:53 PMFrancis Buchholz, original Scorpions bassist. Shit buzz.
RIP
Quote from: Sworntothecans on January 23, 2026, 03:27:00 PMQuote from: Bürggermeister on January 23, 2026, 02:40:53 PMFrancis Buchholz, original Scorpions bassist. Shit buzz.
Aye, played on some absolute classics.
Not quite the original though, as didn't play on the debut, but certainly played on all their best! RIP :abbath:
John Virgo, 79. Only commentated on the Masters a couple of weeks ago. I suppose we all know where the cueball's going now.
Quote from: Carnage on February 04, 2026, 09:42:00 AMJohn Virgo, 79. Only commentated on the Masters a couple of weeks ago. I suppose we all know where the cueball's going now.
Indeed, poor guy. Have been listening to him commentate basically my entire life.
RiP to Mark Sawickis of Impetigo/Uniforce zine, all round underground legend. Notnsure of the circumstances, just saw the news this morning
Quote from: Carnage on February 04, 2026, 09:42:00 AMJohn Virgo, 79. Only commentated on the Masters a couple of weeks ago. I suppose we all know where the cueball's going now.
RIP, would he the last of the old school commentators?
Mark from Impetigo. Terrible news seems like he's been in a bad way for a while.
Quote from: The Heretic on February 16, 2026, 10:11:37 AMQuote from: Carnage on February 04, 2026, 09:42:00 AMJohn Virgo, 79. Only commentated on the Masters a couple of weeks ago. I suppose we all know where the cueball's going now.
RIP, would he the last of the old school commentators?
Him, Taylor and Davis I suppose, and I'd say those two will be around for a while yet.
Quote from: Carnage on February 16, 2026, 11:48:39 AMQuote from: The Heretic on February 16, 2026, 10:11:37 AMQuote from: Carnage on February 04, 2026, 09:42:00 AMJohn Virgo, 79. Only commentated on the Masters a couple of weeks ago. I suppose we all know where the cueball's going now.
RIP, would he the last of the old school commentators?
Him, Taylor and Davis I suppose, and I'd say those two will be around for a while yet.
Forgot about Taylor, he's decent (when he's not mentioning 1985)
Quote from: mickO))) on February 16, 2026, 11:09:35 AMMark from Impetigo. Terrible news seems like he's been in a bad way for a while.
Sad news, yeah had read that myself.
All over my FB feed. Sad news alright, RIP.
Robert Duvall gone.
Just saw that myself. 95, a good run.
Aye 95,great actor!
95 is no age. RIP.
:o fucksake :laugh:
Tom Noonan, best known as the Tooth Fairy in Manhunter, 74. One of those guys that popped up in a lot of films and TV programmes.
Quote from: Carnage on February 18, 2026, 09:19:22 AMTom Noonan, best known as the Tooth Fairy in Manhunter, 74. One of those guys that popped up in a lot of films and TV programmes.
The vacuum sales man in the X-Files.
Rob Grant, co-creator of Red Dwarf. I owe that man many hours of teen laughter!
In the grave no one can hear you smeg.
RIP.
Absolutely shocked, probably my favourite show, I still give the first six series a rewatch every few years. He was working on a new Red Dwarf novel too that's due out in the summer
That's a bummer!
The books and show were like a rite of passage back in the day.
I've just seen that Dan Simmons died last weekend. Author of the Hyperion series and The Terror, among others. A bit niche perhaps, but there you are.
Quote from: Carnage on February 27, 2026, 10:13:20 PMI've just seen that Dan Simmons died last weekend. Author of the Hyperion series and The Terror, among others. A bit niche perhaps, but there you are.
Haven't read the book, but The Terror is one of the best TV shows most people haven't seen.
Bobby J Brown, yet another actor from The Wire has sadly passed. Must get on and rewatch it, my wife has never seen it so she's in for a treat.
Can't place him in it, I'm long overdue a rewatch myself.
The third Wire actor to die since December, appatently.
He played Officer Bobby Brown :) yeah just read that mad, the show has lost quite a few over years I believe.
