Tagged: bassist

There's always been a back and forth of what i'd like to call ' banter ' between the former New Order bassist, Peter Hook, and the other original members of the Manchester band. Now news has come that the other members of the legendary band will come together for two shows in October minus Hook though. Instead of Peter on bass, the duties are passed on to Tom Chapman of Bad Lieutenant. He will be slappin' the bass in hooks place, or strumming it more likely. The first gig will take place on October 17th at Ancienne Belgique [...]

Axemaster has announced that bassist Jim Curtis will be featured on the band's next release. Jim was a member of the Inner Terror project in 2009-2010 and recently expressed interest in performing on the new CD. As Joe Sims put it: "When I found out that Jim was interested in being on the CD it was a no-brainer. He's an excellent player and is f... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

It?s really difficult to begin to describe The Living Fields for the uninitiated. They seem like a standard doom metal band at first, but then the violins/violas come in, along with the multiple vocal styles. All of a sudden, this unassuming doom metal band has traversed through genres ranging from progressive rock to death metal. It?s a sound that... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Filed under: News Cory Schwartz, Getty Images At Sunday nights MTV VMAs, perpetually plastered Wavves frontman Nathan Williams took to Twitter to chronicle his night of debauchery. He cataloged the evening with a series of posts that ranged from " Heading to tha VMAs right now popping pills and bottles " to " I guess I'm takin this acid " and " ahhhhh the ppl I have to sit next to godamnit I might leave this s--- [...]

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Pythia has posted the following statement online about splitting with bass player Andy Nixon-Corfield: "We are saddened to inform you that bass player Andy Nixon-Corfield has left the troops of Pythia in order to pursue other musical interests! Good Luck Andy! "In good news we are delighted to announce the recruitment of Mark Harrington. Mark... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

With a permanent fixture on late night and plans for a new LP before year's end, The Roots remain white hot. But according to the Philadelphia Inquirer , Owen Biddle thinks now is good time to end his four year-run as the band's bassist. Biddle, who joined The Roots following the departure of longtime bassist Leonard Hubbard Jr., will now focus on his "art-jazz-rock-funk" project, Mister Barrington. Replacing Biddle will be Mark Kelly, a classically trained musician from Houston, TX. He will begin his neg gig once Jimmy Fallon [...]

Chile based doom metal act Procession has checked in with the following announcement about recruiting a new bassist: "To those who may concern and understand: after 3 days at the gas chamber, we'd like to introduce Joel Lindholm (Degial, ex-Shining) as permanent stand-in bass player for Procession. Our first appearance as an official 4 piece ent... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Escape The Fate have announced that bassist Max Green has rejoined the band. Guitarist Kevin Thrasher will also be replacing Monte Money, who is taking a break from touring. The band have made the following statement: "Escape The Fate welcomes back bassist Max Green into the band’s touring fold along with new guitarist Kevin Thrasher, substituting for Monte Money, who has decided to step away from life on the road for now. The two join singer Craig Mabbitt and drummer Robert Ortiz to fill out the group. [...]

'Harvest', the festival with a bite, has been given the green light to go ahead this year as it confirms its event license has been granted. This exciting news couldn't come at a better time as HARVEST prepares for its first year at the Kingham farm of Alex James, bassist of legendary Brit-pop band Blur, with a bumper line-up of the very best bands, Michelin starred chefs and the finest family entertainment. Festival goers will feast on an exciting menu (both musical and culinary), including chart-topping bands The Kooks, The Feeling and Athlete, River Cottage's Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall; [...]

The Faceless are back in the studio recording their follow-up to 20082s genre-expanding Planetary Duality - with the way bands release "studio videos" after the fact these days the album could even be in the can by now - providing new bassist Evan Brewer with his first opportunity to put his sick low-end skillz down on tape [...]

Blur Bassist Alex James Presents HARVEST: Music and Culinary Festival 2011 to Take Place on his Farm in Kingham, UK 'Harvest', the festival with a bite, has been given the green light to go ahead this year as it confirms its event license has been granted. This exciting news couldn't come at a better time as HARVEST prepares for its first year at the Kingham farm of Alex James , bassist of legendary Brit-pop band Blur , with a bumper line-up of [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Victory Records sensations DESIGN THE SKYLINE have parted ways with their bassist, Ethan. Information is sketchy thusfar, but here's what we know via his Tumblr (lulzy parts highlighted in bold): So my asshole band members just kicked me out because im 16. Ive worked so hard in this band ive done alot i [...]

You might remember last month it surprised some that former QOTSA bassist Nick Oliveri, went on a domestic violence showdown with a SWAT team. It happened in L.A. and involved his ex-girlfriend, meth, cocaine and a high powered rifle, as...

Mark Broussley, Redferns As TMZ reports , former Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri has been charged with four felonies and could spend 15 years in prison. The charges stem from an incident last month, when Oliveri -- who's most recently performed with Kyuss Lives! -- surrendered to police in Los Angeles after a four-hour standoff with the SWAT team. Oliveri was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, and a subsequent search of his Hollywood [...]

Nick Oliveri has been charged with "two counts of possession of a controlled substance with a firearm, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, and one misdemeanor count of resisting, obstructing or delaying a peace officer," according to TMZ . You may remember Nick from his fruitful tenure as bassist for Queens Of The Stone Age, or from his dismissal by Josh Homme when the QOTSA leader learned of Oliveri's domestically abusive ways, or from last month's four-hour S.W.A.T. team stand-off stemming from yet another domestic abuse call. During that incident, police found a fully loaded [...]

It's been seven years since Nick Oliveri was fired from Queens Of The Stone Age after a tour of Australia in 2004. While Oliveri was keeping busy playing with his own band Mondo Generator and bass in Kyuss Lives!, it now looks like he might have to put all of that on hold after an incident last month which involved a police SWAT team. Oliveri apparently refused to let his girlfriend leave the house and the incident escalated to a four-hour standoff with the police in Los Angeles. Once he was apprehended, police found a fully-loaded rifle, cocaine [...]

Dutch act Cirrha Niva has issued the following announcement about splitting with the band's drummer and bassist: "After thinking about if they could live up to the band's expectations, drummer Wiebe Slim and recently joined bass player Jan van Baal will leave Cirrha Niva. Even though we understand their choice we still regret it, but in the end ... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

David Allen, bassist of influential political punk outfit Gang of Four , has posted a blog entry wherein he reflects on his own experiences in the tumultuous England of the 1970s, and finds parallels in the current conservative anti-union and anti-social service crusades in the UK and the United States. He notes: The last time Britain saw widespread rioting, in the 1980s, street violence came after a long and failed political struggle against the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher, which suppressed trade unions and decimated social services. Americans ought to ponder this aspect of Britain's [...]

Megadeth bass player David Ellefson has posted a video update from Atlanta, Georgia online. You can check it out below. The band are currently touring as part of the annual Rockstar Energy Mayhem Tour, which also eatures Disturbed and Godsmack amongst others, and will be releasing their brand new studio album, "Th1rt3en" on November 1st. Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com

Sumerian black/thrash metal kings Melechesh will present their new bass player at their upcoming festival appearances. The band split with bassist Rahm earlier this year. Founder, mainman, vocalist and guitarist Ashmedi explains: ?The relationship is in a strict tryout phase which will allow the bass player to find his way into the band and to s... Read More/Discuss on Metal Underground.com