Drummer Shannon Larkin and Guitarist Tony Rombola Have Quit Godsmack After Over Two Decades


 

Drummer Shannon Larkin and guitarist Tony Rombola have officially confirmed their departure from Godsmack. Larkin has been in band since 2022 following a stint in Amen and Ugly Kid Joe, and Rombola for almost 30 years, since 1996. The duo was noticeably absent from Godsmack’s current headline tour, which kicked off in March. Speculation began when the tour started with Sam Bam Koltun of Dorothy/Faster Pussycat on guitar and Will Hunt of Evanescence behind the kit. No official statement from Godsmack or frontman Sully Erra has been announced. Larkin shared the following in a now-deleted post:Continue reading


The Apocalypse Blues Revival’s New Album Out This Week, Pre-Order and New Video News


Florida Psychedelic Blues Rock band, The Apocalypse Blues Revival will release their new self-titled album this Friday, December, 11th 2020. The album can be pre-ordered and pre-saved to stream on all DSPs. ABR will drop a new video this Friday,  “Waltz Of The Antichrist/Impure” along with a live chat joined by Shannon Larkin and Shane Hall. The 9-track album loosely follows an autobiographical narrative centered around a protagonist on the left-hand path, embracing dark magic rituals that begins on “Waltz of the Antichrist/Impure,” and later changes his ways to ascension concluding with the seven minute-plus track, “A  Gecko (Part 2) – The Endless Possibility of Water (666 Reprise),” that stretches towards a fiery musical catharsis. You can also watch our EXCLUSIVE interview with Shanon Larkin (Godsmack) below in which we discuss the album and much more.  Continue reading


Richard Christy Talks Charred Walls of the Damned, Duff’s Brooklyn And More!


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Charred Walls of the Damned will be releasing their killer new studio record, Creatures Watching Over the Dead, on September 23rd via Metal Blade Records. Richard Christy, Jason Suecof, Steve DiGiorgio and Tim “Ripper” Owens have once again come together to create a no nonsense metal record, and as you’ll read in our chat, they couldn’t be more happy with what they accomplished. Enjoy my exclusive interview with the one and only Richard Christy below, and be sure to pre-order your copy of Creatures Watching Over the Dead today!

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