Tag Archives: Bury Your Dead

Dez Fafara Names Bury Your Dead’s Chris Towning As Permanent Member Of DevilDriver

Posted by on February 18, 2013

For the most part, tour manager/former Bury Your Dead bassist Aaron “Bubble” Patrick has been DevilDriver’s bassist (in place of Jonathan Miller). However, when Patrick fell ill with Streptococcus Pneumonia last year, Bury Your Dead guitarist Chris Towning filled in on bass. Now it looks like the temporary gig has led to something more permanent. […]

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Ex-Bury Your Dead Guitarist Sentenced To 20 Years

Posted by on December 19, 2012

Last April, Eric Ellis, guitarist for Bury Your Dead from 2004-2008, was put on trial for gang related crimes (supposedly inspired by the TV show Sons of Anarchy). Now he’s officially been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. Ellis originally left Bury Your Dead in ’08 due to “medical reasons and personality differences”, which […]

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Former Bury Your Dead Guitarist On Trial For Gang Related Crimes

Posted by on April 2, 2012

Eric Ellis played guitar in Bury Your Dead from 2004 to 2008. However, now it looks like he might spend an even longer amount of time in jail if convicted for gang related crimes. According to The Florida Times-Union, Ellis is currently on trial for gang related crimes in Jacksonville, FL. Originally charged with violating […]

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DevilDriver Bassist Released From The Hospital

Posted by on March 22, 2012

Last week, it was revealed that DevilDriver bassist Aaron “Bubble” Patrick had been hospitalized with pneumonia. A few days later, Patrick was officially diagnosed with Streptococcus Pneumonia, which has caused damage to his liver, kidneys and bone marrow. Last night, though, frontman Dez Fafara shared some good news via Twitter. According to Fafara, Patrick has been […]

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DevilDriver No Longer Signed To Roadrunner Records, Seeking New Label Home

Posted by on March 19, 2012

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtv8wuZagIk[/youtube] DevilDriver have always been one of Roadrunner Records’ heavier acts that consistently do well on the charts and have a strong following. According to frontman Dez Fafara, though, that title no longer applies to the band. In an interview with Peek From The Pit prior to their show in New Orleans last Friday (March […]

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Emmure Joined By Ex-Bury Your Dead Drummer

Posted by on January 9, 2012

Emmure have announced that former Bury Your Dead drummer Mark Castillo has joined the band.

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Metal By Numbers 8/24: Welcome To ‘Hell’

Posted by on August 24, 2011

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.  While Breaking Up Benjamin have the top rock debut (no, we’re not counting Blue October, who debuted in the top ten), the top metal debut belongs to Chimaira, who sold a respectable 7,400 of […]

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Metal By Numbers 8/17: Sales Are Jumping In Waves

Posted by on August 17, 2011

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week’s top metal debut comes from Florida’s very own Trivium, who have reason to celebrate. Their fifth studio album In Waves sells just under 21,000 copies, cracking the top 20. While it may […]

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Metal By Numbers 8/10: A Grey Area In Album Sales

Posted by on August 10, 2011

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. This week’s top heavy metal/hard rock debut came from Japan’s very own Dir En Grey. The experimental metal group’s eighth studio album Dum Spiro Spero cracks the top 120, selling over 3,900 copies. As […]

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New & Noteworthy, August 2nd – Fever Dream

Posted by on August 2, 2011

It’s been a week full of excitement here at Metal Insider. We’ve gotten to hear a new song from Mastodon and a new song from Opeth on the same day, and we managed to fit in a rousing debate on the two as well. On top of that, we also got the cover art and […]

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