(Blabbermouth.net) NIGHTWISH‘s longtime bassist/vocalist Marko “Marco” Hietala has announced his departure from the band. Hietala issued a statement earlier today in which he said: “Dear people. I am leaving NIGHTWISH and my public life. “For a quite a few years now I haven’t been able to feel validated by this life. We have streaming company big guns demanding 9/5 work from artists of inspiration while…
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Fauci: Concert Venues Open By Fall 2021
(Blabbermouth.net) Dr. Anthony Fauci says that theaters and other live entertainment venues could reopen “some time in the fall of 2021.” The director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases gave an update on when he thinks the performing arts will be able to reopen during a virtual conference held by the Association of Performing Arts Professionals. According to The New York Times, Fauci said…
Read MoreJon Schaffer of Iced Earth Wanted by D.C. Police
(Metal UnderGround) It seems like the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department are currently looking for Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer, who is thought to have been among those who unlawfully entered the United States Capitol Building on January 06th. As reported yesterday by Metal Underground, Schaffer is thought to have been among those who, as part of a pro-Donald Trump related protest contesting…
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