Metallica have expressed a sense of loss following the death of Ray Burton, father of the band’s late bassist Cliff Burton, saying in a statement that they felt “incredible sorrow.” Ray’s daughter Connie revealed Sunday via Facebook that her father died last Wednesday. The metal quartet confirmed his age as 94, and Ray’s stepdaughter Casey stated in a tribute video that he died of pneumonia.
“For 38 years, we were lucky enough to have the energy, wisdom and light of Ray in our lives,” Metallica wrote in a statement on their website.
“For 38 years, we were lucky enough to have the energy, wisdom and light of Ray in our lives,” Metallica wrote in a statement on their website.
- 1/20/2020
- by Ryan Reed
- Rollingstone.com
When Bay Area metal experimentalists Faith No More reunited for a world tour in 2009, many fans assumed new recordings would follow. Well, better late than never. The group -- frontman Mike Patton, drummer Mike Bordin, keyboard player Roddy Bottum, bassist Bill Gould, and guitarist Jon Hudson -- are in the midst of recording their first full-length record since 1997’s "Album of the Year," with April 2015 as the projected release date. Longtime lead guitarist Jim Martin is not taking part in the reunion. In anticipation of the album's release, Fnm will drop a limited edition 7-inch single featuring the new song “Motherf*cker” on Record Store Day’s Black Friday event on November 28). The B-side will feature a remix by J.G. Thirlwell (Foetus). The vinyl single will be limited to 5000 copies, but will then be released digitally on December 9. "We’ve always shared a chemistry between ourselves that’s unique to this band,...
- 9/3/2014
- by Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
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