Huntley has finally bitten the dust. Can't imagine anyone being upset apart from not suffering longer.
The guy who did it was just as bad so the rubbish taking itself out.
You can only hope he suffered greatly while his head was getting smashed in.
Battered with an iron bar with nails or screws through it, 7 whacks of it. I doubt he knew much about it after the second or third whack. Still, good riddance.
MTV are doing a special about him.
Ian Huntley unplugged..
Hammer Smashed Face
Shane Rout the man behind Abyssic Hate looks like he passed away yesterday. Shame we never got that second album that was coming for the last 20+ years.
I'm guessing you saw that on the ROD forum? I'll share my little story here too.
I didn't know him and never met him but only yesterday I was messaging Ryan Marauder from Gospel. I had spent the weekend down near the place he grew up and he was saying he was planning on going down there to meet up with Shane and Skullfucker from Bestial Warlust, who both live out that direction. Also, in another coincidence, a week or two ago I messaged Phil Bulleteater (Hobbs, D666, Long Voyage Back etc) who lives in the same town as me to see if he was on for a jam. He said he has enough bands going at the minute but if I would like he could put me in touch with Shane Rout. I said yeah, why not. Never heard back from either. That's as close as I came to getting black listed by Antifa for jamming with someone sketch. And now he's apparently dead. Mental.
RIP.
He use to post on one of the old international forums thats gone now. I vaguely remember him posting about the World Cup that was going on at the time and that he was working on the new album. Shame it never came out Suicidal Emotions is one of the best releases to ever come out of Australia and a rare case where the drum machine really suits the music.
He released a split a few years ago but it was just a pointless cover song and I don't know if that was recently recorded or just something he had lying around. A Decade of Hate is also great and has all of the non album material except for that recent split track.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on March 09, 2026, 10:56:26 AMI'm guessing you saw that on the ROD forum? I'll share my little story here too.
I didn't know him and never met him but only yesterday I was messaging Ryan Marauder from Gospel. I had spent the weekend down near the place he grew up and he was saying he was planning on going down there to meet up with Shane and Skullfucker from Bestial Warlust, who both live out that direction. Also, in another coincidence, a week or two ago I messaged Phil Bulleteater (Hobbs, D666, Long Voyage Back etc) who lives in the same town as me to see if he was on for a jam. He said he has enough bands going at the minute but if I would like he could put me in touch with Shane Rout. I said yeah, why not. Never heard back from either. That's as close as I came to getting black listed by Antifa for jamming with someone sketch. And now he's apparently dead. Mental.
RIP.
So he'd rather die than have a jam with ya? Bit harsh.
That's what it looks like :-X
Quote from: mickO))) on March 09, 2026, 11:26:45 AMHe use to post on one of the old international forums thats gone now. I vaguely remember him posting about the World Cup that was going on at the time and that he was working on the new album. Shame it never came out Suicidal Emotions is one of the best releases to ever come out of Australia and a rare case where the drum machine really suits the music.
He released a split a few years ago but it was just a pointless cover song and I don't know if that was recently recorded or just something he had lying around. A Decade of Hate is also great and has all of the non album material except for that recent split track.
I just read about it somewhere else before coming here to post about it. Suicidal Emotions is up there with any of the other top DSBM albums that have been released. As you say it's a pity we never got to hear the follow-up
That's a shitter about the guy from Abyssic Hate. What a fucking great album Suicidal Emotions is. Even though I find DSBM highly cringe and the lyrics on this particular album are certainly no exception. Terrible.
I hope it was natural causes anyway. Being a middle aged man isn't easy.
I think it was drink/ lifestyle related.
Phil Campbell from Motorhead passed last night. And Lemmy's tech Ian Dobbie the day before.
Ah!
That's a shame, when I was 12 my old man took me to see Motorhead in the Olympia, my first metal gig, surely had to be the youngest in there :abbath:, for ages after a sunburst explorer was my dream guitar.
Quote from: ldj on March 14, 2026, 11:36:29 AMAh!
