Dead Metal Dudes

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2998 Age : 55

mc666 wrote:

UNCLE SAXON'S KICKASS CDS wrote:

heh, you look like you're scared to get too close.

I knew Decker since the early 80's. We even flopped at each other's pads from time to time. If ya ever needed to know where a party was on the last night of the month - ya just went to Sean's [he changed his name to Don in the 90's, which is another long story in itself]. He would have what he called "Rent Parties". Let's just say that it was near impossible to get close to the keg with 150 people and his band [or 4 guys that stood around who didn't know how to play...] in a basement the size of my current bathroom. Pretty genius scam in retrospect. I always fell for it just because I knew the chics would be there.

That pic was taken at the Forbidden/Death Angel show a few years ago - about 2 months before he passed.

Metal graduate Number of posts : 328 Age : 34

Quorthon, Chuck Schuldiner, and Dio are the greatest losses in the heavy metal realm.

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 7632 Age : 56

Guy Speranza

Rhett Forester

Mark Reale

Cozy Powell

Master Sailboat Number of posts : 9301 Age : 45

UNCLE SAXON'S KICKASS CDS wrote:

mc666 wrote:

UNCLE SAXON'S KICKASS CDS wrote:

heh, you look like you're scared to get too close.

I knew Decker since the early 80's. We even flopped at each other's pads from time to time. If ya ever needed to know where a party was on the last night of the month - ya just went to Sean's [he changed his name to Don in the 90's, which is another long story in itself]. He would have what he called "Rent Parties". Let's just say that it was near impossible to get close to the keg with 150 people and his band [or 4 guys that stood around who didn't know how to play...] in a basement the size of my current bathroom. Pretty genius scam in retrospect. I always fell for it just because I knew the chics would be there.

That pic was taken at the Forbidden/Death Angel show a few years ago - about 2 months before he passed.

i didn't really know him, but met him a couple of times. he was ok to me on both occasions, but everyone else seemed to think he was a major d*ck.

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Witchfinder wrote:: Guy Speranza

Rhett Forester

Mark Reale

Cozy Powell

yep, I agree.

Metal student Number of posts : 167 Age : 35

Obviously Dio, Heaven and Hell would still be going strong and Magica II prolly would have been out by now.

I would also say Eric Carr. He was a great drummer and went way too soon.

Also Jimi Hendrix, I would have loved to see how his sound would have evolved through the 70s and 80s.

I also second the Mark Reale and Guy Speranza from Riot.

Cozy Powell was a great drummer and he def. had more in the tank. Methinks a Rainbow reunion would have happened if he stayed alive.

Randy Rhoads too...went way too soon.

Master Sailboat Number of posts : 9301 Age : 45

David Gold from Woods of Ypres was another loss.
also Cory Smoot from Gwar

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Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1137 Age : 46

First few that came to my mind:

Jimi Hendrix

Steve Clark

Cliff Burton

Gar Samuelson

John Bonham

Freddie Mercury

Robbin Crosby

Tim Kelly

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 2477 Age : 53

Randy Castillo. I met him on the "No More Tours" tour and he was the most friendly of the band. Eric Carr comes to mind as well (I see him mentioned in a previous post).

Jani Lane.

Wendy O Williams (not metal tho).

Kevin Dubrow

As for Hendrix, I too would like to see the direction he would have gone. He was taking a much different direction with Dolly Dagger and would've been neat to hear where he was going when the 80's came around.

Mitch Mitchell

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37871 Age : 54

Quote :: Wendy O Williams (not metal tho).

Not metal? Wendy was more metal than Jani Lane!! She would've ripped his head off and crapped down his neck!!

Others that came to mind...

Mark St. John (KISS)

El Duce (Mentors)

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Road Warrior Number of posts : 17151 Age : 48

Randy Rhoads
Cliff Burton
Dimebag
Criss Oliva
Ray Gillen
Chuck Schuldiner
Layne Staley
Dio

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

A few that I miss:

Johnny Cash
John Lennon
Layne Staley
Cliff Burton
Randy Rhodes
Dimebag
Joey Ramone
John Bonham

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Subject: Re: Dead Metal Dudes Fri Aug 24, 2012 9:59 am

Hendrix
Dio
Chuck Shuldiner
Randy Rhoads
Layne Staley

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1006 Age : 58

John Lord

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 28617 Age : 39

allthingsmetal wrote:: For me, not already mentioned:
--Jesse Pintado (Terrorizer/Napalm Death)
--Dave Pritchard (Armored Saint)

Both good calls!

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1137 Age : 46

Troublezone wrote:: Ray Gillen

Good Call! I absolutely loved those Badlands albums. Ray Gillen's passing was a HUGE loss in the metal community.

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37871 Age : 54

Carl Albert (Vicious Rumors)

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Metal master Number of posts : 648 Age : 30

UNCLE SAXON'S KICKASS CDS wrote:: Somewhat morose topic, and most here will put Dio on the top of their lists - and as you know, I do not have a ton of regard for humanity in general - but here is a list, in order of impact off the top of my head, of metal dudes that have passed that I wish wouldn't have just yet [and I am not gonna include Bob Marley, Joey Ramone, Phil Lynott, Johnny Thunders, etc - sticking with the Metal/Hard Rock of this room - you can list whatever]:

Cliff Burton
Paul Hackman
Paul Balloff
Bon Scott
Pepsi Tate
Randy
Ronnie James Dio
Kevin Dubrow
Chuck
Dimebag

There are many more [Chris Olivia, Steve Clark, etc] - but those are the first 10 that came directly to mind while creating this post.

Why no Phil Lynott? He actually played some metal, unlike Hackman, Scott and Tate (not that I want to start a genre war here).

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 5067 Age : 27

Fat Freddy wrote:: Carl Albert (Vicious Rumors)

Don't know how I forgot him, he's one of my favorite metal singers.

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 7632 Age : 56

Wurthless wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:: Carl Albert (Vicious Rumors)

Don't know how I forgot him, he's one of my favorite metal singers.

Same here. I also forgot about Ray Gillen and Criss Oliva.

Zooey Addict Number of posts : 17074 Age : 45

Speaking of Criss, listened to Hounds at lunch today doing air guitar and I wore myself out. Man, that guy could tear up the fret board!

Baron Von 40oz. Number of posts : 4386 Age : 34

Denis "Piggy" D'Amour

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 2477 Age : 53

Fat Freddy wrote:

Quote :: Wendy O Williams (not metal tho).

Not metal? Wendy was more metal than Jani Lane!! She would've ripped his head off and crapped down his neck!!

Others that came to mind...

Mark St. John (KISS)

El Duce (Mentors)

Naw, she was punk and any true punk rocker would be offended to be called metal so my statement stands!

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EvyMetal wrote:: Denis "Piggy" D'Amour

Damn straight! One of most interesting guitarists from the era, very unique chord vocabulary for a metal guitarist. Probably the only player from the 80s that actually paid attention to what Robert Fripp was doing.

Metal Wanker Number of posts : 6039 Age : 56

Quote :: A few that I miss:

Johnny Cash

I cried the day he died. First artist I ever personally got into when I was a little kid and, well, there's some personal stuff there.

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