May 10th, 2013 
Grant Trimboli Anarbor drummer Greg Garrity has revealed through Twitter that he will not be joining the band on Vans Warped Tour this summer. Garrity updated fans on his network last night about the decision and can be viewed below.
We do not know if this means he will be participating on recording a final Anarbor album. Updates coming in the distant future.
I’m not playing warped tour this year. Everyone please go see @anarbor though. They’re gonna tear shit up!!
— Greg Garrity (@AnarborGreg) May 10, 2013
April 18th, 2013 Kriston McConnell The metalcore outfit known as One Last Breath have announced today that their drummer has decided to part ways with the band. They did not go into specifics, but they did indicate there is no bad blood between the members and they wish him luck on his endeavors. They also announced that they will be looking for a new drummer to replace him, and have asked that prospective musicians leave them a comment or send in a private message via Facebook. You can read the band’s entire statement by checking below the jump.
In the same post the band …
April 1st, 2013 Adrian Garza The Swellers have taken a moment from writing their upcoming fourth full length to release a song through No Sleep Records’ YouTube page for the sake of giving fans a taste of what’s to come
Even though it’s purely a demo and may never officially make an appearance on subsequent releases, “Bad News” surely shows some progression in the band. The quartet’s drummer, Jonathan Diener picks up the mic in place of his brother for the first time ever and really gives his all for his performance that leaves me personally wondering why he hasn’t done so sooner.
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March 27th, 2013 Anthony Galasso It seems as though Jon Theodore — the drummer from now defunct prog-rock group, The Mars Volta — has reportedly joined Queens of the Stone Age. According to a press release, Theodore has recorded tracks on the band’s upcoming sixth studio record, …Like Clockwork.
Additionally, AntiQuiet.com has reason to believe he will be joining them on tour. Read an excerpt from AntiQuiet.com for more details:
The album also features three drummers: Dave Grohl, as was previously reported; Joey Castillo, the band’s now-former drummer; and Jon Theodore, who played drums for The Mars Volta on their first three records …
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March 26th, 2013 Grant Trimboli I Killed The Prom Queen announced this morning that drummer JJ Peters is parting ways with the group. He will be using the time to focus more on his other band, Deez Nuts.
Read official statements from the band, drummer JJ Peters, and IKTPQ’s own Jona Weinhofen right here. UTG wishes JJ the best of luck.
It’s been a big few months for IKTPQ and we have a few announcements to make. Firstly, we regrettably announce that JJ Peters is no longer with I Killed The Prom Queen. JJ will focus 100% of his time on Deez Nuts in …
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March 20th, 2013 Anthony Galasso Tony Thaxton, drummer for Motion City Soundtrack, has decided to leave the band. Below is a statement from the group from their website which includes a few words from Thaxton himself. As of now, Claudio Rivera of Saves The Day will be back behind the kit for Motion City until further notice.
Dear Friends,
Our beloved drummer Tony Thaxton has decided to leave the band. We really hate to see him go, but we fully support him in his choice and wish him the absolute best in the future. Tony’s contribution to the band over the last 11+ years …
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February 5th, 2013 Grant Trimboli Yesterday, UTG updated you all with news that Lamb of God’s own Randy Blythe returned to the Czech Republic to begin his trial.
No one could expect the events that unfolded after the initial trial began. Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler ended up testifying in the trial as well. Reports from the courtroom directly from Adler saw, “In court testimony, [Adler] said he did not see anything behind. The injured fan is in his own words learned only at the moment when the singer arrested by the police. He added that the roughness of the band leader at concerts …
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January 26th, 2013 Dan Bogosian Queens of the Stone Age had Dave Grohl record on their upcoming album, but apparently were doing an open search for who would replace former drummer Joey Castillo live. One drummer selected to audition was Chris Hornbrook, best known from post-hardcore band Poison The Well. He didn’t get selected, but had told the story, saying “So a good friend of mine was told to round up a group of drummers to video audition for QOTSA with the departure of Joey Castillo. Pretty much as this was being finished up, they apparently picked his replacement; even before I had …
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December 29th, 2012 Dan Bogosian Earlier this month, several rock artists Tweeted links to http://www.heatthing.com/, including Vinnie Caruana, Kevin Devine, and eventually John Nolan, Thrice, and Manchester Orchestra. The website has been updating videos at its page on a regular basis between midnight and one AM Eastern time, leading fans to speculate on what the page was actually for. The website is called Heat Thing, but it speaks of Shone on the website – but more on this part of the mystery later.
It has a mailing list – not just digital, but also asking for your home address. It gives …
December 28th, 2012 Dan Bogosian Coby Linder, long time drummer for Say Anything and beach body specialist (seriously, follow him on Twitter and get some health advice), has left Say Anything. Max had been hinting at major news coming from the band, but for it to turn into this blew me away.
Max Bemis said “As of a couple weeks ago, Coby and I made the mutual decision to retire his role as the permanent drummer of Say Anything. This choice was made for a multitude of reasons, many involving where both Coby and I are at personally in our lives versus our roles …
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November 18th, 2012 Grant Trimboli Under The Gun Review brought the news in May that California hardcore outfit Underminded were officially back in action.
Drummer Tanner Wayne posted an Instagram photo of songs being recorded today, which further confirms our speculations of new music. Our staff cannot wait to hear this material and will do our best to bring you any sort of leads or demos we can.
Check out the photo through the jump and let UTG know if you are ready for new Underminded songs!
Saturday night activities. #Demos #UM13 instagr.am/p/SK9LWBBO5p/
— Tanner Wayne (@TANNERW4YNE) November 18, 2012
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November 14th, 2012 Grant Trimboli Rise Records’ own Dance Gavin Dance are doing fine after their bus caught fire this morning. No one was injured and the bus remained intact.
Read what drummer Matt Mingus had to say about this startling event below and visit DGD on a date or two of their current run, with A Lot Like Birds and I The Mighty.
“So that was a first. Woke up to our tour bus on fire today. Thank goodness no one was hurt. Don’t worry we are not missing any shows either. And thanks to the St. Pettersburg fire department for their amazing response …
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