That's a shame, when I was 12 my old man took me to see Motorhead in the Olympia, my first metal gig, surely had to be the youngest in there :abbath:, for ages after a sunburst explorer was my dream guitar.
Ha, I was at that. Good pappa ;D
Quote from: Sworntothecans on March 14, 2026, 11:13:39 AMPhil Campbell from Motorhead passed last night. And Lemmy's tech Ian Dobbie the day before.
Gutted, sad news be banging out a few tunes tonight.
Yeah! That's shit news.
Campbell was an essential part of Motorhead's legacy.
Was only listening to 1916 the other week for the umpteenth time. Still one of my all-time favourite albums a pivotal one for me back in the day.
Only Mickey Dee left flying the flag now.
I saw them in the Olympia too. Only time I ever saw them and I enjoyed it big time even though I only actuality got into them in the past few years. Love them now and I'm glad I did get to see them.
That Olympia gig was great, for sure.
Only time I got to see them, as well.
Therapy? supported too.
They must have played there a few times, the one I was at had Sweet Savage supporting.
Bastards is probably the pick of the Campbell era stuff for me.
RIP :abbath:
I can't remember the support to save my life.
They were absolutely savage in The Ambassador in 04.
ffsakes, gutted :'( RIP
Quote from: Sworntothecans on March 14, 2026, 12:34:14 PMThey were absolutely savage in The Ambassador in 04.
Yeah, I was offered a free ticket on the day to that one, but didn't fancy heading down to Dublin on my own at such short notice. Gutted...
RIP Phil. Always came across as a decent bloke, and a really good guitarist...
The one I was at was in 09, just had a look on setlist fm out of pure nerdy interest. What's interesting is they didn't play here from 83 until 2001, and then played basically every year or two during the 2000s. Was anyone at the 'Xtreme Fest 2002' in the RDS with er...Danko Jones?
https://www.setlist.fm/search?artist=33d68059&query=motorhead+ireland
Quote from: ldj on March 14, 2026, 12:44:35 PMThe one I was at was in 09, just had a look on setlist fm out of pure nerdy interest. What's interesting is they didn't play here from 83 until 2001, and then played basically every year or two during the 2000s. Was anyone at the 'Xtreme Fest 2002' in the RDS with er...Danko Jones?
https://www.setlist.fm/search?artist=33d68059&query=motorhead+ireland
I was. It was a great day actually and was right at the front for Mötorheäd. Crackin' set too...
Quote from: ldj on March 14, 2026, 12:44:35 PMThe one I was at was in 09, just had a look on setlist fm out of pure nerdy interest. What's interesting is they didn't play here from 83 until 2001, and then played basically every year or two during the 2000s. Was anyone at the 'Xtreme Fest 2002' in the RDS with er...Danko Jones?
https://www.setlist.fm/search?artist=33d68059&query=motorhead+ireland
09 sounds right for the one I was at. Who supported that night?
Quote from: Eoin McLove on March 14, 2026, 01:08:45 PMQuote from: ldj on March 14, 2026, 12:44:35 PMThe one I was at was in 09, just had a look on setlist fm out of pure nerdy interest. What's interesting is they didn't play here from 83 until 2001, and then played basically every year or two during the 2000s. Was anyone at the 'Xtreme Fest 2002' in the RDS with er...Danko Jones?
https://www.setlist.fm/search?artist=33d68059&query=motorhead+ireland
09 sounds right for the one I was at. Who supported that night?
That was Sweet Savage, they were Vivian Campbell's band before he joined Dio in the 80s, they're best known for Metallica covering one of their tunes on Garage Inc.
Only 64, assumed he was a fair bit older
Was at the '08 show. Wasn't a fan, not that I didn't like them just never listened, but it was a savage night
Only other time was when they headlined Bloodstock and Lemmy was clearly on his way out by that point, was pretty sad to see
I remember when Fast Eddie died, I was suddenly aware that Motorhead are the only band I was listening to (that I'm aware of), that have albums made by people who are all dead now.
