Metal By Numbers 4/17: All hail Stan

Metal By Numbers 4/17: All hail Stan

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   In previous years of writing this column, I’ve refrained from sharing personal thoughts on some of the albums that show up on here, mainly because...

Death Of Ronnie Montrose Ruled A Suicide

The world lost a great guitarist last month when Ronnie Montrose died at the age of 64. While the guitarist had been battling cancer, it turns out that his death has been ruled a suicide. Montrose died of a single self-inflicted gunshot wound, and his blood alcohol...

Rock Guitarist Ronnie Montrose Passes Away At 64

This past Saturday (March 3), legendary guitarist Ronnie Montrose passed away after a five year battle with prostate cancer. He was 64 years old. Montrose’s official website released the following statement confirming the sad news: “A few months ago, we held a...