Ex-Motorhead Skin Basher Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor Has Died (1954-2015)
A short time ago I saw a trusted friend in media sharing the post made by “Fast” Eddie Clark who was informing his friends, fans and followers that the former Motorhead drummer Phil “Philthy Animal” Taylor had passed away after an undisclosed illness. He was 61 years old. Philthy was born Phil Taylor back in 1954 and was a part of the Mark IV era of the band Motorhead. For many Metal heads this…
Back on March 20th, 2015 the Metal World said goodbye to drummer A.J. Pero who passed away of a heart attack while on tour with Adrenaline Mob. PiercingMetal reflected upon that loss in THIS MEMORIAL. Earlier today the members of Twisted Sister released a bit of press announcing Pero’s replacement for their touring obligations and how this will lead to the disbanding of the mighty band. Check…
It’s with great sadness that I must announce that drummer A.J. Pero of Twisted Sister and Adrenaline Mob has passed away. Reports are minimal at the point of this writing since it is absolutely a recent occurrence but the bands brief official statement can be found below:
“The members of Twisted Sister are profoundly saddened to announce the untimely passing of our brother, AJ Pero; The band,…
It would seem that the hammer of the Thunder God’s of Metal will be silent for awhile as the news is currently circulating about drummer Fredrik Andersson leaving the band Amon Amarth. A role he has commendably filled for the past seventeen years. The brief statement from the band follows and reads:
Amon Amarth and drummer Fredrik Andersson have decided to part ways after 17 years. Fredrik…
It’s a lazy Monday in our March Metal Madness run but clearly the Big Apple never sleeps when it comes to its Heavy Metal Happenings and that being said I am happy to share the recent news that drummer Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative, Seventh Void, A Pale Horse Named Death, Danzig) has joined the ranks of Kill Devil Hill……He will be filling the shoes of the great Vinny Appice who was a founding…