Phil was indeed a great player, caught Motorhead live a few times between 2006 - 2010 and they were always great.
RIP
For the sleazy loose style it was hard to beat Fast Eddie but for riffs Phil Campbell was the man.
The dvd from Germany during the Inferno tour is brilliant.
A real rock star without zero bullshit.
RIP. He was an excellent guitarist, especially live.
Quote from: Circlepit on March 14, 2026, 03:51:02 PMFor the sleazy loose style it was hard to beat Fast Eddie but for riffs Phil Campbell was the man.
The dvd from Germany during the Inferno tour is brilliant.
A real rock star without zero bullshit.
Aye, that's a great set. They were lethal on that run.
Chuck Norris has left the building.
If you wanted a sign that we're all fucked, there you go.
And Dolores Keane during the week. Met her a few times in Galway, she was a lady.
Michael Lyster, the face of GAA for a couple of generations.
Shocking about Michael Lyster, he can't have been too old
71 I think. He had heart issues a few years ago, might be related to that.
A shame anyway, he seemed a secent fellow and could teach that Cantwell gobshite a thing or two.
Terry Cox, Pentangle drummer, Dead at 89. Solomon's Seal is an incredible album. RIP.
Ross the Boss RIP
Shit buzz. I loved that gig in Voodoo.
😔 R.I.P.
Top tier riffing and solos all over those early Manowar albums.
A real giant loss for metal there. RIP :abbath:
Gutted..what a Character ..was at that voodoo gig and saw him at bloodstock with KK downing ..great memories
What a loss, One of the best metal guitarists ever and played on some of the best Heavy Metal ever recorded. I'm sad I never got to see him live. I had tickets to see him and Raven last year and was cancelled a few weeks out.
Valhalla the gods await me! :abbath:
Bo Leuders from Harms Way. Online reports suggest suicide. Only in his 30's.
Was never into Harms Way but dipped into Hardlore at diff times over the years, sad to hear. The Randy Blythe interview a few weeks ago was a real good listen.
Lad behind Gost too
99% of the Hardlore episodes weee entertaining, especially the best ofs.
Awful news. I have seen Harms Way live a few times and they always put on a great show. Hopefully this isn't the end of the band.
Moya Brennan from Clannad, 73. Didn't see that coming, in retrospect I suppose they were finishing up for a reason.
What a voice.
Aye. I saw Clannad in Galway just after the lockdowns ended, she still had the voice at around 70.
Saw her solo but, sadly, never with Clannad. RIP!
A sad loss way to early, met her many times, a lovely down to earth woman, RIP
Sad news never caught em' live sadly, a mate has met her a few times and she'd always take time to chat to fans. RIP
I'm dreading the inevitable quote from Bono, completely insincere and pompous.
What a beautiful woman. Saw them in 2023 last show in Dublin , amazing night.
Lyndon Laney, builder of Iommi's amps.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0krr5jk7zno
Shiran Kaïdine, guitarist with Year of No Light, Monarch, Mortuaire, Faucheuse. Also a mate of mine here. Lost a two year battle with cancer yesterday. One of the soundest lads I've ever met here :(
That's fucked up! Sorry for your loss, way too fucking young! I've dipped into Year of No Light on and off over years. Must lash em' on.
Quote from: Black Shepherd Carnage on April 18, 2026, 05:30:22 PMShiran Kaïdine, guitarist with Year of No Light, Monarch, Mortuaire, Faucheuse. Also a mate of mine here. Lost a two year battle with cancer yesterday. One of the soundest lads I've ever met here :(
Sorry for your loss, Chris. RIP
Aye , sorry Chris. Played with his bands a few times (Monarch most notably), can't say I knew him but lots of friends did and are hurting today. Rest in Power.
Sound lads. He'll be sorely missed. I last saw him end of February and, between telling me about being mid-search for a label for the next Mortuaire album, he was simultaneously completely zen regarding a death he knew could literally come any day, and overall just completely grateful for everything he'd been able to live, especially wrt music. One of those things where it was me, in perfect health, who came away solaced.