by Alper | Mar 1, 2023 | Opinion Piece, Rock/Metal News
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about Pantera coming back to play some live shows. There are conflicting reports about what the future may hold, but Pantera is now active again. This was controversial, to say the least. I’ve been thinking a lot about it and I wanted to...
by Alper | Jul 8, 2021 | Opinion Piece, Rock/Metal News
This isn’t an easy article to write, but given how big of a Megadeth fan I am, I thought it would be insincere to skip this topic that has dominated almost all heavy metal outlets these past few weeks. David Ellefson is no longer in Megadeth. His second stint, which...
by Alper | Mar 13, 2021 | Announcements, Rock/Metal News
I don’t make too many announcements here, but I want to cover some major ones so everyone is aware. There is now a Mega-Depth podcast! You can find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and PodBean. If there are other outlets you use, let me know! I’ll see if I...
by Alper | Mar 4, 2021 | Guitar Talk, Opinion Piece, Rock/Metal News
So, it turns out the rumors were right all along! Dave Mustaine is now endorsed by Gibson Guitars! The new partnership was officially announced on February 23rd, 2021, with a brief YouTube video of Mustaine, and Gibson CMO Cesar Gueikian, talking a little bit about...
by Alper | Jul 23, 2020 | Rock/Metal News
When I wrote about Chris Adler’s departure from Lamb of God, a band he co-founded, I wrote about how interested I was in what he was going to do next. Now, we know! He surprised many people with the announcement of his new band, Firstborne, as well as the debut EP...
by Alper | Jan 26, 2020 | Rock/Metal News
A couple of weeks ago, the music world was hit with the devastating news that drumming icon Neil Peart had passed away at the age of 67. It turned out that he had been battling brain cancer for over three years. I didn’t have a lot of words at the time, but after...
