Lawrence "Larry" Carroll, the Australian-born, American-raised painter who was responsible for creating the cover artwork for SLAYER's "Reign In Blood", "South Of Heaven", "Seasons In The Abyss" and "Christ Illusion" albums, has died at the age of 65. His death on Tuesday morning was announced...

Guitarist Larry Coryell, Godfather Of Fusion, Dies At 73 : The Record : NPR :( Not a metal player, but a very important one gone too soon.

BRB burning my guitars.

Two pretty good reads here. They're based on the Divine Comedy, and the basic premise is that a guy dies, goes to hell, and follows Dante's "notes" as a guide to get himself out of hell. The first book is pretty much a straight copy of Inferno in terms of the path he takes through the circles...

Larry doesn't run your typical rock star rig. He uses some pretty cool off beat stuff.

The description in the subject line is really just a vague description, but the best I can do in a few words :lol: You kind of have to hear them to know what they're like. They started out as a hardcore punk band 10 years ago, but in recent years turned to a folk/bluegrass sound with some punk...

For all his association with the pop-fusion stuff from the 80s, the man can absolutely burn when the mood takes him...

Yes... I'm happy to say... its true!! Original thread (For those who want to read all of it): HRI :: View topic - One of the best metal tones ever! Otherwise, pay attention to 'novosibir' starting on page 2: