Joey “Fingers” Lombard
The bassist of death-metal band Incantation from 2001 to 2006, Lombard committed suicide in January at the age of 42. Incantation drummer Kyle Severn said, “Joey was one of the nicest people you could ever meet.”
Nicole Bogner
The ex-vocalist of power-metal group Visions of Atlantis died of an undisclosed disease at the age of 27. The band released a statement saying, “Without Nicole, Visions of Atlantis would have never been born and her unique voice and personality were a big part of VoA.”
Robbie France
A former drummer for New Wave of British Heavy Metal pioneers Diamond Head and UFO, France died of unknown causes at the age of 53.
Mark Reale
One of the founding members of New York City heavy-metal band Riot, the guitarist died at the age of 57 due to complications with Crohn’s disease.
Jim “Lord of Loud” Marshall
The founder of Marshall Amplifications died at the age of 88. His amps are a weapon of choice of bands including Slayer, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Mastodon, Black Label Society, In Flames, Trivium, and more.
Ronnie Montrose
The guitarist not only played in hard-rock band Montrose–which also featured future solo artist and Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar–but also did session work for acts like Van Morrison. Montrose died at the age of 64 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Richie Teeter
The drummer for Twisted Sister and The Dictators died of esophageal cancer at the age of 61.
Adam “MCA” Yauch
Co-founder of the Beastie Boys–who helped spearhead the crossover between rap and metal with songs like ”(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)” and “No Sleep till Brooklyn,” the latter featuring Slayer’s Kerry King on lead guitar–MCA died after years battling cancer. He was 47.
Trondr Nefas
The frontman for black-metal band Urgehal passed away at the age of 34. His bandmates said, “He died a peaceful and natural death at one of his favorite places, surrounded by woods and crystal lakes.”
Steeve Hurdle
The guitarist, who played in tech-death outfit Gorguts, notably on their seminal Obscura album, died of post-surgical complications at the age of 41.
Mark “Bam Bam” McConnell
The drummer for Sebastian Bach died on May 24.
Jon Lord
The pianist and organ player, who played with Deep Purple and Whitesnake, died at age 71 of cancer. Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello wrote on Twitter: “R.I.P. the great Jon Lord, Deep Purple’s cornerstone/keyboardist. So many great great songs and that incredible SOUND of his! Thank you.”
Tony Sly
The frontman of the punk band No Use for a Name died at the age of 41. Fat Mike of NOFX said, “One of my dearest friends and favorite songwriters has gone way too soon. Tony, you will be greatly missed.”
Mitch Lucker
The Suicide Silence vocalist died at the age of 28 due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. The band said, “This is completely devastating to all of us and we offer our deepest condolences to his family. He will be forever in our hearts.” You can contribute to the Mitch Lucker Memorial Fund to help pay for the education of Lucker’s daughter, Kenadee, right here.
Mike Scaccia
Guitarist for industrial-metal stalwarts Ministry and Texan thrashers Rigor Mortis, Mike Scaccia died at age 47 after collapsing onstage while performing with the latter band. Scaccia joined Ministry in 1989 and played on their landmark Psalm 69 album, as well as Filth Pig, Animositisomina, and 2012′s Relapse. You can contribute to the Mike Scaccia Family Fund right here.
This week sees new shit from Rage Against the Machine, Adler, Incantation, and more hitting stores. Check out the list of releases below and let us know which ones you’re snagging a copy of and which record should be the Album of the Week. Pick your favorite and feel free to vote as many times as you want. Voting ends on Monday, December 3, at noon, when the results will be announced.
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Chris Krovatin is the author of two young adult novels, Heavy Metal & You and Venomous. He is currently working on multiple new writing projects, as well as new material with his local New York metal band Flaming Tusk. He is a freelance writer for Revolver, and generally comes off as a good-natured pain in everyone's collective ass.
This past Saturday, I went to see Incantation, who played with Mortician in Brooklyn. Here's what happened.
First time I heard about this show: August.
First thought upon hearing about this show: Fuck yeah, Mortician!
Notable aspect of this concert: Incantation are to play their legendary album Onward to Golgotha in its entirety.
More notable aspect: Fucking Mortician!
Arrival time at Europa: 7:00 P.M.
Door time, according to Europa’s website: 6:00 P.M.
Seems a little early: But whatever, this is supposed to be some big metal party, right?
Band banners onstage upon arrival: Fatalist. Guess we missed them.
Between-band time passer: Another Budweiser, please.
Time spent waiting for the next band to come onstage: An hour. Huh?
Shirt bought: A Mortician shirt with the classic double-axe NYDM logo on the back. Brutal.
Sad merch fact: No Hacked Up for Barbecue or Darkest Day of Horror shirts! Denied!
Words overheard repeatedly in the bathroom: “9:30 curfew.” Wait a second, what?
Time a single speaker gets loaded onstage: 8:40. Uh-oh.
Local metal journalist encountered: Atanamar, writer of the awesome Mindful Of Metal blog.
According to Atanamar: Incantation were providing the backline for the entire show and got stuck in George Washington Bridge traffic. Meanwhile, the club has a 9:30 curfew, at which point the metal concert is over and their White Party, which is described to me as a Polish mob dance party, takes over the space. So now, Incantation have to play as much of Golgotha as they can in what time they have.
Hold on: Are you fucking kidding me?
First band on: Is it…oh, it’s Mortician! That’s “Zombie Apocalypse!”
Sounds like: The fattest, scariest serial killer you’ve ever met chopping you down with a meat cleaver and then resurrecting your corpse so he can do it again.
Favorite track played: “Blown To Pieces.”
Amount of time Mortician play for: 15 minutes, at most.
Next up: Incantation, from Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Sounds like: Rot-faced demons with chainsaws running through a post-apocalyptic wasteland and mutilating any idiots stupid enough to get in their way.
Amount of time Incantation are allowed to play: 30 minutes, tops. Golgotha is a 40-plus-minute album.
Unceremonious method of ushering a band offstage: Begin flashing the lights on and off during their last song.
Best word to describe the concert: A shitshow.
Realization: Well, now I’m drunk in Greenpoint. Awesome.
On top of that: The G train is fictional. This is fantastic.
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