Tag Archives: World Under Blood

Former Testament/ Death Guitarist Seeks Help As He Battles Brain Tumor Relapse

Posted by on November 15, 2011

As you’ll recall, former Death/Testament guitarist and producer James Murphy had discovered back in early October his brain tumor, which had been showing great signs of improvement, had suddenly returned. Luckily, though, the tumor was non malignant and surgery was not needed. However, while the tumor can be treated pharmacologically, the medications have serious side […]

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Former Testament/Death Guitarist James Murphy: Tumor “Only Grew A Little”

Posted by on October 21, 2011

Two weeks ago, former Testament/Death guitarist turned producer James Murphy had revealed that there was a chance his brain tumor, which had been showing great signs of improvement, had suddenly increased in size. Since then, we’ve been hoping for the best and that good news would come following Murphy’s MRI. Fortunately, Murphy now reports that […]

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Former Testament/Death Guitarist James Murphy May Have Tumor Recurrence

Posted by on October 7, 2011

In 2001, former Testament/Death guitarist turned producer James Murphy was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Murphy immediately underwent surgery, which removed 70% of the tumor. The remaining 30% of the tumor had appeared to be improving and shrinking over the past several years. However, Murphy just recently revealed that there’s a chance of a tumor […]

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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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Metal By Numbers 8/3: Albums Sales Shall Perish, Just Not Yet

Posted by on August 3, 2011

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. With four out of eight metal/hard rock new releases hitting the top 200 this week, the top debut comes from ex-Escape The Fate singer Ronnie Radke’s new band Falling In Reverse. Though we know […]

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New & Noteworthy, July 26th – Awaken the Dreamers

Posted by on July 26, 2011

The aspirations of young bands are usually to become the best in their genre and achieve widespread recognition. It’s not often that bands reach these aspirations very quickly, though, due to the highly competitive nature of the modern metal world. Usually it takes years of touring, new albums, and consistent promotion to reach the top. […]

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