Curt McGirt Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 The Ventures take a Dick Dale classic and push the rhythm section all the way to the front, oddly. THE BASS ON THIS! Wild. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) Edited January 25, 2022 by odessasteps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steventon Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Ex-Dark Tranquillity guitarist Fredrik Johansson died on 25 January 2022 after a three-year battle with cancer. Fredrik Johansson was the band's guitar player from 1993 through 1999, appearing on Of Chaos and Eternal Night EP, The Gallery, Enter Suicidal Angels EP, The Mind's I, and Projector; co-writing such classic DT tracks as "Punish My Heaven", "Insanity's Crescendo", and "The Sun Fired Blanks". Vocalist Mikael Stanne left the following statement on the band's Facebook page: Quote One of us is gone. Fredrik Johansson passed away on January 25th after a three-year long battle with cancer. He joined Dark Tranquillity in ’93, right after the recording of our first album “Skydancer”. He replaced me as guitarist so that I could focus on singing, and with that he raised the bar and set the course for what we could do and wanted to be. His influence and passion had an absolutely massive impact. The first song that we wrote together was something we ended up calling “Punish my Heaven”, and with that we knew that we were on a path that we up until then had only dreamed of. Fredrik was mercilessly funny, sharp and highly intelligent, and would light up a conversation with his amazingly positive and quick witted commentary. But also, as easily, he would tear an uninformed argument or opinion apart with well articulated and thoroughly researched logic. His sense of humor and adventure would more often than not lead to epic excursions in stupidity and madness that I will forever miss. Fredrik left the band in ’99 to focus on his family, yet he remained our biggest fan and our fiercest critic. His insights into the direction of our music was invaluable and knowing that he always listened and cared about what he had been part of creating meant the world to us. A recent story, that speaks volumes about his personality, is when we launched the album “Moment” with a streamed concert in 2020. For weeks ahead of the release, Fredrik was on our Facebook page making sure that those who did not have access to a credit card or simply could not afford it would be able to see the show as well. By personally paying a ticket for those who weren’t able to, Fredrik made sure that no-one was left without. That’s who he was. Having known about his cancer battle for almost three years and having dealt with the fact that this day would eventually come doesn’t make it any less real. We all still feel it. And we always will. Living without you in this world will be radically different and not even close to as interesting and curiously fun as it has been with you in it. On behalf of the entire Dark Tranquillity family, we love you Fredrik and we will miss you forever. We start our US tour today and by playing the songs that Fredrik wrote and helped create we aim to keep his name and musical legacy alive. He was one of us and we love him. ”It is what it is, and what will be will be” as Fredrik used to say might serve as a reminder that our time here is nothing but temporary and we should make the most of the beautiful personal connections we have and treasure the people that we have surrounded us with. Tons of love from all of us to Fredrik's wife and three daughters. Mikael Stanne and all of Dark Tranquillity #fuckcancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 That is the first time I've listened to Dark Tranquility. I can see why they were so popular (well, maybe not At the Gates or In Flames popular, but you know). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 RIP Jon Zazula (Jonny Z), head of Megaforce Records. Instrumental in bringing heavy metal and especially thrash to the masses, he released Kill Em All by Metallica among many other bona fide classics. (He was also responsible for Anthrax but let's not tarnish the man's memory.) If I had to pick a best Megaforce album it'd be Mercyful Fate - Melissa, Manowar - Into Glory Ride, Blessed Death - Kill or Be Killed, and Kill Em All... in that order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohtani's jacket Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Damnit, time to put on my Betty Davis records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Ian McDonald, founding member of King Crimson and Foreigner, has passed away the other day after a years long battle with cancer. He was 75. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 He wrote a good deal of material on In the Court of the Crimson King (the fast part of "21st Century Schizoid Man" was his prior composition), played on Red after that, and played on "Long Long Way from Home" by Foreigner which means you've probably heard him 1000 times and never knew it. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Kind of obscure but if you've been a fan of garage rock anytime in the past 30 years, you've probably seen/heard a band with King Louie (Bankston) in it. https://www.brooklynvegan.com/king-louie-bankston-rip/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Dallas Good of The Sadies and Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet has passed away at age 49. I got the see the Sadies live several times as Neko Case's touring band and they were really fucking good. RIP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 RIP Sam Henry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees among other things has passed away 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowe Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 The Mark Lanegan one hits, because he's not much older than me and there was just no voice like his. I got to see Screaming Trees at least three times back in the day and no matter the size of the venue they ripped and his voice was gut-wrenching. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLETTI Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) On the wonderfully vicious Your Favorite Band Sucks podcast, Tyler Mahan Coe once said that Mark Lanegan sounded like a thousands-year-old mummy resurrected just to sing in bands. I loved that description, dude had such a unique voice. RIP. Edited February 23, 2022 by christopher.annino 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Nearly Lost You is a song firmly embedded in the soundtrack of my youth. It is also unnerving when someone close to my own age passes away. RIP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Ugh... this one hits me harder than most as I actually met her a few times. She was definitely her brother's sister: mellow and sweet, a little sassy and too cool for words. RIP Sister Bobbie. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Traci Braxton has died of Esophageal Cancer. She was 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Man this fucking sucks 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 What, the, and fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 What? Nooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Contentious C Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Goddamnit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 What in the fuck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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